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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank Ms Mulholland. Will Ms Holohan comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I do not want to leave out Mr. McCafferty. If he does not wish to comment, I will call on Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Deputy has had his eight minutes and I still need to allow Deputy Boyd Barrett to contribute. The tenant purchase scheme does not form part of examining the waiting list. I must allow Deputy Boyd Barrett in, or else we will run out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: The Deputy has 20 seconds because I will no longer have time to ask a question even though I am a member of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: Before I go to Deputy Boyd Barrett, a number of Deputy Healy-Rae's questions have already been answered three times. If the witnesses do not have time to answer again, the Deputy might have the opportunity to play the meeting back. It is the fourth time the witnesses have been asked the same questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: We have to move on. The Deputy may seek clarification during the response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: This meeting has been long-awaited by a number of the committee members. I thank Mr. John-Mark McCafferty, Mr. Andrew Guy, Mr. Derek Rafferty, Ms Mary Hurley, who is a regular visitor, Ms Marguerite Ryan, Ms Mary Mulholland, Ms Kathleen Holohan and Ms Catherine Keenan for their attendance and engagement this morning. I also thank the committee members for staying for the full meeting....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: That is great. That is Ms Hurley's fourth time answering that, so I thank her for that.

Report on Building Standards, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Motion (24 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I move:That Dáil Éireann shall consider the Report of the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government entitled ‘Safe as Houses? A Report on Building Standards, Building Controls and Consumer Protection (December 2017)’, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 24th January, 2018. My apologies for being late. I think we are running a...

Report on Building Standards, Building Controls and Consumer Protection: Motion (24 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: I will share time with Deputy Ó Broin. I thank all of the contributors for the ways in which they put forward their ideas and solutions for us to compile this report. We as a cross-party Oireachtas joint committee have regular engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. I refer to chartered surveyors, the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland, the Construction Industry...

Order of Business (29 May 2018)

Maria Bailey: Tuesday’s business shall be No. 177, postponed division on motion re European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2018 (SI No. 89 of 2018); No. 20, statements on the outcome of the referendum held on 25 May 2018; No. 8, motion re instruction to the committee on the Education (Admissions to School) Bill 2016; and No. 21, Education (Admissions to School) Bill 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the recent conference held in Dún Laoghaire on accessible tourism could inform ways to benefit Dublin's and Ireland's tourism industry; the follow-up action taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25317/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Schools Healthy Living Strategies (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which efforts to promote the daily mile in schools are progressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25318/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: I apologise for the delay in starting the meeting. We needed to have Members of both Houses in attendance. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members, witnesses and visitors in the Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting, their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: The problem has not been sanctioning staff but getting staff.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: We will let the witnesses finish first, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2018: Residential Tenancies Board (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: We are under a little bit of time pressure. We were supposed to have our next session at 2 p.m. I suggest to members that we take a ten-minute break and start our next session at 2.15 p.m. I thank the representatives from the Residential Tenancies Board, Ms Walsh, Ms Carroll, Ms Ward and Ms Gallagher, for attending. If there is anything they think is relevant, they might follow up on it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and those in the Visitors Gallery are requested to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device, for the duration of the meeting. It is not sufficient to place telephones on silent mode as they will still interfere with the broadcasting system....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: I thank the witnesses for their presentations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Right to Housing: Discussion (12 Jun 2018)

Maria Bailey: As we are under pressure for time I suggest that we take three questioners now. Is that agreed? Agreed. I call Senator Grace O'Sullivan