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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Committee. (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: We will suspend for a few moments to allow our next witnesses to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Housing Model: Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: During this session we will consider the cost rental housing model. On behalf of the committee I welcome Dr. Tom Healy and Mr. Paul Goldrick-Kelly from the Nevin Economic Research Institute; Dr. Larry O'Connell and Mr. Noel Cahill from the National Economic and Social Council; and Ms Eilish Comerford, Dr. John Bissett and Ms Rita Fagan from Saint Michael's Estate regeneration team. By...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Housing Model: Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Comerford.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Housing Model: Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Comerford.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Housing Model: Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: I wish to clarify one or two points because I did not speak in the first round. This is cross-party and we normally take the politics out of this committee to get houses built, but I did sit at the national economic dialogue all day where we had various stakeholders across many different sectors and then there was the break-out session for housing and housing delivery. The commonality that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Housing Model: Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: Does Mr. Cahill wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Housing Model: Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: Does Mr. Goldrick-Kelly wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Housing Model: Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will bring in Deputy Pat Casey and Deputy Eamon Ryan for 30 seconds each because we are well over time. I will be a stickler on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Housing Model: Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: I know Deputy Ryan was not at that break-out session, but I am just relaying what was said by some who are professionals in this area, including approved housing bodies, the Construction Industry Federation, An Taisce, chartered surveyors and the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. I am just relaying the commonality. These are people who work in the sector. With regard to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Housing Model: Discussion (12 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank all of our witnesses for coming in today. As ever with housing, we would love more time but we have a voting block coming up in the Chamber. I thank all of the witnesses for attending today and for the information they have shared with us. Before we finish up I wish our clerk, Fiona Cashin, the very best. She is not going on maternity leave just yet but this is her last...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending. I will ask a couple of quick-fire questions and then a longer one at the end. In light of current developments with Brexit, how are we planning to safeguard our economy next year and beyond? Would spending more on our health service have a greater impact on outcomes, bearing in mind that our spending is the third highest in the OECD?...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: I also asked about Brexit.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Summer Economic Statement: Discussion (11 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: On the provision of housing at market value, I would welcome an expansion of the help-to-buy scheme because it has helped to ensure the construction of houses in Dublin, Cork and Galway within the bracket of first-time buyers. I recognise that one year ago we could not have considered this because the priority had to be the provision of housing for vulnerable persons. I welcome the cost...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (4 Jul 2018)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Deputy Ruth Coppinger. Deputy Mick Barry will take Deputy Coppinger's place today. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Summer Economic Statement 2018: Statements (20 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: Yes. I wish to share time with Deputy Durkan. The indicators we use to measure our economic growth such as GDP or GNI* are going in the right direction. Crucially, there are more people at work today than ever before. An additional 62,100 jobs have been created this year alone and while full employment has yet to be achieved, we are well on the way to reaching our target. Fine Gael is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (20 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Deputy Ruth Coppinger. Deputy Mick Barry is substituting in her place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording service, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile telephones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device. It is not sufficient to put telephones on silent, as this causes interference with the broadcasting system....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: For members who have just arrived, each member will have five minutes to ask questions and there will be five minutes for answers. We will be strict with time as many members with to contribute. I call Deputy Darragh O'Brien.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homeless Figures: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (20 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: The allocation is ten minutes and two minutes remain. Does Deputy Darragh O'Brien wish to ask more questions?