26 November 1998 Edition
Call to save community
At a public meeting in Dublin's Pearse Street last Tuesday Sinn Fein representative for Southeast Inner City, Daithà Doolan called on the Minister for the Environment, Noel Dempsey, to intervene and stop the proposed development on Dublin's George's Quay. The meeting was called by the Combined Community Association to publicise the community's opposition to this development. Those in attendance heard how the proposed twenty four floor development would have a detrimental effect not only on the immediate community but would in fact create a dangerous precedent for the rest of Dublin.
To put this building's height in perspective, one local explained how it would be eighty meters higher than Liberty Hall, presently the tallest building in Dublin. While Liberty Hall is situated in the business sector of the city this new development will be located in a small residential area of the inner city.
Daithà Doolan claimed that the community is not against development, ``in fact to the contrary, we are in favour of development, development of youth centres, resource centres, social amenities, but not development that takes away from the community. This proposed twenty four floor private apartment block will do nothing to alleviate the housing crisis that is facing this city. It will only further add to the problems of spiraling house prices and continue to put homes out of reach of local people''.
Outlining that it is within the remit of the Minister to stop such developments, Doolan went on to publicly call on Noel Dempsey ``to step in and support the community by calling a halt to this outrageous development''.
To put this building's height in perspective, one local explained how it would be eighty meters higher than Liberty Hall, presently the tallest building in Dublin. While Liberty Hall is situated in the business sector of the city this new development will be located in a small residential area of the inner city.
Daithà Doolan claimed that the community is not against development, ``in fact to the contrary, we are in favour of development, development of youth centres, resource centres, social amenities, but not development that takes away from the community. This proposed twenty four floor private apartment block will do nothing to alleviate the housing crisis that is facing this city. It will only further add to the problems of spiraling house prices and continue to put homes out of reach of local people''.
Outlining that it is within the remit of the Minister to stop such developments, Doolan went on to publicly call on Noel Dempsey ``to step in and support the community by calling a halt to this outrageous development''.