Johnny Guirke (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise the issue of housing owned by local authorities. Meath County Council owns approximately 3,500 houses while Westmeath County Council owns approximately 2,500. Every week we contact local authorities about doors, windows, heating, plumbing and electrical issues, and the response is that there is no maintenance grant for these works. The Government needs to put in place a maintenance grant specifically for repair and maintenance of local authority housing. I ask the Minister to consider that. This issue affects local authorities throughout the country.

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