asked the Minister for Local Government (a) when normal housing allocations will be resumed by Dublin Corporation; and (b) when the large numbers of Corporation subtenants can hope to be rehoused.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Corporation Housing Allocations.
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The present policy of reserving nearly all available dwellings for persons displaced from dangerous buildings is being kept under review by the Corporation, but it is not possible to say when applications from other persons, including Corporation subtenants, can be met.
Am I to take it that apart from those who live in dangerous buildings many thousands of people who are in urgent need of rehousing, including literally hundreds of subtenants in suburban housing areas, are to be given no indication or hope from the Minister as to when they may expect to be out? That is the situation?
I probably differ from the Deputy and some of his colleagues on that side of the House in not wanting to raise false hopes. I like to be quite realistic and if I have not made any comment, it is merely because I do not want to mislead anybody.
Nobody is asking the Minister to mislead anybody but merely to indicate as well as he can when these people may expect to be housed.
And I have indicated the position and if the Deputy does not agree——
In other words, the Minister has said nothing.
Question No. 60.
That is a consequence of building 17,000 houses where 24,000 were built in the past.
(Interruptions.)
If the Deputy wants to have a debate on the matter, I am quite willing but not at Question Time.