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Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: The term "residential property" is the language of the Bill so that is why that is the language of the amendment. I will withdraw amendment No. 4 as a valid point has been made in respect of it.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 5: In page 18, line 27, after "dwelling" to insert "and such use by the Revenue Commissioners as may be required in respect of a levy or tax".

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 6: In page 18, line 27, after "dwelling" to insert the following: "and such use by the Revenue Commissioners as may be required in respect of a levy or tax on vacant residential properties or a certain category of vacant residential properties".

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 7: In page 21, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "Report 41. The Minister shall, by 1 December 2022, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas setting out policy options and recommendations in respect of the potential introduction, under the Principal Act or the Act of 1997, of a new levy or tax, or an increase in levy or tax in respect of...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 8: In page 21, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "Report 41. The Minister shall, by 1 December 2022, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas in respect of the data obtained under the provisions of this Act with regard to the ownership of residential properties.". Amendment No. 8 could apply to all the statistical information that the...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I said hundreds or thousands not hundreds of thousands.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: There are large-scale owners in Ireland and the information we have at present peters out at that level. We need more information. It is not that they are building everything. Let us be clear. We have heard reports of investment funds sending people around to bid on second-hand properties all over the city. We have heard the stories of people who are going to buy apartments because there...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 9: In page 21, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "Report 41.The Minister shall, by 1 December 2022, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining any potential steps for the introduction, under the Act of 1997 or the Principal Act, of a levy or tax on residential properties which are vacant for a period longer than 12 months.".

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 10: In page 21, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "Report 41. The Minister shall, by 1 December 2022, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas which shall— (a) compile appropriate statistical information and identify trends in relation to the patterns and quantities of residential property ownership in respect of this Act and the...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 11: In page 21, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "Report 41. The Minister shall, by 1 December 2022, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas which shall set out policy options or recommendations regarding the potential introduction of differential rates of local property tax on residential properties under this Act and the Principal Act...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Vótáil.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Motion (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thought the speaking order was by indication.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Motion (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I ended our previous debate on this Bill by saying Ireland is starting late and we should be starting stronger and I begin by saying that again. We are not world leaders on climate action yet; we are laggards still. The test is still to come. We should be starting stronger. Members are right that the work is still ahead of us. I think we could have made that work easier with a stronger...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Motion (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: That is incorrect.

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 1: In page 47, line 37, to delete "prepared."." and substitute the following: "prepared. (4) The Minister shall, in conducting this review, include a consideration of matters relating to financial abuse, including any measures which may be required in relation to the prevention of or safeguarding against such abuse.".". As the Minister of State will be aware, I am...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: We will engage on adult safeguarding in the autumn, an issue that needs to be progressed. As well as the review and the body of evidence, we will need legislation on that. Financial abuse is highlighted in the amendment because it is setting in place a different financial mechanism for successors and capping. Safeguarding with nursing homes, as was mentioned, is a key issue, as is...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 2: In page 59, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “Report 33. The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas making further recommendations in relation to the financial assessment of persons applying for financial support in respect of long-term residential care services or such...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I thank the Minister for indicating that she will talk to the HSE. We will return to the issue of statutory entitlement to home care in the next amendment. I helped to run the Make Home Work campaign seven years ago. Change in this regard has been a long time coming and I hope it happens soon. It is in the programme for Government. We will come to that point in a moment. Another aspect...

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I withdraw the amendment and I look forward to further engagement on this matter.

Seanad: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 3: In page 59, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “Report 33.The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas in respect of situations where a person applies for financial support to be made available to them in relation to residential care services and where that person...