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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Mr. Treacy mentioned that the consultative forum needs additional powers. Has he a view on what those powers should be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: I welcome the delegates, many of whom are familiar to me. I certainly know the representatives from the Dublin Port Company. I also welcome Mr. John Treacy, Mr. Ciaran Flanagan, Mr. Nicholas Cloake and Mr. Alan Robinson who are representing the Docklands Business Forum. The meeting is informal and there will be no interrogation as the delegates are not appearing before the Committee of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to ask a couple of questions. The Dublin Docklands Authority, DDA, came up with the 20% social and affordable housing from the community forum. There was a housing strategy in the master plan. Dublin City Council’s housing strategy was not that successful, in that it took off-site provision, where on-site provision was made in the docklands area and we were able to keep...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: On retention of jobs and employment in the area, an SDZ is quite advantageous for development reasons. Has the council considered a reserve of local employment? There was a 20% clause originally in the DDA plan. I would like to see long-term job guarantees. Mr. Maguire said a community liaison officer has been appointed. It is one thing to talk to communities but delivering for them is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: I have had conversations with Mr. Crawley on complications with affordable housing in terms of family break-ups. Reference was also made to a very complicated clawback scheme. Does he have suggestions on how we could tidy that up through legislation or would he enter into discussions with the Department to develop recommendations on the matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Would Dublin City Council or the docklands authority have an objection to going to the national scheme that operates under local authorities? It is a complicated issue. The vast majority of residents in affordable housing have no intention of flipping, as Mr. Crawley put it. Unfortunately, as time passes families grow and marriages break down. A small number of people are in great...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: I call Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: The two liabilities that were discharged against the interests of communities were the site for the school on the north side and plot 8 on the south side. These were supposed to be part of the social dividend for the communities in question. There is a very strong case for NAMA to step up to the mark in this matter. As far as I am concerned, the sites in question, which had already been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Mr. Keegan's reply gives rise to a degree of concern on my part. In my opinion, the docklands area is probably going to drive development within the city during the next five years. There must be a structure put in place to deal with the part of the area on the north side and those on the south side. The current structure involves two distinct area committees. What structure does the city...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Will Mr. Maguire take me step by step through the process, as he anticipates it, of how the appointments to the community forum will be managed by the council?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: The council would make a decision based on the recommendations from each of the area committees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Is it Mr. Maguire's view at this stage that there will be proportionality of representation on the forum as between the north and south sides of the city?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: My next question is for the delegates from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. Head 13 of the general scheme deals with the transfer of the authority's pension liabilities on its dissolution. What are those pension liabilities and to whom will they transfer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Does Mr. Crawley anticipate at this stage that there will be a reserve fund left over when all of the authority's liabilities are sorted out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Would there not be a sum remaining, however, if the liabilities were transferred to the Department or the city council? Specifically, would the authority not be left with a net sum of some €5 million if it were not taking on the pension liabilities? Most of the staff concerned have been on secondment from different agencies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: What I am getting at here is whether there might be any remaining funds which could be ring-fenced for social regeneration purposes within the docklands strategic development zone, SDZ. There have been some very good outcomes in the docklands in terms of social housing programmes and the educational programmes that were run through the schools. However, to operate a proper social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: If that liability were taken on by another agency, whether the city council or the Department, and taking it that the majority of the liability would not fall for several years, those moneys might then be ring-fenced for social regeneration within the docklands. The legislation in regard to SDZs allows only for capital investment and much of the funding going into communities on both the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: I wish to deal with head 6 of the Bill. I presume Dublin City Council has had discussions with the Department. How will head 6 be implemented? Is there a need for more clarity regarding the establishment of the forum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: Those are the details, but there needs to be a clear perception of how the legislation will be implemented, otherwise it may need to be tightened. For example, with regard to the appointment of members of fora, there are two distinct area committees in the docklands. I do not want to put words in his mouth, but is it Mr. Maguire's interpretation that the two area committees will be the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Bill 2014: Discussion (13 May 2014)

Kevin Humphreys: That is fine, but the appointment-----