Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Dublin City task force launched earlier this week. It is hard to believe the Government needed to do a report to tell you what was wrong with Dublin City Council because we have been saying it in this House for years. I have been telling the Minister the issues with the redevelopment of the flat complexes. One of the task force proposals was the fast-tracking of flat regeneration, which is very important. So many of the flats are rotting from the inside to the outside because of the dampness and the mould. So many residents living in the flats are denied fire doors and properly insulated doors, even though when a new tenant moves in, they have new doors installed, and that is great, obviously, and very welcome. Tenants who have been paying rent for years, however, are denied a proper fire safety door. How is that fair? It is not really fair. Will the Government take on and commit to fast-tracking, like the task force suggested, the regeneration of flat complexes down to five years?

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