FF
2026-05-06 · Dail
Dublin City Flat Complex Retrofit and Regeneration: Motion [Private Members]
My Department always welcomes-----
On prevailing side: this member voted with the winning side in 1,089 of 1,100 decisive votes (2 abstentions excluded). Read it as a government-or-opposition indicator rather than a measure of influence — the figure is near 100% for members supporting the government of the day and near 0% for those opposing it.
This is the point of the site: contributions keep the party held on the day, not the one held now.
| Party | Recorded as | Contributions | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fianna Fáil | 2,271 | 2020-03-26 – 2026-09-23 |
Membership spells on record: FF 2016-03-10–2020-01-14 · FF 2020-02-08–2024-11-08 · FF 2024-11-29–present
My Department always welcomes-----
-----applications for funding for regeneration-----
-----including for funding to support refit, retrofit and remedial works programmes. In the case of Oliver Bond flats, funding has not been withdrawn. Let us be very clear. There is plenty of funding available for the regeneration of Oliver Bond flats.
Deputy Ó Broin is fully aware of this.
What the Department cannot-----
What has been refused?
What the Department will not stand over is the reduction in the number of homes.
The proposal includes-----
Every time I try to speak in this Chamber and it is something the Deputy does not like-----
-----he tries to shout me down.
These are shouting tactics because they do not want to-----
This is a Chamber. The Deputy does not want to listen because he does not want me to say what I am saying.
Let me say what I am saying. May I speak?
Are you going to keep shouting me down?
The Deputies are not doing this House or anybody any favours-----
-----by constantly trying to shout me down.
I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach. The funding stands available for the regeneration of Oliver Bond House. What the Department cannot stand over is a reduction in the number of homes. We will not fund a reduction in the number of homes.
The proposal includes a 30% reduction in the number of homes. There is not a net increase in the number of homes in this regeneration project.
Since 2015, the Department has spent over €500 million on regeneration projects across Limerick, Cork and Dublin, as well as providing additional funding for planned maintenance, voids programmes, energy efficiency upgrades and refurbishment works. The Government has made available substantial funding. In terms of how we govern in this country, we govern in a way that we ensure we have a strong economy that benefits local communities. We have to have both. We have to have the money to be able to spend it. That happ…
That is the reality of the position.