Results 2,501-2,520 of 3,476 for speaker:Charlie O'Connor
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Amendments Nos. 72, 102, 104, 111, 156, 158, 159 and 160 are related and may be discussed together by agreement.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Amendments Nos. 79 and 146 are related and will be discussed together.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Amendments Nos. 90, 98 and 99 are related to amendment No. 87 and they will be discussed together.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Amendments Nos. 88, 89, 91 to 93, inclusive, 95, 97, 101, 103, 106, 108, 110, 113 to 115, inclusive, 118 to 121, inclusive, 123, 127, 133 to 141, inclusive, 143 to 145, inclusive, 147 and 153 are related and will be discussed together.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Members will note the Chair should not be drawn into the discussion.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: I call Deputy Lynch for a concluding contribution and without interruption.
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if there is a system of paying an eligible person's rent supplement directly to the provider of private rented property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25566/09]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the names of persons consulted and the consultation process which led to her decision to reduce rent supplement by up to 8%; her views on whether the decision was prudent bearing in mind the provisions of the Private Residential Tenancies Act 2004; her further views on whether it is fair to control rents in this way without...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the fee for the registration of tenancies with the Private Residential Tenancies Board has been changed from â¬70 for individual tenancies and â¬300 for composite tenancies at the same address; if he will clarify the traditional practise whereby â¬50 of the fee was considered to be earmarked for...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 195: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the costs to the nearest available date for the setting up and ongoing operations of the Private Residential Tenancies Board; if the PRTB is self-financing; if it has been in receipt of Exchequer funding at any stage; his views on whether it is in a suitable financial position to carry out...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 196: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to announce proposed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 2004; when his recently announced review of that Act will commence and be completed; the terms of reference of the review and the name or names of those carrying out the review; the cost, if the review is carried out externally;...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 197: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if amendments have been made to the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to date; his plans to amend or otherwise address the situation by which tenants can remain in residence and not pay rent while a dispute is being processed with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; the average time taken to fully process...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 198: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for lengthy delays in completing the registration of tenancies with the Private Residential Tenancies Board and what happens to the registration fees when the process is so lengthy; the number of applications awaiting completion; the average number of applications completed each week; the effect...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (25 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Question 199: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to provide a system allowing partial or full electronic registration of complaints to the Private Residential Tenancies Board; his views on whether this would help to speed up and deal more efficiently with the decision and determination process for the PRTB saving time and expense for the board,...
- Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: If it is a point of order.
- Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: I hope it is a point of order.
- Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: The Deputy has made his point.
- Aviation (Preclearance) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: I ask Deputy Dooley to proceed.
- Commissions of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: I thank the Minister for Health and Children for the opportunity to make a contribution to this important debate. I compliment my Oireachtas health committee colleagues, Deputies Reilly and Jan O'Sullivan, on their initiative in tabling this motion. Without being flippant, it is good to see the Opposition co-operating on this matter as I am a strong advocate of all-party approaches to...
- Commissions of Inquiry: Motion (30 Jun 2009)
Charlie O'Connor: Deputy Reilly will not mind. At today's meeting of the Joint Committee on Health and Children with the Ombudsman for Children, Ms Emily Logan, some of the issues in question were addressed. At the meeting I made the point that when I was a young child I knew that if one played truant or did not behave properly, one would end up in an institution where it was well known by society that...