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Seanad: Housing For All: Statements (7 Nov 2023)

John Cummins: I thank the Minister for coming to the House. Debates on housing in this Chamber are always welcome. I echo many of the comments made by the Minister with regard to the progress that has been made through both Housing for All and Rebuilding Ireland. If we look at where we came from in 2013, fewer than 5,000 homes were being built in this country. Last year, 30,000 homes were delivered....

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Nov 2023)

John Cummins: I have to follow the thought-provoking contribution of my esteemed colleague Senator McDowell. I welcome the Minister of State back to the House. I welcome our friends from Comhairle na nÓg in Wexford, guests of Senator Byrne, and representatives from the National Youth Council. This is thought-provoking legislation. It is one on which I have an open mind. I probably do not look as...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Education (9 Nov 2023)

John Cummins: I welcome the Minister to the House for this Commencement debate on two critically important projects for South East Technological University, SETU; namely, the acquisition of the former Waterford Crystal site, and the completion of the public private partnership, PPP, process for bundle 2 which will see a 12,000 sq. m engineering computing and general teaching building built on the Cork Road...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Education (9 Nov 2023)

John Cummins: I thank the Minister for his forthright comments and again I thank him for the approval that has been given today to SETU to purchase that iconic site in Waterford. It is hugely welcome and I put on record my thanks for all those who have been involved in the process over the past 12 months and more. Regarding the PPP process, there has been justified inflation. It is a build and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: I would just like to allow both associations to continue their contributions in that vein if there are any additional points which they wish to make. It is important they are given sufficient time. I will have a question then for Mr. Rowe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: Mr. Gleeson compared this to a parking space. What does he consider to be a reasonable figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: I believe there is a commitment - correct me if I am wrong - that there will be additional services. It would be helpful to the committee, and certainly with regard to the consultation which is ongoing, if an actual figure was put on that - a figure which Mr. Gleeson feels is reasonable. There is always a figure to be arrived at. Someone will have a view that it should be X and someone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: I thank Mr. Gleeson and I am anxious about letting Mr. Galway contribute at this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: I thank Mr. Galway, and that is perhaps useful. Could Mr. Rowe comment on that and on what he mentioned around the no subletting piece? I am wondering how that compares with other jurisdictions in that respect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: The Minister said in his statement that 800 acquisitions have been completed and 1,000 are sale agreed. As he said, by any measure, it is working. It is 300 above the target. What we do not have in what he has given us is the breakdown per local authority so I can analyse what the targets were for each local authority, which are meeting them, which are exceeding them and which are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: I do not have it, though.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: That is what we need to see.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: I am confident that Waterford is meeting its target and that is fine. I am keeping tabs on it and keeping track of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: However, other local representatives in other areas need to know-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: -----if their local authority is not performing. Do we have a figure for those cases that are in the process but are not sale agreed or have not been completed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: Some of them will work and some will not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: The Minister is committed to fully funding all of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: Perfect. To move on to cost rental and tenant in situ, every local authority has the document. There is a local authority referral form with four boxes covering valid notice to quit, eligibility for social housing supports, the landlord's consent to sell and the local authority assessing the individual or household as being at risk of homelessness using established procedures. This is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Cost Rental Tenant In Situ Scheme: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2023)

John Cummins: I understand.