Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My Adjournment matter concerns property owned by the HSE, formerly owned by the Southern Health Board, which has been vacant for over 20 years. It is in the middle of a residential area. It is an eyesore and as I understand it, the HSE has no immediate proposals for it, unless something has changed in the past two or three months. I was at a meeting of residents in the area on Tuesday night. They are very concerned. A property not far from this one, the Good Shepherd convent, was set on fire. It is owned by a company that has gone into liquidation. There are people staying in it too and it is a danger to everyone. The HSE property is likewise a danger to anyone who enters it. Unless the HSE has a plan to use this property immediately it is time to decide what can be done with it, whether to put it on the market or let some other State agency or Department take it over and put it to some use for the benefit of the population.