Mairéad Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Galway city has been plagued by vacant and derelict sites for many years now. I am happy to see the demolition of the Corrib Great Southern Hotel is now finally happening, 15 years after its closure and many years after it was added to the derelict sites register. The reality, however, is that it is a much deeper issue in that we are still being plagued by vacant sites and derelict sites. As has been mentioned today, students are deferring courses in their thousands because they cannot get accommodation and there are council waiting lists. What we need now is action on derelict and vacant sites. Will the Taoiseach commit to addressing this in budget 2022?

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