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Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 15: In page 6, line 22, after “paragraph (b)” to insert “and the deletion of paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Table to that section”. This is to improve tenants' security of tenure and limit the grounds for eviction. It recognises that where someone is renting is his or her home. The landlord has ownership and derives an income from it but it...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 13: In page 6, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(c) in section 24 by the insertion of the following subsection: “(24BB) With effect from the passage of this Act, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 24A, orders under subsection (5) of that section shall be deemed to have been made in respect of the administrative...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Briefly, I want to support these amendments. When this loophole in the legislation was raised in the summer, a number of us questioned it. I opposed it. Assurances were given at that time that the legislation was being done quickly and it needed to go through, but that this would be looked at again when a new Bill on the residential sector was being brought forward later in the year. This...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 9: In page 6, line 5, to delete "his or her" and substitute "their". I propose to withdraw this amendment on the basis of the response given by the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to a similar amendment I tabled to other recent legislation.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 10: In page 6, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: "(3) The Minister shall, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas that— (a) Sets out proposals to strengthen the security of tenure including a review of the current grounds for termination, (b) Reviews effectiveness of the current rent pressure...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 5, line 3, to delete “2 per cent” and substitute “0 per cent”.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 5, lines 3 and 4, to delete “in respect of each year that has elapsed since the previous setting”.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 5, line 7, to delete “2 per cent” and substitute “0 per cent”.

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I am speaking to my amendments Nos. 5 to 7, inclusive. We have very high rents as it is. They are unaffordable for many people and causing a huge amount of stress and anxiety. Dublin has the highest rents of any capital city in the European Union. Where does Dublin feature in the rankings for wages in European cities? It is 26th for wage levels, yet we have the highest rents in the EU....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 17. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [60356/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to follow up on the previous question I asked. To be fair, the Taoiseach may not have fully understood me. The question was not one about Garda vetting. It is welcome if Garda vetting is being extended and, in particular, that must include staff in privately run emergency accommodation for homeless people, which is essential. With regard to what happened earlier this year to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I also echo the points made by Deputy Boyd Barrett. I want to ask the Taoiseach about safeguarding and vulnerable adults. I raised this with him previously. I specifically want to ask him about the need for guidelines or legislation to be introduced to require the Garda when they have credible allegations of sexual assault and rape to inform relevant organisations, including where alleged...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Functions (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [60355/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I want to ask the Taoiseach about tenants not getting their deposits back from landlords. Tenants who are renting from Period Door Properties are owed more than €200,000. Despite 36 determination orders in their favour, they have not received any of their deposits from the landlord, which has gone into liquidation. Tenants have lost out on about €1,800 each, which they simply...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will restore the employment wage subsidy scheme to its original rate given that the reintroduction of Covid-19 restrictions will have major consequences for an array of sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60658/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (8 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 143. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with underlying health conditions had to wait for five hours outdoors in the cold weather with no toilet facilities to get their Covid-19 booster vaccine in the Citywest vaccination centre; the steps he is taking to ensure that each vaccination centre is equipped with bathroom facilities and has the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: I agree with Deputy Haughey about that report and how important it is. The average deposit a first-time buyer needs to buy a home stands at €52,500. This has doubled in less than a decade. The average age of a first-time buyer is rising steeply and rents have almost doubled in the last decade. According to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, "The construction of new...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality will next meet. [60354/21]

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2021: First Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: Homelessness causes trauma. It uproots families from their communities, friends and support networks. All of us in this House, whether in opposition or in government, have a responsibility to work together to try to tackle homelessness. This is a very practical Bill which puts the focus exactly where it should be: on preventing homelessness. Whatever we can do to tackle homelessness is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (7 Dec 2021)

Cian O'Callaghan: 117. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will ensure that companies honour warranties on their products; if so, if this will be unaffected by independent repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59785/21]