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Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of Social Protection (24 May 2016)

John Curran: A considerable number of issues were raised. Time is somewhat against us. Deputy Brendan Ryan set out a series of questions. If Ms Faughnan has not got them, we can forward her the details. If she could respond to them through correspondence, it would be very useful from the committee's point of view. She does not have to respond on the point being made by Threshold now but may do so in...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Department of Social Protection (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I thank Ms Faughnan and the full team from the Department for attending today. The answers were enlightening and there are several written answers which they will forward on to the committee.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I ask colleagues to switch their mobile phones off or to flight mode. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2008, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in relation to a particular matter and they continue to do so they are entitled thereafter only to...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Faughnan. I will take questions from members in a moment. I want to pick up on a point Mr. Faughnan made, and when he answers the other questions he might refer to this in more detail. He mentioned there are 11 vacant multiple unit properties between Hanlon's Corner and Croke Park on the North Circular Road. Does he have more information as to why they are vacant? We are not...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: But you will do so anyway.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I will also allow questions from Deputy Fergus O'Dowd at this point.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: Does Mr. Faughnan wish to address those issues first before another series of questions?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I would like to get clarity from the committee's point of view. Is Mr. O'Brien saying, quite clearly, that the number of individual tenancies is increasing but that the number of landlords is decreasing?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: The Deputy is talking about units of accommodation.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: Deputy Durkan and Mr. O'Brien are not required to agree. The committee will reach a decision afterwards on the issue.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: The committee will need clarification on this matter. I ask Mr. O'Brien to circulate the document from the PRTB after the meeting when members will examine the figures.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: Before the delegates reply, to summarise, their presentation dealt with tax exemptions for long-term lettings. A number of Deputies addressed that issue, particularly around rent regulation and rent certainty, as well as the other side of the issue. In cases of long-term lettings, one of the problems the committee has found is that when a property goes on the market, it is sold vacant,...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: Does one of the witnesses wish to conclude?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I ask the representatives to supply the additional information we seek by means of correspondence as I am conscious other witnesses are due before the committee. One of the representatives might respond briefly to Deputy Mary Butler's question regarding the housing assistance payment scheme, HAP-----

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: -----and then we will conclude this section.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: We have had officials from the Department of Social Protection and representatives of Threshold in before the committee this morning and we discussed with them the issue around the State payments, whether it be the rental accommodation scheme, RAS or HAP. We asked the officials from the Department of Social Protection to submit in writing recommendations they believe would be an improvement...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I ask Ms McCormick to put a note in writing to that effect to the committee on those specific issues because it has arisen this morning. We are about to conclude. Would Mr. Faughnan like to sum up?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Irish Property Owners Association (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I thank Mr. Faughnan and his colleagues for their attendance today. Their submission, as I said, will be on the committee's website. On the additional information which they stated they would furnish, not meaning to rush them, they might furnish it to us sooner rather than later because the committee will be reporting in a short number of weeks' time.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: We will resume in public session. I draw the witnesses' attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to do so, they are entitled thereafter only to...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Housing Finance Agency (24 May 2016)

John Curran: I thank Mr. O'Leary. Before I open it up to questions, I have one or two quick comments. Mr. O'Leary indicated that the cost of borrowing to the HFA would be under 2%. Is that correct?