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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Jun 1991

Vol. 409 No. 4

Written Answers. - Dublin Housing Scheme.

Ruairí Quinn

Question:

204 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for the Environment the reason his Department have refused to sanction the construction of two infill houses by Dublin Corporation between 12 and 13 Weavers Street, The Coombe, Dublin 8 on the grounds of architectural correctness when the layout was considered by the residents, the Garda and the inner city committee to be facilitating anti-social activities in the area; if, in view of the increasing problems of the area, and having regard to the housing shortage he will now reconsider the situation and accede to the request, by the corporation to construct two infill houses which are clearly needed in the area; if he will now authorise Dublin Corporation to proceed to obtain tenders for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

The space on which the corporation proposed to provide these two houses is an integral part of the design concept for a scheme of 104 houses constructed by Dublin Corporation about ten years ago. My Department took the view that the provision of the two houses would not be in keeping with the overall design concept for the scheme. I am asking the corporation to reconsider their proposal in this light and to consider whether alternative measures could be devised and implemented to combat anti-social activities in the area in question.

Dublin Corporation have been authorised to commence/acquire 150 houses in 1991 and, in response, the corporation have submitted to my Department a revised programme covering the full number of houses authorised; this programme does not include the houses at Weaver Street.

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