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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: The case is with the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Go raibh maith agaibh.

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Cuirim céad fáilte roimh an Aire. Tuigim go bhfuil cúrsaí gnóthach go maith na laethanta seo agus aimsir an bhuiséid agus mar sin de orainn. In the time since this Bill was first before the Dáil, we have had a report from the Simon Community confirming that the problems in the private rented sector...

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We do.

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis na daoine a labhair sa díospóireacht áirithe seo. An article in the Galway Advertiserin June, with the headline, “Huge rent increases across Galway”, puts this into context:Over the last 12 months, rent in Monivea has skyrocketed by almost 60%. In early 2015, average...

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: If they want to get out of the market, why not let the local authorities buy them out and put that housing stock back into their hands? It has been thrown at us by Fianna Fáil that this legislation is highly flawed and it has a great policy for this area.Where is its legislation? It should bring forward its own Bill and we will examine it.

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: If the Fianna Fáil Members cannot bring themselves to support our motion, they should at least have the decency to abstain so that the remaining Senators can vote on it. It is ironic that Senator McDowell called our legislation mistaken but well-intentioned. That is from a man who was the leader of a former party whose members were the architects of our boom and bust economy. Some of...

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: -----through local authorities and voluntary housing trusts. That is a fundamental difference. We are not the only ones proposing rent certainty. There is a great deal of support for rent certainty. The organisations that support this approach are Focus Ireland, the Peter McVerry Trust, the Simon Community, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, DEPAUL Ireland, Merchants Quay Ireland,...

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It absolutely is relevant. The Government told us what it put in its budget. Surely it is relevant for me to say what we would have done differently with the same moneys.

Seanad: Rent Certainty (No. 2) Bill 2016: Second Stage (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: I would try to if I was not being barracked. Senator Coffey should know that all the figures are available. They all add up and they have been checked by the Department of Finance. Rent certainty is essential. It is a short-term immediate measure that would make a huge difference to all those who are in jeopardy of losing their homes. We know the human stories. This is not about playing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Cuirim céad fáilte roimh na bhfinnéithe. Tá brón orm go raibh mé ag teacht is ag imeacht ansin, ach bhí gnóthaí Seanaid againn. I have an interest in the area. I worked as a manager of a partnership company in Connemara, and the Connemara examples typify what has been wrong with the development of the sector during the past ten years. From day...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (12 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: What about the availability of property and factory spaces?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants: Wake Up SUSI (13 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: No. I concur with what has been said already. The witnesses find themselves in a desperate and very unfair situation. What we need to do as a committee is put our heads together and see what solutions can be found to try to make sure that nobody is discriminated against financially because of what would appear to be a lack of information being provided through the CAO system. I thank the...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: Ba mhaith linne i Sinn Féin chomh maith a bheith luaite leis na focla comhbhróin maidir le bás Anthony Foley, laoch rugbaí agus fear nach mbeidh a leithéid arís ann, de réir gach cosúlachta. On behalf of the Sinn Féin group, we would like to be linked with the sympathies that are being conveyed to the family and friends of Anthony Foley who was a...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: They might want to move us to Croke Park.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: It is as ridiculous as the all-Ireland tickets.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: House prices are still going up.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: If I had my way, there would be rent certainty. We would have passed the rent certainty-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: There has been a 24% increase-----

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Trevor Ó Clochartaigh: We just want rent certainty.