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Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I fully support everything the Minister of State has said in terms of what should happen. Of course, those lands should be used to provide housing. The problem is that on the one hand the Government is applying this levy on local authorities because they are not building housing. However, the reality is that local authorities need funding to build housing and they get that funding from the...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, to delete line 33.My amendment seeks to apply the levy to all areas regardless of what is deemed to be local housing need. Some local authorities will say there is no strong housing need in their area. That stance may be right in terms of the people who live in the area or might be on the local authority housing list in that area. The problem is that a...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 3: In page 7, line 17, to delete “1 January 2017” and substitute “1 January 2016”.While I expressed concerns about the vacant site levy on Second Stage, in principle, we should be taking action, and I support the logic of what the Minster of State is trying to do. Having said that, this amendment seeks to bring forward the implementation of...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 4: In page 7, to delete lines 26 to 37.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 5: In page 8, line 33, to delete “with 2018” and substitute “with 2017”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 6: In page 9, to delete lines 20 and 21.There are a number of things to say about these amendments. In bringing forward any legislation and putting in place levies and charges, I understand the need for balance and appeal processes and we all accept that. However, in this case, property owners are offered an opportunity to prove the land is not vacant before and after...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 7: In page 9, line 33, to delete “1 June 2018” and substitute “1 June 2017”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 8: In page 9, line 35, to delete “1 January 2018” and substitute “1 January 2017”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 9: In page 11, lines 34 to 38, to delete all words from and including “where—” in line 34 down to and including “itself” in line 38 and substitute the following:“where no market exists for the site”.This relates to contaminated sites. If a site is contaminated, surely it is the responsibility of the owner to resolve this...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I understand the need for the legislation and the terms of reference so that the levy is fair and robust. There is no doubt that potentially there may be legal challenges to the proposals by some landowners who will resist having to pay the levy. I understand why the Minister wants to ensure, as best as possible, that the provisions of the...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 10: In page 12, line 1, to delete “with 2018” and substitute “with 2017”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 11: In page 12, line 7, to delete “in 2019” and substitute “in 2018”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 12: In page No. 12, line 16, to delete “Subject to subsection (2),”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 13: In page 12, to delete lines 18 to 33 and substitute the following:“(2) Where a site stands entered on the registry and remains vacant or idle after 12 months of the commencement of the levy an additional 1 per cent shall be added to the levy based on the existing market value listed in the registry. (3) Where a site stands entered on the registry and remains...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 14: In page 12, line 37, to delete “, and for the preceding year,”.Change of ownership only exempts sites from the levy for the year of change and not, as previously, the preceding year also. Currently a site is exempt for the year preceding its sale and the year of its sale. We believe this is too much and to include the year before the sale is...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 15: In page 14, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“(6) Where the board determines an appeal against a demand was not justified upon completion of the appeal, an additional 0.1 per cent will be applied to the levy for that year based on the existing site market value entered into the registry.”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 16: In page 14, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“(2) Any fine resulting from the committing of the offence outlined in section 20(1)# shall be allocated for the purposes of housing provision in the local authority in which the site the fine was accrued from is situated.”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 17: In page 16, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:"(6) Any fine resulting from the committing of the offences outlined in this section shall be allocated for the purposes of housing provision in the local authority in which the site the fine was accrued from is situated.".

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 18: In page 16, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:"(c) on any local authority owned land in the area on the development of social housing.".This section of the Bill allows the revenue from the levy on local authority land to be spent "on the provision of housing" in the local area. However, it fails to specify that the levy can be used for social housing....

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 19: In page 17, line 8, after "Minister" to insert "with the approval of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht".This amendment would insert a requirement for consultation with the relevant Oireachtas committee.