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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: It is not a matter for us to agree or to disagree. The order is to consider-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration Body) Order 2022: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (8 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: The joint committee will adjourn until Tuesday, 13 December at 11 a.m. That meeting will be held in private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (8 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following motion: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 (Appointment of Registration...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: Today, we are meeting a number of approved housing bodies, AHBs, to continue our meetings on implementing Housing for All. We are joined today, from Circle Voluntary Housing Association, by Mr. John Hannigan, Mr. Colin Creedon and Mr. Russell Grainge; from Clúid Housing, by Mr. Brian O’Gorman and Ms Fiona Cormican; from Respond by Mr. Declan Dunne and Ms Niamh Randall; and from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Hannigan. I call Mr. O'Gorman to make his opening statement on behalf of Clúid Housing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. O'Gorman. I invite Mr. Dunne to make an opening statement on behalf of Respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. O'Connor. Before moving to the members' slots, I am conscious that some of them have to speak in the Chamber. I will accommodate members if everyone is happy for me to bring in certain members early who need to speak, or they can speak when they return. I call Senator Fitzpatrick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: I think we will get to answer the commencement question in later rounds. On that existing use value of social housing Mr. Hannigan referred to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: -----would Mr. Hannigan be in a position to forward that on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: Does the Deputy want to direct the question to a particular witness?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: I will allow a few more minutes because it is an important question. There is no need to rush. We will jump back to Mr. O'Connor as Mr. Dunne gave us the number of houses, the number under construction and those heading to construction. Does Mr. O'Connor have a similar figure for what is under construction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: Mr. Dunne referred to a figure of 1,456 which are awaiting-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: These are considerably large numbers of houses we are talking about. The figures Mr. Dunne gave were 6,036, 1,410 and 1,456.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: This is important information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Dec 2022)

Steven Matthews: Can I clarify that? Clúid has 1,300 in the pipeline and 3,400 with developers.