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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: We should follow on the good work done to produce the "Safe as Houses?" report. At some point we should consider bringing some of those involved in the production of that report before the committee again to give them the opportunity to provide us with an update. We could give the new Minister a little time to take some action on it but we should then consider bringing those involved in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I would like to note that Senator Moynihan has just texted me to say that she could not access the Microsoft Teams. She obviously thought she would be able to do so. I have tried to text her, but we are in the bowels of the building so there is no signal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Deputy Ó Broin is right. That issue needs to be separate from the defects issue. The first phase of the evolution of owners' management companies was essentially about local authorities divesting responsibility. We have learned that this has not worked because cases where they have had to step in are more messy, difficult and complex. If there is going to be a significant programme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: We should prioritise our work on SHDs early, given that we expect an increase in applications. Although some areas are covered by local area plans, LAPs, or master plans, there are numerous applications in areas where no mass plan applies. Where local authorities would taken an holistic view of all those multiple applications, An Bord Pleanála does not seem to be doing so. It is really...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: As regards the priority of our work, Sarah Moorhead might not be brought before the committee until January or February. However, my understanding is that, pre-pandemic, a commitment was given that the report would be implemented this year. I am just wondering about the effectiveness of bringing Sarah Moorhead and the other representatives in when this matter will be before the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Have we agreement on the meetings that Deputy Eoin Ó Broin has put forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Can I clarify the seating and speaking arrangements for the next session?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Are additional people joining us at 12.15 p.m.?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I am going to share two and a half minutes with Deputy Murnane O'Connor.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: This is the rapid-fire round for the Minister. I thank him for covering several of the topics and I look forward to working with him, especially when he responds in respect of the work programme. Turning to the Estimates, will the Minister remind us how many boarded-up voids he thinks will come back into stock?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the Minister. There is major frustration when people see boarded-up homes. Regarding the mortgage-to-rent scheme, and given what is going on with the banks, the programme for Government referred to expanding it. If payment breaks stop, what else is in place in that regard?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Will the Chairman indicate whether I have any time remaining?

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I am sharing time with Deputy Jim O'Callaghan. As a member of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response, I have had, perhaps, more opportunity than many Members to hear the different perspectives on this pandemic and the many opinions on how the Government should deal with restrictions, health interventions, testing regimes and the devastating economic and social impact on society....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I wonder if I might raise a point in a very respectful way. I ask the Ceann Comhairle's office to come back to me on it. On two occasions this week, I have sat through Questions on Promised Legislation and have not been reached on either occasion. There were different people in the Chair. We have a constitutional obligation in this House to hold the Executive to account. Every Member of...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I welcome the witnesses, particularly those I saw only a few days ago. I ask the HSE and the Comptroller and Auditor General to comment on the differential between the value placed on a property and its sale price. Often, the value is set when a placement is made, but at the time of settlement or after the person has passed away, the value may have changed. Has the HSE lost out in some...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I refer to cases where the sale value might have been settled in 2007 or 2008 and when the property was sold in 2011 or 2012 it would have realised a price substantially lower than the value which had been put on it. In that case, the person would pay much more than the 15% of the value when the property was sold. Equally, if there is a significant uplift in the market the HSE may be losing...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Perhaps Mr. Hynes would come back to me.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I am happy to receive a written reply. It unlocks my second point, namely if we are dependent on the market, is there a need to review the scheme to see if settlement can be made far earlier? I suggest this because there is a difficulty with housing. Selling the home at any point is an emotional issue but it often happens when the person passes away. Is there any way that if the scheme is...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Discussion (1 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Many people are fearful of the fair deal scheme and its legal complexities. I do not think that it is easily understood and there is no incentive to sell earlier. I referred to the financial product that is often called life loans. They are sold by banks which provide a lump sum but there is no capital or interest repayment during a person's lifetime. It is a punitive product which...