Results 541-560 of 2,052 for speaker:Maria Bailey
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: I will not ask the Department to answer that during the meeting. It can come back to the Deputy afterwards. We are trying to stick to the short-term lettings if that is okay with the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: Is there any evidence of landlords moving from long-term to short-term lettings? I find it hard to find any evidence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: Would Mr. Ó Cléirigh like to come back in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: I thank all witnesses for attending this morning. We have a number of stakeholders still to come in this week and next week. The committee will put together a report of recommendations which we hope will be taken on board. I look forward to further engagement. We will suspend for a couple of minutes to allow our second set of witnesses to take their seats.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: We will resume in public session. I welcome our second panel of stakeholders from the Simon Community, Mr. Eamonn Tansey, from the Peter McVerry Trust, Mr. Francis Doherty and from Focus Ireland, Mr. Mike Allen and Ms Alison Connolly. I draw witnesses' attention to the fact that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: Somebody's phone is interfering with the sound system. Could people put their phones on airplane mode?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: Unless Deputy Ó Broin has more questions, before Mr. Doherty responds, I will take questions from other members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: He will be here tomorrow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: Are there any new or innovative ideas that short-term letting or home-sharing could offer to the charities involved in this area, including those represented at today's meeting? I accept that Airbnb has not caused the housing and homelessness crisis with which we are dealing. Obviously, supply and affordability are massive factors. This committee will discuss the quarterly report relating...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing and Rental Market: Discussion (21 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their ongoing engagement with the committee. I am sure it will not be long before they are here again. We will compile a report based on all the evidence provided and submit it to the Department in the hope that it will take on board our recommendations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are requested to ensure that their mobile phones are completely turned off or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode for the duration of the meeting. It is not sufficient for members to put their phones on silent mode as this will maintain the level of interference with the broadcasting systems. Apologies have been...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister. We talked about that beforehand. We hope to be finished by then, but, if needs be, that is no problem. A number of members want to put questions. We will stick to the first and second pillars, which address homelessness and accelerating social housing. We will be strict in sticking to the pillars being debated. The first member to speak is Deputy Ó Broin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: As the Senator is deputising for Senator Grace O'Sullivan, she is a proper member of this committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: We are very accommodating.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: I am not trying to curtail Deputy Coppinger but, because she does not have any proof of that, it is unfair to go down that line.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: Whether it is true or false, we do not have anybody here to defend or verify that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: Will the Minister take the first four? We will then have another round on this pillar. We have a further five questioners after this.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: We are under time pressure. There is no problem with members coming back in at the end, but if we want to get through the answers, we must allow the Minister to respond without interruption.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: Absolutely, and if we allow the Minister to reply without interruption, we might get the answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (22 Jun 2017)
Maria Bailey: I allowed Deputy Cowen back in because I had allowed Deputies Ó Broin and Coppinger. We will now allow the Minister to finish.