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- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: No. If the Minister takes account of the number of houses in Dublin that are now vacant and owned by the banks-----
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: The Minister is working out a formula regarding rent increases, which was referred to committee, but the real issue is that this formula will allow rents to increase, yet a sufficient level of building is not taking place in the marketplace to ensure the market is controlled. We can see that in that 120,000 people on the housing waiting lists are still waiting. That is as relevant to...
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: Deputy Pearse Doherty has put the question I was going to address. Alongside that, and because the Government Chief Whip is here, this is no way to deal with legislation. This is turning into an absolute farce. We were due to finish at 10 p.m. and resume tomorrow. We yet have to deal with Committee Stage and go back to Report Stage. In the context of such an important Bill, to push this...
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: It is not. That is misleading. The Minister is pushing this legislation right up to the wire and it will be forced through without time to deal with it.
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: Why did it take all day?
- Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016: Report Stage (15 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: That does not excuse it.
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: Why are the amendment's paragraphs (ii) and (iii) not in place already? It is a simple matter of administration in terms of people knowing who was before the courts, what the conviction was and then taking the appropriate action to ensure that the licence is endorsed or that it is known for any future event that the individual was in court previously. Deputy Broughan's amendment is...
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: I support Deputy McGrath's comments. Has the Minister taken into consideration the recent report by the Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach on this particular issue? The report deals with the cost of insurance for Irish motorists and the manner in which insurance companies are dealing with motorists in terms of covering that cost. The Irish Road...
- Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: The same argument can be made for older people. They, too, find themselves being penalised. In rural Ireland this causes great difficulties for families and individuals who are trying to get employment and, at the other end of the spectrum, for those who have retired and are simply trying to get around in their own communities. They cannot get insurance but they have done nothing wrong. In...
- Common Corporate Tax Base: Motion (15 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: I move:That Dáil Éireann:(1) notes the agreed Report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach under Standing Order 114 on the Proposals for a Council Directive on a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) – COM(2016)683 and for a Council Directive on a Common Corporate Tax Base – COM(2016)685 which was laid before Dáil...
- Topical Issue Debate: Road Improvement Schemes (14 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: Again, the reason for raising this issue is not because it has just arisen. This is an issue that has gone on since 1995, right through the course of the design and building of the road in question. It is so dangerous that, as I said, 500 people attended the meeting that was held. I am asking the Minister whether he will come and examine that stretch of roadway. In a contribution made...
- Topical Issue Debate: Road Improvement Schemes (14 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: It is the second.
- Topical Issue Debate: Road Improvement Schemes (14 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: I thank the Minister.
- Topical Issue Debate: Road Improvement Schemes (14 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: The serious difficulties that exist on the N24 between Mooncoin and Carrick-on-Suir were highlighted at a meeting in Piltown community centre on Monday night which was attended by 500 local people from the surrounding areas. All of the people who attended the meeting, which was organised by the local priest, Fr. Moore, and a community activist, Robert Duggan, are interested in restoring...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (14 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: 135. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) qualifies for illness benefit or an invalidity pension. [40468/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (14 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: 229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to develop fully the facility of Castlecomer Community Hospital, County Kilkenny; if homes for elderly persons will be provided as part of the development of this building, in view of the shortage of housing accommodation generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40469/16]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (14 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: 230. To ask the Minister for Health if he will conduct a needs analysis into the provision of long-term care of elderly persons in County Kilkenny; if he will fund the reopening of the old auxiliary hospital in Kilkenny city as a centre of care for elderly persons with housing accommodation for elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40470/16]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: We will continue to scrutinise the following EU proposals on a corporate tax reform package, including the common consolidated corporate tax base: COM (2016) 683; COM (2016) 685; COM (2016) 686; and COM (2016) 687. I welcome our witnesses Ms Cora O'Brien and Mr. Aidan Lucey. We are dealing with the Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, CCCTB. We are delighted that Ms O'Brien and Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: We have just been joined by Professor Seamus Coffey. He is very welcome. Perhaps we will invite him to make his opening statement and then members could question him if he wishes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (Resumed). (13 Dec 2016)
John McGuinness: Yes. It is just better to have all the presentations.