Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Constitutional Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion
3:00 pm
Mr. Michael O'Flynn:
On the point Mr. Stanley made earlier where there would be a right under the Constitution, that would also apply in the case of the minority wording. However, with the minority wording the policy would work for everyone and not just resolve an individual situation. That would work in both cases.
Another point I would like to make is that Portugal has a right to housing but it still has a housing crisis. We studied different countries when we were in the depths of the housing report. It is important that people understand how other countries have operated. Some of those countries have a housing crisis. As I said, we have to deal with policies that bring about the change necessary to have the right supply. That is what it is all about, rather than legal solutions.
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