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Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Anthony Lawlor: ...Development Agency, LDA, which has been allocated €1.25 billion, had its first board meeting last week. When is it hoped to see some sort of progress with at least seeing planning applications coming forward from the LDA in respect of the land that it has? The Home Building Finance Ireland scheme is excellent. It gives an opportunity to people who cannot get loans from major...

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...What is important is what the Minister spoke about already in his remarks. I refer to policy change. All of us in our constituencies and offices deal with people every day and every week. I have come to the conclusion, rightly or wrongly, but I think I am right, that we need to examine the cost base. Let us take Cork City Council as an example. Family sizes are smaller and nearly half...

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Kieran O'Donnell: I do not think anyone is entitled to say any particular group was responsible for the social housing programme in Ireland. The Administration at the foundation of the State started a social housing programme that was continued by successive Governments. One of the reasons we are where we are is that prior to the crash in 2007, the social housing programme had all but ceased. It had been...

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Eoghan Murphy: ...housing market in this country, or a properly functioning housing system, for decades. I am part of a generation that has been stung twice. The problem for those in my generation, when they were coming out of college and starting work, was that they could not afford to buy homes, even though twice the amount of homes needed were being built. Those whom we thought were fortunate enough...