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Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I was looking back over the Minister's contribution. It was five hours ago that he told us:In those areas, annual rent increases will be limited to a maximum amount of 4%. An area will be designated as a rent pressure zone for a period of three years and the provisions limiting rent increases will apply both at the start of a tenancy and at each rent review. The Minister said that in good...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Most of us have been in the House since the Minister spoke and we have now been given something that is entirely unclear. This is not any way to make very important legislation. Tomorrow morning we could well discover that there is an unintended consequence of this amendment to an amendment to an amendment.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I agree with what Deputy Connolly has just said. A number of Deputies have put that idea forward consistently. It is the simplest solution. It avoids all of these various pressure zones, the dividing line between a pressure zone and a non-pressure zone and so forth. It is a very simple way of dealing with a very difficult problem for people. I wish to make a specific proposal now. At...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I proposed that we would meet at 10 a.m.

Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Why are they more important?

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: While we will also be arguing when we go back to Report Stage for our preferred option, which is clearly to link increases to the consumer price index, we are satisfied as well that this change will address the issues that were raised last night. I too wish to thank the staff the and the Minister for the briefing this morning and the work that was carried out overnight. I believe it does...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: On a point of order, this rant is not relevant to the recommitted amendment we have been debating. All of us here are committed to doing serious business. We were here for hours yesterday. We took our opportunities to speak. Deputy Cowen was not here; he did not speak.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: He was here for a very short period of time.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: He did not take the opportunity the rest of us took-----

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----and now he is taking up time that could be better used.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: This debate has thrown up problems within the three emerging categories of people. For those in the Cork and Dublin areas, a 4% increase is proposed. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, who is in the Cork area, has described people's concern that their rents will increase by 4% per year. The people in Limerick city, Galway, Waterford and the area around Dublin are in the worst possible world. Their...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Labour Party is happy to support this eminently sensible amendment. I would be surprised if the Minister has been waiting for an amendment like this to look at the issue of the causes of delays in the construction of housing. I hope the Department has already begun to do that, especially as the Minister has told us many times that there is planning permission for 27,000 housing units in...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: While we would all like to see the planning process sped up for large developments in order to increase supply, the method being chosen takes out the local democratic layer, though the councillors do not have a direct role, by going straight to An Bord Pleanála with these large developments. 5 o’clock A speeding up of the process could have been achieved in a different way...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is looking for €1 million.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The amendments in this group in my name are Nos. 73, 82 and 93. I will move them when we reach them. Amendments Nos. 73 and 82 relate to the issue that was raised by Deputy Healy. Focus Ireland is running a campaign to seek to ensure that tenancies are secured when buy-to-let properties are sold. Amendment No. 93, in my name and the names of a number of other Deputies, proposes to reduce...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 55:To delete “c is the consumer price index in the given year” and substitute the following:“c is the annual percentage change in the consumer price index, expressed in decimal notation as a fraction of 1,”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 12 to amendment No. 55:In the definition of “rent pressure zone” in subsection (7), to delete all words from and including “means an area” down to and including “section 24A.”.”.” and substitute “means the State.”.”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I had also marked this one to seek clarity on the reason the Minister was removing this section because an issue we were concerned about is clarification on the role of the receiver regarding tenants in that circumstance. I was happy that it was included so I seek clarity on why it is being taken out.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 63:In page 38, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Setting of rent increases above rate of inflation prohibited “32. The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following after section 19A:“Setting of rent increases above rate of inflation prohibited 19B. (1) Without prejudice to section 19 and notwithstanding anything in section...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 73:In page 38, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"Restriction on termination of certain tenancies by landlords33. The Act of 2004 is amended in section 34 by substituting the following for paragraph 3 of the Table:"3. The landlord intends, within 3 months after the termination of the tenancy under this section, to enter into an enforceable agreement for the...