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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: That concludes the first round. I am conscious that a couple of members of the committee might want to come back in for a couple of minutes before I go to the outside Members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Mr. Taaffe. At our previous meeting, we had an agreement with regard to non-members of the committee who wished to speak, and I know Deputy Sheehan indicated to us previously. We are going to try to give five minutes for questions and answers to Deputy Sheehan, Senator Byrne and Deputy Lawlor, if they wish to ask a question. Do Deputy Butterly or Senator Murphy have any quick...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Mr. Taaffe. Deputy Sheehan has five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Did Deputy Ó Broin want to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: The Deputy has two minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: That concludes our consideration. I sincerely thank Mr. Taaffe and Ms Leech for attending. This is the first meeting of the housing committee for the new Government term. We met early after the committee was constituted in the Dáil in order to hit the ground running and be able to have public meetings. A number of organisations were invited in. The CCMA took up that invite straight...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the first public meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We have received apologies from Deputy Thomas Gould and Senator Maria McCormack. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that members must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: That is an IT glitch.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Sorry, I know you are Independent, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: County and City Management Association (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Sinn Féin has an additional slot of about two minutes. We went over time on a couple of slots.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I wish to advise members of the constitutional requirements that members must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex to participate in our public meeting. Today's engagement is with the Central Bank of Ireland and the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI. I thank the witnesses for coming here today. Last week, the committee considered some of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I now invite Dr. O'Toole to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Dr. O'Toole. Before inviting members to contribute, I remind them that we have set seven minutes each for questions and answers. The rota of speakers has been circulated, with Deputy McGrath going first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I will allow a quick answer. We have gone well over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Deputy Stanley. I ask the Leas-Chathaoirleach, Deputy Séamus McGrath, to take over for about 15 minutes. I will ask the clerk to get a copy of the oath Deputy McGrath can take before he continues the next session with our next speaker, who is Senator Aubrey McCarthy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Dr. Cassidy. I am going to suspend the meeting until 4.45 p.m. to give the witnesses a break.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: The next slot is Fianna Fáil's. I call Deputy McGrath.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Challenges Relating to the Delivery of Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Can we keep it brief? We are over time so I ask the witnesses to keep it tight.