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- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: -----and for having 83% of their recommendations approved.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: The Deputy need not worry any more. I will leave it at that for the moment-----
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: -----and I will participate in the Report Stage debate as I am entitled to do as per the amendments I have tabled.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: I was here.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: I most definitely was here. Do not attempt to misguide anybody here-----
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: -----or anybody who might be paying attention to these proceedings.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: How dare you.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: I will be here tonight too, and next week if I have to.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: I am responding to one.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: Ninety days-----
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: Yes. I did not speak on Report Stage. I spoke earlier on the committee amendment. Further to the comments made by Deputy Byrne with regard to the Irish Professional Landlords Organisation whose members issued a statement this morning advising landlords - does Deputy Shortall have an issue with me speaking?
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: She had an issue with me not being here yesterday.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: She has an issue now with me speaking.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: Its members say they will consider withdrawing from State-sponsored schemes and are advising landlords and their members to impose service charges, registration fees, car park fees, letting costs, documentation costs, call-out costs, sinking funds contributions and issues relating to local property tax. Will the Minister confirm to the House that he is aware of that? Will he instruct the...
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: I will speak briefly on the same issue as Deputy Coppinger and others. The Government is seeking, in amendment No. 92, to reverse a decision that was made by the Seanad. The number of units provided for under what has become known as the Tyrrelstown amendment was initially 20, but the Seanad reduced that to five. From our perspective, it is right to set the figure at five to make...
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: Does the Minister commit to a definition by the RTB on this issue?
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: In that case, I withdraw the amendment.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: I wish to speak on amendment No. 100. Fianna Fáil wishes to raise the issue that in the case where a receiver is appointed, the same receiver would have the same obligations as a landlord, as per the various rules, regulations and obligations that are in the legislation in this instance. It is my understanding that the Minister may have legal opinion to suggest otherwise. If that is...
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: Perhaps the Minister's last sentence confirmed this. He said earlier that he had an agreement with the Department of Justice and Equality to work with it with a view to bringing forward the sort of legislation we wished to see and we had hoped would be provided by virtue of our amendment and that we achieved in the Seanad, to which the Minister alluded. Can the Minister confirm that the...
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
Barry Cowen: On that basis, we will withdraw the amendment but acknowledge the Minister's commitment to provide that in writing to us.