Results 181-200 of 1,817 for speaker:John Cummins
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)
John Cummins: It definitely includes finance costs. We are talking about a three-bedroom semi-detached house, which is what the LDA has delivered. I am asking this because the LDA is in the process of bringing the properties at Shanganagh to the market this summer. I suspect that, with an equity share, they may be for sale in that territory.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)
John Cummins: The equity will be €100,000. The price at which those units go on the market, less the €100,000 in equity, is in or around the delivery cost of those units, which will not equate to €300,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)
John Cummins: It did.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)
John Cummins: It is 52%.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency (23 Jan 2024)
John Cummins: That answers the question without answering it. I appreciate that Mr. Coleman is trying to be politically correct in the answers he is giving.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I have read the Bill and I ask Deputy Ó Broin to give me three examples of things in the Bill that are not already provided for.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: AHBs have no role in cost-rental tenant in situ.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: It is the Housing Agency.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I know of three people paying rent to the Housing Agency, not to an AHB.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: But this happens.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I apologise for being late.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: Right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: Surely Deputy Ó Broin is not suggesting that it requires legislation-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: -----if local authorities are already doing it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: Deputy Ó Broin well knows that everything relies on this with regard to housing. Everything relies on a good housing official or a good worker who is driving a scheme. We have provided varieties of schemes in a host of areas that have statutory underpinning. Some local authorities are performing with them and some not, regardless of the statutory underpinning. What does Deputy Ó...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: It is one of its primary functions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: My view is that what is being proposed here is unnecessary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I will put the counterargument and say we have had statutory underpinning for more than 12 or 18 months with affordable housing. Some local authorities are doing the business and others are not doing the business at all. This is with regard to statutory underpinning for affordable housing. It goes back to the original point made by Deputy Ó Broin that it still relies on the...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: On what basis has it been ruled out of order?
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: Because it mentions the Seanad.