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Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I move amendment No. 108: In page 69, line 33, to delete "referred to" and substitute "specified".

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: To date, there has been no legislation on the Statute Book with regard to the purchase of flats or apartments.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: There were a number of attempts over the years to put such legislation in place but they all faltered. On 1 October 2008 on Second Stage of the Bill in the Seanad, I indicated I would bring forward an amendment on Committee Stage in the Dáil to make provision for such. On 5 March 2009, I put that on the record of the Dáil on Second Stage. I was as good as my word on Committee Stage on 9...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: Under this arrangement there will be a discount of between 40% and 60% and individual circumstances will be taken into consideration. This is a very generous scheme tailored for the individuals who wish to purchase.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I appreciate the comments made by Deputies which I know are heartfelt. However, there is not a full understanding of what I am doing in this Bill-----

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: While discounts have been related to the length of tenancy for many years in the tenant purchase schemes for houses, I would question the logic of granting a subsidy to a person to buy a property solely on the basis of the length of time which he or she has been subsidised in renting that property. It seems to me, as Minister of State with responsibility for housing, that it is a much fairer...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: Some of the comments made are way off the mark and are not up to speed on what is happening. I noted the heartfelt comments, especially from Members from the Cork area, but this legislation is tailored towards the capacity of a person to pay. The other matters regarding percentages for the plebiscite or the number of people who would buy properties were dealt with on Committee Stage. The...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I assure the Deputy I am not confused at all.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I do not accept that for a moment.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: It is being provided now for the first time in history.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I reject that.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: There is no question of a mortgage having to be over 20 years. The Deputy is incorrect in that.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: This is an incremental purchase scheme. It will be based on and tailored to a person's capacity to pay. That will be determined by regulation once the legislation is passed.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: That is the most important part of the measure. I reiterate that.

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I move amendment No. 110: In page 70, line 20, after "proceed" to insert "(within the meaning of section 56(7))"

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I move amendment No. 111: In page 71, to delete lines 15 to 17 and substitute the following: "(d) such other terms and conditions relating to the sale of an apartment as may be prescribed for the purposes of an apartment assignment order.".

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I move amendment No. 112: In page 71, lines 20 to 22, to delete all words from and including "calculated" in line 20 down to and including "refundable" in line 22 and substitute the following: "determined in accordance with such method as may be prescribed under section 77 which deposit, subject to subsection (7), shall not be refundable". The intention of section 64(6) is to provide that a...

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I move amendment No. 113: In page 72, lines 15 and 16, to delete all words from and including "good" in line 15 down to and including "complex" in line 16 and substitute "good estate management".

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I move amendment No. 114: In page 72, line 23, after "lapsed" to insert "under section 55(3)".

Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)

Michael Finneran: I move amendment No. 115: In page 72, line 30, after "to" to insert "an".