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DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL has unanimously passed a motion to call the Environment Minister and executives from the State’s new water body, Irish Water, before it in the coming weeks.
The motion, proposed by Fianna Fáil councillor Mary Fitzpatrick, was passed with cross-party support at the first city council meeting since four local authorities in Dublin were forced to restrict water supply last week.
This has been due to problems at the Ballymopre Eustace treatment plant which means restrictions – between 8pm and 7am – are likely to be in place until Thursday.
Dublin City Engineeer, Michael Phillips, informed the council that it will be 10 years before an alternative water source to support the capital is in place.
He also hit back at criticism from the Restaurants Association of Ireland over the shortages, saying that businesses who comply with conditions, such as having a 24-hour water supply on site and not connecting appliances to the mains, should not have problems.
Earlier Phillips said that production at the Ballymore Eustace plant have improved thought they are still 20 per cent below the required level to meet daily demand.
The motion which councillors passed tonight stated:
Dublin City Council call on the Department of the Environment and Irish Water to come before them at a specially convened City Council meeting and to outline their plans for a new water source and other infrastructure improvements required to secure the water supply in Dublin City. This meeting should take place in a reasonable period of time not exceeding 60 days.
As a result the City Manager is to issue invitations to the Minister Phil Hogan and Irish Water to come before the council to discuss the current water problems and the future of supply to the capital.
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Sure they’ll just buy them out from under the nose of first time buyers with the 7 billion housing budget and push prices higher!
On of the people that work with me was lucky enough to get a socially affordable home two years ago in a new limerick estate after 12 years on a list. When I call to help out with odd jobs it’s like visiting a foreign country as 2/3 are recently arrived and housed within 18 months of a successful application for asylum.
The rent is also means tested so my mortgage is actually cheaper.
Next election people should ask every candidate that calls to their door one simple question.
Please name 5 things you or your party have actually done for this community. Then film the answers.
What are people on about a housing crisis we’ve 158 units built there and plenty of fields for tents for people to get they’re bearings when they arrive. There’s plenty of extra tax fund from this budget i hear so more modular homes. Irish can look for a loan for an extension to house they’re families at granny and grandads house, that’s anyone fortunate enough to have parents who are lucky to own one. The rest can save up 5000 and head for Australia or USA cos they don’t allow you in otherwise,have a job lined up and no criminal record,opposite here though oddly unfortunately.
@Paddy C: you’re a tad off on the US there Paddy
I suppose it’s fair to say nothing has changed and nothing will ever change when FFG in charge.
I assume that number excludes the homes built for Ukrainians et al
Yawn. News ceases to become news (as in what is new) when one can foresee the future.
I propose that William Slevin gets deported. His tent or house will then become available to help ease the accommodation crisis.
Any seconders?
A Govt that lost the people & the moral authority to govern a long time ago. Listening to Harris speaking every day shows that he has no interest or concerns for the ordinary working Irish taxpayer, spends his days pandering to those arriving in record numbers every week, people are sick of it.
Too many, we need rental houses for us capitalists :)
@John D Doe: No rental houses for capitalists means less houses for people who want to rent! Landlords are needed despite being vilified all the time……. I’d choose to have more small time landlords over REITs anyday because the REITs profits go abroad and pay as little tax as possible!
Cooking The Books
My daughter has 3 young children with autism & asthma her husband took his own life 5yrs ago. She’s been on the housing list for 11yrs now with she currently lives in a private rented house paying €1500 a month. The house is damp and has black mould everywhere it’s so bad that she has to share her room with all 3 kids because the kids bedrooms are so bad. her kitchen and bathroom are a total health hazard with mould, she can’t ask the landlord to fix it because the people that were in it before her were given notice to quit because he was selling up, a for sale went up for the house for 3mths then went down and house was rented out then to her she knows he will do the same if she complains, there are 19 houses empty in our town some have been empty 3yrs there is no sense to it
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