Results 701-720 of 2,052 for speaker:Maria Bailey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (28 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcast and recording services, members are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device. It is not sufficient for members to put their phones in silent mode as this maintains the level of interference with the broadcasting system. Before...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: In today's meeting we are engaging with the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, on the outcome of the housing summit and the review of Rebuilding Ireland currently being undertaken. I welcome the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Murphy, and his officials to the meeting. Today's meeting format will see each member given six minutes each to engage with the Minister and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank the Minister. We are going to try to keep to topic as much as possible. We will have three minutes of questioning and three minutes of response from the Minister before moving to the next member.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: That was a lot in three minutes, Deputy Casey. Fair play to you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: I must cut the Minister off to allow Senator Coffey in because we have gone over the time. Is that all right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed) (28 Sep 2017)

Maria Bailey: Absolutely. We will get a couple of rounds of questions in if that is okay.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (3 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: 110. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners are refusing to register used and already registered vehicles as N1 vehicles with two or more rows of seats, having been previously converted from an M1 category vehicle in circumstances, in which the applicant has submitted all necessary documentation relating to the conversion as listed on the Revenue Commissioner's...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (3 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: 434. To ask the Minister for Health if he has the authority to prohibit the sale of so-called combi boxes which contain rolling tobacco, papers and filters under the Public Health Tobacco Acts, in view of HSE research which reports huge growth in the use of rolling tobacco by under 25's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41867/17]

Vacant Housing Refurbishment Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Like Deputy Cassells, I will be speaking to the Bill and not going off on a tangent like speakers earlier in the debate. This Bill seeks to fast-track the planning and building control process in each local authority so that properties currently requiring a change of use from commercial or industrial purposes to residential can be fast-tracked to allow, for example, for use of space over a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: We are now in public session. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members are asked to ensure that for the duration of the meeting mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode depending on the device. It is not sufficient to simply put them in silent mode as this will maintain interference with the broadcasting system....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: The purpose of today's meeting is to undertake the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017. On behalf of the committee, I welcome to today's meeting Ms Caroline Spillane and Mr. Cormac Bradley from Engineers Ireland, Ms Carole Pollard and Ms Kathryn Meghen from the Royal Institute of Architects of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Spillane for her presentation and call on Ms Kathryn Meghen to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Meghen. We will now move on to Mr. Alan Baldwin. I apologise to him for having twice called him Alec Baldwin at the previous meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: What is the recourse with CIRI?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Obviously we cannot discuss specific cases but the case might be replicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: I know. I has just said that the case could be replicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: In terms of the CIRI Bill, what can be done about such issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: It is between the owner of the property and the developer. Does Mr. Baldwin wish to add anything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the Draft General Scheme of the Building Control (Construction Industry Register Ireland) Bill 2017 (4 Oct 2017)

Maria Bailey: As there are no other questions, I thank all the witnesses. I really enjoyed the debate as the contributions made will add value to what the committee is trying to do here. I am sure the other members enjoyed it as well. The level of detail was exceptional. I thank the witnesses for taking the time to meet the committee and for the ongoing engagement they will, hopefully, have with us. I...