Our Housing Practitioners' Conference took place on Friday the 17th and 18th of May in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire. The theme of the conference was Providing more Homes.
Speakers from across the country came and presented to the large audience, along with invited guests from further afield. The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy TD, attended the conference on Thursday evening, while Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, Maria Bailey TD, opened the conference on the 18th.
Below are the different presentations from the speakers over the course of the Conference.
PROGRAMME
Thursday 17th of May 2018
Session One - Plenary
1.Scotland - How are we providing More Homes, Lessons to Share
Sue Lane, Head of Innovation Initiatives, More Homes, Scottish Government
2. Rebuilding Ireland - The Key figures and 2018 priorities
Marguerite Ryan, Principal Officer, Dep. Housing, Planning and Local Government
3. Working in Partnership to provide More Homes
John O'Connor, Chief Executive, Housing Agency
Session Two - Workshops
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Workshop
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With
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Improved Delivery through Enhanced Coordination between LAs and AHBs
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Pat Fitzpatrick & Pa McCarthy, Housing Agency
Vincent Keenan, North and East Housing Association (NEHA)
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Finding the right Public Procurement option for building Social Housing
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Norman Jackson, Housing Agency
Billy Morrissey, Project ADR (on competitive dialogue)
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Private Sector Renting, key facts for HAP and RAS teams
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Caren Gallagher & Claire Diggin, Residential Tenancies Board (RTB)
Marguerite Ryan, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG)
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Using land and progressing Mixed-Use Developments
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Jim Baneham, Housing Agency
Peter Gavican, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG)
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Leasing including Enhanced Leasing
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Claire Feeney, Housing Agency
Catherine Higgins & Paul O’Neill, Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government (DHPLG)
Louise Mulcahy & Caroline Molloy, National Development Finance Agency (NDFA)
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What do the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) mean for Housing Practitioners?
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John Conway, Local Government Management Agency (LGMA)
Ann Hayes, Clúid Housing
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Session Three - Plenary
1. The Role of Social Housing and Affordable Housing - Lessons for Ireland
Kath Scanlon, Assistant Professorial Research Fellow, LSE London
2. Housing Policy Strategic Direction
Barry Quinlan, Principal Officer, Dep. Housing, Planning and Local Government
3. New Directions for Approved Housing Bodies
Donal McManus, Chief Executive, Irish Council for Social Housing
Friday 18th of May 2018
Session Five - Housing Showcase
Full exhibitor listing
Presentations from five of the exhibitors
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Regeneration
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Phase 1b, Knocknaheeny, Cork
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Aislinn Nic Dhomhnaill, Housing Agency
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New Build
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Independent Housing for Older People, Broome Lodge, Cabra, Dublin
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Eibhlin O’Connor, Clúid Housing
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Rapid Build
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12 Rapid Delivery Houses at George’s Place, Dún Laoghaire
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Bob Hannan, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
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Refurbishment
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Housing for Older People at Ballygall Road East, Glasnevin, Dublin
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Tina Donaghy, Fold Ireland
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Refurbishment
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Housing at Ormond Square, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
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Joe Sullivan, Waterford City and County Council
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Session Six - Plenary
1. Good Practices in Local Government - Housing Re-Letting System
Nuala Woods, Senior Executive Officer, Monaghan County Council
2. Getting People into Homes
Eileen Patterson, Director of Communities, Radius Housing NI