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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: In regard to the tenant in situscheme, if I had to make the decision now on a moratorium or the tenant in situscheme, I think I would lean more towards ramping up the tenant in situscheme. That would be more effective because, whereas the moratorium was just putting off an event, the tenant in situscheme was actionable and quantifiable, by yourselves and others. Would Mr. McCafferty agree...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: That makes absolute sense. Mr. McCafferty just mentioned cost rental and in terms of the provision of housing in Ireland, we will probably look back in a decade's time and say that the introduction of cost rental was one of the most transformative ways of procuring and providing housing for people. It provides that long-term, secure tenancy, which very few people in Ireland currently have....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: We have spent a lot of time talking about the delays in planning and about resources within the planning system. An increase in resources would obviously help but emergency powers have been introduced in relation to planning for local authority construction of social homes on land that is already zoned. I do not know what impact that is having as yet but would be interested in looking at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: We are eager to see that right to housing inserted into the Constitution. Mr. Stanley was before the committee previously with the Home For Good campaign group and assisted us with that issue previously. The report has been awaited for quite some time now and we need to see some movement on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Kavanagh for that comment. It was the last one on the subject today. I thank all the witnesses for their time. I realise that when they take time out of their day to be here, nobody else is doing their work back in the office and it builds up. Members realise and acknowledge the difficulty of the job done by staff at the front line. As I often say to local authority...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to the meeting. This is our final meeting of pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the land value sharing and urban development zones Bill 2022. I welcome from the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers, IPAV, Mr. Donald MacDonald, director of Hooke and MacDonald, and Mr. Patrick Davitt, chief executive of IPAV. From the Construction Industry...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Who will make the opening statement on behalf of the Irish Home Builders Association?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank our guests for their opening statements. I am not sensing a warm welcome for this legislation from industry. That is the benefit of having pre-legislative scrutiny. We get to engage with all participants and stakeholders. I will go to the members now. I call Senator Fitzpatrick for the first slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I will bring him in very briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I might just move on to the next round of questions but we can come back. I hear what Mr. Farrell is saying and I will come back to it. I call Deputy Gould.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I will bring in Mr. Farrell, because he wanted to comment on that, and then we will move on. I am sorry but I have to keep things moving.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Who would like to take that for two minutes? I call Mr. Moran.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Would that uncertainty, in any case, drive down the price of the land?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Surely if the price is right, land will be sold. We are getting sidetracked. I am going to bring in Deputy O'Callaghan and return to the committee rota.