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Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 40:In page 35, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“(i) indicating the place or places at which the documents relating to the making of its determination are available for inspection and purchase by members of the public and, where applicable, the availability of the said documents for inspection by electronic means,”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 41:In page 35, line 12, to delete “(i) stating that” and substitute “(ii) stating that”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 42:In page 35, line 16, to delete “(ii) identifying” and substitute “(iii) identifying”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 46:In page 36, to delete lines 21 and 22 and substitute following:“27. (1) Section 42 of the Act of 2000 is amended—(a) in subsection (1)—(i) by substituting “Subject to subsection (8), on application to it in that behalf” for “On application to it in that behalf”, (ii) in paragraph (a)(ii) by inserting “and”...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 49:In page 37, to delete lines 32 and 33. In response to the misgivings about the council majority voting requirement as proposed in the Bill and as expressed in the Seanad and the Dáil, amendments Nos. 49, 50 and 52, in combination, delete this requirement from the Bill. Accordingly, it will continue to be the case, as applies at present, that a majority of elected...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 50:In page 37, line 34, to delete “(ii) it has to be passed” and substitute “(i) it has to be passed”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 52:In page 37, line 36, to delete “(iii) in the case of” and substitute “(ii) in the case of”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I will happily meet them in the new year.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: First, I will speak to amendments Nos. 69 and 117. Increasing security for tenants and landlords is essential to the development of the rental sector as an attractive tenure choice and as a safe and feasible investment choice for a range of investors. The rental strategy includes a range of measures aimed at enabling a move towards secure long-term tenancies. This is where most people in...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: That was to ensure the position would be stronger. I am trying to make the number as small as possible because I agree with the spirit of what people are looking for. However, my advice is that we should not go below ten. Deputy Barry Cowen has asked me to look at this issue again in the new year. I will be happy to do so. If we can do something, we will look at how we can do it....

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: 7 o’clock I move amendment No. 54:In page 38, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 12 (obligations of landlords) of Act of 2004 32.Section 12 of the Act of 2004 is amended in subsection (1) by substituting “complaint,” for “complaint.” in paragraph (h)(iii) and inserting the following paragraph after paragraph...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 55:In page 38, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 19 (setting of rent above market rent prohibited) of Act of 2004 32. Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (2):“(3) The setting of the rent under the tenancy of a dwelling that is carried out on or after the...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: On a point of order, have we not been through amendments Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7? I thought we were up into the 50s.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Yes.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy had left the Chamber at the time. I asked that the written note be sent to the Deputy's office. I understand that it was sent. I do not have it here with me. It was e-mailed. I can confirm that.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: What I said to the Deputy was that I would provide a briefing for him on the questions that he had asked. My officials sent that briefing to his office because I had no way of contacting him directly.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I do not have the briefing here. Deputy Howlin asked for it personally so I sent it on.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: We are trying to ensure that receivers take on the responsibilities of landlords legally, where possible, to try to protect tenants in cases of receivership. We have committed in the rental strategy to setting up a working group with the Department of Justice and Equality to do that. An amendment was tabled by Fianna Fáil in the Seanad essentially to require receivers to take on the...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is, yes.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I will come back to this.