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- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: Am I right in saying that we have two hours to debate the Bill?
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: We might.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: Amendment No. 1 is necessary because the State has failed over many years to properly legislate for the substitute consent process and ensure what are, effectively, retrospective environmental impact assessments have enough community input and scrutiny as a fresh one carried out today. The cost of not bothering to do this has brought misery to the community of Derrybrien and many others....
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I will speak on amendments Nos. 2, 4 and 6 to 8, inclusive. I have a few comments in response to the Minister's contribution. He says that less than 2% of tenancies end in dispute. I wonder if that is because there are options open to the landlord if he or she wants the tenancy to come to an end, be it to end the tenancy on the basis of a family member moving in or on the basis of selling...
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: What about the-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: These amendments, particularly amendment No. 21, relate to the treatment of tenants who are repaying arrears as per an agreement with their landlord. Where a person has experienced difficulties making repayments during the emergency period, there should not be increases in rent for six months after the end of that period. Many people will scrape to get through that period. To impose any...
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: The Minister has noted we have submitted our amendments in good faith. I regret that none of them has been accepted but I would like to push amendment No. 1 to a vote when we come to it.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 1: In page 12, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "(ba) make available online all information— (i) considered by the Board at any leave stage under section 177D for the application now being considered for substitute consent where the application was subject to such a stage, or (ii) in the case where the application was made pursuant to a...
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 2: In page 14, line 3, to delete “12 April 2021” and substitute “12 June 2021”.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 4: In page 14, to delete line 19 and substitute the following: “(i) he or she anticipates falling into rent arrears in the near future, and”.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 11: In page 17, line 3, after “who” to insert “intentionally and deliberately”.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 13: In page 17, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(v) the tenant may challenge such a declaration by making a submission to the Board not more than ten working days after receiving a declaration from the landlord.”.
- Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)
Fintan Warfield: I second the amendment.