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- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: On 26 February 2014, almost three years ago, I participated in a protest. Nothing surprising there. The protest was in Dublin city and on the placards was written, "RENT CONTROLS NOW." That was almost three years ago and it has been no secret to anyone that we needed rent controls in Dublin and many other locations. The occasion for that protest was the effective eviction of a woman called...
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: By all means do.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Could the Acting Chairman tell us the next speakers so we know what-----
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Okay. I just thought the Acting Chairman could read out the names.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I just thought the Acting Chairman could tell us all the names.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: We are all curious.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: May I raise a point of order? Why are so many of the amendments grouped? There are about 15 amendments in this grouping. I have tabled about seven or eight amendments.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I am just wondering who grouped them. It is very difficult to listen to hour-long speeches-----
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: May I not ask who grouped the amendments?
- Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: First Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to provide for greater security of tenure by making all tenancies over two months Part 4 tenancies, by making Part 4 tenancies of indefinite duration, removing sale of property as a ground for terminating a tenancy, providing for compensation where a tenancy is terminated on the ground...
- Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: First Stage (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: When will the Government introduce legislation, which is really needed, for real rent controls? We know the Government's proposal in this regard but we still have not seen the white smoke from the two parties on what they will agree on later today. We need something a lot more serious than this, however. I would like to send the Tánaiste a Christmas message from a mother of two which I...
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: What tenants did he speak to?
- Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Where will they go?
- Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: That did not happen last year and it was Government policy.
- Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Why not?
- Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Suck it up.
- Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: It is the Minister's way or no way.
- Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: Not in the interests of the landlords.
- Business of Dáil (15 Dec 2016)
Ruth Coppinger: That is not acceptable.