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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 thank Deputy Cooney. I now invite Deputy Hearne from the Social Democrats. If the clock is not working, we will share the screen where the time is shown on the top middle, just so people will know their time. We are having problems with the IT. Keep an eye on the timer in the middle of that screen.

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: Would the Deputy like to get one additional short question in?

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 thank Deputy Hearne. The next speaking slot is People Before Profit and Deputy Brian Stanley.

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: Sorry, yes. In the Deputy's absence, that slot is available.

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: Before Mr. Taaffe starts, I ask him to be conscious that the seven minutes are up but-----

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 will leave him time to answer.

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: No, I will be fair. I am being very fair. The seven minutes are up.

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: Sinn Féin members indicated that Deputy Ó Broin would be taking up their speaking time. I missed that so I will let hm back in.

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 thank Mr. Taaffe. Deputy McGrath may now contribute again.

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: That is fair. I am the last member of the committee on the rota. I will take a couple of minutes to ask a few questions. A refusal rate of 25% was mentioned. Is it the case that every local authority has a policy of removing people from the housing list after two refusals? Should this be changed? In the current climate, should it be a case of being removed after the first refusal? ...

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: There are derelict sites everywhere and while we have a levy, an awful lot of money is not being collected across the levies. If we were stronger nationally on doing that, we would see fewer derelict sites and would see them being brought back into use. I believe that in the region of €20 million is uncollected nationally. Is there any reason that is the case?

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: That concludes the first round. I am conscious that a couple of members of the committee might want to come back in for a couple of minutes before I go to the outside Members.

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 thank Mr. Taaffe. At our previous meeting, we had an agreement with regard to non-members of the committee who wished to speak, and I know Deputy Sheehan indicated to us previously. We are going to try to give five minutes for questions and answers to Deputy Sheehan, Senator Byrne and Deputy Lawlor, if they wish to ask a question. Do Deputy Butterly or Senator Murphy have any quick...

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 thank Mr. Taaffe. Deputy Sheehan has five minutes.

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: Did Deputy Ó Broin want to come back in?

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: The Deputy has two minutes.

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: That concludes our consideration. I sincerely thank Mr. Taaffe and Ms Leech for attending. This is the first meeting of the housing committee for the new Government term. We met early after the committee was constituted in the Dáil in order to hit the ground running and be able to have public meetings. A number of organisations were invited in. The CCMA took up that invite straight...

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

Micheál Carrigy: Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the first public meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We have received apologies from Deputy Thomas Gould and Senator Maria McCormack. I advise members of the constitutional requirement that members must be physically present within the confines of the Leinster House complex in order to participate in...