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Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: On Committee Stage, we had a very good debate on lowering the voting age to 16.The intent of this amendment could be broken down into two parts. One part of it is very similar to that debate and similar to the amendments tabled by Senators Higgins and Ruane in terms of extending the franchise to bring more people into voting. We are proposing that the commission should be able to conduct...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State. I am disappointed he is not accepting Opposition amendments. The Bill should be more of a collaborative effort rather than just what Government puts down with Opposition contributions not accepted. I accept the Minister of State's bona fides and that this is something the commission could look at. I was glad to hear the Minister of State reference postal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Chairman. I apologise for joining from my office but I am a bit Covid-paranoid at the moment. This is just a follow-up to Deputy Higgins's question because it is a really interesting perspective on where the gaps are. There has been an awful lot of talk about local authorities and public housing in the context of universal design and where the gaps are. I am interested in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: A large proportion of properties within cities will be build-to-rent properties. Somebody mentioned in their opening statement earlier that there is no provision for any universal design in build-to-rent properties. If you are not on the social housing list, are a young renter, are working and want independent living; there is very little available for you in housing terms. Am I right in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Absolutely. thank Ms Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Yes. I thank the Chairman.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I wish to raise the review of An Bord Pleanála by Mr. Remy Farrell and the internal report. The head of the strategic housing development, SHD, division, Mr. Paul Hyde, resigned on Friday following allegations and an investigation into some of the decisions he took. We need to ensure that the report into this matter is published in full by the Minister in order that we can see its...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 18: In page 12, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(4) The Minister shall within seven weeks of the passing of this Act lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas on the implications of construction sector inflation on the amount referred to in subsection (3), and whether an order should be made under section 11 to increase or decrease...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: It is the same point. Essentially, it seeks to allow for exceptional circumstances that were applicable under the Pyrite Resolution Act to apply to this Bill as well. Amendment No. 38 is therefore relatively self-explanatory.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: May I ask for a clarification from the Minister? While it is welcome that he will look at multi-unit developments, terraced houses and approved housing bodies, AHBs, does he anticipate that that will be done through regulation or will we have to table further amendments to the Bill in the autumn? If the latter, I would like an indicative timeline as to when any amendments will be tabled and...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 38: In page 22, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(11) Within seven weeks of the passing of this Act the Minister shall lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on whether grounds for the awarding of a remediation grant in exceptional circumstances, as was provided for in section 17 of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013, should be...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 43: In page 23, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(6) Within seven weeks of the passing of this Act the Minister shall lay before both Houses of the Oireachtas a report on the implications of subsection (5)for relevant owners and whether the subsection ought to be repealed.”.

Seanad: Night-time Economy: Motion (13 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I acknowledge and welcome the campaigners in the Gallery. In particular I welcome Sunil Sharpe from the Give Us The Night campaign. Since my time on Dublin City Council, he has been highlighting and putting on the agenda the decline in the sector and the challenges that have faced the night-time economy. I also pay tribute to Councillor Claire Byrne of the Green Party. For a long time she...

Seanad: Night-time Economy: Motion (13 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I do not mourn them so much. RIP Renards.

Seanad: Night-time Economy: Motion (13 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: Nightlife in our city is under massive threat and hundreds of nightclubs have closed in the past two decades. This does not just impact our night-time tourist offering but also affects the cultural life we have in the city as a place for young people to go where they feel they belong in a vibrant European city. When people speak about what is on offer in Dublin, they speak about blandness...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 61: In page 41, line 13, after “appoint” to insert “, through the Public Appointments Service,”.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 62: In page 41, to delete lines 16 to 18 and substitute the following: “(2) The Minister shall have regard to a person’s experience or expertise, including the requirement for human rights and equality training, in relation to the subject matter of decisions the subject of appeals under this Act or in relation to the hearing of appeals generally in...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 63: In page 41, line 24, after “appoint” to insert “, through the Public Appointments Service,”.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 64: In page 42, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(m) is employed by a local authority or any government department.”.

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged by the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (14 Jul 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 65: In page 43, to delete lines 17 to 22 and substitute the following: “(2) An appeal under subsection (1)may not be accompanied by documents other than documents which— (a) were considered by the designated local authority or the Housing Agency, (b) were submitted to the designated local authority or the Housing Agency and ought to have been...