Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have been engaging with the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government for the past few weeks in the Chamber. I laid out the position in County Louth. There are vacant houses in the county and there is no money to re-let them. We have a landbank with fully serviced sites but nothing is happening. A total of 110 people received emergency accommodation in September. Can the Tánaiste persuade the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, to engage with Louth County Council? It is paying €1 million per year in interest only on the landbank.

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