Nobody caught illegally dumping yet by new north inner-city CCTV
But the scheme is a success, said a council official's report, as that shows the cameras are a deterrent.
“That is the start of a journey and hopefully the manager, the elected members and all the main players can come together and reopen the lane.”
A spokesperson said Dublin City Council is weighing up the best places for them, whether security is needed, and if it should charge for use.
Erika Dunne’s six-year-old son Ben has autism, a learning disability, and is nonverbal, and she needed a home she could adapt to keep him from hurting himself.
One reason why public toilets aren’t everywhere, council managers have said, is that they are so expensive.
“The fires are constantly being lit,” says local resident Annette Flanagan, who forwarded a photo taken at night showing smoke and flames.
The sensors they tried installing didn’t always fit well, ran out of batteries, and had connectivity problems.
Ciara Hill has lived without a working shower or toilet, with mould and a broken front door, and a lingering dread that she will end up back where she was a few years ago – homeless again.
These were some of the issues Dublin city councillors discussed at recent meetings of their finance and protocol committees.
Fianna Fáil TD Paul McAuliffe says that those living in the area really want answers about how this could happen.
“It’s Chris Hall, ‘One Night in June’ and it’s from 1929,” says Chris Moran. “Someone is probably having a house party when they got their keys.”
The council began the process of regenerating Cromcastle Court in mid-2018. It doesn’t expect to start re-building this year.
“They are trying to get rid of the Travellers and put them in settled houses,” says Kathleen Keenan. “If we integrate, our culture will be gone.”