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Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I will finish up very quickly. The fact of the matter is that good businesses are failing. We have seen Extravision, HMV, Four Star Pizza, B&Q and O'Brien's sandwich bars all going into examinership. I have raised this matter before in the House. Examinership is only a solution for businesses that have money and can avail of the courts to deal with such situations. Many of these...

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: Okay. I would like to support the proposal for examinership light. I think an affordable examinership option would be very beneficial.

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: Senator Darragh O'Brien is correct in that it is Labour Party policy to abolish upward only rent reviews. However, this is a complex issue and must be handled correctly. Much and all as I applaud the Bill and its sentiments and regardless of the rhetoric that has been exchanged in the Chamber, aspects of this situation must be considered. I thank Senator Quinn for presenting this Bill. It...

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: If Senator Daly does not mind, without interruption.

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: Many commercial leases are held on those terms and many are not. I am well aware that there was not equality in the negotiation of many commercial leases, particularly those for shopping centres or multiple units owned and managed by large companies. However, proportionality is an issue. Senator Quinn need only look back as far as 1986 to the Madigan case on rent control to see that any...

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: That is legislation going forward, as the Senator well knows. Regarding legalities, we must also take into account Article 15.5.1° of the Constitution, which reads: "The Oireachtas shall not declare acts to be infringements of the law which were not so at the date of their commission." This is the reality. I am not suggesting for a moment that something cannot or should not be done...

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: -----Mr. Joe Soap, whose pension would be impacted-----

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: -----by any undermining of the values of the properties held by their pension funds. That is a fact.

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: It must be taken into account in any decision the Government makes. We must take care of all of the little people, too, whether they be in business or with pensions.

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: The difficulty with the proposed Bill is its lack of proportionality.

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I am not suggesting for a moment that this cannot be overcome.

Seanad: Upward Only Rent (Clauses and Reviews) Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I wish to bring the attention of the House to a recent unreported case in 2012 between Ickendel Limited v. Bewley's Cafe Grafton Street Limited, which opened the door for the challenging of many upward only rent review cases. This must be considered, as must the fact that the courts have not ruled on upward only rent review clauses on the basis of public policy and equitable considerations....

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I would like to comment briefly on what Senator Eamonn Coghlan said, and I agree with him. I am not aware of a single Senator in this Chamber who does not work behind the scenes, championing causes and reform. I can point to legislation where my intervention caused an amendment to be made to a Bill. I know that every Member of this House is in the exactly the same position. Just because...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: One of the most regrettable aspects of the campaign has been the failure to discuss the merits of voting for or against the abolition of the Seanad on the basis of the merits of the Seanad, as well as a move - as I perceive has been done in the public domain - to undermine the valid work that has been done by this Chamber, not only by this Seanad but by previous Seanaid. That is disgraceful....

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I await to see what will happen after the referendum is done and dusted and what level of legislation will suddenly appear in this House. I am disappointed that we have had not had a debate on the upcoming budget in this House. One issue which I would like to have raised is the fact that we spend €60 million dealing with the direct impact of diabetes, directly linked to obesity, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Management and Operation of Housing Associations: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. It is widely accepted that Clúid represents the gold standard in the voluntary housing association sector. Given the lack of regulation of the sector historically, it is probably a miracle we have not had one or two significant disasters. In terms of the timescale for regulation, Mr. Ó Lionáin mentioned a lead-in time of...

Seanad: Tackling Bullying in Schools: Statements (Resumed) (26 Sep 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I congratulate the Minister for the work he has done in this area over many years as well as the work done before that. I read an article in The Irish Times after the announcement of the strategy in September which argued that the universality of bullying comes from an almost instinctive human tendency to accept some and exclude others from the group to gain supposed social status among...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Aideen Hayden: I thank Deputy Humphreys for sharing time and welcome the Governor of the Central Bank to the joint committee. My comments will focus on mortgage arrears in the buy-to-let sector. Since the beginning of 2013, the number of receivers appointed to landlords' interests in buy-to-let properties under the deed of mortgage has increased significantly. As the Governor is aware, having referred to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Aideen Hayden: Everything I have said is essentially a question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Matters Relating to the Economy: Discussion with Governor of Central Bank (25 Sep 2013)

Aideen Hayden: The issue is the treatment of the buy-to-let market. The Governor's comments on repossessions in the sector have been very gung-ho. There is clear evidence that vulnerable tenants are being poorly treated in this process. My questions relate to the actions of the receivers and comments made by the Irish Banking Federation. What is the Governor's view on a code of conduct for buy-to-let...