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Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: But that is in effect-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: What we need to do and what we are working on is doing what is necessary to get people housed as quickly as possible. I repeat that the Minister of State with responsibility for housing and planning is working with NAMA to transfer to the State houses and dwellings that are currently in NAMA ownership so that those dwellings will be made available for people who have a housing need. The...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Let us be blunt about this-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Some landlords appear to-----

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Some landlords appear to think that they can jack up the rent to any amount they want and the State, through the rent allowance system, will pay it. We are not having that. That is why we are putting a cap on the amount that can be paid through the rent allowance system and we will continue to work with NAMA to have homes transferred into the public system in order that they are made...

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It is proposed to take No. 1, Statute Law Revision Bill 2012 [Seanad] - Second and Subsequent Stages; and No. 19, statements on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 or at 1.30 p.m. today, whichever is the later. It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Second and Subsequent Stages of No. 1 shall be taken today, with...

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: There is much studying of maps today. First, the report has just been issued so the Government has not had an opportunity to examine it yet.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: It has normally been the practice that the report of the independent commission is accepted by Government and legislation is prepared and brought into the House to give effect to it. I expect that is what will happen on this occasion.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Two issues have been raised by the Deputy. First, on the House debating the report of the Constituency Commission, that will be done by way of a debate when the Bill is brought before the House to give effect to it. It is not intended to have a debate in advance of the Bill. A ground rents Bill is not on the legislative programme.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The heads of the health insurance (risk equalisation) Bill were approved by Government this week and it is intended that it would be published at the end of this year. The sexual offences Bill is being prepared in the Department of Justice and Equality. The explosives Bill is intended for later this year.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Deputy is asking about the HSE governance Bill, which is being progressed urgently and is expected to be published before the end of this session.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That Bill is expected to be published before the end of the year. I understand that its heads have been referred to the committee for consideration.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: That Bill was published on 25 July 2011 and is on Committee Stage. The committee will meet to discuss the Bill next Tuesday.

Order of Business (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Government is attempting to get a joined-up approach to the provision of social housing, which has been located in too many different places, for example, the Housing Agency and the Department of Social Protection's community welfare officers, who operate the rent allowance system. We intend to bring everything together. The heads of the housing Bill to give effect to our intention are...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: We all agree that the report published yesterday is shocking. What it describes is a disgrace, the way in which children died while in the care of the State or afterwards. My own reaction after reading about some of the cases was that this was in the period of great prosperity. The report covers the period between 2000 and 2010, when there was so much partying going on, when there was much...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The referendum will not be rushed, particularly as it has been signalled for some time. It has been made clear by the Government - in its programme for Government - the Minister, Deputy Fitzgerald, and the Taoiseach that the referendum will proceed and the intention is that it will be held in the autumn. As the Deputy is aware, there is a set timetable in respect of the introduction of the...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Ba mhaith liom ar dtús aontú leis an gcomhbhrón a rinneadh le clann Nolan de bharr bhás James Nolan sa Pholainn. Mar is eol don Teach tá ambasáid na hÉireann sa Pholainn ag comhoibriú leis an chlann faoi láthair. I wish to clarify a number of points. The budget in respect of homelessness has been maintained and is not being cut as alleged by Sinn Féin. A considerable sum of money...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Deputy for acknowledging that the homeless budget is not being cut. It is, in fact, being maintained. With regard to arrangements with NAMA and discussions on acquiring housing from the agency, it will depend on the houses available. In some cases it will be appropriate to acquire houses and in others to rent them. Leasing terms will depend on the set of circumstances involved....

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: Rent supplement was introduced as a short-term measure. The original idea was that rent to a private landlord would be supplemented for a short period of time until a person was housed through the local authority system or rehoused in some other way. It has become a much more long-term provision. The intention is that the longer term element of the rent supplement system will be integrated...

Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2012)

Eamon Gilmore: The Labour Party is not abandoning its commitment to the provision of housing for those who need it.