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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.

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

Micheál Carrigy: We have 15 minutes to go and four speakers remaining, including me. I will cut my time to a few minutes and I will give everyone a chance to get in. There are a couple of issues. I am glad of the comments about 100% mortgages. That needs to be put out there, although we need to look at some sort of support for those who have been paying higher rent and have been shown to be able to pay it...

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

Micheál Carrigy: I would question that, from talking to people out there who cannot get money from the banks. They have significant capacity to do it and it is not happening.

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

Micheál Carrigy: We have nine minutes left and three speakers indicating, namely, Deputies Ó Broin, Hearne and Gould, so they will get three minutes each.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I ask the witnesses to keep the answer tight. Time has gone over the three minutes.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I want to give the other two members time.

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

Micheál Carrigy: That concludes our consideration and discussion. I thank the representatives – Dr. Kelly and Dr. Cassidy from the Central Bank and Dr. O’Toole, Dr. Slaymaker and Dr. Egan from the ESRI – for attending to give their insight and knowledge. The Central Bank and the ESRI were the two organisations to whose representatives we felt at our first meeting we wanted to speak...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the building project for the provision of one additional mainstream classroom at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27103/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: The programme for Government commits to improving our services throughout the health service. Specifically, I refer to St. Joseph’s campus in Longford. Recently, following a HIQA report, the physiotherapy department which serves the people of Longford and the patients in St. Joseph’s Care Centre has had to move location in the centre into a building that is due to be...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: Physiotherapy.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: For St. Joseph’s Care Centre in Longford.

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

Micheál Carrigy: At the end of the previous meeting, members agreed a closing time. We need to start our work in the vein that what we agree is agreed. I am not open to departing from that straightaway. Members agreed a closing time for nominations and we should stick with that. Do members wish to make a comment?

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

Micheál Carrigy: I will put the question that Deputy Séamus McGrath be elected Leas-Chathaoirleach of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Is that agreed? Agreed. I declare Deputy Séamus McGrath has been elected Leas-Chathaoirleach and congratulate him on taking up the role.

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

Micheál Carrigy: Deputy McGrath may wish to say a few words. The Leas-Chathaoirleach takes an oath but it must be done when he assumes the Chair at some stage.

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

Micheál Carrigy: I thank Deputy McGrath. Do any other members wish to make a comment? No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Business of Joint Committee (20 May 2025)

Micheál Carrigy: We will now hear from our first witnesses to the committee, who will give their insights into the challenges facing the delivery of housing. I invite the representatives of the County and City Management Association, CCMA, to come in but before I introduce them, I will say a few words I did not get to say at our first meeting. I am delighted and honoured to have been appointed Cathaoirleach...

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: Ireland faces many challenges in respect of the delivery of housing. I am pleased we have the opportunity to consider this and other related matters with the following representatives from the County and City Management Association, CCMA: Mr. Eddie Taaffe, chief executive of Waterford County Council and chairperson of the CCMA housing committee; and Ms Elaine Leech, director of housing,...

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 now invite members to discuss issues and ask any questions they may have. I remind members participating remotely that they must be here on the grounds of the Leinster House complex. When it comes to their turn, I will ask them to declare that they are on the complex and that their camera is turned on. The speaking rota was circulated and has been agreed. That is the speaking rota we...

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 remind members to try to keep to time. I gave a bit of leeway.

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: Try to keep it tight and focus the questions. We will get everybody in and if we have time afterwards, we will get another round of questions. I will be the last speaker as a member of the committee. I will let all committee members speak first and then we will give an opportunity to other Members. Deputy Sheehan has indicated he wants to speak so we want to accommodate that. The next...