Plans to demolish the empty blocks in O'Devaney Gardens in Dublin have been given the green light.

Sinn Fein Cllr Janice Boylan said the vote to allow part IV to go ahead will mean homes can be developed on the land.

However, she is calling on the Housing Manager and Mayor of Dublin to deviate from the normal scheme of lettings and to allow the remaining tenants be housed in the areas they are looking for.

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She said: "We have a situation where a young mother who has two daughters, 8 and 16-years-old, being told she won't get a three bed that she is interested in in Montpelier because her needs are only a two bed. DCC have deviated from the scheme of lettings within reasons on many occasions over the last few years for example in Ballymun and Croke Villas.

"We need to make the remaining tenants feel like we are not forcing them out and accommodate them in the areas that they are looking for. They have been through enough with the failure of the Public Private Partnership and failed regeneration of the complex.

"The least we can do now is to make sure they are accommodated in areas and homes that they well deserve."

(CD/MH)