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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (9 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I am not in the confines in Leinster House so I am happy for my time to run over to answer Deputy O'Callaghan's question.

Seanad: Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I welcome this debate and I welcome that the issue of access to period products is being discussed in the House. That said, I am disappointed that the reason the Government has at last raised the issue is because of a rushed Bill in response to one I introduced. This is a Government Bill that has been considered at Cabinet but it is unlikely to be constitutional because it delegates power...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Chair and the committee for indulging me. I will try to be as brief as possible. I am interested in online advertisements and Dr. Suiter's experience in this regard. Could she give us an idea of any comparable legal changes that are taking place in other countries around the area of disinformation? Are any of them put on a legal basis or are they just guides and policies for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I would like to raise the absolute scandal of 300 units lying empty in the middle of Dublin city, including the city centre, at Clancy Quay and Capital Dock. The week before last, the Business Postcarried a really important article on the Clancy Quay and Capital Dock developments. At Clancy Quay, four fifths of the apartments are empty. At Capital Dock, half are empty. We need to have a...

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Housing, Local Government and Heritage): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister for coming into the House. It is good to get a viewpoint of everything that is happening in his Department in the course of the pandemic. When we focus on this issue, we all appreciate the severity of the housing crisis, but local authorities and people go out and make this country tick over even in the midst of a pandemic. I pay tribute to homeless services, which the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I will try to be quick and ask questions as opposed to making statements. I thank the participants for coming today and, in particular, I pay tribute to Brendan Kenny. I have worked with Mr. Kenny on Dublin City Council for the last ten years. He is one of the great examples of a pure public servant. He has a very can-do attitude and if anyone has a problem, they go to Mr. Kenny. That is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Previous speakers asked questions that I had intended asking, including on votes at 16 years and election posters. I will focus, therefore, on online political advertising during the election. As Deputy Ó Broin said, this is probably the weakest element of the Bill. Does this have to be a paid advertisement that is explicitly marked or, where third parties get involved, could they be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I ask the Leader of the House if we can put No. 4 on the Order Paper ahead of No. 1. It is an amendment to the Order of Business to add the Period Products (Free Provision) Bill 2021 onto the Order Paper. The Bill seeks to introduce free period products within educational settings and public buildings. I would appreciate the cross-party support to amend the Order Paper. I know this got...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Jan 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Cathaoirleach. It is my first time doing it so I am not entirely sure what happens and what is going on. I wish to raise the issue of the shocking "RTÉ Investigates" programme last night on the issue and area of homelessness. It would be worthy and worthwhile if we had a Bill in the House on this matter. People and viewers were shocked when they saw that people were...

Seanad: Period Products (Free Provision) Bill 2021: First Stage (19 Jan 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to secure the general availability, free of charge, of period products.

Seanad: Period Products (Free Provision) Bill 2021: First Stage (19 Jan 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I do not wish to discuss these amendments, but I would like some clarity on what we are working on. We were given a Bill as amended by the Dáil. The Minister has now spoken to the amendments. Are we working off the Bill that was sent to us as amended?

Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I am disappointed that the amendments, which are not far-reaching, are not being accepted. I refer, in particular, to the proposal to substitute five days with 28 days. We are asking people in vulnerable tenancies in the middle of a pandemic, just after Christmas, to register their tenancy as being in financial arrears and engage with MABS, which, as Senator Warfield said, involves going...

Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 14, to delete lines 32 to 38 and in page 15 to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “(3) (a) A person who knowingly or recklessly makes a declaration referred to in paragraph (a)of subsection (1)that is false or misleading in any material respect shall be guilty of an offence. (b) For the purposes of this subsection, the making of a...

Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 15, line 6, to delete “5 days” and substitute “28 days”.

Seanad: Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Bill 2020: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 7: In page 15, line 13, to delete “5 days” and substitute “28 days”.