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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will ask Deputy Barry to come in, as the questions are directed to everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: Yes, we will all contribute first and I will ask the witnesses to answer at the end.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: I do not know if Ms Keenan has the answers to those questions with her now. We asked our witnesses to come in to discuss the appropriate use of public land, not waiting lists. If Ms Keenan has those figures to hand, that is great. If not, she might send them to the committee. The topic today is on the appropriate use of public land.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: I am just saying the witnesses might not have the information with them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: I have some general questions also, in particular on downsizing options. The committee did a substantial report on housing options for older people. We visited a number of sites where downsizing is taking place. I am biased and perhaps not as au faitwith the other three local authorities in Dublin, but Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council has been at the forefront of delivering...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: Some of us are. We are trying to facilitate that as much as possible. I have obviously attended all the housing summits and have heard much of the good work that is happening which does not always get out into the media. Recognising where we have come from, we have now turned a corner, but it has taken time. The local authorities have done considerable work to get us to that point. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: Not yet. I will call Deputy Ó Broin first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: It might be worth the while of the Dún Laoghaire people here, Deputy Boyd Barrett, Senator Boyhan and myself, to meet with the witnesses again about Cherrywood. It is so vast. Needless to say, we will discuss our big plot of the quadrant and what is going to happen. There is huge scope in the amount of local infrastructure housing activation fund, LIHAF, money. Perhaps the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: May.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: I want to mention and welcome something referenced by the witnesses from Cork City Council, which is the amount of student accommodation coming onstream. The fast-track planning process has facilitated this. The amount of student accommodation coming onstream and that has been built is very much welcome. It takes students out of the private rental sector, which eases that for us. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: I am happy to facilitate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: Has it gone back to the local authority yet? Where is it between the Department and local authority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: Is this the first time that it will go back to councillors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: If possible, Deputies might be invited to that too. I leave that up to Ms Keenan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: Is there a scheme for the serviced Mount Anville site? Are there serviced sites with no schemes coming forward? I know that site is more complicated but there is no scheme in train for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: I am not answering Deputy Boyd Barrett's question but, while we disagree on the make-up of the site, I concur that the scheme proposed by the 40 councillors in Dún Laoghaire was considered in light of various framework options that existed over a year ago. They were costed. Reference was made to the question of how the scheme would be funded. A substantial document was submitted by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (11 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: No apologies have been received. I propose that the committee go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Standards: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and those in the Visitors Gallery are asked to turn off their mobile phones or switch them to flight mode as they interfere with the broadcasting and transmission of the proceedings. It is not sufficient merely to leave them in silent mode as it will maintain a level of interference with the broadcasting and recording...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Standards: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Lemass and call Ms Hegarty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing Standards: Discussion (11 Oct 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Hegarty and call Mr. O'Mahony.