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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that, for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on their device. It is not sufficient to switch phones to silent mode because this will maintain a level of interference with...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: I thank Deputy Wallace for his presentation. I invite Professor Drudy to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Reynolds. Before we begin, I remind members that we are present to scrutinise Deputy Wallace's Bill, and we will stick to that. We are due to discuss the next Private Members' Bill at 11 a.m. and, therefore, we will inform the witnesses for that session that we are running slightly behind time. We will take questions for Deputy Wallace first in case he, too, has questions to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: Does Professor Drudy wish to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: Senator Grace O'Sullivan is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: I remind Deputies to be careful of mentioning people from outside the Houses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: To be clear, they could be men or women.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: There are a lot more women in construction now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: Deputy Wallace would not throw any woman under the bus.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: That is three questions. Deputy Boyd Barrett said one question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: Before the witness comes in, I want to clarify that provisions on the income thresholds for affordable housing are not included in the Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: Does Mr. Reynolds wish to come in on that point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: I want to clarify one point. Deputy Wallace referred to the point in general. Almost 1,200 apartments are being built in Cherrywood at the moment. I fully agree with him that it is more expensive and more complex to deliver apartments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: Deputy Wallace was referring to Dublin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: I was pleased to hear Shanganagh mentioned so many times. A proposal for Shanganagh is on the table. It went to councillors on Tuesday night. My father and I have been involved with it for two years. It will be one third cost rental. We are up to approximately 340 cost rental units. That is where we can deliver on State lands. I have one final question for Deputy Wallace. How much...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: We need to emphasise this point. We cannot build houses as quickly as people think.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: Then we need to allow nine months to build.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: It still required major investment though.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Mar 2019)
Maria Bailey: I was simply making the point that apartments are being built in Dublin. That is all I was saying. I am supportive generally of the Bill. I thank all the witnesses for attending today. We have gone well over time. I apologise for that and to those involved in our next session. With the permission of members we will extend the next session to 1 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed. Again, I...