Recently, the Sporting Liberties report highlighted the severe lack of sports facilities in the inner city. It is an example of inner city neglect. Regeneration of council housing in the inner city is beyond slow. Flat complexes are being left derelict and empty for years in the middle of a housing crisis. Regeneration at Glovers Court, Pearse House and St. Andrew’s Court is painfully slow. Verschoyle Court which is just a five-minute walk from this House has 70 one-bedroom units for senior citizens, which are damp, have mould and are the size of dog boxes. That is another example of inner city neglect. The Government’s legacy will be neglect of the inner city. When will the Government take regeneration of the inner city seriously and give it the attention it really needs?

The Government has allocated unprecedented funding for inner city renewal across a range of funding, including housing, city centre infrastructure and regeneration. Dublin City Council is the key agency here and is responsible for its own housing stock and regenerating many of the apartment complexes the Deputy has spoken about. In many other cities, regeneration of various apartment blocks and complexes has happened much faster. The focus has to be on Dublin City Council. As the Deputy said, many of these projects are painfully slow, which means they are under way, but, by definition, they do not happen overnight. We are very focused on the housing crisis, not only on building new homes and apartments but refurbishing and making others fit for living.