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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (1 Feb 2017)

Maria Bailey: If people are being offered properties and the refusal rate ranges from 30% to 50%, regardless of the reasons for refusal, that must have a knock-on effect on the delay in turning over properties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites and Underused Spaces: Discussion (1 Feb 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank the witnesses and members for sticking with us because we are well over time, but this has been a very valuable dialogue. As members are aware, the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government is due to launch its national vacant housing re-use strategy this year. I propose the committee writes to the Minister enclosing a transcript of today's meeting, with our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: We are now in public session. We need to deal with item No. 6, which we discussed in private session, namely, scrutiny of the EU proposals for the record. Before we begin our engagement with the Department, we will agree the decision taken on the proposal COM (2016) 765 for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: Item No. 7 is the first implementation report under Rebuilding Ireland, the action plan on housing and homelessness. The joint committee is pleased to have the opportunity to discuss with the Department its first implementation report under Rebuilding Ireland, the action plan on housing and homelessness I welcome Mr. John McCarthy, Secretary General of the Department of Housing, Planning,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. McCarthy and I call Deputy Cowen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: Sure. I call Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will take three questions at a time, if that is okay with the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: Before the next speaker, I would like to clarify that I did not say at the start of the meeting that we would take this pillar by pillar. Deputy Ó Broin may want to ask his questions pillar by pillar, but he can come in as many times as he wants, and it is up to him to decide which pillar he wants to ask about or whether it is all five. There will be no curtailment of time on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: I note the importance of the LIHAF funding. Senator Boyhan identified the Cherrywood SDZ, with which I am very familiar. It has the potential to yield 7,700 units, which demonstrates the importance of the LIHAF fund. I invite Mr. McCarthy to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: We are running tight on time and Deputy Coppinger has not yet contributed. Deputy Ó Broin also has a number of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: You may have ten seconds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: We are discussing all of them and we will go to weekly meetings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Coppinger was not here at the start but I remind her that all five pillars are being discussed because they overlap.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: I am conscious of time Deputy, and that I want to get on to answers and we did go over this earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: The answer earlier was that it would be this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Quarterly Progress Report Strategy for Rented Sector: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (18 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. McCarthy. Our time is up but we will be meeting every week and hope to engage further with him on this. I thank Ms Bairbre Nic Aongusa, Ms Mary Hurley, Mr. David Walsh; Mr. Barry Quinlan and Mr. John McCarthy from the Department of Finance for their continuing engagement with, and commitment to keeping this committee updated. I look forward to meeting them again soon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Issues Facing Lone Parents: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Jan 2017)

Maria Bailey: I welcome the representatives from Focus Ireland and One Family to the committee and thank them for the work they do in what are very difficult and often traumatic situations. I want to pick up on a couple of points that were mentioned, one of which is the fact that child care is the biggest barrier to parents getting back into the workplace. Most parents would rather have a relative or...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Business of Select Committee (13 Dec 2016)

Maria Bailey: The meeting has been convened for the purpose of consideration of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 which was referred to the select committee by order of the Dáil on 8 December. Before we begin consideration of the Bill, I propose that we deal with some small housekeeping matters. To ensure the smooth running of the meeting, any Member acting...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Business of Select Committee (13 Dec 2016)

Maria Bailey: I understand the Minister will elaborate on the relevant amendments as soon as he arrives. Everybody present has family and other commitments. We had intended to sit until 10 p.m. If at that point we are nearing the end of our deliberations, I hope to continue the discussion with a view to concluding by midnight. If that is not likely, we will adjourn and sit again tomorrow.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Business of Select Committee (13 Dec 2016)

Maria Bailey: We have until 3.30 p.m.