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- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Peter McVerry Trust (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I afforded you an opportunity to speak because you had a point you wished to-----
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Peter McVerry Trust (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I said "a brief point", Deputy.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Peter McVerry Trust (26 May 2016)
John Curran: Deputy Wallace has a brief point.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Peter McVerry Trust (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I wish to make one point. Fr. McVerry mentioned landlords selling properties and notice being given to the sitting tenant. I fail to understand why notice would be given at all. If it was a commercial property, whatever the tenancy agreement was would reside with the property. If there was a tenant in a commercial property and it was being sold, the tenant and the tenancy would go with...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Peter McVerry Trust (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I fully support that.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Peter McVerry Trust (26 May 2016)
John Curran: We will conclude the session. I thank Mr. Friel, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Doherty and Fr. McVerry for their attendance, their submissions to the committee and their direct and frank answers. They have been very helpful to the committee.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I draw the attention of members and witnesses to housekeeping notices. I ask members and witnesses to switch their mobile phones off or to flight mode as they cause interference not only during, but in the recording and broadcasting of, our proceedings. I draw the attention of witnesses to the fact that by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2008, witnesses are protected by...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I thank Mr. Balbirnie and Mr. Allen for what was a very focused presentation. Although the issue of housing and homelessness is broad and complex, they focused, in particular, on the issue of prevention. My colleagues, in their questions, might also focus on this area because it is one in which Mr. Balbirnie and Mr. Allen have considerable expertise.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: Do not be too hard on him.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: If the witnesses would like to address those two matters, I will then take a few more questions.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: What does Mr. Balbirnie mean by 15%? I apologise for interrupting but he quite clearly said that in 2013 it was set. We are three years down the road and Mr. Balbirnie has indicated that the market has grown by 30% or 35%. Will a 15% increase address the issue at all?
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: The Deputy has asked her questions.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I thank the Deputy. Before we come to the witnesses, we will take the other member who has indicated. Does Deputy Durkan have a question?
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I thank Deputy Durkan. Before our witnesses comment, I remind members that if this committee formulates proper responses to the evidence provided here and proper recommendations, they should not be alien to anyone's philosophy. They should be businesslike solutions, based on the evidence and the challenge for the Government will be to implement them. That is why we are hearing from expert...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I thank Mr. Allen. Although we are near the end of this session, I will take one or two brief comments from Deputies Moran and O'Sullivan.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: Would Mr. Allen or Mr. Balbirnie like to make any concluding remarks in response to the final points we have heard from the members of the committee?
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I do not mean to rush Mr. Allen and his colleagues when I ask them to do so sooner rather than later because this committee is working to a deadline.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Focus Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I thank Mr. Allen and Mr. Balbirnie for their written submission and the presentation they have made today. In particular, I thank them for the focused nature of what they were presenting. The committee will find their presentation useful in its deliberations.
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Simon Communities of Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: I draw attention to the fact that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2008, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are...
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Simon Communities of Ireland (26 May 2016)
John Curran: We will take a couple of questions and will then revert to whoever wants to take them.