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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Would someone else like to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I want to make a few concluding points. First, I want to acknowledge the Chair, who has made the meeting happen. He is absolutely committed to this and I say that genuinely to the witnesses here today. In the programme for Government, they talk about an amazing commitment to the horticultural sector and to growing the sector. We will have a major Food Wise conference in Dublin Castle...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the witnesses. I have worked in horticulture myself. I have worked in amenity horticulture, nursery stock production, forestry and the mushroom sector. I also worked in the tomato and soft-fruit sectors. Therefore, I am fully aware of and knowledgeable about the significance and importance of growing media. I am particularly knowledgeable about peat. There is a common thread...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I join the Leader in her words of support for the people of Creeslough, County Donegal. This afternoon in Seanad Éireann, we joined together to observe a moment of silence for Senators who wanted contemplation, prayer and reflection over those who lost their lives so tragically in Creeslough. Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost loved ones - their families and friends...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the two chief executives and their teams for coming before the committee today. Most of them are no strangers to me. They are welcome. I always make the point that witnesses before the committee are our guests. They have been invited here as part of a process of engagement. I acknowledge this and thank them for coming. My questions will focus on Dublin City Council. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I do not mean to be rude and cut in on Mr. O'Reilly, and that answer is perfect, but I am conscious of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: No, it is my fault as much as Mr. O'Reilly's. There are 650 vacant homes with the potential for redevelopment. Will Mr. O'Reilly tell us about them? How was the figure of 650 arrived at?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: How many of these are there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: There are 18 derelict units in the ownership of Dublin City Council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: That was a different question. I did not ask whether they were on the register; I asked whether there are derelict sites in the ownership of Dublin City Council. We know some local authorities do not have their derelict sites on the register. This is one of the problems.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: To keep focus and clarity, Dublin City Council does not own any derelict site at present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Other than these 18.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: We need to get a handle on the number.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Are there any historically derelict sites that have been in the ownership of Dublin City Council for some time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: I want to focus on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. From the outset, I wish the council well in its partnership with the Land Development Agency at Shanganagh Castle. I thought we might be there yesterday but that was cancelled, as the witnesses know. I am glad to see, because I have gone out on the site, that construction has actually started. I wish the council well. It has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: Therefore, 154 is what has been delivered. In terms of derelict site properties, I think I am right in saying that the council had identified 77 properties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Victor Boyhan: In terms of vacant sites or derelict properties, the council is obliged to keep a register. Are any of those properties or sites in the ownership of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council? If so, how many?