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

Ciarán Lynch: I move amendment No. 109: In page 70, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: "(3) The Minister may by directive provide for a discount on the sale price of an apartment under this section where the sale is to a tenant who has been recorded by the council concerned as having requested the option of purchasing the apartment prior to the commencement of this section but who has been...

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

Ciarán Lynch: Hear, hear.

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

Ciarán Lynch: That is correct.

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

Ciarán Lynch: I listened to the Minister of State's response and he has missed the point. Legislation has been introduced for the sale of flats and I give credit to him for this. However, for more than ten years parliamentary questions have been put asking when this legislation would be delivered. The implication of all those parliamentary questions was that an inherent injustice was being done which...

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

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister of State seems to be very confused-----

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

Ciarán Lynch: There are two entirely separate issues which the Minister of State is combining in his responses-----

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

Ciarán Lynch: There is the structure in which he is allowing the sale to take place and this is a radical change. The existing tenant purchase scheme of the 3% over a ten-year period, maximising to 30%, will not be available to those who buy flats, regardless of whether they have been trying to buy for the past ten years or are trying to buy it next week. This scheme is now gone and what is being...

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

Ciarán Lynch: Yes, but the Minister of State should not claim the credit. I give his Department the credit for putting the Bill together but the motivation, rationale and instigation did not come from the Minister of State - far from it. It came from those people who live in Blackpool, Ballyphehane and the other parishes referred to in earlier contributions this evening. That is the reason the Bill is...

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

Ciarán Lynch: The Minister of State's management of the issue is at question. This has been a core question related to the Bill since it came before the House. The question was when would there be a legislative framework for the sale of flats. Every Deputy who raised this question was informed that the legislative framework would be in place when the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill was dealt...

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

Ciarán Lynch: None of these people can get a mortgage over a 20-year period because they are too old. They have grown old waiting for this legislation. A person of 50 years of age cannot avail of incremental purchase because he or she will be unable to clear a mortgage before the age of 65. I was hoping the Minister of State would see the sense of my amendment. I regret the way in which this matter has...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (25 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 55: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she is taking to ensure that the waiting time for the Money Advice and Budgeting Service is significantly reduced. [23285/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the flexibility available to a community welfare officer not to impose an 8% reduction in rent supplement to tenants in existing tenancies. [23284/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the remaining 25% payment will be awarded under REP scheme four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26058/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the remaining 2008 REP scheme four payments will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26057/09]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (30 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Finance the numbers employed in the retail sector and the tax yield by way of income tax, levies and so on; the total tax yield from the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26230/09]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (30 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in regard to an application for naturalisation by persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25652/09]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (30 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 286: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made for citizenship for a person (details supplied) in County Cork who was granted naturalisation in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25811/09]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (30 Jun 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of an application for a teacher under the developing school status in regard to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25808/09]

Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I support the intent of this amendment. In the Minister's response to other speakers and to my own contributions I ask him to explain in detail what he means by exclusive jurisdiction in the context of the Circuit Court. Is there a constitutional matter arising such that a person may not have recourse to appeal to a higher court? Can it be provided for in legislation that a matter must be...

Land and Conveyancing Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (1 Jul 2009)

Ciarán Lynch: I seek some direction from the Chair on this matter. I understand the sequence of the voting on this is that the Minister's amendment will be taken first and the vote on that will determine the outcome of the other amendments.