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Report of Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on Immigration, Asylum and the Refugee Crisis: Motion (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I welcome all the people in the Gallery this evening. I hope they could understand the Minister of State who spoke at breakneck speed. I wish to speak about a Syrian refugee whom I met in Mosney a couple of weeks ago. His own words can bring it home better than I can. He has been in Mosney since June 2016 even though refugees are only supposed to spend a maximum of eight months there. He...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: No, that is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I apologise if, following on some of the points arising from the housing summit, I repeat a questiont hat was asked earlier. Inviting the local authority managers in for a summit seems to be a reactive thing which is done when the housing and homelessness figures are released and show a large increase. People view it quite cynically. If the Minister wanted a real summit, one would imagine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I will conclude on this point. An interesting development has emerged whereby councillors are getting together to propose projects to local authorities. This happened in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown. Will those proposals be acted on? The idea of 50-50 social and affordable mortgages is preferable because affordable rental is not really affordable. That is the point. We should not be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Are we under great time pressure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Why is it only three minutes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: It is a bit ridiculous. I understand that the committee agreed it-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: We each have three minutes to question the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: There is hardly a plethora of people gagging to speak here. The Vice Chairman should be reasonable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: That is the Minister's opinion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: It is, it is a particular opinion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: Was the issue of landbanks examined at the summit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: We have no councillors in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: It is a housing problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: The Government should build some houses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: That is so, but the Minister has not done anything to prevent such situations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: There should be emergency legislation to stop evictions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I thank the Chair. The Minister might think the meeting is getting a bit tetchy. This is the most significant crisis in the country. One would expect a full Press Gallery to be present when the Minister is present to answer to the housing committee. Unfortunately the issue blows hot and cold in the media. It is sexy for one or two weeks then it goes off the boil again. Some people here...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: I was not referring to that. There was a special housing and homeless committee that met last summer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Ruth Coppinger: That was not the impression. The Minister is extremely sensitive. I do not know who has been advising the Minister and the Taoiseach but perhaps they should do a few yoga lessons or something.