Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Kevin Kelly:

Our response is similar. We live in a bureaucracy and we have various issues to deal with, including the public spending code. The delivery of housing in the current environment is a complex matter. I have dealt more extensively with the housing unit in the Department in recent months. I find it open, responsive and engaged. A number of changes have been made in recent times, including the single-stage approval and so on. These have been very positive in assisting in dealing with what is a complex issue. I have found a lot of changes in the past couple of years.