Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 November 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion

Mr. Wayne Stanley:

I am the only non-lawyer in the group, so I ought be very careful about my pronouncements, although I suppose I have more latitude as I am not responsible. I know that in the context of the conversations that were had around it, we wanted to emphasise that ultimately, somebody who is a homeowner currently has the protection of the sanctity of their personal life, and the protection of their private property. Following a change to the Constitution, they would also have the protection of their home and housing in the Constitution, so it would be another addition to the homeowner in that way. Perhaps Professor Whyte wants to build on that comment.

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