An Post has been struggling to find a new contractor in the area, said its spokesperson on Monday. “Even finding a suitable premises has been a huge issue.”
“Any organisation that does not rigorously enforce Garda vetting for every adult working with children is failing in its fundamental duty of care," says Terry Dignan, of the Children's Residential and Aftercare Voluntary Association.
Although the government made changes to make the mortgage-to-rent scheme more attractive, the number of people using it actually fell – instead of rising.
“People have much richer lives, and they’re much more textured, and deep and emotional, and full of care, and struggles and heartbreak,” author John Bissett says.
But they would want, they said, to add a set-back storey on top of one of the proposed apartment blocks on the site, which locals have already said are too tall.
Pitched as a measure to speed housing construction, opposition politicians say it’s unlikely to help much. “A solution in search of a problem,” one called it.
The homes have gone through round after round of repairs in recent years. Meanwhile, there are thousands of households on the social housing list in the area.
