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Viability & Affordability

How To Win The Game

Michael O'Flynn

Michael O'Flynn

Chairman & CEO

O'Flynn Group

John O'Connor

John O'Connor

CEO

Housing Agency Ireland

Bronagh D’Arcy

Bronagh D’Arcy

Deputy CEO

Tuath Housing

Clark McCann

Clark McCann

Partner

Castlehaven Finance

Pat Farrell
Moderator

Pat Farrell

CEO

Irish Institutional Property

Michael O'Flynn

Chairman & CEO

O'Flynn Group

Michael is the Chairman and CEO of the O’Flynn Group. He is a leading figure in the Irish and UK property sectors, and is widely recognised for his experience and expertise. His insights on the Irish property market and construction sector are often sought by print and broadcast media.

John O'Connor

CEO

Housing Agency Ireland

John O’Connor is the Chief Executive Officer of the Housing Agency. It is a government

agency that supports and provides services to, among others, local authorities, approved

housing bodies and the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in the

delivery of housing and housing services; in addition to a range of other services.

John was previously CEO of the Affordable Homes Partnership and Executive Manager in

the Housing and Communities Department of Dublin City Council.

John is a structural engineer with a wide range of experience in both the public and private

sectors. He has extensive experience in the development, provision and direct delivery of

housing, particularly in the areas of social housing, affordable housing and regeneration

projects.

Bronagh D’Arcy

Deputy CEO

Tuath Housing

Bronagh D’Arcy is Deputy CEO/& Director of New Business & Development at Túath Housing. Having graduated with a degree in Housing from the University of Ulster at Magee, a Diploma in Management and Chartered Membership of the CIH she has worked both north & south of the border and has over 25 years’ experience in the sector. This experience is mainly in the delivery of new homes, while working in partnership with a range of stakeholders & through various procurement options. Bronagh has worked with Túath for over 10 years and during this time has seen the Association grow to become the third largest AHB in Ireland.

Clark McCann

Partner

Castlehaven Finance

Clark held positions in AIB, First Southern Bank, and Anglo Irish Bank prior to setting

up a private brokerage providing innovative, professional services in the financial and

investment sector in 1994.

In 2008, Clark co-founded Miriad, a UK-based real estate financial advisory and

investment firm, financing property investments and developments throughout the UK

and Ireland. Miriad has successfully structured over £85 million in debt and equity on

projects worth over £170 million combined.

He brings vast experience to the Castlehaven team and plays a significant role in the

culture and direction of the firm. As partner at CH, Clark spends most of his time seeking

new business leads, handling prospective opportunities, and contributing to the firm’s

investment philosophy.

Pat Farrell

Moderator

Irish Institutional Property

Pat Farrell is CEO of Irish Institutional Property (IIP), the voice of internationally backed institutional property investors in Ireland. The mission of IIP is to promote the development of a sustainable world class real estate sector in Ireland which benefits members, the economy, communities and wider society. IIP members manage c.€20bn of Irish property, directly employ almost 6,000 people, indirectly employ a further 23,000 people and IIP tenant companies employ more than 36,000 people. Through these investments IIP members have become critical enablers of Irish economic development and growth. IIP’s twenty-one members include four of the largest 20 stocks on Euronext Dublin (formerly known as Irish Stock Exchange)

The Residential Transformation

Diversification + Repositioning

Richard Ball

Richard Ball

Partner

Urbeo Residential

Patrick Phelan

Patrick Phelan

Managing Director, Ireland

Ballymore

Niall Ó Donnabháin

Niall Ó Donnabháin

Senior Planner

Cork County Council

Sabrina Mackin
Moderator

Sabrina Mackin

Director

Arcadis

Richard Ball

Partner

Urbeo Residential

Richard Ball is a Partner at Urbeo which is an build to rent residential platform backed by between Starwood Capital Group and Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. He is responsible for all of the company’s investments and finance decisions. He has significant experience in negotiating and structuring property acquisitions in the Irish market. Prior to joining Urbeo in April 2019, he held the position of Chief Investment Officer in Hibernia Reit for five years and prior to that held senior positions within Clancourt Group and Grattan Property. He is a chartered accountant and has a Masters in Accounting from University College Dublin and a B.Sc. from Trinity College Dublin.

Patrick Phelan

Managing Director, Ireland

Ballymore

Patrick Phelan is the Managing Director of Ballymore in Ireland – a real estate professional with broad experience in real estate in the UK, Ireland and the US, acquired over a twenty-five year career.

During his tenure, Ballymore has created new headquarters for major corporations and institutions including the Central Bank of Ireland, Microsoft, and the National Treasury Management Agency.

Patrick along with his team were responsible for a forward fund of 435 units in 8th Lock, the last piece of the puzzle in Royal Canal Park in Ashtown, Dublin.

Under Patrick’s leadership Ballymore acquired a landbank for over 4,000 units in Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare, including Sea Gardens, Seamount Rise, Stonehaven, River Walk, Aster Park and Station Walk.

Niall Ó Donnabháin

Senior Planner

Cork County Council

Niall Ó Donnabháin is a qualified urban planner with nearly 20 years experience working in the Planning and Property departments of multiple urban and rural Local Authorities across Ireland. Niall currently occupies the role of Senior Planner in Cork County Council’s Development Management Section and also manages the Council’s Housing Infrastructure and Implementation Team which is tasked with delivering critical public infrastructure to enable the development of over 5,000 new homes in strategic settlements in metropolitan Cork.

Sabrina Mackin

Moderator

Arcadis

Sabrina is an experienced Chartered Building Surveyor with 20 years of Commercial Real Estate

experience, having worked in London, Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow, and Manchester.

Sabrina is Vice Chair of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland Building Surveying Professional

Group.

Sabrina works for Lenders, Investors, Vendors, Purchasers, and Occupiers on monitoring, acquisition,

disposal, and re-financing assets.

Strong experience in leading and delivering Technical Due Diligence (TDD) including portfolio

acquisitions and disposals.

Specialist experience in Development Monitoring, including both for Lenders and Operators.

CORE SKILLS

 Technical Due Diligence for Lenders, Investors, and Occupiers.

 Development Monitoring for Lenders, Investors and Occupiers.

 Dilapidations.

 Asset Management and Optimisation.

POSITION

 Director

QUALIFICATIONS

 First Class BSc (Hons) Building Surveying (2001)

 Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (2003)

 Member of Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (MSCSI) (2007)

 Vice Chair of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland Building Surveying Professional Group

Summary

  1. What are the key challenges in delivering the 50,000 additional affordable homes by the end of 2021? What is the industry doing to stimulate the market?

  2. Given the current cost structures for residential development, how will the industry achieve growth targets in regional urban locations?

  3. Investing in affordable and making it work: What unique financing strategies are AHBs and developers applying to affordable housing?

  4. Is the National Planning Framework fit for purpose outside of Dublin and for smaller-scale projects? Do they adequately address delivery cost?

  5. Shifting Demands: The rise in build to rent and smaller unit sizes are changing preferences. Is the residential industry planning any changes in unit mix to cater for a young workforce or an older demographic downsizing?

Venue

The Alex
41-47 Fenian Street
Dublin 2, IE

Ballroom: Orient Ballroom


Agenda

Time Activity
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
Breakfast & Networking
8:30 AM
9:10 AM
Viability & Affordability: How To Win The Game
9:15 AM
10:00 AM
The Residential Transformation

Diversification + Repositioning

10:00 AM
10:30 AM
Post Panel Networking