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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (17 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for ongoing delays in the development of the new Louth and Meath Education and Training Board headquarters facility in Drogheda, County Louth; the planned date for commencement of the building project on the site in Drogheda; the progress made to advance the project in 2018 and to date in 2019; the funds expended on the head office...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (17 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average time it takes for each local authority to relet council homes after they become vacant in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17875/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (17 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason an application from Louth County Council for grant aid under the urban regeneration and development fund for the development of the Drogheda northern port access route was recently refused by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17988/19]

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: These statements are on youth homelessness and I will come back to that issue in the second part of my contribution. However, I cannot stand up in this House today without addressing the crucial report from the Ombudsman for Children on family hub accommodation for homeless families and the harrowing accounts and direct voices of children who are in family hubs. Before the end of the debate...

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Sorry, please-----

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am entitled-----

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: A Leas-Cheann Comhairle, I am going to answer this. I was Minister of State with responsibility for housing in the worst economic crisis and crash the country ever had.

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: The troika would not let us spend any money but we actually did. I started a social housing programme with very little money. I started a voids programme that has brought-----

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: -----thousands of homes into use. When Deputy Kelly was Minister he announced €4 billion for housing so Deputy Coppinger should not give me that nonsense.

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are dealing with a crisis situation and all Deputy Coppinger can do is make political points while children are living in hubs.

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: Practically everybody in this House is taking this issue extremely seriously. It is a crisis for families. There is one group in this House that consistently thinks it is more important to score political points than to solve a huge crisis for children around this country. Let us please get back to the seriousness of this situation. I am using up my time on this but I want to focus on...

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am asking the Minister to implement the recommendations, first, for a constitutional right to housing which is supported widely in this House and is called for in the report of the Ombudsman for Children. My Housing Homeless Families Bill 2017 is stuck waiting for a money message. That is about respecting the needs of children whenever the family becomes homeless. Focus Ireland has said...

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I might be entitled to interrupt to tell the Deputy that it has not been the policy of the Labour Party.

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I did not sell any land.

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: That was a labour activation measure designed to stop people losing their homes when they got jobs. It was never meant to be a supplement.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 9 April 2019, if the meeting between the Revenue Commissioners and an organisation (details supplied) has taken place; if not, if a date has been set for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18149/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (18 Apr 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: 171. To ask the Minister for Health if a crisis response to the overcrowding in the emergency department of University Hospital Limerick including the reopening of all closed beds in the region will be sanctioned (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18150/19]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 1:In page 7, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:“Deposit not to exceed one month’s rent 6. Section 12 of the Principal Act (Obligations of landlords) is amended by inserting the following subsection:“(6) A deposit (howsoever described, being money payable on entering into an agreement for the tenancy of a dwelling and intended to be...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister may say it is not an issue for the RTB but it is certainly an issue for people who are being asked to pay one months' deposit and who, therefore, cannot secure what they otherwise might secure as a home for themselves. I am disappointed the Minister feels he cannot progress it in this legislation. There are other issues in regard to key money. In fact, I published a Private...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (8 May 2019)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister needs to give us a timeline for when he is going to bring forward this other legislation. I am conscious of the fact we do not want to delay this Bill because we want it to go through and we want to ensure protections are provided for people. However, I certainly would want to see some guarantee that there would be a timeline and that we would see real, strong legislation. It...