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- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Law Society of Ireland (10 May 2016)
John Curran: A couple of questions were directed to Ms Naughton.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Law Society of Ireland (10 May 2016)
John Curran: Thank you Ms Naughton.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Law Society of Ireland (10 May 2016)
John Curran: Very quick, because we are pressed for time.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Law Society of Ireland (10 May 2016)
John Curran: Deputy Durkan's question is clear.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Law Society of Ireland (10 May 2016)
John Curran: Mr. Sweetman, do you want to conclude on that point?
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Law Society of Ireland (10 May 2016)
John Curran: I thank Ms Naughton and Mr. Sweetman for their presentations and their replies to the various questions here. They have been very helpful and informative to the committee. We will suspend the sitting until 2 p.m.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: I welcome Professor P. J. Drudy to this session. Before we commence, will people turn off their mobile telephones or turn them to flight mode as they interfere with the recording and broadcasting of the proceedings? I draw Professor Drudy’s attention to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: My colleagues are anxious to quiz Professor Drudy and I thank him for his opening comments.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: Thank you, professor. I will now take further questions. I call Deputy Durkan.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: We will come back to Professor Drudy in a moment. I will take one or two other comments.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: Due to the fact that there were mainly statements rather than specific questions, I will take Deputy Coppinger at this point as well and then I will go back to Professor Drudy.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: A number of general comments were made, but there were also a couple of specific questions. I will add to Deputy Coppinger's point on rent regulation and the vested interest about which Professor Drudy has written. Will he comment on it? He set out some recommendations, which are always useful to the committee. His last recommendation was that the right to housing should be enshrined in...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: Professor Drudy has done so. Perhaps he will respond to the other issues raised.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: We are in the middle of investigating some of that.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: Thank you, professor. The time is limited so I will take the remaining contributions together, after which you might respond to them.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Professor P. J. Drudy, Trinity College Dublin (10 May 2016)
John Curran: I thank Professor Drudy for his attendance this afternoon. His written submissions to the committee will be made available on our website. I thank him for his frank, direct and forthright answers to a range of questions. We will suspend the meeting for a couple of moments as we bring in the next witness.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Mercy Law Resource Centre (10 May 2016)
John Curran: I welcome Ms Maeve Regan from the Mercy Law Resource Centre and thank her for her attendance. The centre has provided a full submission, copies of which have been circulated. The submission will also be published on the committee's website after the meeting. I invite Ms Regan to make her opening statement, after which I will invite members to ask questions.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Mercy Law Resource Centre (10 May 2016)
John Curran: I thank Ms Regan. Before I allow members to contribute, I have one minor question. Ms Regan referred to the right to housing being included in a number of other constitutions and protected by legislation in other countries. The previous speaker Professor Drudy suggested that legislation might be quicker and easier than a constitutional change. Perhaps Ms Regan would clarify which change...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Mercy Law Resource Centre (10 May 2016)
John Curran: I do not mean to cut Ms Regan short. I wish to indicate to Deputy Butler that the primary focus of Ms Regan's contribution was this constitutional change. The debate is open in respect of other affected issues. We have been conscious of some of those. Free Legal Advice Centres, FLAC, will be appearing here at some stage to follow up on exactly those points.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Mercy Law Resource Centre (10 May 2016)
John Curran: Deputy Durkan indicated that he had a question.