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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Like other speakers, I am deeply disappointed that the Peter McVerry Trust, the DRHE and the Department have made themselves unavailable and have declined our constructive invitation for them to appear at a public session of the Oireachtas joint committee on housing. They would not have been appearing for our entertainment or solely for our information. This is a public forum where they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses for coming here today. I was with the Cathaoirleach on the visit to the site in Shanganagh and I congratulate everybody at the LDA. It is great to see the progress. The quality of the build and the development is really impressive and hugely encouraging. It is exactly what we all imagined the LDA would be delivering when we passed the legislation. In terms of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I wonder if any of those stakeholders and those landowners have an appreciation of the pressures under which the Land Development Agency is trying to operate. The reality it that the agency has a plan here from 2024 to 2028. All the Opposition parties opposed the Land Development Agency legislation and if they are in power in 14 months after an election, they are likely to scrap the Land...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I apologise that I came in at the tail end. I had to attend another committee. Is €300,000 for a three-bedroom home a cost that can be delivered in Dublin city at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: It is for a three-bedroom home in Dublin city, that is somewhere in Dublin 1, 3, 7 or 9, for example.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Is anybody delivering a three-bedroom home in any part of Dublin city for €300,000? The SCSI says it costs €470,000. The LDA is not aware of it being done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: It has indicated a cost of €470,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Those costs determine the sales costs or the affordable cost-rental rents.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: That is what determines the cost Mr. Coleman mentioned earlier of €1,400 for a three-bedroom home in Citywest. I will not hold him to the exact amount. I appreciate there were varying amounts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Rents are determined by the fact that it costs a certain amount to build these homes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: The SCSI report tells us that without the Government interventions of waiving the development levies and water charges, the help to buy scheme that helps people to get their deposits together and the first home buyers scheme, no one would be buying a home because they would not be able to afford it. That is putting even more pressure and expectation on delivery from the LDA, especially in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: There will always be competing interests and competing priorities. To be fair, the objective of a transport company is to provide public transport. I understand that. However, our narrow interest in this discussion and the LDA's responsibility is the provision of social and affordable homes in a timely manner where they are needed. They are needed in the city centre. They were needed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: And specifically for Dublin Central.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: City.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: It could cover the whole country – I do not mind – but I would like to see-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Deputy for his presentation of the Bill. I easily understand why he brought the Bill forward in 2020. I presume he worked on it in 2019. However, he rightly mentioned that the world has changed very dramatically since then. The Bill would need to be updated as regards notice periods. The Bill references 60 days. That would have to be changed to 90 days. Is that what the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Is that okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Would the Bill have to state 90 days?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)

Mary Fitzpatrick: We have moved on and most tenancies have 90 days, but the more valuable change that has been made for tenants is that landlords are required to notify the RTB and the notice to quit must be validated. Would the Deputy consider amending the definition of when the homeless prevention plan needs to be put in place to coincide with that date? If we are to consider this, we need to consider how...