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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: I thank our guests from both local authorities for attending. My first questions, relating to activating vacant properties, are for Mr. Curran and Mr. Keegan. How many units has their council delivered under the buy-and-renew scheme to date?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: What about Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: What are the councils' targets for the period 2022 to 2026?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: Are the 60 to which Mr. O'Reilly referred the target for buy-and-renew for the next four years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: The council's housing delivery action plan referred to 97, so the actual figure in the background is much higher than the target in the plan, which is very good to hear. I ask the same question of Mr. Curran.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: I saw that in the council's plan. Is that ambitious enough, notwithstanding the fact there is a low vacancy rate in the council's local authority area?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: Very good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: That is good to hear. I am aware-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: If Mr. Curran does not mind, I have a follow-up question about over-the-shop accommodation if I have time. How many units have been delivered by both local authorities over the last number of years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: What about Dún Laoghaire?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: The local authority in my home, Waterford, has delivered 154 units, which is nearly 50% of the national total. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council received 45 applications, while Dublin City Council received 50 applications under the repair and lease scheme, but they were only able to bring two and three, respectively, to completion. Why is that the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: These applications have been made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: Mr. O'Reilly is saying that of the 50 applications made, only three were followed through on, and the other 47 went away of their own accord. There were not any other issues such as the council deeming the area to be unsuitable. Were there no issues in that regard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: We are not in a position to turn down properties that come forward from the private sector.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: It is €60,000 per unit, so a property could contain multiple units, which makes this more attractive and more viable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: Has Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council had any issues with particular applications that have not been followed through on? Have there been issues with the locations of the property? Are there any such reasons for refusal?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: I have two follow-up questions about delivery targets. Dublin City Council's targets for 2023 and 2024 are significantly below the target set by the Department. We have national targets but Dublin City Council has a large part to play in meeting those targets, given the volume of units to be delivered. Why are Dublin City Council's targets significantly below what the Department identified...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)
John Cummins: I saw that. It is welcome.