Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Eddie Taaffe:
There are a number of options. In some cases the lease could be renewed by agreement. We are only at the beginning of leases but there could also be alternative lease properties found. It could well be the case that the properties could be acquired by the local authority at the end of the lease. There are a number of options available to local authorities. It is important to note that as we know when a lease will end, we have time to work out a resolution for what happens at the end of the period. Local authorities will have time to do that and there are a number of options available at the end of the lease period.
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