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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Obviously without naming any counties or developments, we are hearing stories of projects that might not be able to proceed unless there is greater flexibility from the Department in terms of the gap between the ceilings and the new prices. Is that widespread?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: In the second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I do not want to ask people to repeat answers to the questions asked earlier if they have already got to them, but there are those issues I had raised in the first round, particularly for the Housing Alliance in terms of CALF as an equity share rather than a grant, and whether it has thoughts around that, and also on the payment and availability scheme review. I will throw in two other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Perhaps I could come back on both of those points. My question about the turnkeys was not to make a case against them. I understand why they are there and as long as they are done in the right way, they make sense. The difficulty is we are not getting any cost rental in Dublin city because the cost of the turnkeys is too expensive. We cannot deliver unless the Government decides to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have three quick points and some follow-up questions. I respectfully disagree with Mr. Curran on one issue. Gross social housing need is not decreasing. We have 60,000 households on the council lists, 60,000 households on HAP, and just 20,000 shy of that on RAS. Those local authorities that still retain the good practice of presenting their members with gross and net housing lists, much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Perhaps Ms Cosgrove could comment on the P&A agreement, so this does not get lost again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: To ask a straight question, is now not the time to just decouple the calculation of the P&A from market rents and base it on full-cost recovery? If it is going to be the approach, is this not what we need to do now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Would that be approximately 150 of the total of 200 staff, if 50 positions are reserved for Dublin?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Brilliant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: A supplementary question on this aspect, regarding the targets for social and affordable housing in the Government's housing plan, for now to 2026, for example, is if this means there is uncertainty concerning whether sufficient land will be available for the direct delivery of those targets? Are we just unsure? I ask this because projects in Dublin city will be constrained by the amount of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Could that information be shared with the committee? We would be interested in it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Okay. I thank Mr. Taaffe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: Shocking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: And a beautiful city at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am just saying I agree with Senator Cummins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: For a change, I am agreeing with the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I think we all agreed on that in the end. Senator Cummins was just confused.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: If only the Deputy knew somebody dealing with infill in the Department.

Planning and Development (Protect Social Housing) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: May I not come back a second time?

Planning and Development (Protect Social Housing) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2022)

Eoin Ó Broin: I am going to do something slightly different, which is to reason with the Minister of State on the basis of his better nature and knowledge of the planning system. Without any disrespect to him, the speech he has just read out does not deal with either the substance or intent of the proposed Bill. That is not his fault. He was not able to be here because he was at another engagement and...