Priory Hall and national investment plan
Thomas P. Broughan sought an update on the Priory Hall report and details of the national investment plan, including public and voluntary housing. The Taoiseach cited departmental support for residents and promised to provide further details.
Is there any update on Mr. Justice Finnegan's report regarding Priory Hall? The Taoiseach provided a brief reply to Deputy Michael McGrath's question on the national investment plan. When will details of the plan be forthcoming? Will it include a public housing programme and support for the voluntary housing sector? To date during the Government's term of office, the public housing sector has effectively collapsed.
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The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government wrote to Deputy Broughan on 29 March and set out the-----
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The Minister never provides answers.
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According to the Taoiseach, those opposite are all united.
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-----current position in this regard. The Minister indicated that his Department has contributed in excess of €500,000 towards the costs that were necessarily incurred by Dublin City Council, that he is supportive of the Priory Hall residents and the Department is supporting the efforts of the council. He also indicated that the council is continuing to work actively towards achieving the resolution of the long-running saga at Priory Hall. I will revert to the Deputy with further details.