Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

During the housing crisis, one of the most tragic sights we see is a vacant home. In my constituency of Dublin Mid-West numerous homes have been vacant for many years and the only reason they remain vacant is the failure of the Government's plan on housing and homelessness.

For example, on Station Road in Clondalkin, there is a ghost estate with six houses that were built in 2006, which have never been occupied. These homes, slap bang in the middle of Clondalkin, have remained vacant for 14 years, in the height of a housing crisis. It is an absolute scandal.

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