2024 Housebuilding Summit
April 16, Croke Park, Dublin
Building More Homes for More People
8:20
Welcome and opening remarks from the Chair
![Ivan Yates](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ivan-Yates.jpg)
Ivan Yates
Entrepreneur & Broadcaster
8:30
Welcome from the IHBA
![Michael Kelleher](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/MichaelKelleher-1912-CROP-1.jpg)
Michael Kelleher
Group Operations Director, O’Flynn Group, Chair, IHBA
Housing Policy & Development Strategy
8:45
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
9:00
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Planning our future: Review of the National Planning Framework
By April 2024 we should have clarity on the revised NPF, the blueprint for Ireland’s future growth and development in the years ahead. Hear reactions from a range of stakeholders
Introduction from Paul Hogan, Acting Assistant Secretary – Head of the Planning Division – Department of Housing, Planning, Local Government & Heritage (DHLGH)
![Paul Hogan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/paul.png)
Paul Hogan
Acting Assistant Secretary – Head of the Planning Division, DHLGH
![Anne Marie O’Connor,](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Anna.png)
Anne Marie O’Connor,
Deputy Regulator, Office of the Planning Regulator
![Dr. Kieran McQuinn](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/kmq.png)
Dr. Kieran McQuinn
Research Professor, the Economic and Social Research Institute
![Sean O’Neill](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sean_ONeill.jpg)
Sean O’Neill
CEO, Park Developments
Delivering Affordable Housing
9:45
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE:
The way forward: A new manifesto for affordable housing in Europe
![Federico Nahuel Lazzari](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/nl.png)
Federico Nahuel Lazzari
Secretary-General and Director of Communications & Public Affairs, Build Europe, Brussels
10:00
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Let’s talk about land: Using public land to deliver affordable housing at scale
How can the government actively manage land to scale up the delivery of new housing?
![John Hannigan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/John-Hannigan.png)
John Hannigan
CEO, Circle Voluntary Housing Association and Chair, The Housing Alliance
![Isabelle Gallagher](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/lp.png)
Isabelle Gallagher
Head of Development, Quintain Ireland
![Bob Jordan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1634376674557.jpg)
Bob Jordan
Chief Executive, The Housing Agency
![Phelim O’Neill](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/p-phlem.png)
Phelim O’Neill
Head of Property, the Land Development Agency
10:35
Morning break
Spotlight on Utilities:
How are utilities delivering infrastructure to aid development?
11:05
SPOTLIGHT ON: Water infrastructure
Collaborate – Improve – Succeed: How Uisce Éireann is supporting housing delivery
![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
11:15
SPOTLIGHT ON: Turn-Key Connectivity Solutions for New Developments
![Barry McWeeney](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/barry.png)
Barry McWeeney
Head of New Developments, SIRO
THE ULTIMATE HOUSING DEBATE
11:30
Can we get housing right? The national conversation on the lack of housing just won’t go away. We’ve invited leading industry experts and commentators to give us their solutions to solving the housing crisis…
![Michael O'Flynn](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MichaelOFlynn2022-2.jpg)
Michael O'Flynn
Chairman & CEO, O’Flynn Group
![Dermot O'Leary](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dermot-O39Leary-e1709823683718.jpg)
Dermot O'Leary
Chief Economist, Goodbody Stockbrokers
![Paul Mitchell](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Mitchell_McDermott_hr-14-scaled-e1709823579668.jpg)
Paul Mitchell
Director and Co-Founder, Mitchell McDermott
![Marian Finnegan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/marianfinnegan_MG_8915.jpg)
Marian Finnegan
Managing Director, Sherry FitzGerald Residential & Advisory
12:15
Lunch break
1:15
Welcome back from the Chair
![Ivan Yates](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Ivan-Yates.jpg)
Ivan Yates
Entrepreneur & Broadcaster
Costs & Viability
1:20
What is the real cost of delivering a new home?
![Micheál Mahon](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mm.png)
Micheál Mahon
Chartered Quantity Surveyor and past president, SCSI
1:30
PANEL DISCUSSION:
The viability challenge of delivering affordable housing
Our panel share their insights into increasing the volume of affordable housing, tackling costs and funding models
![Pat Farrell](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pat.png)
Pat Farrell
CEO, Irish Institutional Property (IIP)
![Ross O’Colmain](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ross.png)
Ross O’Colmain
Head of High Tech Construction & Housing, Enterprise Ireland
![Dara Deering](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Dara.png)
Dara Deering
CEO, Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI)
![Ronan McGrath](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ronan-mcgrath-1.jpg)
Ronan McGrath
Managing Director, McGrath Quantity Surveyors
The rise of MMC
2:05
PANEL DISCUSSION:
What are the biggest drivers that enable the change to offsite construction?
- How MMC is helping to achieve net zero targets on projects
- MMC’s contribution to rethinking ‘value’ and whole life cycle including design and maintenance
- How to upgrade your current construction practices
- The Government’s role in promoting MMC
- Viability of MMC
- Financial incentives for innovating through MMC
![Denise Tuffy](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/T.png)
Denise Tuffy
Director of Specialist Contracting, CIF
![John Desmond](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/john.png)
John Desmond
Managing Director, Cygnum
![Des Riordan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Des-Riordan.jpeg)
Des Riordan
Associate Director, Clancy
![Sarah Melody](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sarah-Melody-Profile-Picture-2024-scaled-e1712574094488.jpg)
Sarah Melody
MMC Integration Lead, John Sisk & Son
2:45
Spotlight on sustainable building materials:
![Ronan McDermott](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/r.png)
Ronan McDermott
Director, Hempbuild Sustainable Products Ltd.
Sustainability & ESG
2:55
Spotlight on Energy Performance of Buildings: What are the new ambitious energy performance requirements for new and renovated buildings in the EU?
![Ciarán Cuffe](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ciaran.png)
Ciarán Cuffe
Green MEP for Dublin
3:05
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Housing and sustainability
- Best practices for affordable zero energy home design
- Is it possible to build low cost, low carbon homes?
- Demolition or refurbishment: Is it greener to renovate or rebuild?
- New and innovative funding models to fund net zero
- Policy and regulatory updates
![P J Rudden](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/pj.png)
P J Rudden
External Member, Project Ireland 2040 Delivery Board, Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
![PJ Ryan](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pj.png)
PJ Ryan
Head of ESG, CIF
![Seán Armstrong](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/p-ryan.png)
Seán Armstrong
Head of Climate & Construction Innovation Unit, Dept of Housing, Local Government & Heritage
![David McConnell](https://housebuildingsummit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/david-.png)
David McConnell
Sales Manager Heating Products, Mitsubishi Electric Ireland