Priory Hall residents’ ordeal
Thomas P. Broughan asks when the Priory Hall report will be delivered and when displaced residents’ housing, financial and court-related difficulties will end. The Taoiseach cites ongoing court proceedings and cannot provide a completion date.
When does the Taoiseach expect to bring forward the criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill? With regard to the displaced residents of Priory Hall, Dublin 13, can the Taoiseach give any indication of when Mr. Justice Finnegan will report to the Government and when the incredible ordeal the displaced residents are enduring right now will be brought to an end? It is happening right now as the people are back in court shortly with regard to rental and mortgage issues. They also have issues with their credit rating and so on.
Comment on this
The criminal justice (miscellaneous provisions) Bill will be taken later this year. Deputy Broughan received his letter on 23 April setting out the position. I would like to be able to give an end date for this Priory Hall debacle but there are court cases tied up in it and I cannot comment on it.
Comment on this
The report of Mr. Justice Finnegan is not a court case.