Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

No. That is it. We are saying up to 2021 under the Rebuilding Ireland action plan. I cannot say what some future Government will do but that is not our intention.

Amendments are not necessary on Committee Stage. We discussed them in the Dáil already.

Senator Ó Clochartaigh asked would this allow someone put in the foundation, then sit back and do nothing. That is not the case. We are very clear that substantial works have to be carried out. Other measures are coming forward in the legislation we will discuss in the autumn which will help with that concern. We do not want that. We are on the same page.

Social housing is not covered in this Bill but there are many plans to bring forward social housing. We are way ahead of what we did last year. It is not nearly enough. No one is saying it is. This planning permission will aid some social housing projects and planning in general will deliver more social houses.