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- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: What is being tabled by Government on Report Stage is a reasonable compromise on the Committee Stage debate. The engagement with the EPA on that representative should give confidence to people looking at this legislation that the appropriate personnel would be appointed to the delivery board following consultation with a highly regarded statutory agency.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: Regeneration is of the utmost importance. On Committee Stage, the Minister of State indicated that there was capacity in the Bill to do this. It was obviously his desire to ensure that regeneration was covered. Those two additional functions add to that. I spent four great years in college in Limerick. At that time, the regeneration work was starting. I have been back there many times...
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: Senator Craughwell did too. Come on now.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: Now.
- Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (21 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: I wish to make a brief comment before we conclude. I compliment the Minister of State and his team of officials.I thank the Minister of State and his officials for the work they did to bring the legislation through the House and for the constructive manner in which he did so. We were very fortunate to have a Limerick man in office while the Bill was being progressed. Waterford is one of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: I can take the Chair, but the vote could last much longer than Senator Fitzpatrick’s contribution.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: Yes, and she has answered.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: I will call on Senator Moynihan because Deputy Dillon will take the first Fine Gael slot when the vote in the Dáil is completed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: Ms Hone will have an opportunity to come in on the next slot. Perhaps Deputy Dillon might have some latitude for Ms Hone to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Defective Blocks Scheme: Discussion (27 Feb 2024)
John Cummins: I have to allow Deputy Dillon to come in.
- Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: I have listened intently to the speeches on a very important topic made by my two colleagues on the other side of the House. In case there is any uncertainty, I can assure them that there is absolutely nobody on the Government side that is throwing in the towel on housing. Far from it. That is why we introduced a €5 billion budget for housing this year. That is why we have seen...
- Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: Sinn Féin does not want to hear it.
- Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: Tomorrow at 9.30 a.m.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: I appreciate that the Acting Leader is filling in today. A couple of weeks ago, I requested the scheduling of a debate with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Deputy Ryan, on national aviation policy. I would appreciate if the Acting Leader could follow up on this. In the context of transport, there are a number of transport matters which we are all - I am sure...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Development Contributions (5 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: I thank the Acting Chairman. We look forward to good coverage of today's Seanad Commencement matters in the local newspapers. I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, who is attending the EU housing ministers' summit in Brussels. I am calling for an extension of the waiver that has existed for the past ten months regarding...
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Development Contributions (5 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: Many involved in the sector will be quite surprised by the last paragraph of the Minister of State's reply. I appreciate that today is 5 March and these measures are in place until 24 April. As a Government we want to drive commencements and encourage everyone that has valid planning permission to get on-site before that date. However, while the answer given may be valid today, I hope that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: I wish to ask the Department for the targets for the repair and lease scheme for the four Dublin local authorities and the two Cork local authorities.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: I thought I would ask the Department first to see. I might go to Cork first and then Dublin. The two local authorities in Cork, city and county, have delivered 17 units since the scheme was introduced in 2017.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: I suppose the question is this: why, if it is so effective, has the council only delivered 17 units?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)
John Cummins: You are.