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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I would not normally interrupt Dr. Hearne, but can I ask him what the other option is in the interim instead of that €800 million that goes to private landlords for HAP or other measures? It takes a year to build a house.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I should not have interrupted Dr. Hearne for clarification. I apologise. Does Dr. Hearne want to continue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: Dr. Mary Murphy, without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I apologise for having to cut Dr. Mary Murphy short, but if she would not mind, she could send responses to the questions that she did not get the opportunity to answer to the committee secretariat.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: On behalf of the committee, I thank Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne for coming before us this morning. I ask them to keep in touch with us in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Report: Dr. Mary Murphy and Dr. Rory Hearne, NUI Maynooth (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I propose to suspend the meeting to allow the witnesses to change seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I welcome the officials from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Ms Mary Hurley, Mr. Brian Kenny and Mr. Thomas Gallagher and the members of the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive, Ms Eileen Gleeson, Dr. Bernie O'Donoghue Hynes and Mr. Anthony Flynn. I apologise that we also have to shorten the time for the opening statements of the witnesses. I draw the attention of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Hurley. Does Ms Gleeson mind if I ask her to shorten her statement also? I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: Does Ms Gleeson mind if I move on to questions at this point? She might be able to make some of the other points she wishes to make in response to those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: Sorry.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I remind members that we are under severe time pressure. I am going to confine contributions to a minute so that everybody gets in. I ask members to stick to their points, where possible, rather than elaborating on stories.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Deputy. I will come back to him if there is time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: If the Senator does not mind, I will bring her back in. She is the only one to go over three minutes. I do not want to cut her off but, if we have the time at the end, I will come back to her.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: The Deputy has run over time. I must cut him off because I cut off Senator Murnane O'Connor in terms of time. I will allow him to comment later, if we have time. Does Senator Grace O'Sullivan have a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: The Minister mentioned people on housing lists. If they live in an area of high demand is there flexibility that allows them to move to an area, even a rural one, if they so choose? To follow on from what Deputy Boyd Barrett has said, it was mentioned at the council meeting last week that no figure of 1% or a further 10% was given for the Cherrywood development. What was said was that no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government and Dublin Regional Homless Executive (20 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I am sorry but I have to cut Ms Hurley off as another committee is coming in. I have a copy of the questions. Perhaps Ms Hurley can email the clerk, Ms Cashin, with responses. We will then circulate them to members. I am sorry that I am obliged to cut the meeting short. I thank Mr. Gallagher, Ms Hurley, Mr. Kenny, Ms Gleeson, Dr. O'Donoghue Hynes and Mr. Flynn for attending.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (26 Jul 2017)

Maria Bailey: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to his meeting with a delegation from a college (details supplied) on 6 June 2017, if he has received a report from the congregation of Christian Brothers in relation to the sale of playing pitches at the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34985/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Harbour Authorities (26 Jul 2017)

Maria Bailey: 1339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the due diligence between Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council; the proposed timeframe for this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34978/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (26 Jul 2017)

Maria Bailey: 1375. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 23% VAT rate reduction on the M50 toll charge which was introduced in April 2017 will be passed on to motorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35886/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Resolution Board: Chairperson Designate (13 Jul 2017)

Maria Bailey: We are now in public session. I welcome Mr. Jack Keyes, chairman designate of the Pyrite Resolution Board. The purpose of this morning's session is to engage with him on his strategic priorities for the role and his views of the challenges currently facing the board. The committee welcomes the opportunity to meet with the chairperson designate in public session to hear his views. We trust...