Results 1,001-1,020 of 1,350 for speaker:Mary Fitzpatrick
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank Mr. Joyce, Mr. Doorley and Ms Lane for coming before the committee and giving of their time today, for their submissions and for the really important work they do generally. I would make a few points regarding the prelegislative scrutiny work we are doing on the Bill. Our democracy depends on free and fair elections and for those to be healthy, effective and strong, they need to be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Apologies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: That would be great.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Can we please go back and allow the two witnesses to reply to my earlier questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank Ms. Lane. Does Mr. Doorley want to add anything regarding the quotas or the electoral register and minority participation in politics?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank Mr. Doorley, and I agree with him 100%.
- Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: What does Senator Warfield mean by "turnkey"? What does he define as "turnkey"?
- Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: This has nothing to do with the serviced sites fund.
- Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: My reading of section 8 is that it relates to the ability of local authorities to assist individual applicants to purchase a dwelling. This is about enabling applicants for housing to purchase an affordable home.This is about enabling applicants for housing to purchase an affordable home. It is about local authorities being able to assist them financially, through a mortgage or some other...
- Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: This is a very important point as it goes to the core of what we are trying to do. Senator Garvey has either deliberately misled people who are watching this debate-----
- Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I am sorry. My apologies. It is Senator Gavan. That was unintentional. I do apologise. Senator Gavan started by talking about people who do not qualify for social housing because their income is above the income threshold for social housing. Those are the people who this legislation is seeking to help. We are seeking to provide people who earn in excess of the social housing income...
- Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: On the issue of shared equity, it would be helpful if the Minister of State confirmed the position for the House. The objective of the State in providing the shared equity scheme is to financially support people so they will be able to afford to purchase their own home. Applicants will be eligible only if they are unable to secure a mortgage. All applicants will have to have realised their...
- Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: Affordable cost rental is important. This is the first time ever in the history of our State that we will provide affordable cost rental accommodation for our citizens. It will be for people who are earning just above the social income threshold but who do not qualify for social housing and are struggling to secure affordable homes to rent. There is a historical model of renting in...
- Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: That is unfair.
- Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I move: That Seanad Éireann: believes that: - a secure home is a basic human right; - Covid-19 highlights the essential protection a secure home provides; - far too many of our citizens are homeless; - essential middle-income workers are struggling to secure an affordable home; - young people should expect to secure an affordable home; - the State has responsibility to protect...
- Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State for his attendance and his very positive response to this debate. I thank my party for supporting this motion and its very kind words. I do not think I worked that hard at all but I will take the compliments. It is a real honour for all of us to serve in this House and it is a real honour for me to serve and to be part of the Fianna Fáil Party group...
- Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I apologise. I will restrict my comments to Senator Warfield. He was here, for which I give him credit, and put forward amendments.
- Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: My attention was drawn to that and I apologise. I was unaware.
- Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I was about to commend the Senator on that.
- Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)
Mary Fitzpatrick: I was going to commend the Senator on that.