Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed)
Steven Matthews (Wicklow, Green Party)
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That is generally the response we have been getting from the local authorities which have been telling us that the funding and resources are there. They are all suffering the same problems in trying to recruit staff. There is also the issue of staff retention and high interest rates putting prices beyond what might be affordable. I will put the same question on engagement with the Department to Mayo County Council.