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Housing: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: Dáil Éireann is stuffed full of landlords. The Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil benches groan with them. This Government of landlords can deal with the crisis seriously or it can continue to choose not to deal with it. If it continues until the next general election to do what it is doing to the people on housing, it should expect many more people on the streets protesting and far...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Homeless Families) Bill 2017: Discussion (3 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: We will support this Bill which, while limited, is nonetheless a step forward. I would like to speak about cases I have dealt with over the past three months and how the Bill might affect them or raise questions in terms of how they might be affected. The case of Ms Keely Jones in Cork is well known. Ms Jones chose to go public to highlight her situation. She has nine children. She was...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: The landlords are getting all excited.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: The longest in the history of the world.

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: What is another year?

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: In his budget speech yesterday, under the heading "Rental Sector", the Minister for Finance stated:In the rental sector, I am bringing forward the full removal of the restriction on the amount of interest that may be deducted by landlords in respect of loans used to purchase, improve or repair their residential property. The rate was due to be 100% by 2021 but will now be effective from 1...

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: "I did not ask for anything in return. I am happy with the access I have to the Government and to Government Departments." These are the words of Deputy Michael Lowry who has just winked at his colleagues sitting beside him.

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: I will tell the House another thing. Deputy Lowry has more access to the Government and its Departments than me. Does it not tell us where this Government is at that it relies on the votes of Deputy Lowry to win this and other divisions? Last week, a Minister had to resign from the Government because he left himself open to accusations of crony capitalism. This week, the Government...

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: The Government's privatisation policies have failed utterly-----

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: -----to deliver broadband to rural Ireland.

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: The number one reason we need a general election is that the Government has failed to address the greatest housing crisis in the history of the State. It has failed to build the public housing people need while shovelling more and more cash into the private landlord sector. The Government is part of the problem, not part of the solution. The only reason to allow this Dáil to run for...

Nomination of Member of the Government: Motion (16 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: -----and then the Government must go. We register our point tonight not just by our speeches. We will call for a vote through the lobbies. It is not the time for new Ministers. They are joining a failed Government. It is the time for change. It is the time for a general election.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: It is welcome that we are debating legislation aimed at providing for abortion rights in Ireland. I thank the 66.4% who voted "Yes" on 25 May for making this possible. I also thank the 64% who voted "Yes" in my constituency of Cork North Central for helping to make it possible. In particular, I thank all of the campaigners, including women's rights campaigners, repeal campaigners and left...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: Mr. Cussen made an interesting point. We do not want to lock up public lands only for one segment of society which, I suggest, is what is happening currently. Let us look at the 60:30:10 mix of tenure. The average market price in a private development in Dublin today is €378,000. The proposal before us is for 60% of public land to be used to facilitate private development with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: I will direct my questions entirely to the delegation from Cork City Council, if the Chair is happy for me to do it that way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: I will start on the point Deputy Ó Broin finished with. Ms Doherty's submission includes the following very significant comment: "Cork City Council also urges Government to address in appropriate circumstances underutilised private lands, even if this requires a re-examination of the protections currently afforded to private property in the Constitution." That is a significant...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: Would Mr. Geaney say eight years on the list would not be exceptional?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: Would ten years be exceptional?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: Ms Doherty pinpointed an important national issue, including for Cork city, when she referred to land hoarding of such a scale that it was causing an increase in land values. The knock-on effect of this land not being utilised is a housing shortage, causing an increase in the price of housing and a significant increase in the cost of rent. We must focus on this issue. What is going on is,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Appropriate Use of Public Land: Discussion (17 Oct 2018)

Mick Barry: A final question, for Mr. Geaney, is on the Old Whitechurch Road site. There is a debt on that site. Was it the Housing Agency that purchased it in order to stop it from falling into the hands of the private sector? It was at the height of the Celtic tiger. The figure is in the region of €30 million. If Cork City Council is to deliver affordable housing on that site, one of the...