John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

The national housing development survey database which was published on 22 October establishes an authoritative baseline analysis at a national level of unfinished housing developments to assist in fully understanding the scale and extent of the issues involved. It establishes a sound basis for assisting local authorities in identifying those developments that require priority interventions by the key stakeholders concerned such as developers, financial institutions and local authorities.

The high level expert group on unfinished housing developments, established following the publication of the survey, is actively developing practical and policy solutions to effectively address unfinished housing developments, including preparation of a guidance manual and code of practice. I expect that the guidance manual which will be issued for public consultation shortly in draft form will, inter alia, identify the type of developments and issues that need to be prioritised for action in the short term; the final manual and code of practice will be published early next year. The group is also tasked with identifying new measures that should be considered, including any matters for future legislative reform, to ensure the satisfactory resolution of issues associated with unfinished estates.

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