2023 Housebuilding Summit
March 22nd, Croke Park, Dublin
7:30
Registration, Networking Arrival Break and Exhibition Viewing
8:40
Welcome and opening remarks from the Chair
![Ivan Yates](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ivan-Yates.jpg)
Ivan Yates
Entrepreneur & Broadcaster
Building the foundations for the future of housing
8:50
MINISTERIAL ADDRESS:
![Darragh O’Brien, T.D](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Darragh-O-Brien.jpg)
Darragh O’Brien, T.D
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
9:05
Welcome from the IHBA
![Sean O’Neill](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sean_ONeill.jpg)
Sean O’Neill
Managing Director, Park Developments and Chair, IHBA
9:20
Modular housing could rapidly provide thousands of new homes. So, why isn’t it being used everywhere?
Built off-site, enabling quick and fuss-free construction, today we show you how rapidly a modular house can be built. Courtesy of Cygnum Offsite, we introduce our home build in one day…
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9:25
The housing market: Threats, uncertainties and market opportunities
![Marian Finnegan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/marianfinnegan_MG_8915.jpg)
Marian Finnegan
Managing Director-Residential & Advisory, Sherry FitzGerald
9:40
In conversation with Stephen Garvey, CEO, Glenveagh
![Stephen Garvey](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/SGarveypic-233759_600x675.jpg)
Stephen Garvey
Chief Executive Officer, Glenveagh
10:00
PANEL DISCUSSION:
The Planning & Development Bill: Implications for delivery
How will the planning changes lead to faster delivery and better homes and communities? We get reaction from a range of stakeholders:
![Paul Hogan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20160104-Paul-Hogan.jpg)
Paul Hogan
Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage
![Michael Kelleher](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MichaelKelleher-1912-CROP-1.jpg)
Michael Kelleher
Group Operations Director of O’ Flynn Group
![Phoebe Duvall](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Phoebe-Duvall-Headshot.jpg)
Phoebe Duvall
Planning and Environmental Policy Officer, An Taisce
![John Downey](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/John-Head-shot-Downey-9-1.jpg)
John Downey
Director, Downey Planning
10:35
Back to our homebuild site to check in on progress…
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10:40
Morning break
Density, land management & zoning
11:10
A new housing model that keeps prices down and offers more choice
How low-rise, medium density is a more viable way to achieve compact urban growth than traditional models of low-density suburban estates and high density appartments
![Tony Reddy](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Tony-Reddy-Photo.jpg)
Tony Reddy
Chairman, Reddy Architecture + Urbanism, Director and former Chair, Academy of Urbanism
11:25
PANEL DISCUSSION:
How to balance a rapid response to the housing shortage with the desire to ensure the built environment is the one we want
![Patsy Supple](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Patsy-Supple-Head-Shot-02.02.23.jpg)
Patsy Supple
Director, Mavro Property Ltd
![Tony Reddy](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Tony-Reddy-Photo.jpg)
Tony Reddy
Chairman, Reddy Architecture + Urbanism, Director and former Chair, Academy of Urbanism, Director
![James O’Halloran](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/James-Cluid.webp)
James O’Halloran
Head of New Business, Clúid Housing
![Bob Jordan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1634376674557.jpg)
Bob Jordan
CEO, The Housing Agency
12:00
PANEL DISCUSSION:
How can we improve the effective delivery of the infrastructure needed for new housing?
- The benefits of a holistic approach to utilities infrastructure to support housing delivery
- The importance of considering utilities as stakeholders in housing delivery
- Mechanisms to improve co-ordination of the parties involved
![Yvonne Harris](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Fav-Yvonne-Harris-Headshot.png)
Yvonne Harris
Head of Customer Operations and Connection Developer Services, Uisce Éireann
![Niall Morrissey](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Niall-Morrissey.jpg)
Niall Morrissey
Chief Executive Officer HISCo (Housing Infrastructure Services Co.)
![Cian O’Mahony](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Cian-OMahony1.png)
Cian O’Mahony
Head of Operations, SIRO
12:40
Checking in again on our home building project: Where are we at?
![](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cygnum.png)
12:45
Lunch Break
2:00
Welcome back from The Chair
![Ivan Yates](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ivan-Yates.jpg)
Ivan Yates
Entrepreneur & Broadcaster
Cost inflation and viability
2:05
An analysis of cost inflation in building materials
![Ronan McGrath](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ronan-mcgrath-1.jpg)
Ronan McGrath
McGrath Construction Consultants
2:25
Checking in again on our home building project: Progress to date
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2:30
INDUSTRY LEADERS PANEL DISCUSSION:
How can we make housing construction viable?
Costs associated with the pursuit of net zero are putting more pressure on contractors’ already tight margins. Our panel of industry leaders discuss:
- how to make projects stack up for the companies building them without compromising on sustainability targets.
- The benefits of early engagement with the supply chain
- How the use of innovative construction techniques could keep costs down and ensure the delivery of good high quality, low-carbon developments
- How to access finance – the types of finance available for new home construction, the cost of finance, what state finance is available in a higher interest environment.
![Dara Deering](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dara-Deering-HBFI.jpg)
Dara Deering
CEO, Home Building Finance Ireland
![Gavin Whelan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Gavin-Whelan-Headshot-Colour.jpg)
Gavin Whelan
Director of Construction & Operations, Cairn Homes Plc.
![John Hannigan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/John-Hannigan.png)
John Hannigan
CEO, Circle Voluntary Housing Association
![Sean O’Neill](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sean_ONeill.jpg)
Sean O’Neill
Managing Director, Park Developments and Chair, IHBA
Making Ireland modular
3:10
Our final home build video instalment and Ivan discusses the project with Director of Technical Sales, Cygnum Building Offsite, Heber McMahon
![Heber McMahon](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Heber-House-Building-Summit1.png)
Heber McMahon
Director of Technical Sales, Cygnum Building Offsite
3:30
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Offsite made simple
- Unlocking MMC for SMEs: Is your business ready for MMC?
- What are the drivers that enable the change to offsite delivery?
- The culture and behavioural shift
- The steps and processes needed to deliver success on your projects
![Vince Harney](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Vincent-Harney-Photo.jpg)
Vince Harney
Commercial Finance Director, Quantum Group, Vice Chair of the Sustainability Working Group, SCSI
![PJ Rudden](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/PJ-Rudden.jpg)
PJ Rudden
Managing Director, Aengus Consulting Ltd and Chair, Innovation and Digital Adoption, Construction Sector Group (CSG), Department of Public Expenditure & Reform
![Deborah Smyth](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/pic-Debbie-smyth.jpg)
Deborah Smyth
Managing Director, Tempo Housing UK & Ireland
![Sean Downey](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/170919-Sean-Downey-image.jpg)
Sean Downey
Director, Specialist Contracting, CIF