Comments on: History of the Kenny Report http://dublinopinion.com/2008/07/02/history-of-the-kenny-report/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:08:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Grimes M. http://dublinopinion.com/2008/07/02/history-of-the-kenny-report/#comment-70269 Grimes M. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:06:02 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/07/02/history-of-the-kenny-report/#comment-70269 Whatever about the wealthy owning the land, be it agricultural, suburban, industrial spaces. They also own 18th, 19th century houses, by the dozen. These are (or have been in the past) as Charles Dickens would say 'cordoned down into little rooms, inhabitated by solicitors, like worms' (or, also, the v. poor). Many of the smaller old houses are left decrepit and empty, perhaps because they are 'assets' to the owners, who in turn can access bank loans, and so expand their property portfolios. The amount of empty old 'character' houses now, is quite a lot. Could the local authorities acquire a few of the bigger ones, and renovate, in their original character (though to modern standards). Also, there is a real, real, problem now of tenant/tenant aggravation, (on estates) which, if there is any direct interaction, might be termed 'nuisance' or/and 'confrontational'. Fear of what their landlords might think is a constant abnegation of a person's freedom. Yet, the local authorities 'don't know who the landlords are', the Valuations Office 'don't know who the landlords are', the PRTB 'don't know who the landlords are'. Even auctioneers 'don't know who the landlords are', in the next house. Is it time that, (as some time ago), the Local Authorities, had a public list of all of the owners of houses in their area ? And if not, why not ? Divide and rule ? Whatever about the wealthy owning the land, be it agricultural, suburban, industrial spaces. They also own 18th, 19th century houses, by the dozen. These are (or have been in the past) as Charles Dickens would say ‘cordoned down into little rooms, inhabitated by solicitors, like worms’ (or, also, the v. poor). Many of the smaller old houses are left decrepit and empty, perhaps because they are ‘assets’ to the owners, who in turn can access bank loans, and so expand their property portfolios. The amount of empty old ‘character’ houses now, is quite a lot. Could the local authorities acquire a few of the bigger ones, and renovate, in their original character (though to modern standards). Also, there is a real, real, problem now of tenant/tenant aggravation, (on estates) which, if there is any direct interaction, might be termed ‘nuisance’ or/and ‘confrontational’. Fear of what their landlords might think is a constant abnegation of a person’s freedom. Yet, the local authorities ‘don’t know who the landlords are’, the Valuations Office ‘don’t know who the landlords are’, the PRTB ‘don’t know who the landlords are’. Even auctioneers ‘don’t know who the landlords are’, in the next house. Is it time that, (as some time ago), the Local Authorities, had a public list of all of the owners of houses in their area ? And if not, why not ?
Divide and rule ?

]]> By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2008/07/02/history-of-the-kenny-report/#comment-70264 Conor McCabe Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:02:38 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/07/02/history-of-the-kenny-report/#comment-70264 The Kenny Report is now available to read and download. Just click on the link below. http://dublinopinion.com/2009/05/15/committee-on-the-price-of-building-land-report-to-the-minister-for-local-government-robert-molloy-chairman-mr-justice-j-kenny-dublin1974/ The Kenny Report is now available to read and download. Just click on the link below.

http://dublinopinion.com/2009/05/15/committee-on-the-price-of-building-land-report-to-the-minister-for-local-government-robert-molloy-chairman-mr-justice-j-kenny-dublin1974/

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]]> By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2008/07/02/history-of-the-kenny-report/#comment-67073 Conor McCabe Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:49:38 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/07/02/history-of-the-kenny-report/#comment-67073 UCD library has a copy of it, as does the Dublin City archive on Pearse St. Although known as the Kenny report (after its chairman, Justice , J. Kenny, the author is listed as: Committee on the Price of Building Land, and the name of the report is: Report to the Minister for Local Government Robert Molloy, Chairman Mr. Justice J. Kenny (Dublin, 1974) UCD library has a copy of it, as does the Dublin City archive on Pearse St. Although known as the Kenny report (after its chairman, Justice , J. Kenny, the author is listed as:
Committee on the Price of Building Land,
and the name of the report is:
Report to the Minister for Local Government Robert Molloy, Chairman Mr. Justice J. Kenny (Dublin, 1974)

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