Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

This is a local issue but it speaks volumes about a bigger one. I was pretty shocked by an advertisement I was sent last night relating to Dalkey Garda station, which is up for sale. It has been sitting derelict for about a decade. I cannot believe it is being sold. Local community groups and other organisations are crying out for spaces to use, we have a massive housing crisis, there is a lack of homeless accommodation and there is a need for social and affordable housing, yet a State agency is selling off a Garda station that is sitting derelict. It is a big site right in the heart of Dalkey. The sale is outrageous. Apparently, the building will be up for auction in the next month, but I really wonder what we are doing is selling off public sites when we are crying out for them for community use or social and affordable housing. I ask the Taoiseach to look into this. It is not just a matter of the site in question. I do not know what exactly is happening at Deansgrange Garda station, which is also empty and derelict when places are needed for community organisations and social housing is needed. The station should be for community and public benefit.

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