An elderly man's body lay undiscovered in his council-rented home in south Dublin for up to a year.
The body was found in a house on Sallynoggin Road Lower at around 12.25pm last Wednesday.
Sinn Féin representative for Killiney/Shankill, Stefani Howlett, has called for a review of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council's procedures for dealing with tenants they have lost contact with.
She described the events of last week as “incredibly sad” and said “we need to know what happened here and ensure that it doesn’t happen again.”
She added: "Whatever the circumstances it is just tragic and incredibly sad that anybody can be let slip so far off the radar that they can be left undiscovered in their own home, on a busy street for over a year.
"It’s not good enough. We as a society can and need to do better."
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council declined to comment on the matter.
A garda spokeswoman said: "Gardaí in Dun Laoghaire are investigating all the circumstances in relation to the discovery of a body at a house on Sallynoggin Road Lower on the afternoon of Wednesday 2nd February, 2022.
"At approximately 12.25pm, the body of a male was discovered at a house. Gardaí attended the scene and the body was removed from the scene to The Dublin City Mortuary, where a post-mortem took place, the results of which are not being released for operational reasons.
"A file is now being prepared for the coroner's court."
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