The High Court has granted an order restraining a woman from trespassing at Eamonn Ceannt Tower, Ballymun, which is due to be demolished under a €2.4 billion regeneration scheme for the area.
Miss Justice Carroll yesterday granted the interlocutory order to Dublin City Council against Ms Veronica McDonald, who lives with her husband, son and daughter in the tower block.
Mr Dominic Hussey SC, for the council, said an offer of permanent accommodation put forward by the council for Ms McDonald and her family was the best they could provide and he urged that it be accepted as "very reasonable accommodation".
The demand for housing in Dublin was overwhelming, Mr Hussey added.
Miss Justice Carroll noted that Ms McDonald was being allocated a house at a particular location and said the order restraining trespass was made provided Ms McDonald did not lose her priority for a house in Finglas.
Mr Gerard Durcan SC, for Ms McDonald, said there were issues of personal safety involved concerning gangs and he suggested that this family would have been at significant risk at any of five locations offered by the council.
Miss Justice Carroll suggested that the Garda be made aware of a particular danger Ms McDonald's 17-year-old daughter believes she is in.
In earlier High Court proceedings, Ms McDonald stated in an affidavit she had been seeking a transfer from Ballymun for many years. They became tenants in the Eamon Ceannt tower block in April 1989 but were never awarded a permanent tenancy because it was intended to demolish the building.
As a result, they were denied rights enjoyed by tenants of the council elsewhere to purchase an interest in their home, she said.
They had been temporary tenants of the council for about 18 years and had been denied a right for that time to attempt to procure an interest in their home pursuant to statutory schemes available for tenants in permanent accommodation, the court heard.