Kieran O'Donnell (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes. I look forward to the measures for affordable housing and, more specifically in the context of Georgian Limerick, I look forward to the Limerick city initiative. I will discuss it on Committee and Report Stages. There were two aspects. Tax relief was brought on for the living city initiative. There is a very slow take-up in Limerick. We are a Georgian city. Limerick city centre cannot return to vibrancy unless we address Georgian Limerick. The footprint of Limerick city is comprised of Georgian houses. We have only had nine take-ups of tax reliefs recently with an owner-occupier in one case and the rest being rental properties. I might discuss that on Committee and Report Stages. I intend to bring representatives of Limerick City and County Council to meet the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, shortly to discuss heritage grants to boost Limerick but I may want to look at tax measures to see what can be done. There may be a need for a review or for special treatment because, of all the cities in Ireland, the real Georgian city, considering the proportion of houses concentrated in the city, is Limerick, my home city. I look forward to Committee and Report Stages and thank the Minister.