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Re-introduction of Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: Rising mortgage interest rates have put homeowners at risk and under severe financial pressure. In the context of last week's announcement from the Government that there will possibly be a surplus of €10 billion this year and one of up to €16 billion next year, it is completely ridiculous that the Government is not supporting homeowners who are experiencing such stress. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered via the Cost Rental Equity Loan, the Affordable Housing Fund and Project Tosaigh in Sligo for the years, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planned to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme; and average price of units by unit size, in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: 320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing units delivered via the Cost Rental Equity Loan, the Affordable Housing Fund and Project Tosaigh in Leitrim for the years, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and planned to be delivered in 2023, with a breakdown of units per scheme; and average price of units by unit size, in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (19 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: When it comes to the housing crisis, the issue is devastating in all areas of the country. In rural Ireland, as my colleagues have said, it is the same. In my constituency of Sligo-Leitrim, this is a crisis for many families, particularly those in rural areas. I spoke to people in the housing department in recent days. While the guidelines on what to do are clearer now than they were two...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Housing Provision (19 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: Many people are paying very high rent and simply cannot afford to save. That is one of the big issues they have. They cannot afford to save the deposit for a house. I mentioned a case in this Chamber last night of a woman in Sligo. She has a deposit of 10% because she received it from her mother. However, she has been turned down because she has to show that 3% of that deposit comes from...

Department Underspend and Reduced Delivery of Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: The Minister mentioned several times that his is the party that wants to ensure that people have home ownership and that Sinn Féin is against home ownership. I give an example from my constituency of a separated woman with two children living in a rented house. Her rent increased by almost a third this time last year. Obviously, she can hardly afford it as it is. She has now received...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: I thank all of the witnesses for their opening statements and submissions. We are all conscious we are here because so many women in our society in particular, albeit men too, have suffered for so long and have been the victims of femicide. The case of Ashling Murphy galvanised everybody in the country. We are all here because we want things to change given, clearly, they have not been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: This is probably an even greater issue for women in a migrant situation, who might not have the support base of family or community that others might have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill: Discussion (18 Apr 2023)

Martin Kenny: Another issue relates to the expertise that already exists and how that can be brought to bear on the board. What level of oversight will the board have and how will its members be selected?

Taisceadán (Valuable Property Register) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: I accept time has progressed, things have moved along and the Garda property app is up and running. However, few people know about that. It is not something the public is widely aware of and there is a job of work to be done around it in particular. I accept there can be issues. GDPR arrived on the scene and it is one of those things that just smothers everything. No matter what one...

Taisceadán (Valuable Property Register) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." This motion is on legislation on having a national property register, which was first initiated by my predecessor as spokesperson for justice, Deputy Ó Laoghaire. I commend him on his work in this regard. The Bill is a simple legislation. It proposes an Act to establish a register of personal property so that people can register it....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Healthcare Policy (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: But I cannot come in.

Irish Sheep Sector: Statements (30 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: We are all aware that the sheep sector has been in crisis for many years. This does not come as a surprise. Sheep farmers, mainly those in mountainous areas and with poorer land, much of it in the west, including in my constituency, are finding it very difficult to manage and have been for quite some time. The sheep welfare payment in place is not adequate to deal with the situation....

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: I support Deputy Naughten's amendment. Clearly there is a need to put measures in place to protect people even after a conviction and as time moves on. We have all come across situations where victims of crime have continued to be harassed even after the person who was convicted has been released and has gone back into the community.

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: I concur with my colleagues. There is clearly a space here that needs to be filled. Having youngsters who are out and about, it is something I hear about at first hand. It is happening almost everywhere in the country and young girls and young women in particular fear it when they go out to enjoy a night out. The owners of premises have a responsibility as well. Perhaps licensing laws...

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 2: In page 14, after line 33, to insert the following: “Recommendations of the Firearms Expert Committee 26B.The Minister shall- (a) not more than 3 months after the completion of work carried out by the Firearms Expert Committee, publish in full the considerations and recommendations of the Firearms Expert Committee, and (b) not more than 6 months after...

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: I move amendment No. 1: In page 10, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(5A) Commencement of section 3DA shall not begin until after the completion of all stages of section 26B (as amended).”. There are a lot of amendments to portions of legislation because this is a miscellaneous provisions Bill. While much of the focus has been around stalking, which of...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: We are back here again following a week during which people were left aghast by what the Government did in removing the eviction ban. For people across this country, this has been a terrible calamity. While it is much worse in the vast urban areas of Dublin and other cities, even rural areas like my constituency are being impacted by the ban's removal. A video is going around of an...

Safe Staffing Levels in Hospitals: Statements (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Kenny: Listening to the Minister’s speech earlier is in stark contrast to the experience of the vast majority of the public out there who attend our hospitals and, indeed, the staff who work there. In my constituency, Sligo University Hospital has been in crisis for many years because of understaffing and under-resourcing. Last September, the INMO industrial relations officer, Neal Donohue,...