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Housing Commission holds first meeting

12/1/2022

 
  •          Key Housing for All action establishes Commission to examine long-term housing policy issues
  •          Commission to look at important issues like housing tenure, cost, quality and supply, the cost of private rental accommodation and social housing
  •          Wording of Referendum on Housing to be examined
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD attended the first meeting of the newly formed Housing Commission today. The commission’s Chair is John O’Connor, former Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Agency. The establishment of the Commission fulfils commitments made in the Programme for Government and in Housing for All, the Government’s national plan on housing to 2030.
The Commission will examine long-term housing policy, beyond 2030, and report to Government on how to build on policy changes committed to under Housing for All. It is envisaged that the State will take a trans-governmental and enduring approach towards housing policy, and will play a role in the State achieving good quality, affordable homes for all.
The Commission will be tasked with examining and reporting on:
  •          maintaining a sustainable housing supply and providing balance and choice of tenures, having regard to social, environmental and economic objectives
  •          the cost and quality of housing, the drivers of cost (including, inter alia, embodied carbon compliance), and how costs may be addressed and compliance achieved in the longer term
  •          the capacity of the construction sector to meet housing supply requirements
  •          the affordability of private rental accommodation
  •          the affordability of house purchasing for first-time buyers, examining in particular, measures that would complement or enhance the recently introduced affordable housing measures (including new models of affordable housing)
  •          rural housing and how it can be facilitated in a socially and environmentally sustainable way and allows for development of appropriate one-off housing
  •          the need for regulation of social housing
  •          the optimum role of Approved Housing Bodies in housing provision, including their role regarding the needs of vulnerable groups
  •          the referendum on housing (the Commission will examine the complex constitutional questions arising and examine the various proposals that have been made around potential wording for a Constitutional amendment. It will make recommendations on the appropriate wording to be put to the people).
The commission will submit reports on these areas to the Minister by the end of July 2023.
Attending the first meeting today, Minister O’Brien said: “The Government recognises the need for a long-term approach to housing policy, an enduring approach that transcends changes of government. We need to build consensus on how we address our housing issues. That is why, as promised under Housing for All and the Programme for Government, we’ve established a Housing Commission, which will now begin to examine long-term housing policy issues.
“The Commission will look at important issues like housing tenure, cost, quality and supply, the cost of private rental accommodation and social housing. I look forward to receiving its work and ensuring it informs long-term housing policy. I want to thank the members for agreeing to be members and want to wish the commission well with its work.”
John O’Connor, Chair of the Commission, said: “There is great commitment and focus among members and the Commission is ready to embark on its important programme of work.
 
As Chair, I intend to work with all other Commission members to ensure we deliver against its Terms of Reference and provide solutions to how we create a sustainable housing system, delivering the quality homes that are needed, for the long-term.”
 
More information on the commission can be found at gov.ie/housingcommission.  

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Darragh O'Brien TD


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Darragh O'Brien TD
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2

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T:  01-6183802

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At present, and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am not holding my regular meetings across our towns and villages in North County Dublin. However, both I and my office are happy to speak to you and assist you with any issues you may have.

For all housing, planning or heritage related queries please don’t hesitate to contact:
Email: minister@housing.gov.ie
Phone: 01-8882000
Postal address: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Custom House, Dublin 1, D01 W6X0
 
For all constituency related queries please don’t hesitate to contact:
Email: Darragh.obrien@oireachtas.ie
Phone: 01-6183802
Postal address: Dáil Éireann, Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2.
 



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