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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (31 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The information sought is not readily available in the format requested. Its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work as it would require a cross-check of all of the payments made by the Department during 2018, 2019 and 2020 against all contracts awarded following a public procurement process and a breakdown of each payment by goods, services or capital works. My...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Are we disposing of amendments Nos. 19 to 21, inclusive, in this grouping?

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I will be as brief as I can, if that is okay with the House. I cannot accept amendments Nos. 16 to 18, inclusive, which seek to amend paragraph (c) of the new subsection 1A of section 12 of the Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020 as proposed to be inserted into that Act by section 1(d)(ii) of the Bill. The new subsection 1A of section 12 applies as per paragraph...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am responding to the Deputy.

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am.

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I always respect her rulings. We are dealing with amendments Nos. 1 to 15, inclusive, and 19 to 21, inclusive. The Deputy has gone to the trouble of tabling the amendments so he should give me some opportunity to respond to them in detail. Maybe he does not want me to do so but I believe it is important that to put on the record of the House what this...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Tá brón orm.

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Táim á dhéanamh sin. I must see where I was before I was interrupted. The new subsection 1A of section 12 applies as per paragraph (c) of that subsection to a notice of termination grounded on rent arrears and served on a tenant during the emergency period, specifying a termination date that falls on or after 13 April 2021 and before 13 July 2021, that is, during the...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am not.

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I am within about 30 seconds of concluding.

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Deputy Ó Broin might find this amusing but it is important that we are able to respond to amendments that have been tabled.

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: He is not but-----

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Maith go leor.

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: Táim beagnach críochnaithe anois. I was concluding in reference to the grace period. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (d) of section 1 provides a technical amendment to section 12(2)(a) to update the deemed termination date from 13 April to 13 July in respect of a tenant who was served a notice of termination grounded in rent arrears prior to 11 January 2021. It is important that...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I will certainly engage directly with my colleague, Deputy O'Dowd, on that issue if anything can be done to assist in that regard by way of clarification, particularly around the process. Basic minimum standards must be adhered to and there should never be a situation where people are knowingly left living in substandard accommodation. I have taken note of the points he raised and I will...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I thank all the Members who contributed to the debate. At the outset, I want to address the matter of pre-legislative scrutiny. Deputy Connolly noted that the committee voted on the issue and the result was seven votes to six in favour of proceeding with the scrutiny process. We respect the committee vote. I served on the housing committee in the previous Dáil and I respect the...

National Standards Authority of Ireland (Carbon Footprint Labelling) Bill 2021: First Stage (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: No.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: The requested email addresses are set out below in tabular form. State Body  E-mail Address  An Bord Pleanála oireachtasqueries@pleanala.ie An Fóram Uisce (the Water Forum) info@nationalwaterforum.ie Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority info@ahbregulator.ie ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: On 26 November 2018 as part of this first tranche of approvals under Call 1 of the Urban Regional Development Fund (URDF), Cork County Council was approved URDF support for a number of proposals including €1,875,000 towards the development of a strategic site in the Passage West area. My Department was subsequently informed by the Council that it was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Protected Disclosures (25 Mar 2021)

Darragh O'Brien: I propose to take Questions Nos. 67 and 68 together. Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 requires each public body to publish an annual report setting out the number of protected disclosures received in the preceding year and the action taken.  The annual reports for my Department are available on the Department's website at the following link: My Department received...