Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

General Scheme of Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Paudie CoffeyPaudie Coffey (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Dr. Hayden made an important point on the sales of properties with tenants in situ. It is important we point it out and get a response on this. What is the barrier to allowing a local authority or an approved housing body buy such properties? Is it the perceived notion that a tenant is seen to having his or her housing needs met ahead of others? Can a mechanism be developed to allow that transfer with the tenant in situ?

These are the things we need to do to think outside the box to alleviate some of the pressure. It will not release all of it, but it is one step we could take, perhaps in this scheme of the Bill or otherwise. It would tick nearly all of the boxes, apart from not being on the list as long as others. We need to do what is logical in our responses to the demand for housing. I would like to focus on that point, if possible.

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