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

Maria Bailey: I ask members to be aware that we are aiming to finish by 6.20 p.m. because we have the local authorities in after that and we cannot go beyond 8 o'clock. If members could ask questions where possible it would be really helpful.

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

Maria Bailey: We will pause for a moment. There are votes in the Chamber. Senator Boyhan will take the Chair and continue with the meeting. Next up is Deputy Darragh O'Brien, but we will come back to the other speakers on our return. We will be back by the time Senator O'Sullivan, Senator Murnane O'Connor and Deputy Boyd Barrett have spoken. Is it agreed that Senator Boyhan can take the Chair while we...

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

Maria Bailey: I will give Professor Norris three minutes to wrap up.

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

Maria Bailey: I thank Dr. Hayden and Professor Norris for coming before the committee. I found their report and their presentation in Buswells Hotel valuable. We will take it from there. I apologise for the inconvenience of the vote during their presentation. I propose that we suspend for a few minutes to allow the next witnesses to take their seats. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: No. 6 on the agenda is funding and delivery of public housing under the Rebuilding Ireland action plan. In our second session, we will meet representatives of the local authorities. I welcome Ms Margaret Geraghty and Ms Mary Egan from Fingal County Council; Ms Breege Kilkenny and Mr. Joe Lane from Wicklow County Council; Mr. Joe MacGrath and Ms Sinéad Carr from Tipperary County...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I received apologies from Deputy Darragh O'Brien who had to leave to meet an Egyptian delegation with the Ceann Comhairle. It is a reciprocal visit. Deputy O'Brien wanted to convey his apologies, especially to the representatives of Fingal County Council, that he could not stay for the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: That is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: There was recent disagreement on this issue on the airwaves. I am happy for it to be clarified.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: The build cost is site specific. The same type of house could be built on two very different sites and the tender for one site would be far higher for obvious reasons. The same builder may not bid for both projects because a build is too complicated or the overheads or risk would be too high, as well as the difficulty of skills shortages. Construction cost varies depending on the area and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: It is self financing in the long run.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I am asking for clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: Senator Boyhan has indicated that he has a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (26 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: We have run over time. I apologise for delaying the witnesses getting home. I thank them all for attending this evening's meeting. We have all found it really useful and hope to meet like this on an ongoing basis - with different local authorities; we will not be dragging this evening's witnesses in every time. It is very useful to have ongoing communication with the committee so that we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission: Chairperson Designate (19 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: We are now in public session. 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission: Chairperson Designate (19 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: A number of people are indicating to ask questions but I made an oversight in that I forgot to read the note on privilege. I wish to draw attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to this committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission: Chairperson Designate (19 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Are there any further comments for him?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission: Chairperson Designate (19 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: Has Mr. McCarthy any further comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Oversight and Audit Commission: Chairperson Designate (19 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: I wish Mr. McCarthy the best. There is an open invitation to him from this committee. Senator Boyhan wants NOAC to be on our work programme later in the year. He was very proactive in wanting NOAC to come into the committee. We look forward to further engagement with Mr. McCarthy. He comes with vast experience and it is very appropriate that he is in that position. On behalf of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Advisory Body: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: In our second session today, we will engage with Mr. Paul McGowan, chairperson of the Water Advisory Body. On behalf of the committee, I welcome Mr. McGowan, Mr. Darragh Page and Ms Sharon Kennedy. The purpose of this session is to engage with the witnesses and hear about the work of the newly established Water Advisory Body. In particular, we are keen to learn how the committee can engage...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Advisory Body: Discussion (19 Sep 2018)

Maria Bailey: Mr. McGowan might catch Deputy O'Dowd after the meeting.