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Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 6: In page 9, to delete lines 20 and 21.There are a number of things to say about these amendments. In bringing forward any legislation and putting in place levies and charges, I understand the need for balance and appeal processes and we all accept that. However, in this case, property owners are offered an opportunity to prove the land is not vacant before and after...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 7: In page 9, line 33, to delete “1 June 2018” and substitute “1 June 2017”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 8: In page 9, line 35, to delete “1 January 2018” and substitute “1 January 2017”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 9: In page 11, lines 34 to 38, to delete all words from and including “where—” in line 34 down to and including “itself” in line 38 and substitute the following:“where no market exists for the site”.This relates to contaminated sites. If a site is contaminated, surely it is the responsibility of the owner to resolve this...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I understand the need for the legislation and the terms of reference so that the levy is fair and robust. There is no doubt that potentially there may be legal challenges to the proposals by some landowners who will resist having to pay the levy. I understand why the Minister wants to ensure, as best as possible, that the provisions of the...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 10: In page 12, line 1, to delete “with 2018” and substitute “with 2017”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 11: In page 12, line 7, to delete “in 2019” and substitute “in 2018”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 12: In page No. 12, line 16, to delete “Subject to subsection (2),”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 13: In page 12, to delete lines 18 to 33 and substitute the following:“(2) Where a site stands entered on the registry and remains vacant or idle after 12 months of the commencement of the levy an additional 1 per cent shall be added to the levy based on the existing market value listed in the registry. (3) Where a site stands entered on the registry and remains...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 14: In page 12, line 37, to delete “, and for the preceding year,”.Change of ownership only exempts sites from the levy for the year of change and not, as previously, the preceding year also. Currently a site is exempt for the year preceding its sale and the year of its sale. We believe this is too much and to include the year before the sale is...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 15: In page 14, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:“(6) Where the board determines an appeal against a demand was not justified upon completion of the appeal, an additional 0.1 per cent will be applied to the levy for that year based on the existing site market value entered into the registry.”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 16: In page 14, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following:“(2) Any fine resulting from the committing of the offence outlined in section 20(1)# shall be allocated for the purposes of housing provision in the local authority in which the site the fine was accrued from is situated.”.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 17: In page 16, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:"(6) Any fine resulting from the committing of the offences outlined in this section shall be allocated for the purposes of housing provision in the local authority in which the site the fine was accrued from is situated.".

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 18: In page 16, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:"(c) on any local authority owned land in the area on the development of social housing.".This section of the Bill allows the revenue from the levy on local authority land to be spent "on the provision of housing" in the local area. However, it fails to specify that the levy can be used for social housing....

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 19: In page 17, line 8, after "Minister" to insert "with the approval of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht".This amendment would insert a requirement for consultation with the relevant Oireachtas committee.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 20: In page 18, to delete lines 19 to 37, and in page 19, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following:" "(3A) Where a permission which includes conditions referred to in subsection (1) has been granted under section 34 in respect of a development and the basis for the determination of the contribution under subsection (1) has changed where the development is one...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 21: In page 19, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:" "(3AB) The setting of development contributions is a reserve function of the local authorities.".".

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 22: In page 19, to delete lines 33 to 35.This amendment proposes the removal from the Bill of the change that the Minister of State is seeking to make to reduce the social and affordable housing requirement to 10%. Perhaps I will speak in more detail on this matter when we reach the next amendment, which seeks to deal in their totality with the changes that are being...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 23: 23. In page 20, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “33. Section 96 (inserted by section 3 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2002) of the Act of 2000 is deleted.”.I wish to respond now to the Minister of State's previous contribution rather than responding to a section that was relevant only to the 10% social and affordable...