COMHAIRLE CONTAE FHINE GALL
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL
BALBRIGGAN/SWORDS AREA COMMITTEE MEETING
(Services B – Strategic & General Matters)
WEDNESDAY 11th APRIL 2018
ITEM NO. 53
Question: Councillor B. Dennehy
"To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the resolutions to the
property ownership situation which is prolonging the issue which is
causing a community nuisance which is being caused by the derelict
building on Palmer Avenue, Rush and what measures Fingal County
Council have taken to take the properties into public ownership in the
midst of a National Shortage of Housing crises?”
Reply:
There are five vacant houses at Palmer Avenue, Rush. Three of the
properties were registered to P & M Properties Limited. This company
had been dissolved and their assets were vested in the Minister for Public
Expenditure and Reform. However this company has been restored and it
is now the intention of the Derelict Sites Section to pursue this company
with a view to having the properties restored to a non-derelict condition.
The other two properties are vacant and in private ownership. The
Housing Department in conjunction with the Planning & Strategic
Infrastructure Department are investigating the ownership of these
properties with a view to engaging with the private owners to bring these
properties back into use.
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