Local Authorities
Seanad Éireann — 2026-03-19
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Nicole Ryan (SF), Administrative Panel

I thank the Minister of State. I understand he is taking the Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for housing and it is not his remit, but none of that response answers any part of the question I asked. The developer went into liquidation so the council had to step in. That was it. It is cut and dried. Clearly, the officials are currently in no man's land. Reaming off these Acts and so on does not make a difference to the people in Tanyard Wood. In reality, it does not. Neither the Minister of State nor I would want to live on an estate where no one is responsible for anything. It is just not feasible. What happened is that the developer went into liquidation so someone had to step in and Cork County Council did, but it is taking a long time and the funding is one of the core issues officials have. The Minister of State said: "While there is no dedicated scheme in place for the taking in charge of housing estates, local authorities may make provision for taking in charge as part of their annual budgetary process." Maybe there should be a scheme and perhaps the housing Minister could look at that because clearly Tanyard Wood is not an isolated case. There are other estates with the same issue.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-19