Results 521-540 of 2,052 for speaker:Maria Bailey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: I have a couple of brief questions as much of what I intended to ask has already been said. The 2011 census was more focused on unemployment figures than vacant houses as that was our biggest concern. The figures are very stark and that is probably the reason the figures for mortgages are down as are the number of people under 35 who buy their home. We did not foresee that the housing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: Are there any further questions? Would the witnesses like to add anything further before we wrap up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing in Ireland - Census 2016 Results: Central Statistics Office (10 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: On behalf of the committee I thank the witnesses from the CSO for attending today. Everyone will agree that it was a very in-depth and fascinating meeting. All of the members of this committee love data and statistics. I also thank the CSO for the level of detail in the documentation provided to us prior to the meeting. The witnesses could probably tell that we all actually read it. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (18 May 2017)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are switched off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device used. It is not sufficient to leave them in silent mode as this will maintain a level of interference with the broadcasting system. I propose...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (1 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: No apologies have been received. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014 [Private Members']: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: We will engage in detailed scrutiny of the Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014 which is a Private Members' Bill. I remind members that we will have two sessions today, to the first of which I welcome Deputies Gerry Adams and Seán Crowe who produced the Bill to extend the right to vote in and lower the eligibility age for presidential elections....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014 [Private Members']: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: We will seek clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014 [Private Members']: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Thank you, Deputy Crowe. I hope the committee did not make you feel nervous and I certainly hope Deputy Eoin Ó Broin did not make you nervous. Are there any more questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014 [Private Members']: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Deputies Adams and Crowe for attending this morning. The next time they appear before us, they will not be nervous at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: General Scheme of Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Presidential Voting) Bill 2014 [Private Members']: Discussion (1 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: We will move on to the next session. We will suspend briefly to give our next set of witnesses a chance take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I welcome the witnesses. The purpose of this morning's meeting is to discuss the impact of short-term lettings on Ireland's housing and rental market. The meeting will consist of two sessions. I welcome to our first session Mr. Richard Shakespeare and Dr. Dáithí Downey from Dublin City Council, and Mr. Earnán Ó Cléirigh, Mr. Neil Maher, Mr. Andrew Harkin, Ms Niamh...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. Ó Cleirigh. I welcome Mr. Richard Shakespeare to his first meeting of this committee. He brings with him vast experience. I hope we do not scare him off and that he will come back again after today. I invite him to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will take two members for the first round of questions. When answering, witnesses normally reference the member who asked the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I invite the witnesses to respond, starting with Mr. Ó Cléirigh.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will let the Deputy come back in, but please let the witness finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: If Mr. Ó Cléirigh does not have those details to hand, he might come back to the committee with them. He was probably not expected to have those details here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: I will take the next round of questions and let the witnesses answer the Deputy's question in the next round, if that is all right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: Deputy Danny Healy-Rae is our final speaker.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)

Maria Bailey: We will not be discussing that today. That is not on today's agenda.