Mary Fitzpatrick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the Minister of State's reply. The positive news is that Dublin City Council and the Department recognise the potential for 75 new homes of the highest standard and highest quality right in the heart of our city. I find it hard to accept that the timeline will result in a contractor not arriving on site before the first quarter of 2026. I appreciate the lofty ambitions in the digital twin study and the idea of creating a flagship project for climate resilience; these objectives are very admirable. However, I wonder at the time being spent developing bespoke and lofty proposals like this as there is a real urgency. I do not understand what has taken the feasibility study so long or why this work was not being done in parallel with the construction of new properties on the east side of the street. As the Minister of State, the misuse or under-use of built homes is vandalism and a complete dereliction of duty. I ask him to write to Dublin City Council to ask if it can accelerate the project.