The Chief Executive of Dublin City Council is being urged to obtain funding from the government for lands that are already zoned for housing.
The Green Party made the call to Owen Keegan and said there is "ample room" for development in the right areas, and that the Dublin City Development plan states that there are circa 210 hectares remaining to be developed in housing zones, with the potential to provide for 34,000 residential units.
Councillor Ciarán Cuffe said: "Our parks are the lungs for the city. Quality green spaces are vital in urban areas, and our Dublin parks are one of our greatest assets.
"Nevertheless it is worth looking at lands and sites where development could be considered in the future. It does seem odd that the Archbishop of Dublin has a 12 Hectare (30 acre) back garden just 1.3 kilometres (less than a mile) from Dublin's O'Connell Street. It is also curious that the Broadstone bus station occupies a 10 Hectare (24 acre) inner city site that will have two Luas stations opening before Christmas. Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines also occupies a large 15 Hectare (40 acre) site in Rathmines. There are also significant rail-yards in the Docklands that could be rationalised to allow development to take place. However any proposal to change the uses of such sites would have to be very carefully considered.
"Everyone agrees that we need to stop urban sprawl, and bring life back to the centre of our towns and cities, but there is plenty of land to develop on, or housing capacity to be added, without threatening parks. We need higher density development on existing zoned lands.
"There is also huge potential for thousands of homes above shops in inner city Dublin. Tackling issues like vacancy and dereliction should also be a priority, and reducing bureaucracy that limits the Living City tax incentive scheme. There are plenty of better options available to tackle this housing crisis. Removing park spaces would damage the city in the long run."
(CD/LM)
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