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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 45: In page 61, between lines 42 and 43, to insert the following:“(6) A request by a housing authority under subsection (2) or (4) shall cease to have effect on whichever of the following events first occurs:(a) receipt by the Minister for Social Protection of notice from the authority terminating the request; (b) receipt by the Minister for Social Protection of a...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 46: In page 62, to delete lines 8 to 15 and substitute the following:“(7) (a) Where the Minister for Social Protection is required under this section to notify a housing authority of the amount of a deduction in respect of rent or rent arrears or that a requested deduction has not been made, that requirement shall be satisfied if that Minister has, in respect of...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 47: In page 63, line 7, to delete “has not been duly paid out because of the effluxion of time” and substitute “is not, for whatever reason, duly paid to that recipient”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 48: In page 63, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:“Amendments to Act of 2005 50. (1) The Act of 2005 is amended in section 196 by inserting the following after subsection (2):“(3) A person who is in receipt of any benefit, assistance or supplement under this Act from which a deduction is being made in respect of payment of rent or rent arrears...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 49: In page 64, lines 20 and 21, to delete “Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005” and substitute “Act of 2005”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 50: In page 65, to delete line 2.These amendments are linked and provide for necessary amendments to section 51 of the Bill, which in turn amends section 31 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. The published Bill already provides for certain amendments to section 31, rent schemes and charges, of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. The...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 51: In page 65, line 7, to delete “subsection (3).”.” and substitute the following:“subsection (3).”, and (c) by substituting the following for paragraph (g) of subsection (6):“(g) the waiving of rent and other charges, in whole or in part, on a temporary basis, in case of financial hardship; (h) subject to subsection (6A), the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 52: In page 65, after line 7, to insert the following:“Amendment of Local Government Reform Act 2014 52. Schedule 4 to the Local Government Reform Act 2014 is amended in paragraph 14(4) by substituting “30 June 2015” for “31 December 2014”.”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 53: In page 65, after line 7, to insert the following:“Amendment of Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 53. The Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 is amended—(a) in section 4(2)(c) by inserting the following subparagraph after subparagraph (ii):“(iii) to the Local Government Management Agency, to be used by it for the purpose of the performance of its...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have a problem with the wording of Deputy Cowen's amendment, which states: "a local authority shall give priority to persons that have been responsible tenants in leased accommodation". By all means the local authority can consider their application, but giving them priority is a problem in so far as local authorities are entitled to make their own allocation schemes. Under section 22 of...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Perhaps we can have a look at alternate wording. I cannot accept the amendment as it stands, because it states that priority would have to be given to "responsible tenants". How does one determine who is a "responsible tenant"?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am loath to constrain the local authorities in the allocation of houses, because one of the functions of local authorities is to make an allocation scheme in accordance with general policy. I know the point the Deputy is making that if the RAS tenancy falls through, the local authority has a certain obligation to these people. However, to specify that they must be given priority-----

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister has certain powers of direction, but the question is whether we want to direct that this group gets first priority. I am loath to be too prescriptive in directing local authorities on their letting schemes, because that is one of their powers. I do not know if there is a wording that would be agreeable to all members that would address the issue in this amendment - that people...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 55: In page 5, line 11, after “payments,” to insert “to amend the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981,”.

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I never say that.

Freedom of Movement (Common Travel Area) (Travel Documentation) Bill 2014: First Stage (5 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: No.

Local and Community Development Programmes: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (5 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Deputies for their participation in this sometimes robust debate over the past two days. It has allowed the Government clearly to explain its position and deal with the inaccuracies in the public domain. The Government is committed to delivering effective local and community development for all rural and urban communities. As detailed by the Minister for the Environment,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (5 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In the case of a house provided by a local authority to a person in need of social housing in a rural area, both the site and the property are vested in the authority and the normal landlord/tenant relationship applies. No structural changes, adaptations or extensions may be undertaken to the property without the prior consent of the local authority. The local authority is responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (10 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are no funds specifically designated under the Social Housing Investment Programme for the purpose of facilitating local authority tenants wishing to downsize. A number of housing authorities, in the context of the management of their overall social housing stock, have traditionally operated such schemes within their housing programmes.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Jun 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I expect the final output across all social housing programmes for 2014 to be in the region of 6,000 new housing units as set out in the following table. Delivery method Number Rental Accommodation Scheme 2,500 Leasing, including: 400 NAMA sourced properties and 350 Mortgage to Rent Scheme 1,200 Social Housing Investment Programme 200 Capital Assistance Scheme 2 75 Regeneration...