‘It’s just outrageous’ – House owned by Department of Education has been vacant for over six years

Number 149 Harold’s Cross Road, which has boarded-up windows and graffiti on its walls, was bought by the department as part of a €23m purchase of the adjacent racetrack from ­Greyhound Racing Ireland.

The house, located on the left of the main entrance to the old greyhound track, which now hosts two Educate ­Together schools in temporary buildings, has been left derelict since the deal was completed in 2018.

Eoin Hayes, a Social Democrats councillor, said Harold’s Cross has seen an under-investment in new and refurbished housing. He said the non-use of Number 149 by the department for any kind of housing over the last six years was wrong.

“In my view it’s outrageous for any property to be vacant or derelict for longer than a period of six months in the middle of a housing crisis,” said Mr Hayes. “It’s just outrageous and it’s particularly galling when that’s being done by…

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