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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: Do community land trusts come under the umbrella of approved housing bodies if they are registered?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2024)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...as follows: the identification of strategic development, which is expansion; indication of national infrastructure, which is expansion; the promotion of sustainable settlements, which is expansion; land-sea co-ordination and development, which is expansion; and the designation of regional growth centres, which is expansion. The only one that is based on the environment is conservation,...

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)

Francis Noel Duffy: My final question is also a short one. Last year, Mr. Coleman noted that the LDA would be procuring 100% public housing on all the public lands it is working on and that 75% of the units would be cost rental and the remaining would be social. Is this still the objective?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Infrastructure Provision and Residential Developments: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Francis Noel Duffy: On the business parks, for example, I am assuming the local authority and IDA Ireland pay Uisce Éireann to put in the infrastructure and that it is not the developer. The user of that land, whether it is Pfizer or whatever other big company that is based out there, then pays for the service, whether it is water or electricity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...and the provisions for making vacant properties viable homes, which brings prosperity to our towns, villages and cities. This Government's legislation and policy on housing are in the main, the Land Development Agency Act, which is mandated to build 30,000 cost-rental units over a 20-year period; the Affordable Housing Act, which legislated for 100% public housing on public land in Dublin...

Confidence in Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Motion (13 Dec 2022)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...measured solutions and funding to meet our crisis. Through the stewardship of the Minister, I am proud to say that the Green Party has delivered legislation for 100% public housing on public land. Green Party cost-rental policy has firmly been actioned. The LDA alone has a remit to deliver 30,000 affordable high-quality cost-rental properties with succession rights. Our towns and...

Report on Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2022)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...Mr. Pat Barry from the Irish Green Building Council for his time and continuous support, advice and willingness to engage on the matter. Significant progress has been made in accelerating energy efficiency in Ireland through implemented Green Party policies over the last two decades. All homes built to current building standards and regulations are now highly energy efficient and...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...year, the Government introduced tenancies of indefinite duration and increased the periods for notices to quit, which will mean no tenancy will have a termination period of less than 90 days. The Land Development Agency will be constructing 30,000 cost rental units. I believe all parties, the Department and local authorities wish to solve the homelessness crisis. Ongoing measures are...

Housing for All Update: Statements (Resumed) (4 Oct 2022)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...'s housing policy. Green-Party-mandated policies are being delivered. These policies include 30,000 cost-rental units through the LDA alone; legislation for 100% public housing on public land; the abolition of co-living and strategic housing developments, SHDs; provisions for community-led housing; tenures of indefinite duration; increased notice periods for tenancy termination; the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2022)

Francis Noel Duffy: I have used almost every opportunity in this Chamber to emphasise the value to the State of cost rental affordable housing and 100% housing on public land. The LDA recently informed the housing committee that it would now build 100% public housing on public land and that 75% of its units will be cost rental. This amounts to approximately 30,000 units over the next 20 years. I personally...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Appointments (25 Jan 2022)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider appointing a member with a background and expertise in sustainable design, planning and environmental development to the board of the Land Development Agency. [3303/22]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Dec 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, for sharing his time with me on this very important Bill. I also thank the Simon Communities of Ireland, with which I engaged on this Bill, and Wayne Stanley in particular for unifying many parties on both sides of the House on this critical issue. It is a very reasonable proposal which I hope the Government will seriously consider progressing...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...moved from the provision of 50 units in total to 2,000 units a year. We would like to see this number further increased, going forward. A key Green Party policy is 100% public housing on public land and that was secured. That policy is crucial to increasing the provision of social and affordable housing in areas such as Dublin and Cork where there are chronic affordability crises. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Quality and Infrastructure and Small Town and Villages Growth Programme: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...weekly. It is shocking to me, as a practitioner in construction, that this is allowed to happen. It does not seem appropriate in our towns. I question its compliance in a planning context. The Land Development Agency has, as we all know, maps of State lands to identify development sites for social and affordable housing. Our local authorities also have sites to procure. Have the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: For the record I am on campus. I have a number of questions. This has been discussed a bit already and as we know, the LDA will be co-ordinating the mapping of State lands for the purpose of housing delivery. What role, if any, will Tailte Éireann have in assisting with the LDA's State land database? The Ordnance Survey Ireland and Land Registry mapping systems are available online....

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...Minister for bringing the Bill before the House. A year ago I was quite unsure about the programme for Government. However, just one year on, and following much discourse and negotiation, this Bill, coupled with the Land Development Agency Bill, gives me hope. Green Party policies of cost-rental, 100% public housing on public land, the abolition of co-living, community-led housing,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to Local Property Tax: Discussion (6 Jul 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...briefing. I have some context for my question. Our policy has consistently proposed that we replace the LPT with a site value tax, which we believe addresses various issues such as poor usage of land and land hoarding. It will incentivise land and property improvement, which ultimately increases the provision of housing and reduces homelessness. Another benefit of this model is that it...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (30 Jun 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: The Green Party firmly believes that the primary remit of the Land Development Agency should be to utilise public land for 100% public housing. This would tackle the current affordability crisis by increasing the provision of affordable housing for purchase and rent. When we were negotiating the programme for Government last year the LDA was set to provide 60% private housing on public...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Jun 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: On foot of my amendments Nos. 205 and 210, the Minister has committed to increasing the provision of public housing on public land, which I thank him for as it would be felt positively by many people over the proposed 20-year lifespan of the LDA. A core policy of the Green Party is 100% public housing on public land, which I continue to call for. I led the initial programme for Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill: Discussion (11 May 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: ...functions, that the State should not be complicit in profit model housing, in which respect there has been some talk concerning the LDA, and that the LDA should be building public housing on public land. My question is on the new housing schemes - cost-rental and affordable purchase - that will be procured by the LDA in conjunction with local authorities and approved housing bodies,...