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Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 78:In page 38, to delete lines 15 to 17 and substitute the following:"33. (1) The Act of 2004 is amended by the deletion of paragraph 3 of the Table to section 34. (2) Paragraph 4(b)(ii) of the Table to section 34 is amended by the substitution of "the ground specified in paragraph 1, 2 or 6 of this Table" for "the ground specified in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 6 of this...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I will be pressing my amendment anyway, so the Deputy can withdraw all he likes. It is very important, actually.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 60:In page 38, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 19 of Act of 2004 to introduce emergency rent controls linked to the Consumer Price Index for all existing rental dwellings, both between and within tenancies 32. The Act of 2004 is amended by the substitution of the following for section 19:“19. (1) In setting the rent...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 61:In page 38, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Report on a permanent system of rent controls and the massive expansion of social and affordable housing needed to reduce rents to affordable levels 32. The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government is to report within three months of the enactment of the Planning and...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 62:In page 38, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 22(2) of Act of 2004 to extend the notice period for new rents to 180 days 32. Section 22(2) of the Act of 2004 is amended by substituting “180 days” for “90 days”.”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 67:In paragraph (b), to insert following after paragraph (f): “(g) where section 19(4) does not apply, include a certificate from the Residential Tenancies Board stating its approval that the Rent Pressure Zone does not apply to the dwelling.”.”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Deputy Cowen is getting amazing concessions.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 6 to amendment No. 68:In section 24A(4)(a), to delete “at least 4 of the 6 quarters” and substitute ‘‘at least 2 of the 6 quarters”. Is the Minister not agreeing this amendment?

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I thought I would chance my arm. I move amendment No. 7 to amendment No. 68:To delete subsection 24A(4)(b).

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 59:In page 38, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 5 (“relevant date”, “landlord”, “tenant”, “lease”, etc.) of Act of 200432. Section 5(1) of the Act of 2004 is amended by deleting the definition of “landlord” and substituting the following:“...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 7 to amendment No. 55:To delete subsection (5)(a).

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 9 to amendment No. 55:In subsection (5)(b)(i), to insert the following after “and”:“this substantial change has been approved by the Residential Tenancies Board as qualifying under this section before the landlord notifies the tenant of any new rent,”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 10 to amendment No. 55:To delete subsection (6).

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 54:1. To insert the following after subparagraph (iii):“(iv) a statement as to how the rent set under the tenancy of the dwelling has been calculated having regard to section 19(4), and (v) a certificate from the Residential Tenancies Board stating that this level of rent is in compliance with this Act.”.”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 5ato amendment No. 55:In subsection (4), to delete all words from and including “R x (1 + 0.04 x t/m)” down to and including the inserted subsection (6) and substitute the following:“R x (1 + 0.00) where R is the amount of rent last set under a tenancy for the dwelling.”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: Why was it 20 originally?

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I will move our amendments in due course. I want to focus on one amendment that I am asking the Minister to take very seriously. When the Minister spoke about this Bill at the Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, he christened his plan to make changes in this regard the "Tyrrelstown amendment". When he gave an interview on the Seán O'Rourke programme...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I thank the Minister. Some progress has been made as a result of the persistence of the tenants.  On a night when an occupation is taking place in a building not far from here, I ask the Minister not to pass a law that will allow vulture funds to evict ten households.  I send solidarity to those involved in the Irish Housing Network and the "Home Sweet Home" campaign.  I think...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 46:To delete subsection (1)(a)(ii).

Other Questions: Domestic Violence (16 Dec 2016)

Ruth Coppinger: An education campaign should be considered for schools. We know that 60% of abuse starts before the age of 25 years. We need proper sex education and education on healthy relationships. The religious teaching of some schools is a barrier in this regard. We need to challenge the macho culture and misogyny endemic throughout many of the parts of Irish society. We need to discuss the...