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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 (22 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: We look forward to it, Minister.

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: It is always a relaxed and informal meeting, Minister. Deputy O'Dowd is right. Since I started as Chairman I have always taken whoever indicates first. I always show impartiality in that regard. However, Deputy O'Dowd is correct. Some other committees operate in a party way or in that way. Thank you for your patience this afternoon. We will reconvene and I will come back to you as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I welcome the witnesses. The purpose of this morning's meeting is to discuss the impact of short-term lettings on Ireland's housing and rental market. The meeting will consist of two sessions. I welcome to our first session Mr. Richard Shakespeare and Dr. Dáithí Downey from Dublin City Council, and Mr. Earnán Ó Cléirigh, Mr. Neil Maher, Mr. Andrew Harkin, Ms Niamh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Ó Cleirigh. I welcome Mr. Richard Shakespeare to his first meeting of this committee. He brings with him vast experience. I hope we do not scare him off and that he will come back again after today. I invite him to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will take two members for the first round of questions. When answering, witnesses normally reference the member who asked the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I invite the witnesses to respond, starting with Mr. Ó Cléirigh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will let the Deputy come back in, but please let the witness finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: If Mr. Ó Cléirigh does not have those details to hand, he might come back to the committee with them. He was probably not expected to have those details here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will take the next round of questions and let the witnesses answer the Deputy's question in the next round, if that is all right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Danny Healy-Rae is our final speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: We will not be discussing that today. That is not on today's agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will not ask the Department to answer that during the meeting. It can come back to the Deputy afterwards. We are trying to stick to the short-term lettings if that is okay with the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Is there any evidence of landlords moving from long-term to short-term lettings? I find it hard to find any evidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Would Mr. Ó Cléirigh like to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank all witnesses for attending this morning. We have a number of stakeholders still to come in this week and next week. The committee will put together a report of recommendations which we hope will be taken on board. I look forward to further engagement. We will suspend for a couple of minutes to allow our second set of witnesses to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: We will resume in public session. I welcome our second panel of stakeholders from the Simon Community, Mr. Eamonn Tansey, from the Peter McVerry Trust, Mr. Francis Doherty and from Focus Ireland, Mr. Mike Allen and Ms Alison Connolly. I draw witnesses' attention to the fact that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Somebody's phone is interfering with the sound system. Could people put their phones on airplane mode?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Unless Deputy Ó Broin has more questions, before Mr. Doherty responds, I will take questions from other members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: He will be here tomorrow.