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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: That is very helpful. I do not have any more questions. The committee will probably have to go away to discuss this. It could potentially be a very good and progressive idea, but there is probably work that will need to happen on the legislation itself. Both sides have raised the problems and issues and it is up to us whether we come down on the side of increasing tenant's rights or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I am actually not in here to be questioned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: We can have that discussion and Mr. Allen can ask that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Residential Tenancies (Right to Purchase) Bill: Discussion (5 Dec 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: That is certainly not what I suggested but I am not here to answer questions either.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 5: To insert the following after “That Seanad Éireann”: “notes that: - while it is acknowledged that the horse and greyhound racing sectors do not qualify for sports capital funding, they are unique in Irish sport in that they are supported by the State through their own ring-fenced statutory fund; - that payments into the Fund have...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: The Labour Party has tabled amendments to the motion. I urge Members to consider whether they can support those amendments. We need to look at how the system of funding of greyhound and horse racing is regulated.The horse and greyhound industries are supported by the State through ring-fenced statutory funding, and are among the only sports where this happens. The horse racing industry...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 1: To insert the following after “October, 2023”: “; - that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shall, within 3 months following the passing of this motion, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining the manner in which the obligation for rehoming under section 29 of the Greyhound Racing Act 2019 is being complied...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 2: To insert the following after “October, 2023”: “; - that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shall, within 3 months following the passing of this motion, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining the potential for future regulations to split the Horse and Greyhound Fund into two separate funds”.

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 3: To insert the following after “October, 2023”: “; - that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shall, within 6 months following the passing of this motion, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining the manner in which the operation and dispersal of the Horse and Greyhound Fund has reflected the obligations under...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move amendment No. 4: To insert the following after “October, 2023”: “; - that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shall, within 6 months following the passing of this motion, lay a report before both Houses of the Oireachtas outlining the potential for a dedicated portion of the Fund to be allocated towards community projects which involve the care...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank our guests for coming. In our pre-legislative scrutiny, we had a long, and at times tortuous, discussion about online political advertisements. We tended to focus on data management and protection when it comes to online political advertisement. In the past week or so, we have seen that outside actors for nefarious purposes are spreading disinformation online. That is particularly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local and European Elections 2024 and Subsequent General Election: Discussion (28 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: Will that include work on attempts to influence the electoral process?

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: We welcome this Bill and we will be supporting it. This legislation has been delayed several times and I understand it is a highly technical Bill that required time, but it is great the Minister has now brought it here, and the sooner we pass it, the sooner lives can be saved. This Bill enacts the recommendations that were made in the Madden report in 2005 concerning post mortem practices...

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move: “That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges that: - 57,206 properties are vacant according to local property tax returns, census estimates are much higher at 166,752, not including 66,135 seasonal holiday homes; - the compulsory purchase order (CPO) process is cumbersome, expensive and takes too long to have a significant effect on the vacancy and dereliction we see in our...

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister of State for coming in. As I did during the debate on Housing for All last week, I acknowledge the good work being done by Government in this area, particularly relating to individual grants. However, much more can be done by the State particularly by local authorities relating to the compulsory purchase order, CPO, process. Vacancy and dereliction is a housing issue...

Seanad: Vacant and Derelict Buildings: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: It is good to see general agreement around the issue of dereliction of vacancy. The motion does not detract from the good schemes that are in place, but focuses on ways in which the system can be improved. When we go around our towns and cities, we can see the urban renewal that is needed. While the Minister of State says the CPO process is working, the Law Reform Commission says it is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: We are reaching a turning point in the bombardment of Gaza. This week we learned that two of the main hospitals have ceased operations because there is no fuel and because they are damaged beyond repair. In Al-Shifa hospital, there are newborns who are relying on life support and incubators that have been turned off. Three have died and babies are being left on the floor without oxygen and...

Seanad: Housing For All: Statements (7 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I welcome the Minister of State. The Labour Party believes in three central tenets of an Ireland that works for all when it comes to housing. First is to secure affordable housing. Second is security of tenure for renters. Third is a more ambitious public housing programme. I will start with some good news from this Government. The schemes that Government trumpets are helping. I use...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Future of the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority: Discussion (7 Nov 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I am happy to do that. I will ask a couple of quick questions and then I have to go. Deputy Higgins asked about the staffing and the upskilling. The witnesses are taking on a huge job and an undertaking of 52 local authorities that have developed expertise over the last decades whereas the agency is doing it for a much bigger area in a short period of time. In terms of the gaps in...

Seanad: Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Second Stage (26 Oct 2023)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to take this Bill, which is welcome, today. I do not need to tell him that in addition to the once-off energy payments we are making, there is a fundamental need for a change in our energy sector due to the what we have seen in terms of the inflationary impact of the war in Ukraine and gas prices in the past year. Elevated gas prices have...