RESIDENTS OF THE Priory Hall apartment complex in Donaghmede, Dublin are holding a protest march this afternoon to urge the government, Dublin City Council and banks to work together in finding solutions to problems at the complex.
Today marks four months to the day since the residents were ordered out of their homes over fire safety concerns and the residents’ committee says they are no closer to finding a solution.
The residents are being housed elsewhere by Dublin City Council, though it has appealed to the Supreme Court for this responsibility to be transferred away from the council. DCC says that the alternative accommodation has cost €700,000 to date.
Graham User of the resident’s committee told TheJournal.ie that no work is being carried out on the complex to address the serious safety concerns raised over the danger of fire spreading quickly through the complex.
The Priory Hall Residents Committee accuses Dublin City Council of failing to take responsibility over the development of the complex without its compliance with building control regulations. Usher says that residents aren’t looking for a handout, but want the government to take responsibility for its oversights. He says that all the parties concerned need to come together to find a solution:
We’ve said many times that we’re happy to sit down with anyone to look at any possible solution. Dublin City Council simply don’t have the funds or the power to do anything about this. It needs something at ministerial level or at the Department of the Environment level to find a solution to this.
Environment Minister Phil Hogan has ruled out meeting with the residents.
Today’s protest march is set to begin at Donaghmede Shopping Centre at 2pm and will move on to Priory Hall.
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