Dublin North East Sinn Féin -- Building an Ireland of Equals

Call for refurbishment of City Council bedsits.

Published: 16 February, 2010

Councillor Larry O'Toole has placed a motion before the next sitting of Dublin City Council calling for the upgrading of several vacant bedsits to one bedroom flats.

Currently there are a significant number of vacant bedsits in the North Central area and they are extremely difficult to let as people on the housing list prefer to await one bedroom flats which are more suitable for them.

Commenting Larry stated, "I am asking that this situation is given priority as there are a large number of vacant properties and a large number of people in need of decent accommodation. In this day and age, the bedsit is neither an acceptable nor adequate accommodation alternative, so we need to look at upgrading these units.