Seanad debates
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage
10:30 am
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The core issue here is that we must get builders building on the scale we need to start making a positive impact on the supply deficit. This is one of the many things we can do to help the process. I take the point that planning permission has been granted for 27,000 or 28,000 units in Dublin. Some of the reasons those sites are not moving relate to finance, infrastructure and speculation. We need to intervene in all of these areas to try to get those sites that have planning permission moving. There are many examples of zoned land where developers want to move ahead and can afford to do so. We need to get that process moving quickly. Have I missed anything?
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