Council plans to give up running of local authority estates

DUBLIN City Council is to consider quitting as the country’s biggest landlord with 26,500 dwellings on its books.

Assistant city manager Brendan Kenny yesterday said: “We feel it would be good to lessen our direct involvement.”

The housing stock could be handed over to “a new form of landlord” and Mr Kenny suggested a housing association model, or co-operative comprising residents assisted by a housing association.