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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 487. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing funding for noise control or possibly consider systems used in other countries, such as the acoustic screening of railway lines in Denmark by the state-owned Banedanmark during its noise project dating back to 1986, to accommodate residents on the extremely busy stretch of railway track between Connolly...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To follow up on that point, I read the opening statement which was circulated from the managers who are coming in this afternoon. The information provided therein is all bunched together so we do not have a sense of the situation in each of the particular areas. It is important that we address that.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Given that they are coming in this afternoon, it is a pity they cannot bring that information with them.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Yes.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: This afternoon we are starting with the local authority.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: There is also an overlap as Cathal Morgan, director of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, is appearing before the committee. It is vitally important that he should be here when we are talking about homelessness. There will be overlaps as we proceed. Are we happy to give a blank invitation to the housing agencies for them to send their representatives on Thursday or will we identify...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Yes.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I know that there will be a section on mortgage difficulties and arrears. In respect of private housing, however, people need to be able to get a mortgage. Is there a need for one of the banks to be involved at that stage?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: To go back to an earlier point on the difficulties for people in getting a mortgage, we need the banks and the credit unions to come in-----

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: If we are going through the various overarching bodies, it is fine that we would do it through the federation but we would also involve the credit unions, given their role, and MABS.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: As we are talking about special housing needs, I want to mention two other groups. The first is prisoners leaving prison who are facing into homelessness. I know there is an overlap with homelessness on this but there are a couple of groups who work directly with former prisoners. The other group is those in recovery from addiction. Again, the difficulty is because of the lack of housing...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Interim Report of Committee (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The Centre for Independent Living would be a good one.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: May I clarify the number of sites with planning permission and the number under construction? Mr. Brady states that 22,000 sites have planning permission and 4,000 sites are under construction. Are the 4,000 sites under construction part of the total 22,000 sites with planning permission?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Has Dublin City Council the capacity on its own or in partnership with other private housing groups to meet the housing needs of those on the waiting list? I know that is a very broad question. The Docklands was designated as a strategic development zone, SDZ. The 10% of houses which will be allocated to social housing is extremely low. I am aware of the issues, including the dangers of...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: On the need for one-bedroom, two-bedroom or three-bedroom units, and I know Mr. Cummins has the figures, there is a problem regarding the availability of one-bedroom units. It would be helpful to know the demand in each of those categories and the way it is being matched up with the supply that is coming on stream.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: No, the figure for Dublin. I am sorry but I am only interested in Dublin as it has the longest list.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Is there a problem with the availability of one-bedroom accommodation? Are we building enough one-bedroom units because providing accommodation for single men is the particular issue we need to address. Is there potential or scope for an organisation such as Habitat for Humanity which takes over buildings and has a system for people to buy properties? Is the association addressing the...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Construction Industry Federation (3 May 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: We are hopeful we will have a Minister dedicated to housing. Mr. Parlon mentioned the issue of access, an issue which also arose at our meeting last week. Will he outline what he means by "access" from the point of view of the construction industry? What is needed to get movement on this? My second question concerns capacity to build and the skills required. Mr. Parlon said there is no...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (3 May 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I thank the society for its presentation. The first point I would have to take issue with is what Mr. Cleary said about the docklands. As somebody who is from a docklands community, still living there and representing it, that model is not to be totally recommended because it certainly made many mistakes, not least of which was the conflict of interest between the Dublin Docklands...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (3 May 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: My first question is about the vacant site levy and the suggestion in the presentation that it needs to be reviewed. What does Mr. Davitt mean by that? The levy is currently 3% and I understand from the Minister that it was on the advice of the Attorney General that the date was set for 2019 and could not be before that. Can Mr. Davitt clarify what he meant in that regard? We share the...