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Probe into Buncrana Council
housing
28.09.07
AN investigation is
underway into how Buncrana Town Council upgrades its housing stock.
The probe follows questions to the Council this week
from Cllr. Joe Doherty who asked whose function it
was to decide what repairs were needed to homes and
how much money was to be spent on each project. |
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An angry Cllr. Doherty
alleged that an inordinate amount of money was spent
on doing up one particular property when other
tenants in the town were promised repairs.
He warned that he would bring the case to Housing
Minister Noel Ahern if he did not get satisfactory
answers in due course from the local authority.
"I am far from satisfied about this whole matter. I
want answers as to who sanctioned certain work on a
certain house and was it the right person who
sanctioned that work and advocated that the money be
spent on that house because I know of other houses |
that need repairs."
said Cllr. Doherty.
"All I want is a level playing pitch for everybody.
I don't care who gets a house and what money is
spent on the house as long as it is spent justly and
for the right reasons."
He warned he would take the matter further if he did
not get an adequate explanation.
"If I don't get satisfaction about what I'm saying
as regards the questions I have asked here, I'm
quite prepared to write to Mr. Ahern and asked him
if he will intervene, or if need be, investigate it
if I'm not happy with the reports I get back.
Meanwhile, Buncrana Town Manager Liam Kelly, who
also has responsibility for housing in the county,
said allegations that proper procedures had not been
followed in Buncrana, were now being investigated. |
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