Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In regard to the 12 recommendations put to us by the IPOA, particularly those seeking an incentive for IPOA members to become involved in this area, has the organisation any figures in respect of the number of units that would be delivered over the next year or so if these proposals were implemented? Such figures would be useful as we consider solutions to deal with the immediate crisis. What would be delivered in one or two years? The provision of these incentives would involve a cost to the Exchequer and to justify that, we would need some indication of the return. Has the IPOA run any numbers on that?

My second question relates to the recommendation to abolish the proposed deposit protection scheme. I have had spurious indications from landlords as to why they hold onto deposits. Can the IPOA justify its position? Why would it want to abolish a system that would be fair to both sides in the context of deposit retention?