asked the Minister for Local Government the steps he has taken to acquire additional lands in Dublin city for housing development, as outlined in January, 1974.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin City Housing Lands.
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The initiation of proceedings for the acquisition of land for housing is a matter entirely for the housing authority. I presume the Deputy has in mind the central city housing development programme which was adopted by the Dublin City Commissioners on 10th January, 1974, on the recommendation of the Dublin housing co-ordinator. The programme includes proposals for the compulsory acquisition of designated parcels of land. The Deputy will appreciate, therefore, that it would be inappropriate for me to comment on land acquisition aspects of the programme at this stage in view of my quasi-judicial functions in regard to the compulsory acquisition of land.
Did the Minister not state in one of the GIS whiz-kid jobs being done on him——
Miaow.
——that he was able to find the land in Dublin city centre to allow for this plan for dwellinghouses being constructed in the city centre area generally? Now from his reply I take it the Minister has no hand, act or part at all in the acquisition of land for housing development in the city centre.
Deputy Molloy should not take it so badly. The position is I recommended that a housing co-ordinator should be appointed and I advised that he should go out and look for land in the city centre area. He did that. He got the land and there is a CPO on most of it now. I do not propose to go any further with the situation here. If Deputy Molloy wants to give credit to somebody, he is perfectly entitled to do so. As far as I am concerned, the job is being done and I do not care who gets credit for it.
Tell that to the urban information service.
Would the Minister grow up, for God's sake.
Would you grow up?