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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I am going to let members come back in on a full round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: If the Minister has answered the questions, I will allow a minute to each member. I am going to have to be strict, unfortunately.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: That site was never earmarked for 100% social housing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: It was not and Deputy Boyd Barrett and I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I have to let the Minister back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank members for being so flexible. I thank the Department officials and the Minister for attending. As always we have been flooded with data from the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (27 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: 221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to his meeting with a delegation from a school (details supplied) on 6 June 2017, if he has received an update from the congregation of Christian Brothers on the sale of playing pitches at the college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29743/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has considered the potential increase in numbers at a school (details supplied) due to new housing developments in the neighbourhood; if there are the necessary buildings and land in place to accommodate the school, including the special needs unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29744/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are requested to ensure that their mobile phones are completely turned off or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode for the duration of the meeting. It is not sufficient for members to put their phones on silent mode as this will maintain the level of interference with the broadcasting systems. Apologies have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister. We talked about that beforehand. We hope to be finished by then, but, if needs be, that is no problem. A number of members want to put questions. We will stick to the first and second pillars, which address homelessness and accelerating social housing. We will be strict in sticking to the pillars being debated. The first member to speak is Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: As the Senator is deputising for Senator Grace O'Sullivan, she is a proper member of this committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: We are very accommodating.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I am not trying to curtail Deputy Coppinger but, because she does not have any proof of that, it is unfair to go down that line.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Whether it is true or false, we do not have anybody here to defend or verify that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Will the Minister take the first four? We will then have another round on this pillar. We have a further five questioners after this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: We are under time pressure. There is no problem with members coming back in at the end, but if we want to get through the answers, we must allow the Minister to respond without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Absolutely, and if we allow the Minister to reply without interruption, we might get the answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I allowed Deputy Cowen back in because I had allowed Deputies Ó Broin and Coppinger. We will now allow the Minister to finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I call Deputy Ellis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I am taking them in the order in which people indicated, which is what we normally do.