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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 34: In page 15, before section 26, to insert the following new section:26.—Section 123 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) in subsection (1), by substituting “an agreement referred to in section 96(1)” for “an agreement mentioned in a mediator’s report under section 95(4)”, and (b) in subsection (4), by deleting “in...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 35: In page 15, before section 27, to insert the following new section:27.—Section 135 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection 5:“(5) Where an application under section 134 is received by the Board and the application is—(a) incomplete, or (b) not accompanied by—(i) the fee referred to in section...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 36: In page 19, before section 41, to insert the following new section:41.—The expenses incurred by the Minister in the administration of this Part shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, be paid out of monies provided by the Oireachtas.”.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 37: In page 19, before section 43, but in Part 4, to insert the following new section: “PART 5* COMPLAINT RELATING TO FAILURE TO PAY RENT PAYABLE UNDER THE TENANCY PENDING DETERMINATION OF DISPUTE43.—Section 75 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) in subsection (2) by inserting “76A,” after “76(4),”, (b) in subsection...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: In reply to Deputy Dessie Ellis, we have had extensive discussions with those involved in the sector while working on the Bill and they are aware of the timeframes proposed. They may not love them, but they accept them, as well as the fees to be charged, on which there were detailed discussions with them. We wanted them to be affordable. That is the reason they can pay half the fee rather...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I hope to publish the voluntary code in a month's time. When it is published, it will be a mechanism in terms of the bodies that are problematic. Regarding the burden on AHBs, we had extensive discussions with them and are satisfied that they will be able to take this on. We have not received any indication that this will be a burden with which they will not be able to deal. They want to...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 24: In page 11, before section 11, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section:12.—Section 137 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) in subsection (1) by inserting “and section 137A” after “subsections (2)and (6)”, (b) in subsection (2) by substituting “section 134(3)(b)(i)” for “section 134(3)”,...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 25: In page 11, before section 11, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section:13.—The Principal Act is amended by inserting the following section after section 137:137A.—(1) The fee to accompany an application under section 134(2A) shall be—(a) if the application is made in the period of 12 months beginning on commencement of section 3(4), a...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 26: In page 12, to delete lines 8 to 16 and substitute the following:“ “1A. The tenant has failed to comply with the obligation, in relation to the tenancy, to pay an amount of rent due (whether arising under section 16 (a) or otherwise) and— (a) the landlord has, in accordance with section 67(3), notified the tenant in writing that—(i) an...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: To clarify, this does not affect the 28 day minimum notice termination period.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: No. The intention is not to interfere in such a situation. This measure only applies to approved housing bodies. If the family were to move into private rented accommodation, this section would not apply in those circumstances. The intention is that it will only apply in circumstances where a person is demonstrably not able to stay in the accommodation because the supports are not...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: In engaging with the approved housing bodies I intend to ensure the dialogue will continue. As members will know, the approved housing bodies already have facilities for people in wheelchairs and people with considerable needs. There is no intention to change this. This measure will only apply in a situation where it is demonstrable that a person cannot manage anymore in the accommodation...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 20: In page 9, line 38, to delete “renewed.”.” and substitute the following:“renewed.4B. In the case of a dwelling referred to in section 3(4), the dwelling is no longer suitable for the accommodation needs of the household referred to in that section, or any member of that household, because the requirements of that household, or any member of...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 21: In page 9, lines 39 to 42, to delete subsection (6) and substitute the following:"(6) Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting the following subsections after subsection (6): "(7) Paragraph 4 of the Table is subject to section 3B(c) (inserted by section 4 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2013). (8) In paragraph 4B of the Table, ‘care...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 22: In page 10, line 21, to delete "section 3B(1)(d)" and substitute "section 3B(d)".

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 23: In page 11, before section 11, but in Part 2, to insert the following new section:11.—(1) Section 134 of the Principal Act is amended—(a) in subsection (2), by substituting "Subject to subsection (2A), an application" for "An application", (b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (2):"(2A) Where an application under this section is made...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am very pleased to be here to take Committee Stage of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012. Any healthy society with a well run economy needs a balanced housing sector in order to address the needs of various types of household and their different needs. Among the many reforms required is more equitable treatment of tenures. The legislation before the select...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, subsection (2), line 33, to delete "sections 10 and 43" and substitute "sections 10, 43 and 45".These are technical drafting amendments to provide for the amendment of the collective citations for the Housing Acts and the Residential Tenancies Act. They are a consequence of amendment No. 54 which amends the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 and...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, subsection (3), line 1, to delete "sections 10 and 43" and substitute "sections 10, 43 and 45".

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, to delete lines 21 to 40 and substitute the following:" "(c) a dwelling that is let by or to a public authority,".".On foot of detailed discussions with the approved housing bodies sector during the initial drafting of the Bill, it was decided to exclude approved housing body tenants in receipt of care support services from the application of the Residential...