Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Committee Work Programme: Discussion (Resumed)
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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There is a need for a stand-alone session to look at the impact of Covid-19 on a number of aspects of the business of the committee. One is that which Deputy Cian O'Callaghan has mentioned. The ESRI has compiled two very detailed reports on the impacts or potential impacts of Covid-19 on housing output. Given the nature of Covid, that is something we should prioritise to happen before the end of the year.
It might be a look at a number of different aspects of it. Some could be around ventilation and building standards, the impact on output, etc. We could do a useful session on that.