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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank Ms Geraghty. I now call on Mr. Ledwidge to make his opening statement. I ask people to make sure their mobile phones are switched off or on silent or aeroplane mode.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I do not mean to intervene but we are a bit tight on time. Perhaps Ms O'Sullivan will not call out all the specific actions. As we have them in the submission, perhaps she will just stick to the text. I am sorry for that; I am conscious of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank Ms O'Sullivan. I now invite Mr. Walsh to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: That is fine and I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank Mr. Walsh and Mr. Grimes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: Deputy, there are other members offering.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I call Deputy Mick Barry. I note that other members have joined us. As there will be further questions, I would appreciate if the Deputy could restrict his remarks to questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: Just one more person has indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I ask the witnesses to restrict their answers to approximately two minutes each. If we do not have any interruptions, we will come back for a round of clarifications. I will start in reverse order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: In fairness, this session was meant to be about the general policies under Rebuilding Ireland, rather than about specific local authorities like Fingal County Council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: Perhaps the Deputy requires a one-to-one meeting with the council.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I have to be fair to everybody here. We will start with Mr. Walsh and work our way down the table.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I was going to go to Ms Geraghty from Fingal County Council next, to try to answer Deputy Coppinger's questions, as soon as Mr. Walsh is finished, because he is the chairman of Waterford County and City Council-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: We will try to facilitate a written answer to the Deputy's questions if that is acceptable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: In fairness, I have to prioritise the committee members and I will do that in respect of Deputy Coppinger. Depending on how much time I have, I will try to come back to Deputy Barry. If he has to go at 12 o'clock, it is now one minute past and he is not going to be here for the answer. I am facilitating him by getting a written answer to him in respect of the questions he has asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: Thank you, Mr. Walsh. We will go to Ms Geraghty, to answer Deputy Coppinger's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I thank Mr. Flynn. I am conscious of the time. We were meant to be finished at 12 noon. I will go back to the Cork City Council witnesses now who may wish to respond on the more general items. As Deputy Barry has left, there is no point in responding to the specific question he asked. The witnesses might communicate directly with him in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: Rather than dealing with it here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: Do members want further clarification?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Review of Housing and Homelessness Policies and Initiatives: Local Authorities (13 Jul 2017)

Pat Casey: I will go back to Mr. Flynn to answer Deputy Cowen's question specifically and then I will ask Mr. Walsh to give a general summary of all the other issues because we must get out of here.