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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Minister does not have to answer that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: Let me interject before the Minister responds, because he was not present yesterday when the four committee members were present to hear Mr. Brendan Kenny say, and this is not the full context, that the funding source for social housing is one source of funding, affordable is separate. Building 1,000 social houses would not be the right thing to do but it would be easier from a financial...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: He did not say quicker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: He referred to lead times. The Deputy can look back at the blacks, but he should put Mr. Kenny's comments in context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: With the agreement of members, can we take a break for five minutes? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I call Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I am allowing the Deputy to go over his time because the detail is great for anyone watching.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister. I call Senator Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: Does Deputy Boyd Barrett want to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will allow the Deputy finish but he should be careful about naming people outside the Houses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I am just putting it on the record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will allow the Deputy to continue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Minister is fully aware of what he can and cannot answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: We are so close to the end of an amicable meeting-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: Perhaps the Deputy could allow me to finish, without interruption. I have not asked any questions because I have given my time to the Deputy as a non-member of the committee. We are so close to the end of this meeting, which has been amicable. The Minister and members are fully aware of who they can and cannot mention. I have warned the Deputy. He should finish asking his question and we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank members for their contributions this afternoon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank members for the white smoke. It was nice to have an amicable meeting. I thank the Minister and Ms Hurley, Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Walsh. They are all regular visitors to the committee. I thank them for their ongoing engagement and for the volume of information we were given a number of days prior to the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Deputy Fergus O'Dowd. I propose that we go into private session to deal with housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of Council Housing: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that mobiles phones are switched off completely or to airplane, flight or safe mode, depending on the device, for the duration of the meeting. It is not sufficient to just put phones on silent mode as this will maintain a level of interference with the broadcasting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of Council Housing: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: We are running a little late. I will take a couple of members at a time and I ask members not to repeat questions. I call Deputy Pat Casey who will be followed by Senator Victor Boyhan.