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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation Expert Group (6 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: If none of the members has any further questions, I invite Mr. Joyce to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation Expert Group (6 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: If Professor Norris does not wish to make any closing remarks, I will thank our witnesses for attending and engaging with the committee. No doubt they will be with us again before long. We look forward to that ongoing engagement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Senator Boyhan. In accordance with standard procedures agreed to by the Committee on Procedure and Privileges for paperless committees, all documentation for the meeting has been circulated to members on the documents database. As we are not having a discussion in private session, I propose that we suspend the sitting for a few minutes to allow the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and those in the Visitors Gallery are requested to ensure their mobile phones are switched off completely for the duration of the meeting or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device used. It is not sufficient to leave them in silent mode because it will maintain a level of interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Gleeson and call on Mr. John Murphy from the Homelessness Inter-agency Group to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Murphy. I all Professor O'Sullivan to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: Is Deputy Ó Broin referring to the half-page document we received?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: We received only half a page.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: I do not think more came through but we will find out. The half page is all I have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: Does Ms Hurley want to respond first?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: It might be better to get the answers first. We might run out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: There were a number of questions for Ms Gleeson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: Professor O'Sullivan has an advantage on some of us, as there is confusion over the email and what was or was not sent. He has all of that information whereas we do not. While that might be an oversight on my part or a problem with the email from the person who sent it in, I ask him to bear in mind that members do not have all of the information he was sent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: I ask the member not to put words in witnesses' mouths, with respect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: At all times, witnesses can answer as they wish and members should note that we never put words into witnesses' mouths. I ask members to be careful about the precedents we set. I call Deputy Casey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: I have some questions as I must slip out to the Business Committee before coming back, if that is okay. Will Ms Gleeson explain a bit more to us about private rented accommodation outside Dublin and the benefits that may add to the current system? I would like this simplified. Regardless of what heading any family or individual comes under, supports are made available to them and a safe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: While we do not know why we have lost those tenancies, could we surmise that some of those may have been accidental landlords who do not want to be landlords whose properties have returned to the value at which they were purchased, therefore it is natural that they withdraw? Some 86% of landlords own one or two properties. It is not attractive if one is an accidental landlord but there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: That is trying to balance the rental sector without interfering in it too much, so that there is not the loss of a further 10,000. It is a difficult balancing act. Ms Hurley said the hope is that with increased supply, it will fall next year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: On what page is the Deputy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Reports on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Nov 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Deputy must be careful with the words he uses. I read out the privilege note at the start of the meeting. We must base our decisions on the evidence we have. Regardless of whether we agree with what is in which category, we must make policy decisions on the evidence. It can be difficult to collate some data, but we base policy on the evidence we have. Did Ms Gleeson wish to...