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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Legislation (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: 179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of the prohibition of mink farming Bill on the banning of fur farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45904/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number and value of capital payments distributed to Dublin City Council from the National Transport Authority for the funding of cycling infrastructure and schemes; the number and value of capital payments allocated for distribution to Dublin City Council for the funding of cycling infrastructure and schemes from the National...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: As we have a quorum I will call the meeting to order and we are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Senator Colette Kelleher. I propose we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode depending on the device. It is not sufficient to put phones on silent mode as this will maintain that level of interference with the broadcasting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: I thank Ms Cottier. The figures are very startling, and behind each one is a very human, sad and sorry story, so I am delighted she could come in here today, share the knowledge she has and let the public know exactly what is happening here. I will take Deputy Ó Broin followed by Deputy Darragh O'Brien. Members can also address questions to Mr. McCabe from the Apartment Owners'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: I presume that in many cases the difficulty verges on impossibility

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Obviously it is an issue. What Mr. Prior said in his opening statement came across very well but I am glad that he supplemented it as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Obviously representatives of Homebond are not here to comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: We could invite them in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: This issue will not be resolved today and we need to do further work on it. I thank the Deputy for his questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: It is helpful to have that detail for the record so we are all clear on what we are talking about. I thank Deputy O'Brien and call Deputy Martin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Before we come to the witnesses' answers, there is a little housekeeping to do. This is an important issue. We have the room until 12 noon. We also have to have another discussion in this meeting. I propose, with the permission of the committee, to go out and speak to our guests for the next session, which we will have to reschedule. The discussion on the deposit protection scheme is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Having a sinking fund in a quasi-permanent state of crisis is always going to lead to a heightened level of anxiety for everybody. If they are being cleared out to deal with these defects and start from zero again, more routine matters will arise such as leaks, etc.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Absolutely, I could not agree more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Was that this May or the previous one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: I will undertake to write to the Minister about this. That meeting should take place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: Given the scale of the problem and the number of people affected by it - which is potentially 92,000 according to the Construction Defects Alliance's opening statement - any kind of ad hocor bespoke solution development by development is simply not good enough. We need a cohesive, holistic solution to this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: I completely agree with what the Senator is saying. It makes sense and should be noted. In addition, I suggest we have another meeting with the Minister of State, Deputy English, on this matter. Was that what the Senator was about to say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Latent Defects: Discussion (7 Nov 2019)

Noel Rock: We are all on the same page. That is something we should do going forward.