Results 1,601-1,620 of 2,180 for speaker:John Cummins
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: It has. That is where it all falls down and breaks down. The RTB is not a court but it is a quasi-judicial process that is entered into. In my view, there should not be longer than a three-month period from a determination to enforcement. That could be brought forward in this legislation. This issue has an interaction with the Department of Justice, of course. Has there been any...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: We are touching on these issues in heads 16, 18 and 19. We are moving into that space. My view is that we need to go further. Head 18 relates to efficiency measures proposed by the RTB to reduce the period of notice to be given to parties to a dispute of the holding of a hearing of a tribunal from 21 days to ten days. That is being done to try to bring about more efficiency and to speed...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: Before we finish, I seek clarity about Tuesday. I thought the LDA was due to come before us on Tuesday.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: What about next Tuesday?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: Why is the LDA not coming before us next Tuesday?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: What has the agency said regarding another date?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I am sorry but I missed that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: Is the LDA coming in on Thursday instead of Tuesday?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: To be perfectly honest, that is really unacceptable. The LDA was supposed to be in with us last month but that was deferred until next Tuesday to allow additional time and now the agency is saying its representatives are not coming before us at all. I urge the Chairman to write back to the LDA and ask them to come before us next Thursday. The LDA has been given ample time. We were all...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: No, we all were-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: On Thursday; if they are not available on Tuesday they can come in next Thursday.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I do not want to leave this to chance. In 95% of scenarios, that will absolutely be the case and the landlord will look for it in writing. However, where is that obligation set down? It has to be clear. If we are attaching penalties of up to €20,000 for a transaction going through after the fact, there is a potential liability on the owner of the property. There needs to be very...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I agree that it does not go as far as I would like but given that the Attorney General is significantly across this Bill, for obvious reasons, there is an opportunity in that space to explore what Deputy Ó Broin and I are both saying here.
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I can certainly see the point the Senator is making on derelict properties. We have introduced a whole host of schemes to incentivise bringing properties back into productive use. Not only is there the refurbishment grant of €70,000, but also the repair and lease scheme and the buy and renew scheme. Some local authorities have used these schemes to great effect, while some have not...
- Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (12 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I might slightly segue here, so I ask the Minister of State to give me a little leeway in that respect. Under the Finance Act 2022, relief from natural gas carbon tax was provided for in respect of the horticultural industry but it has not been commenced. I understand this has been debated inside out and upside down but it is very important for that sector and it has not yet been commenced....
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: On what basis has it been ruled out of order?
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: Because it mentions the Seanad.
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I have sympathy for the Labour Party amendment No. 5, which was ruled out of order. It suggested that the electoral area would suffice for the address that goes on the ballot paper. I note in his contribution on Committee Stage that the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, said there was latitude in the process for returning officers to facilitate that. It is important that a note is made...
- Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (13 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: Will it be the commission or the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of Homeless Prevention Bill 2020, Tenancy Protection Bill 2023 and Dereliction and Building Regeneration Bill 2022: Private Members' Bills (14 Dec 2023)
John Cummins: I have read the Bill and I ask Deputy Ó Broin to give me three examples of things in the Bill that are not already provided for.