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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I appreciate that my question on the development plan is a big one because the witnesses mentioned the time involved. One proposal is for a ten-year plan but the objective of doing that is to improve the quality of strategic planning. Perhaps we can come back to this issue in the next round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank Mr. Hogan and his colleagues for the work they have been doing. He is right. There has been broad support for reform of our planning laws. The hearings have been very interesting. I have a couple of housekeeping questions that have been raised by a number of witnesses who have attended the hearings. They asked why we are looking at a general scheme, why it is a draft Bill, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: This is really important. If we are going to make these types of changes, and we all want more clarity, certainty and consistency in our planning process and can all support a plan-lead approach to planning to achieve better outcomes for the greater good, we need to have confidence in the process. We need confidence not just among members of the Government but right across society. Society...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank Mr. Hogan for that. This is very encouraging. The additional resources which have gone into An Bord Pleanála are very welcome. It is also recognised that we are dealing with a mess and a bit of a basket case there, for want of a better word. It is very important that there is an understanding and commitment, in parallel with this legislation and the making of these legislative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses for attending. I will share a typical message somebody sent to me: Oh my god. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can't put into words how grateful I am. You have restored my security, my safety, my sanity. What you have done for me and my family is beyond words. I could barely eat. I could barely sleep. I had lost all sense of my own self security. You have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: If somebody gets a notice to quit over the weekend or out of hours, what happens?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I will ask another question. The challenges of tenant in situwere mentioned. Housing has so many challenges in every respect. Why would a landlord sell? If a landlord is selling already, why would he or she sell to the local authority? Why would landlords not just put it on the market and sell to the highest bidder?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Great. My next question is for the Department. On the housing supply numbers, how confident is the Department that the local authorities are ramping up to increase supply commensurate with the Housing for All targets?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Senator Cummins mentioned the RTB report. The RTB was not able to join us today, but it did provide a report. It tells us that approximately 40% of notices to quit relate to Dublin. The county with the next highest number is Cork, at 10%. The percentage for every other county stands at 2%. As well as the points that my colleagues have put to the CCMA, I must state the following. In the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Can Ms Hayes differentiate between HAP and homeless HAP. What does it add?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: And the HAP place finders is operated by the DRHE?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Does Ms Hayes an idea of how many tenants exited homelessness last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: To all forms.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: So it was 900 in the Dublin region.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I am willing to let Deputy Gould in if he has a question he wants to put, as long as it is a question and not a speech.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I do not want him to abuse our guests who have been very co-operative and helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tenant In Situ Process: Discussion (21 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Tenant in situdoes not do that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I refer to climate change and climate action. Climate change is all around us and is happening all the time and everywhere. Last week, the sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, was issued and has been described as the final warning. We all need to think about the kind of legacy we want to leave to our children and grandchildren. If we want to leave them a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I commend and congratulate everybody involved in the Five Lamps Arts Festival, which brings the north inner city to life from a cultural perspective. It celebrates everything that is great about Dublin's north inner city, our diversity and heritage, including everything from the built heritage through to the literary heritage and the natural heritage. I congratulate the organisers,...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire agus gabhaim buíochas leis as a bheith anseo inniu. This is a really important debate. None of us can turn on the radio or look at social media, television or newspapers without seeing or hearing a discussion about housing. Everybody is an expert. God love the Minister for being the man with the job. In case he did not get the newsflash, he is not...