Sinn F\u00e9in TD for Dublin South West Se\u00e1n Crowe has urged the government to scrap their concrete block levy plans altogether, amid media reports today that they will \u2018go back to the drawing board\u2019 with the flawed proposals.
Teachta Crowe said:
\u201cI have repeatedly called on the government to scrap their flawed concrete levy plans, which I fear will risk pushing up house prices in south Dublin even further due to the badly designed nature of the proposals. Sinn F\u00e9in brought forward a motion in the D\u00e1il two weeks ago outlining these flaws and urging the government to drop the plan.
\u201cThe scheme is badly designed and will mean that people living in homes with defects and first time buyers will see their house prices soar. It is totally unacceptable that these homeowners and buyers should be expected to foot the bill for the concrete blocks scandal.
\u201cWe cannot allow this proposal to hit ordinary people\u2019s pockets, at a time when they are already struggling with sky high housing costs due to this government\u2019s failure to tackle the growing housing crisis.
\u201cI am very concerned that, despite the flaws being outlined to the government by Sinn F\u00e9in repeatedly, media reports that they are \u2018going back to the drawing board\u2019 rather than scrap these proposals altogether. I am again urging the government to put a stop to this now, give people and the industry certainty, and make plain their intentions.
\u201cThe Government TDs in Dublin South West must come forward today and give clarity about what is going on. People need to know that the government won\u2019t insist on pushing this poorly thought out proposal through and risk making the housing crisis even worse.\u201d
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