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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Supplementary) (11 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That is fine. I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (11 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: 575. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the interest rate and maturity of a loan (details supplied) secured for the cost rental housing project at a location in Dublin 8; and if the loan will be for the construction of just the cost rental units or all units, that is, social rental and cost rental in the development. [51573/18]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He is probably not surprised that it does not answer my particular concerns. I will certainly be formally opposing the section. We have only 20 minutes left and want to get through all of the Bill. It is not that I want to stop anyone from having a discussion, but I would prefer us to move to the formal votes. I say to those who are not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I would not go that far now.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I have taken the view, both with the Cork and Galway elements, that I defer to my party colleagues in those constituencies, and Deputy Ó Laoghaire led for us on the Cork end. I have been speaking at length with my colleagues in Galway city and county councils, who are very concerned, and I want to relay those concerns to the Minister of State and let him know where we stand. I am being...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister of State for engaging with us constructively on this. I am of a similar view to Deputy Darragh O'Brien. If the Minister of State is willing to sit down with us on the basis of what he has just outlined, that is a reasonable proposition that we could support. I will sound a word of caution, which I am sure is also going through the heads of the officials even though...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Yes, but it is a serious point. We are setting ourselves a very difficult task to tease through this stuff within a week to consider amendments and have staff draft amendments. I am agreeing to this but I am also saying that I am not so sure, even with the best will in the world from everybody, that we will able to do this right. We may have to review it, which is being eminently...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I will conclude. I am sure that everyone inside the room is very clear on this, but just so nobody outside the room misunderstands, I want to be very clear that I am not supporting the four amendments as they stand. While I will not object to them today, it will be to facilitate that process as outlined and in recognition that the Minister of State is willing to work with us on it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: As the Minister of State did not deal with most of my questions, please allow me to go through them again. I fully accept that the intention behind the Bill to solve what is a particularly difficult problem, about which there is no dispute. I also accept that the Minister of State flagged the general principle. Nonetheless, I believe he is underestimating the concerns of committee members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the witnesses for taking the time to travel to the committee meeting. Key issues for the committee are the targets for meeting social and affordable housing need under Rebuilding Ireland and the delivery of those units. I have the same questions for each local authority on that. Many members are concerned that the targets, in particular for what many of us call "real social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Not on direct builds, but on additions to the local authority and AHB stock through builds or purchases as opposed to leased private sector units.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: May I ask a question on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: If the process is reduced to two stages, what will be the reduction in the time from conception to construction site? Currently, it is approximately 18 months depending on the project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does the new statutory timeframe for the Part 8 process not reduce the time significantly? At least we now have a start point and an end point in statute for Part 8 projects.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Surely the delay is now outside the planning process. Before, that process was clearly a problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: Does Mr. Murray care to put a figure on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: To be clear, while that is a commitment, it is not something that has happened yet and it is not available to local authorities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: To return to my original question regarding the gap between the real social housing need and the targets in terms of the increase in real stock, the problem is that in each of the four local authorities represented, the gap is very stark. For example, in Galway, the gap between the additions to the stock over the lifetime of Rebuilding Ireland and the real level of need is about 65%; in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: That will depend on a vote we will be taking in two hours time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Financing of Social Housing: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Dec 2018)

Eoin Ó Broin: We will have a chat about that afterwards.