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Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 10: In page 86, line 30, after "undertakings" to insert "to be made within 30 days".This amendment provides for prompt payment to suppliers. Delayed payment remains a problem experienced by small and medium-sized suppliers. The addressing of that issue is the purpose of the amendment.

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: Yes.

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I second the amendment. It is related to the issue of below-cost selling. The Ipsos-MRBI poll survey carried out earlier this year on behalf of Agri Aware showed that nine out of ten respondents believe that legislation should be introduced to ensure that farmers receive a fair price for their produce and only three in ten people believe that below-cost selling of vegetables has long-term...

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 14: In page 88, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following:"(3) The Minister may specify the Retention of Title for goods delivered until such time as full payment is received. (4) The Minister shall give a direction that a retailer shall not sell grocery goods at a price that is less than the net invoice amount of the goods.".

Seanad: Competition and Consumer Protection Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (15 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 15: In page 89, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following:"(7) The Commission must provide for anonymity and confidentiality of a complainant who reports a breach of the Regulations, and a complainant who waives anonymity must be protected from discrimination, disadvantage or unfair treatment as a result of the complaint subject to natural justice being afforded to...

Seanad: Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister. Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill, but we believe it could have been stronger and better designed. We are concerned about that fact that even though it has taken a great deal of time for us to reach this point, the Bill is being rushed through the Dáil and the Seanad prior to the summer recess. We are not happy about this. I am aware that the Dáil only...

Seanad: National Treasury Management Agency Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate him on his appointment. It is good to see that the proverb, "Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and enthusiasm", is not true in this case.

Seanad: National Treasury Management Agency Bill 2014: Second Stage (15 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I wish the Minister of State well in his post over the coming years. Sinn Féin will support the Bill. However, it would be remiss of me not to mention some of our concerns with it, which were raised during its passage through the Dáil. Today, the Seanad discussed the strategic banking corporation of Ireland, SBCI, and how it might play a stimulus role. Likewise, this Bill has the...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:" "authorised advocate" means an elected public representative, social worker, medical or legal professional or a representative of a tenants or housing rights body recognised by the local authority;".I discussed most of these amendments on Committee Stage with the then Minister of State and current Minister for...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I accept the Minister's response.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 3: In page 37, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:"Replenishing and refurbishment of housing stock 23. All proceeds from the sale of local authority housing stock must be ring fenced by the local authority concerned for use in the replacement of said units or, in the case where demand is not present, for the maintenance of existing local authority housing...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: Seeing that the Minister asked so nicely, I will not press the amendment.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I do not intend to move the amendments in the grouping.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 10: In page 50, line 27, after "period" to insert "not less than 2 months".I welcome the Minister of State and look forward to working with him in the future. The amendment was discussed on Committee Stage, but we now have a new Minister of State and I seek clarity on it. It would provide that inspections of HAP homes must take place at the latest within two months of a...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 19: In page 54, line 30, after "offers" to insert "not less than 3".This amendment seeks to provide that the limit set for the number of offers a social housing applicant can refuse would be no less than three. We discussed the matter with the previous Minister of State, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, on Committee Stage and the issue was around allowing for flexibility and not...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: On the basis of what the Minister of State said, I will withdraw the amendment.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 21: In page 72, after line 31, to insert the following:"Transferral of tenancy within social housing59.Within 6 months of the commencement of this Bill the Minister with approval of the Oireachtas Committee will publish guidelines for housing authorities to implement a tenancy transfer system for all tenants within the social housing system.".The amendment brings us back...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 22: In page 72, after line 31, to insert the following:“Amendment of Domestic Violence Act 1996 59. The Domestic Violence Act 1996 is amended by inserting the following section after section 8:“8A. An applicant shall not, by virtue of the applicant’s legal or beneficial interest in the residence in which the applicant resides or previously resided...

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: In view of the commitment the Minister of State has given, it is not being pressed.

Seanad: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (16 Jul 2014)

Kathryn Reilly: I move amendment No. 23: In page 72, after line 31, to insert the following:“Code of conduct for domestic violence in social housing 59. The Minister with the consent of the Oireachtas Committee will publish a framework for Housing Authorities to deal with domestic violence in social housing which shall include provisions for rehousing a social housing tenant who has been the victim of...