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- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: We cannot say everybody. It is an inequality to say everybody when we are not including everybody. It is inequality. Do not say everybody. It is some people, not all. We are excluding the Travellers.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: It does. It is not like saying a name or anything.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: She should name it and say it for how it is.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: It is.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 6: In page 4, to delete lines 12 to 16.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 8: In page 4, line 14, after “under” to insert “paragraphs (f) and (h) of”.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 10: In page 4, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply in cases where non-compliance with relevant obligations was previously established and no notice was subsequently issued in respect of that non-compliance before the date of the passing of this Act.”.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 11: In page 4, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply in cases where non-compliance with the ground for termination specified in paragraph 2 of the Table to section 34 of the Act of 2004 was previously established and no notice was subsequently issued in respect of that noncompliance before the date of the...
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: I move amendment No. 12: In page 4, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(3) Subsection (2) shall not apply in cases where there is a failure by the tenant to pay rent, taxes or charges due if a tenant can supply evidence of financial hardship, can supply evidence that paying rent would leave them unable to afford other necessities, or can otherwise...
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: It is not agreed. Can I say a few words on this section, please, or am I allowed to?.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: I want ordinary people to know that I am in support of this Bill but we are all liars if we say that it protects Travellers because it does not. Amendments Nos. 16 and 17, being ruled out of order due to the fact-----
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: I am going to still do it because if I have to be put out of this House today-----
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: ----- because it is discrimination and I am going to keep on saying it because it is exactly what it says on the tin.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: Whether the Senator likes or does not like it, it is exactly what it says on the tin, and it is discrimination towards my community and I will not stand for it. Okay, end of story.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: Oh my God, I will keep at this.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: A Leas-Chathaoirligh excuse me for a moment but you do not understand what it is like to be in here to represent-----
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: I will let the other Members speak but when it is my turn to speak, I will get up and speak.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: I said we would only be lying if we said it was not discrimination.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: That is not how I said it.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Eileen Flynn: As a member of the Traveller community I believe that not accepting amendments Nos. 16 and 17 is discrimination towards my community.