Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 2 May 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Modern Construction Methods: Discussion
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Let us take the project Mr. O'Connor worked on and translate it across to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the context of a local authority or local authorities bringing forward sites. I think of Clonburris, where the servicing is happening and where there is URDF funding. The planning permission has been provided. Is that the next stage that the Government simply decides that we need to find a legally appropriate mechanism for running this on a social housing project? Is the 60-year lifespan for buildings sufficient? I am looking at social housing stock with a lifespan of more than 100 years if it is properly maintained. Sometimes it does not last that long because it is not maintained.
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