Dublin City Councillor Fine Gael's Anne Feeney has said she is not a fan of selling off sites to fund recreational projects because it is not sustainable in the long term.
Yesterday Dublin City Councillors rejected a report detailing how public land in Dublin would be sold off to raise €100m for local government funding.
The report from Chief Executive Owen Keegan detailed how 15 plots around the city could be sold to raise money for sporting and cultural facilities he said they would not be suitable for social housing.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Sean O'Rourke, Ms Feeney said housing is the number one priority of Dublin City Council and she is not in favour of selling sites with potential for social or public housing.
However, she said, there are sites that could be used for schools, in areas that need new buildings.
Ms Feeney added that pressure should be put on Government so the local property tax is retained in Dublin, for Dublin amenities.
Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan said an inventory of all land owned by Dublin City Council must be drawn up. He described the plan presented to councillors last night "as a bundle with a bow on it".
Mr Doolan said it included land fit for housing, which was going to be sold to voluntary housing bodies.
He said selling off land zoned for housing is not the way to fund some of the recreational projects.
He added that the Government is continuing to starve the council of essential funding and this must be reversed.
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