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Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Residential Tenancies Board (17 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It is important because the people out there who are listening to this have to understand that if they do not over-hold, they will be seeking emergency accommodation with all the other people.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Free Legal Advice Centres (17 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I was interested in Mr. Joyce’s suggestion that we need legislation to make the code of conduct obligatory rather than voluntary in respect of mortgage distress and lenders. The committee had a session on legislation that we felt would be necessary to deal with the housing crisis. That suggestion should definitely be added into the mix. I will be interested to hear the comments of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (17 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of homeless children in primary and in secondary level education. [9409/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (17 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 382. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the requirement by Donegal County Council to have the payment of water charges as a condition for the tenant purchase scheme; if he agrees with this requirement, given there is no requirement for the payment of other utility bills by the tenant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9699/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation (17 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 375. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of difficulties landlords have had in availing of house insurance if they are to take part in local authority housing schemes such as the housing assistance payment scheme; the number of such cases he is aware of, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9604/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Student Accommodation (17 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 380. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 4 May 2016, the outcome of his meeting with the students' union in the National University of Ireland Dublin on 2 September 2015; and if he committed to assisting the union in promoting a rent-a-room scheme and the steps he has taken in this regard [9735/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (17 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: 1011. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the greyhound trade with the Macau Special Administrative Region in China; if he has animal welfare concerns about this trade; if he will intervene to prevent the export of greyhounds to locations where there are animal welfare concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9759/16]

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: That is not the case, in fairness.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The Deputy is saying it is.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Pay rates have fallen dramatically, in fairness.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: They are all on self-employment contracts now.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: It is €5 per hour.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I want to ask some questions about NAMA's role in actually contributing to the housing crisis and its very minimal contribution to social and affordable housing. I also want to ask about NAMA's connection to the vulture funds and the impact that has on tenants who are living in those properties. I also want to ask about NAMA's write-downs to developers. Firstly I will turn to NAMA's...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes, exactly. The reason I raise this figure is because I am a little sick of hearing about starter homes that NAMA is allegedly delivering all over the country where demand is clear or where demand is greatest, as the witness said in his presentation. There is great demand in Dublin 15 where we have a massive housing crisis. However, there are two NAMA housing estates which are building...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes, NAMA inherited them, but how many were offered to the local authorities because it seems in this-----

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: And what happened to the others?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Did NAMA offer 14,000 for social housing?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Okay. So why did NAMA say that it offered the vacant housing stock within the original portfolio?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: The witnesses can respond later on this.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: National Asset Management Agency (12 May 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Mr. Daly said we inherited 14,000 empty homes and then he said NAMA offered the totality of vacant housing stock for social housing. I am just wondering where is the gap.