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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: They need to be more comprehensive.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I do not have a problem with that.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: We reserve the right to resubmit the amendments for Report Stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: Under section 2(1): In this Act, "residential property" means a building situated in the State used, or suitable for use, as a dwelling, including any house, maisonette, flat or apartment (including a bedsit) but does not include— . . . (c) a building let by a Minister of the Government, a housing authority or the Health Service Executive established by the Health Act 2004. My point applies...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I referred to the HSE in respect of emergency accommodation.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I flagged this point on Second Stage this morning to give the Minister time to get further clarification if required. A terrace of privately owned houses on one side of a road might be part of RAS while the same type of house on the other side of the road, owned by the same or other landlords, might not be part of RAS. I cannot understand why those in RAS should be exempt. What is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: We are speaking on the section.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I am speaking on the section on an area in which I see a problem. There is nothing to stop the Minister amending that section in the remaining stages. I am pointing out an area in which I see a further anomaly and inequality. The Minister cannot simply disregard all the private landlords who are not part of RAS because they have supported many of the social housing initiatives when the...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No.4: In page 5, subsection (1), line 20, to delete "relevant local authority" and substitute "Revenue Commissioners". Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 5: In page 5, subsection (2), line 25, to delete "relevant local authority" and substitute "Revenue Commissioners". Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 6: In page 6, subsection (7)(b), line 7, to delete "local authority concerned" and substitute "Revenue Commissioners". Question, "That the words proposed to be deleted stand", put and declared carried.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: This section refers to the amendments dealing with the whole area of administration and collection of charges. Fine Gael believes the Revenue Commissioners have the infrastructure, capacity and IT systems to ensure a more efficient collection of the charges than can currently be administered owing to the problems with databases and administration within the PRTB and also the lack of...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 3a: In page 5, subsection (1), between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: "(i) a building which is occupied as a dwelling by a parent or both parents of the owner, (j) a mobile home, (k) a building which is the subject of a dispute in relation to probate for a period of five years or more.". We propose this amendment to section 2 regarding the meaning of...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: Having listened to Senators from all sides of the House, it is down to interpretation. We must be clear about how the legislation should be interpreted by those in authority, be it a county manager or the final arbitrator on whether a building is liable for this charge. The Minister's assessment is too vague. I can offer another example that is widespread throughout the country. Consider...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: Semi-detached.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: The Minister has offered to clarify many of the issues raised by Senators in good faith. We will not push the amendment on Committee Stage, but we reserve the right to resubmit it on Report Stage pending further clarification. An important matter is that of the granny flat. Even the ESB has separate meters for granny flats where they are annexes that used to be part of the original...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I can revert to my next comment.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: That is fair enough.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: We support the Government amendment on mobile homes. However, some questions and queries were raised on Second Stage regarding the definition of mobile home. I presume a mobile home is a home that is mobile and is something with wheels on it, but in many cases mobile homes are installed in a semi-permanent manner on a foundation with access to services such as electricity, sewerage and...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Jul 2009)

Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 3: In page 4, to delete lines 20 to 24. I will try to clarify our thinking on this. We are trying to be helpful with regard to the administration of the scheme and how moneys can be collected without putting a further burden on local authorities. Some Members suggested earlier they would prefer local authorities to collect the moneys. I understand that view, but that...