Call For Environment Minister To 'Get Back To Work'

The Minister for the Environment has been called to "get back to work" to tackle the housing crisis in Ireland.

The Green Party claims 13 families living in temporary accommodation in Dublin's North Inner City face eviction from emergency accommodation that had been leased by Dublin City Council from a private landlord.

The landlord of 54/55 Mountjoy Street, Dublin 1 had requested that the County Council vacate the premises. The families stated that the alternative accommodation being offered by the Council is unsuitable for their needs as it would result in families being placed in separated rooms in hotel accommodation


Green Party Councillor Ciarán Cuffe said a new Dublin City Council report shows that 90% of the 6,360 private rented dwellings when inspected failed to comply with minimum standards over the last three years.

He said: "With 1,500 substandard rented homes in the city it is time for Alan Kelly to get back to work. He still is the Minister.

"In the short-term I urge him to meet with the owner of 54/55 Mountjoy Street and negotiate to allow the 13 families remain in place until suitable accommodation is found."

(CD)