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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. 6: In page 7, to delete lines 6 to 8 and substitute the following:"(b) for the avoidance of doubt, this Act does apply to that dwelling where that dwelling is the subject of a sub-tenancy arising from that sub-letting, including any such sub-tenancy created before the commencement of this 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: I move amendment No. 8: In page 7, line 16, after "2009," to insert "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. 9: In page 7, lines 19 to 22, to delete all words from and including "and" in line 19 down to and including "and" in line 22 and substitute the following:"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. 10: In page 7, line 28, after "2009," to insert "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. 11: In page 7, lines 31 to 33, to delete all words from and including "and" in line 31 down to and including "section 3(2)(c)," in line 33.

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. 12: In page 7, line 45, to delete "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. 13: In page 8, line 2, to delete "accordingly." and substitute the following:"accordingly, and(c) notwithstanding that the dwelling is the subject of a sub-tenancy, the subtenancy shall be treated as a tenancy under this Act and references to a tenancy in this Act shall, in so far as they concern that dwelling, be construed accordingly.".

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. 14: In page 9, line 4, to delete "and".These amendments provide that sections 19 to 22, inclusive, and section 139 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 will not apply to approved housing body tenancies. Approved housing bodies use the differential rent scheme applied by local authorities to determine the rent charged for their dwellings. Under this system, the amount...

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. 15: In page 9, to delete line 8 and substitute the following:"a dwelling the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4),".

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. 16: In page 9, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:"(e) sections 19 to 22 shall not apply to a dwelling the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4), and (f) section 139 shall not apply in respect of a dwelling the subject of a tenancy referred to in section 3(4).".".

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. 17: In page 9, subsection (2), line 13, to delete "section 3B(1)(b)" and substitute "section 3B(b)".These are drafting amendments to correct errors in the numbering of the Bill, as published.

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. 18: In page 9, subsection (4), line 23, to delete "section 3B(1)(a)" and substitute "section 3B(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. 19: In page 9, subsection (5), line 26, to delete "paragraph" where it firstly occurs and substitute "paragraphs".On foot of the amendments applying the 2004 Act to all relevant approved housing body tenancies, I am proposing to include a further ground of termination for Part 4 tenancies which will only apply to approved housing bodies. This new ground for termination...

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: We have to get the balance right in these proposals. Our concern is that if this measure is not in place, approved housing bodies might be slow to take tenants who are likely at some point in the future - people usually sign up to a tenancy for four years or more - to progress to needing the type of care services that simply are not available. We are anxious not to create a disincentive for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The requirement to reduce public expenditure to sustainable levels is impacting on capital programmes all across the public service, including my Department’s housing capital programme. The level of capital funding available has declined significantly in recent years along the lines highlighted in the Medium Term Exchequer Framework for Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-2016....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 167 of 29 May which set out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 22 February 2013 I announced capital allocations to local authorities under the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability amounting to €42.750 million. This year I allocated local authorities the full amount of their contractual commitments which, in the case of Mayo County Council, amounted to €1,658,576 . The balance of the available funding was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (30 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department understands that any such work would be carried out by Fingal County Council in accordance with Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 and my consent/approval is not therefore required.

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (29 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Broughan for raising this issue. It is a critical issue for me as well as for Deputy Broughan and I strongly support the issue of construction whenever we have the funds to do it. I realise it is a particular problem in Dublin. This morning I met Dublin City Council assistant manager, Mr. Dick Brady, whom Deputy Broughan mentioned, and his officials regarding homelessness....

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (29 May 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The last matter referred to by the Deputy is a matter for Dublin City Council. Different councils do things different in ways, but I hear what Deputy Broughan is saying. engaged with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Howlin on the construction of houses. Deputy Broughan will be pleased to know that at the Labour Party parliamentary party meeting this morning we had a...