Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Committee on Housing and Homelessness
Irish Council for Social Housing
10:30 am
Mr. Justin O'Brien:
Yes. Dr. McManus might like to share this response. One of the things the housing agency was meant to do was try to provide an inventory of public lands. That is part of the social housing strategy to 2020. It was for the development of land in Dublin, which is recognised as being critical. The owners of lands were to be identified and the aim was to examine what their use could be. That process has not been completed, as I understand it. We think that is important.
In fairness to the local authorities - Dr. McManus can outline this - and with regard to approved housing bodies going to local authorities, there could be possible issues around procurement, so a framework process would need to be put in place whereby there is reasonable equity and assessment of people's capacity to deliver. A protocol on that has now been set up, which Dr. McManus will outline.
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