Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 December 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Urban Regeneration: Discussion
Mr. Dave Dinnigan:
It is a multi-strand approach. We go in the direction that works well. In some cases, there were very derelict homes and we engaged an approved housing body to go in and retrofit properties. In other cases, we have gone in with colleagues in the development department to compulsorily acquire a unit where it has been difficult. In other cases, we might do a simple acquisition and look for funding from the Department. We look at a range of things and hopefully do what is the most effective. Often we deal very closely with local elected representatives and the area office to do things. In other cases, there can be family circumstances that are a little bit sensitive and that must also be handled carefully. We take our read from the area offices and, obviously, our own investigations. Then if needs be, we engage with the development department to take more extreme action of a CPO because it is the only option available to us and it is the most expedient way of bringing the unit back into stock.
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