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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (10 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a State register of development land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55084/21]

National Surplus (Reserve Fund for Exceptional Contingencies) Act 2019: Motion (9 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...in government will abolish the two-tier health system favoured by the parties that make up this Government and by the Labour Party. We will put patients first and give our healthcare workers an all-Ireland health service that everyone can be proud of. As Deputy Mairéad Farrell said earlier, when this legislation originally came through the House, Sinn Féin submitted amendments...

Finance Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...has so much been spent to achieve so little. Energy prices are spiralling out of control and the Government’s plan is to increase them further with carbon taxes. It is unjust to beat rural Ireland with a stick without providing a fair alternative. Not many people I know can afford to spend over €10,000 on solar panels or a heat pump, especially as they will have to wait...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Asset Management Agency (2 Nov 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 275. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of acres owned by the National Asset Management Agency at each location in County Kildare in tabular form; if any of this land can be made available for public housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52801/21]

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Budgets, like politics, are about choices. This Government chooses measures which favour vested interests, golden circles, vulture funds, developers and institutional landlords. Sinn Féin's fully costed alternative budget favours ordinary workers and families, hard-pressed renters and the working poor, all of whom this Government holds in such contempt. As Sinn Féin spokesperson...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...I am unsure if any of the Government parties know how broken the system is and a big part of me feels they do not greatly care either. The Minister also said yesterday that Sinn Féin opposed the Land Development Agency. He is right, and if he was listening to his own party councillors, he would also know they also opposed it. The president of the Association of Irish Local...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget 2022 Scrutiny: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (22 Sep 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...outlined. What course of action would the witnesses suggest as part of the budget to mitigate these risks? Will they outline if these concerns extend to increased spending on public housing or land for public and affordable housing?

Affordable Housing Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...'s definition of "affordable" is not on this planet. In fact, I put it to the Minister of State that sometimes it is not even in the galaxy. The only solution is to build public and affordable homes on public land. There is no doubt that during this debate the Government speakers will engage in deflection, they will ignore the failings of the Bill and they will tell lies about the...

Situation in Belarus: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...citizens about public affairs and monitoring the actions of government at all levels. In a cynical move, a transcript broadcast by Belarusian television implied that the Ryanair crew had asked to land in Minsk, which was not the case. It is clear that Belarus has a severe democratic deficit. We owe it to the people of Belarus to stand up to this regime and to call its behaviour out for...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...that IFAC's report draws attention to the large amount of personal savings on deposit. Is there a way those savings could be harnessed to fund the building of public and affordable homes on public land?

Annexation of Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...must do more if we are not to be condemned to repeat history. Have we not learned lessons from Bosnia and Kosovo? We must address the root causes of the conflict, the occupation of Palestinian land, the displacement of the Palestinian people, the continued blockade of the occupied territories and the endless cycle of violence, which is inevitable if we do not act now. Since 1967,...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...and Fine Gael Governments' attitude to housing. Do not get me started on Labour and the Greens. They acted as a mudguard when policies were introduced that stopped the building of public houses on public land. They would have us believe they did nothing. Last year, we had an election at which housing was one of the main issues raised at the doors. The people who voted in that...

Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Patricia Ryan: This is an area where reform is long overdue. The country has had a long history of landlordism and evictions, and to put it mildly, there have been and still are many unsavoury characters involved. Just yesterday I received a call from a constituent who had been given four months' notice of eviction in January in the middle of level 5 restrictions. Her landlord was at the door with "three...

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ..., NPF, published in February 2018. Buried in this 182-page document was a commitment to create a national development and regeneration agency. Its focus was to ensure the best use of public lands, including working with local authorities to drive the renewal of strategic areas. It was a noble cause, but what we have instead, is a vehicle for delivering public land into private hands. ...

Housing Shared Equity Loan Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (3 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...much pandering to lobby groups and vested interests. It is about time we had a Government that stood up for ordinary working people and their families. Sinn Féin's proposal would see homes built on public land and rented or sold at cost. It looks to me like the construction industry is writing the Government housing policy. This needs to change. Last year a lobby group called...

Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...years later, we have many more children spread throughout the county and the country who are in emergency accommodation because of the failure of successive Governments to build public homes on public land. We are overly reliant on private landlords to solve our housing crisis, with a housing assistance payment system that is clearly not fit for purpose. Families in Kildare who are...

An Bille um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Geilleagracha, Comhdhaonnacha agus Cultúir), 2018: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jan 2021)

Patricia Ryan: ...we are again hoping that the Government might finally do the right thing for its citizens and allow the legislation to progress. Last year, Fianna Fáil's election slogans saw it looking for "An Ireland for All", while Fine Gael was "Building a Republic of Opportunity". Unfortunately, we have neither. The Inequality Virus report released by Oxfam yesterday shows that the fortunes of...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (13 Jan 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank front-line workers for their service in difficult circumstances since this pandemic landed on our shores almost 11 months ago. The definition of a front-line worker has rightly expanded to include all workers who kept vital services going, not just hospital workers. We are grateful for their efforts. Bad as things have been, they could have been much worse had it not been for the...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Patricia Ryan: ...arrangement is in place for our mutual benefit. Britain is leaving the EU and we must ensure the transition is as seamless as possible. In particular, we must avoid border infrastructure on the island of Ireland. For more than 20 years, we have seen the benefits that peace has brought. A generation has grown up without the shadow of conflict hanging over it. I have attended several...

Ministerial Power (Repeal) (Ban Co-Living and Build to Rent) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: ..., for single people HAP tenancies are even worse. They cannot be found for single people. Most often one is asked to go to the charity shop and buy a tent. Last Friday, I slept outdoors for Focus Ireland's Shine a Light sleep-out. I commend the work of Focus Ireland and Housing Action Kildare, whose members between them raised over €1,000 for Focus Ireland. My experience...

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