Church asked to identify property that could be used for housing

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In a letter sent by the Minister for Housing last Wednesday, the Government asked the Catholic Church to identify land or vacant buildings it owns that could be used as part of efforts to tackle the housing crisis

The Minister’s letter, sent last Wednesday, acknowledges the independence of the church in managing its property portfolio as well as how addressing the housing crisis is primarily the State’s duty.However, Mr O’Brien is said to note that some dioceses have been engaging with local authorities in relation to unused land banks and properties. The Minister expressed a hope this can happen on a greater scale as part of national efforts to resolve the housing crisis.

Previous remarks by the Most Rev Martin that “radical steps” need to be taken on housing as well as comments this month by the Archbishop of Dublin,, about the need for national engagement with “a significant housing crisis” are highlighted by Mr O’Brien. A letter from the Minister for Housing to Archbishop Eamon Martin acknowledges the independence of the Catholic Church in managing its property portfolio and how addressing the housing crisis is primarily the State’s duty. Photograph: iStock

Housing for All – which will seek to provide more than 33,000 new homes per year by 2025 – is set to be launched as early as Thursday.

 

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He's obviously writing to everyone. Developers, councillors who need to rezone land, all government bodies...

Catholic Church should be evicted from all owned properties for all the suffering they’ve caused going back from the fucking Stone Age 🤪that church is pure evil if u really look at it 🙃burning people at the stake raping children list goes on 🤷🏽‍♂️

Cue anti Catholic bigots demanding the land be seized and telling us how rich the church they don't attend and know nothing about is.

What about other state agencies that own strategic lands all over the country such as Dublin Bus, Irish Rail, ESB, Irish Water/Waterway Ireland? Lots of land just sitting there, vacant.

Look at the state wanting the Church to bail it out again, and then pass the buck. Give the politicians nothing. It is our land and should stay that way.

Catholic Church has enough money to buy the land and build thousands of homes that would be a start but the Vatican would rather hold those purse strings tight... just in case they to pay more compensation for all the paedophile Priest cases 🤔🤔🤔

The church shouldn't own any land,

Government asking the church's for vacant land that's 🙄 new

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