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- Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: 6. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the policy of the hand-over or sale of publicly-owned land to private developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9038/17]
- Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I want to ask about the policy of the Government and of local authorities that involves selling off or gifting public lands to private developers, thereby allowing them to control even more of the housing supply at a time of housing emergency. This represents a huge break with the past, when the councils would have built public housing on those lands. I think this is a key problem and is...
- Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I am talking about public landbanks.
- Other Questions: Local Authority Housing (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I will explain how this is operating in Dublin City Council, which is the pilot for every other council, including my own local council, about which I will speak in a minute. Under the Dublin City Council land initiative, 50% of properties will be privately owned, 20% will be rented out privately and just 30% will be social housing. That is absolutely scandalous. To be clear on the rented...
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: May I ask a question?
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I also want to register that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle did not call anyone from our group on the previous business.
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Sorry, we indicated-----
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: No.
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: We indicated as soon as the debate started -----
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: ----- but the Leas-Cheann Comhairle had 15 names already, so-----
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I am not saying that the Leas-Cheann Comhairle is not impartial.
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I am just saying-----
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: ----- in the interest of balance-----
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: On Tuesday's Order of Business, the House agreed to my proposal that the Business Committee would meet on Tuesday to table a debate on Tesco this week. Not only has there been no report back from the Business Committee to the House, there is clearly no debate on Tesco this week.
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: I understand what emerged from the Business Committee meeting is that there would be 48 minutes of Topical Issue debate time given over to Tesco next week, which is not really what was indicated. Tesco is the largest private-sector employer in the country.
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: People are being intimidated.
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: There is a bit of urgency as well, though.
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: Putting this off until next week when it was agreed to have it this week is not acceptable.
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: May I make one point?
- Business of Dáil (23 Feb 2017)
Ruth Coppinger: There is an issue here that people agreeing things -----