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- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Is there an issue?
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Is everybody in agreement? I do not mind waiting to speak. I thank the Minister of State and the Government for bringing forward this ban on residential no-fault evictions during the winter months of November until March. As we start this debate, it is important that we all stop for a moment and take stock of the context of this legislation. The context is that we have almost 11,000...
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: There is a point of order there.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Now.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I remind the House that the objective is to ensure everyone has a secure, sustainable home-----
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: It is really important that we remember that our intention is to ensure that everyone has a safe and secure home. I reject the presentation that this legislation seeks to discriminate against any citizen.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I reject the assertion that the legislation discriminates against any citizen; it does not. It is important that we do not have a falsehood go out of this House asserting that the legislation is discriminating against any individual or group in society.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: It is not. The legislation does not discriminate against any individual in society. The legislation treats all renters and all citizens equally. I want to raise the issue of withholding of rent. It is important that the legislation does not discriminate against any member of society. It is important that we remember that small landlords are citizens as well. I want to share with the...
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: The Senator cannot-----
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: On a point of order, it is not acceptable to call Members liars.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: It is not acceptable to say that we are only lying.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: We are not lying in this House and the record needs to reflect that.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: This is an important point of order, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. This House is not lying and is not passing legislation that discriminates against anybody. That is a fact.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Now.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Now.
- Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Motion for Earlier Signature (27 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I wish to raise the issue of antisocial behaviour and public safety. I draw the House's attention to a public transport safety survey that my colleagues and I conducted over the summer months, to which we had more than 1,300 respondents, largely from across the Dublin area. Of those who responded, 93% had witnessed antisocial behaviour on public transportation; 36% were victims of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses for coming in and I thank everyone who works in both of the county councils. They are challenging environments. They are to be commended on their great achievements over recent years. It is welcome to see that, combined between both councils, between social and affordable homes, we are up around 12,000 homes. That is ambitious and welcome, and it will go a long way to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)
Mary Fitzpatrick: It adds?