Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois, Independent)
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I wish to ask both witnesses about land. The Kenny report, which was done under the then Fine Gael Government in 1974 if I recall correctly, advocated putting structures in place to deal with this issue. It was never implemented. It was put on a shelf and it has been there since. On the issue of land, how do the witnesses see this being dealt with? It is obviously driving up prices, particularly in the large urban areas. What is the short answer to dealing with that? Is the Kenny report or something similar to that the answer?