Dublin South West Sinn F\u00e9in TD, Se\u00e1n Crowe, has called for urgent action from the Government to tackle the huge housing crisis that Ireland, and especially Dublin, is facing.<\/p>\n
Crowe was speaking in the D\u00e1il on a Sinn F\u00e9in motion which called on the Government to invest \u20ac1 billion from the Strategic Investment Fund in order to deliver at least 6,600 additional social housing units over the next two years.<\/p>\n
He also called on the Minister to intervene in a row between South Dublin County Council (SDCC) and the Respond Housing Agency that has left fully completed units lying vacant for years.<\/p>\n
Deputy Se\u00e1n Crowe said:<\/p>\n
\u201cSinn F\u00e9in put this motion before the D\u00e1il because the housing crisis has completely spiralled out of control over the past few years. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur motion called on the Government to deliver on additional social housing units, introduce rent controls, and to amend legislation to disallow landlords discriminating against recipients of rent supplement.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt also called on the Government to commit to ring-fencing funding for housing and homelessness services for the lifetime of this Government and to set a date for a referendum on the Constitutional Convention’s recommendation that Bunreacht na h\u00c9ireann should include a right to housing cognisable by the courts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Government shamefully refused to support this motion and are continuing to turn a blind eye to our huge housing crisis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Crowe continued:<\/p>\n
\u201cOver 90,000 households are in housing need across this State and I know from my constituency office how crisis this problem is. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis week three homeless families came to my constituency office. There was a time when one could tell people to go here or there, or get rent allowance but there is nothing I can say or do now. My job is to be a problem solver for many of these hard pressed and desperate individuals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI try to give them some direction but in this crisis I can\u2019t really direct them anywhere that will solve their housing needs. I can direct them to homeless services but the vacancies are not there. This is a huge problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cCollectively we need to tackle this problem but we can\u2019t do anything as long as the Government turns a blind eye to this crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter this debate the Minister could immediately improve the situation in South Dublin by intervening in the dispute between SDCC and the Respond Housing Agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am calling on him to take this practical and important step immediately.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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