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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I want to know what support the Department is giving the council to be able to bring sites back from dereliction and vacancy into use. That is the main issue. I understand the constraints on the council. Even if the sites are not the subject of a CPO and belong to the city council, I want to know what supports the Department is putting in place in terms of those large-scale sites. From my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I have a few questions for other witnesses. Mr. Clegg did not really answer my question, but that is grand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Well, no. I have questions for Ms Murphy and the representatives of Anois on meanwhile use and data sets.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I have already asked them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Dublin City Council is one of the only local authorities to abolish the rebate for commercial property rates. Did that bring many vacant commercial properties back into use? What has been the experience? I have questions for both councils in Waterford and Dublin. How many section 11 notices have they issued in the previous three years? The officials may not have the figures with them...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Was that last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Was that in 1990?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I mean the derelict sites.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: No.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: That is no problem. I understand that the officials might not have the figure with them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Perfect.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Like others, I wish to express my sympathies on the murder of Ashling Murphy. For many women, it is difficult to open a newspaper or watch television any day and not see an act of violence against them. We rationalise those things to psychologically protect ourselves. Every once in a while, a murder happens and it strikes a chord with everybody. We ask how we can possibly protect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency: Chairman Designate (20 Jan 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I am going to stay on that theme a little longer by following up on Deputy O’Callaghan’s questions. I also had a concern about what Mr. O’Rourke said in his initial opening statement, that he is engaged with cost rental and affordable purchase and the social aspect is essentially being left to the local authorities. First, the minimum requirement for Part V for local...

Seanad: Broadband Roll-out: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I wish to share time with Senator Wall.

Seanad: Broadband Roll-out: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for coming in today. Senator Buttimer was entirely correct when he talked about the significant project the roll-out of broadband will be. The Senator compares it to rural electrification. I would like to compare it to another big project, namely, the late Minister, Donogh O'Malley, making available secondary school education to children, in terms of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Many of my questions have been answered and I do not want to go over what other colleagues have said. I want to try to pull out some more solutions to it. I do not think anybody here can say addressing vacant housing is going to be the panacea for the housing crisis but it is an important toolkit for us in that effort, particularly for bringing our towns and cities back to life. With that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I want to start by expressing solidarity with Poland on the death of Agnieszka due to Poland's restrictive abortion laws. That happened in January and follows the death of a woman known as Izabela in December. As many people would know, the supreme court in Poland rowed back on its abortion laws, as have states such as Texas. I want to raise the issue of the abortion review that is ongoing...

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I welcome the Minister. I always think that debates like this are among the best examples of the Upper House in how passionate people get about passport administration. I thank the Fine Gael Senators for bringing this motion and I commend all the staff in the Passport Office, and across the public service, for their hard work in delivering a timely and efficient service during the pandemic....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (3 Feb 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I did not realise we could be in the committee room again this week so I apologise for attending via video link. I have several questions. I want to focus on the definition of a national monument and this question is specifically for An Taisce. Does An Taisce think the definition is broad enough to incorporate more recent national monuments in order to protect both heritage and built...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Monuments and Archaeological Heritage Bill: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (3 Feb 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Yes, it does. I thank Dr. Johnson. One of the areas that is overlooked is our industrial heritage. When we look at heritage, we often focus on older sites, but to protect our industrial heritage for future generations is important. I have a further question for the local authorities on the provisions around metal detectors. Is there a huge incidence of people using metal detectors and...