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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bord na Móna (13 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: 585. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding progress on a biomass briquette; the impact it will have on the briquette factories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39798/16]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: I move amendment No. 173:In page 37, to delete lines 9 to 11.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Committee Stage (Resumed) (13 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: I move amendment No. 174:In page 37, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 28 (Statutory Protection – “Part 4 Tenancy”) of Act of 2004 32. The Act of 2004 is amended in section 28(2)—(a) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “for an indefinite period from” for “for the period of 4 years...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Irish Water (14 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: 117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress in establishing an expert advisory committee on a statutory basis to review Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40335/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (14 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed in the building control section in each local authority in tabular form; and his plans to increase available staff and resources to all building control sections. [40362/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations (14 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: 119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the percentage of self-builds and extensions that are exempt from the building control regulations, SI 9 of 2014, that were inspected by a local authority building inspector in 2015 and or in 2016 in each area. [40363/16]

Council of Europe: Appointment of Representatives (15 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: That is not part of any deal.

Council of Europe: Appointment of Representatives (15 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: It could happen in Europe easier than it could here.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: I was here before you.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: Far from it. You have had huge success at that yourself.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: Last night, Deputy Curran sought clarification on how subsections (3)(a) and (4) will be applied. The section in which the latter are to be found deals with the actual criteria. We said earlier in the week that those criteria are too limited but we were informed that there was no way they could be changed. It turns out, however, that the subsection actually means that tenants can be...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: It shows again, and I acknowledge that others have also said this, that ramming legislation through over a 48 to 72-hour period is not best or safe practice. Some would argue that Fine Gael was too busy claiming victory rather than actually concentrating on how its rushed legislation could be improved in order to allow more tenants to avail of rent certainty rather than having a limited Bill...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: Excuse me?

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: I have something to say to the Deputies - if they do not object - in the context of Sinn Féin's response to the Committee Stage. Sinn Féin rightfully asked that we take this stage in order to discuss this matter and allow all Members the opportunity to contribute or to respond to some of the commentary that was made in dealing with the issues at hand.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: So, no matter what noise-----

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: -----is made by the empty vessels to my right, there is no rent certainty in the North either.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: There is no rent certainty in the North and Sinn Féin is in Stormont. We are not.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: There is no rent certainty in the North and I suppose there are no water charges in the North either.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: I would like to place on record the fact that I have no problem taking criticism from any side of the House when such criticism is legitimate. I will not, however, take pontificating lectures from Deputies, particularly when they did not even bother their barney putting in a submission on the rental strategy in the first instance. That is for the attention of Deputy Shortall, who said that...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Barry Cowen: -----but had the audacity to come into the Chamber to try to tell someone that they should be ashamed of themselves for participating-----