Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

An apartment block of 68 units has been lying idle for almost a decade in Prospect Hill, Finglas. For the past two years; individuals and families were allocated to them from the housing lists, only to be stopped at the last minute due to fire safety concerns. NAMA and the receiver are in control of the apartments. The Tánaiste and other Ministers have indicated that NAMA will play a bigger role in the delivery of social housing. With that in mind, does the Government intend to bring forward legislation to transfer properties and land from NAMA to local authorities? There is no accountability with NAMA and if the Government were to consider that angle it would deliver a real social dividend.

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