Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The housing crisis is something that is hitting us throughout the country, particularly here in the city of Dublin. One of the agencies of the State which receives a vast amount of money every year is Horse Racing Ireland. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has a piece of land near Leopardstown racecourse, 20% of which is waste ground, in the ownership of Horse Racing Ireland, which would build 400 houses. I understand Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has written to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who funds Horse Racing Ireland to a very large amount, and to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government with regard to this. I appeal to the Government to put pressure on the board of Horse Racing Ireland immediately to make this land available to build social and affordable housing in that part of Dublin.

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