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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gcoiste as an obair atá déanta. Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil ár bplean ag obair. Níl gach duine á mothú go fóill but thógamar 30,000 teach nua anuraidh, sa chéad bhliain dár bplean. B'shin 5,000 níos mó ná ár sprioc. Anuraidh, thógamar níos mó tithe sóisialta...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir. I will be quick. On resources for authorities, I think on the housing side we have over 300 new posts in social housing and for quantity surveyors, engineers and so on, and about 69 additional posts on affordable housing. As the affordable schemes are rolled out, especially through the local authorities, we have said we will provide further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: Does the Deputy want me to answer now or finish his questions first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: That is fine. The range is actually between €500 million and €750 million. There is not an equivalent to the scheme. The Croí-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: I know the Deputy is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The press conference earlier today was very clear on that. I am happy to have an opportunity to answer that question. The exact detailed design of the scheme will be worked on between now and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: If the Deputy is going to ask a question, he should let me answer it. I do not want to start off a three-hour session like this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: The Deputy gave a good preamble, which I would also like to respond to. We will get to that over the course of the meeting. I dispute-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: No, the Deputy should not put words-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: There is no point in starting this meeting by trying to put words in my mouth. Will the Deputy please let me answer the question? This scheme is based on the Croí Cónaithe city scheme, which has Commission approval, and on the Swedish rental scheme because there is no equivalent scheme for transferring the build-to-rent sector to build-to-cost-rental. This Government supports...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: When you are in government and designing a scheme that is going to be in place for a number of years, you have to make sure you get it right. The options-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Darragh O'Brien: No, that is not at all what I am saying. Detailed work has gone into this. Many of the measures we have taken through Housing for All are very innovative. They are new and they are taking hold.