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Leaders' Questions (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The numbers have doubled on this Government's watch.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 47 reads:To delete section 18, and substitute the following:“Amendment of section 20 of Principal Act 18. Section 20 of the Principal Act is deleted and the following section is substituted:“20. (1) Subject to subsection (3), a review of the rent under the tenancy of a dwelling may not occur—(a) more frequently than once in each...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I wish to note an amendment also has been tabled by Sinn Féin to Seanad amendment No. 47 and I wish to move that amendment.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Therefore, it is part of the motion.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: It is disappointing the Minister of State has dismissed many of thee amendments. I do not believe amendment No. 47 is adequate in just extending the contracts to two years. Unless that is tied to the CPI, it is not worth the paper it is written on because there has to be some control. Unfortunately as new people come in, they will be charged differently from the people who are supposedly...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The average monthly rent in Dublin is €1,400, or €350 per week. That level of rent is not sustainable and is way above what it should be. We see this across the board. We can talk about keeping people in their homes and increasing rent supplement, but the reality is that the rental market needs to handled in the proper way because it is has gone out of control. These rents...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I mentioned it.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I want to clarify what the Minister of State has said. Is he saying that if the approved voluntary housing groups were to see out the mortgage on the properties, they could then become available? Is he saying that if the approved housing bodies see out the mortgage, they could sell them off as a result of that?

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 47:To delete section 18, and substitute the following:“Amendment of section 20 of Principal Act 18.Section 20 of the Principal Act is deleted and the following section is substituted:“20.(1) Subject to subsection (3), a review of the rent under the tenancy of a dwelling may not occur—(a) more frequently than once in each...

Rent Certainty and Prevention of Homelessness Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Last week we had the anniversary of the tragic death of Jonathan Corrie. Ever since his death, the homeless situation and the number of those sleeping rough have continued to spiral. It is clear the Government's policies are not working and that it has failed to deliver. Under current housing legislation, there is no definition of a...

Rent Certainty and Prevention of Homelessness Bill 2015: Second Stage [Private Members] (1 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Yes. Nothing is included in these plans to deal with this matter. The Government's measures could easily have included a section to nullify rent reviews carried out within a few weeks or months of the enactment of the law. Better still, they could have included rent controls and rent certainty and it could have happened months if not years ago. Back then, there was not an election around...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: In respect of amendment No. 1 to Seanad amendment No. 51, landlords have said that they were selling properties and we then find out that the sale does not happen. I have come across it as, I imagine, have many other Members. We need some penalty or mechanism to deal with that because it is ridiculous that properties are re-let after people have been virtually turfed out and they give the...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: From the Seanad (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: I agree with the points made by some colleagues regarding the landlords when a tenant is giving notice. I believe the provision that a tenant of eight years and more must give 112 days' notice is absolutely mad. Tenants have many commitments. They may have lost their jobs. They may have to go somewhere else, including abroad. There might be a death in the family or other reasons. In this...

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: By and large, I welcome the transfer of port companies to local authorities as it is important we provide a sound footing for many of these harbours. Deputy Boyd Barrett has tabled a number of amendments in this regard and I wish to address some of the issues concerning Dún Laoghaire Harbour. I welcome the transfer of Dún Laoghaire Port to the local authority and see the positives...

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: We all agree with the Minister about the transfer to the local authorities. I still do not fully understand how this transfer takes place when it comes to the company. Will the CEO, even if he becomes an assistant manager, remain independent within the local authority? I assume that is what we are talking about but I have not got a good grasp of how that will work with the input of the...

Harbours Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: The Ceann Comhairle reminded me also.

Rent Certainty and Prevention of Homelessness Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (2 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a thabhairt do gach éinne a thóg páirt sa díospóireacht. I thank everyone who took part in the debate. Even though I might not have agreed with everyone's opinion, it was an important debate. It was a little difficult to listen to the nonsense the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government had to share with us last...

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: Answer the question.

Leaders' Questions (3 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: There is no rent certainty in the plan.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (8 Dec 2015)

Dessie Ellis: 589. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority housing unit builds completed by county in 2015 to date, in tabular form. [44193/15]