other thing is the Department. The Department pulled the plug on Oliver Bond. It is the Department
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from Oliver Bond flats. That will be sorted out very quickly
decades, the residents of Oliver Bond House have lived in some of the most appalling conditions in our city. Decades of neglect have left these families living in damp, overcrowded, rat-infested homes. In April, the Department of housing wrote to Dublin City Council refusing a funding request
Funding has not been refused. Funding has not been withdrawn. It remains in place. There has not been a refusal of regeneration for Oliver Bond House. Engagement is going to be key here. Hopefully, we can get this resolved very quickly
public places in the area I represent and the lack of basic amenities are not good enough. Yesterday, we debated the Oliver Bond flats and I believe this needs to be addressed immediately. I will suggest one of the ways we can get some funding for this
government for 15 years, Fine Gael has failed to address the housing conditions of the most vulnerable in this country? The community of Oliver Bond flats are devastated. Similarly failed are communities in the north inner city like Greek Street and Henrietta House. Social housing tenants across this
need to understand fully what has happened when it comes to the Oliver Bond complex. I appreciate that there is a huge amount of frustration and anger when it comes to this specific project. We need to understand how we have got to this point
Government pulled the plug on the Oliver Bond House project
specifics of Oliver Bond House, the Deputy said just today something happened with communication between the Department and the residents or the city council. I will engage with the Minister for housing on the matter
will discuss this matter with the Minister for housing. I do not have the specifics in respect of the latest decision on the Oliver Bond complex. I will revert when I discuss it with the Minister
been, yet we have a Government that is willing to put on hold any chance of regeneration in Oliver Bond Street.
I have sat on the Dolphin House regeneration board for many years. In that instance, they keep telling lies, coming up with new dates and then turning
They would not live in the conditions they are asking residents in my constituency to live in, whether it is Oliver Bond House, Emmet Buildings or Basin Street. There are quite a lot more, including Bernard Curtis House, Dolphin House and Seagull House. In some places, they have
State expects people to live in those conditions.
It needs to end now. The Government needs to reverse the decision taken on Oliver Bond House and not just that. It needs to accelerate all of the other ones. The communities have spent time and effort and have
Pearse House;
— the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are working with DCC on a proposal for retrofitting the flats at Oliver Bond House, that will not result in a significant loss of housing, but will result in all homes being upgraded to modern standards;
— the Minister
Government refused Dublin City Council the funding for Oliver Bond House yesterday
City Council in planning for significant social and cost rental delivery at Dolphin House flat complex.
In relation to Pearse House and the Oliver Bond Street flat complexes, this Government recognises the need and potential difficulties of regeneration in fully tenanted, ageing buildings. As I have said
flat complexes of Meath Place, Dolphin House, Tyrone Place, Braithewaite Street and Seagull House in my constituency alone. Unfortunately the residents of Oliver Bond House, who planned to attend, cannot be here, as has been mentioned. These residents are devastated by dealing with yet more Government ineptitude
blocking the funding necessary for projects such Pearse House regeneration and the Moore Street redevelopment. Today we heard the regeneration of Dublin's Oliver Bond Street complex is to be scrapped. These regeneration projects need to be fully funded and any roadblocks to progress lifted. The neglect
There are rats. Obviously there is overcrowding, which is chronic across the city. It is utterly unacceptable. What we have heard about the Oliver Bond Street complex is outrageous. People have had their time wasted, have been led up the garden path and then have been left waiting
thank the Deputies for the opportunity to clarify the situation in relation to Oliver Bond flats and regeneration right across the country. I highlight that in 2026 alone, there will be just over €9 billion in capital invested in housing in this country as a result of Government
thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach.
The funding stands available for the regeneration of Oliver Bond House. What the Department cannot stand over is a reduction in the number of homes. We will not fund a reduction in the number of homes
coming weeks.
The Department is also working with Dublin City Council on a proposal for remedial works on three blocks in Oliver Bond House and for the future regeneration of the remaining blocks. The Department remains committed to the regeneration of flat complexes in Dublin city and will
Flat complexes built in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, particularly those in inner urban Dublin but also in Cork city, such as the Oliver Bond flats, Countess Markiewicz House or Pearse House, are in an even worse state. I say this because it is pertinent to the Minister
have all been delayed for decades. What gets me is the fact we have these wonderful social homes, we have homes like the Oliver Bond flats that were beautifully built and yet they are falling apart because we do not maintain them. This the problem I have
facing appalling conditions, with sewage overflowing, unsafe stairwells and damp houses. It is not just Pearse House, either. Regeneration is badly needed at Oliver Bond flats, Mercer House and in developments throughout the country.
It is ironic that Pearse House is listed because it is one of Herbert
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