Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government
Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage
6:30 pm
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I am open to the argument but I am worried because once things head back in that direction, we may not be getting what we should be getting. We are also sacrificing the sort of balance, in terms of social mix, we should get. I want to signal a point that we will come to later. A very substantial get out clause is the lease back alternative. Deputy Wallace mentioned the cost of the land but the lease back arrangement is a significant get out clause.