Seanad debates

Friday, 18 June 2021

Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages

 

9:30 am

Photo of Fintan WarfieldFintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I had a question on the open market dwelling last time. I would like the Minister to explain as clearly as possible what he means by open market dwelling. I am not being in any way hostile about this. The Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, did not clarify the term for me and there was a bit of discussion in the House. Can the Minister give us a concrete example in plain English of what an open market dwelling might look like in section 8? For example, is it where an affordable purchaser identifies a house that he or she can purchase through the affordable housing scheme with the serviced sites fund or does it mean something else because it is hard to understand from the original section? I asked about it the last time and no clarity was provided. I am asking for a concrete example of how it would work in practice so that we are fully clear about what an open market dwelling means under section 8.

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