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Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 52: In page 15, to delete lines 27 to 30. The Bill provides that the Minister may prescribe additional matters in the dwelling purchase agreement, including, but not limited to "prohibiting any structural alterations or additions to the affordable dwelling without the prior written consent of the housing authority, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and subject...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I do not see why a person would be prohibited from adapting or extending a house. I do not understand. Does it imply the person does not own the home, by any chance? I fundamentally disagree that a person should not be allowed to adapt or extend a house.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: You are never prohibited from extending or adapting your house because you have a mortgage from the bank. The fact that you do not own your care does not prohibit you from souping it up, for want of a better term.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: May I now move amendment No. 59?

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: It is in the group on which we have been speaking.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I will only briefly go over what has been said. To be clear, for the record, what Sinn Féin wants is a statement of the proposed initial maximum rent to be calculated in such a manner that it would be spread over 50 years. The key point that has been mentioned is security of tenure. The longer the repayment period, the lower the rent. We see that in cost-rental models like the Vienna...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the acceptance of the amendment. Obviously we were keen to see the more ambitious 50 years being accepted but this is really welcome. I commend my Labour Party colleague and the Minister of State.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 60: In page 32, to delete lines 12 and 13. This amendment refers to the minimum cost rental period. I do not know why a minimum period is stated. If the costs are covered, cost rental should be extended indefinitely. I would welcome the Minister of State's contribution on that matter. I know this amendment is a part of a group.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 62: In page 32, line 18, to delete “and limited equity returns”. I do not want to specify a minimum period. If the costs are covered, the cost-rental scheme should surely be extended indefinitely.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: If the construction and management costs are covered, I do not see why there is a need to specify a limited equity return.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 67: In page 33, line 37, after “may” to insert the following: “, following consultation with the relevant Oireachtas Committee, local authority managers and local authority elected members,”.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 68: In page 34, line 36, to delete “removal,”. This is about the power to remove a tenant being put in legislation. Given the means are already stipulated in the guidelines on removing tenants in normal circumstances, why is that power in the Bill?

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I appreciate what the Minister of State has said. I will withdraw the amendment with the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I am sorry, is the Senator sending the message that it is only landlords that Fine Gael stands up for? He is showing a total lack of awareness. It is absolutely outrageous. This is a perfect example of Fine Gael's approach. Senator Paddy Burke is coming in here to say he is standing up for landlords. Fine Gael only stands up for landlords and real estate investment trusts.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Sorry, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I got a bit excited earlier and I should not have. I just thought it was a perfect example of Fine Gael claiming to stand up for landlords when in reality the only landlords it stands up for are the real estate investment trusts, which pay no capital gains tax and so on.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I will not withdraw it. It is well established at this point. I will support amendment No. 71, in the names of Senators Boyhan, Keogan and Norris. The percentage is a bit high. I would have liked to see in the amendment 30% of net income based on CSO annual earning incomes but I will support the amendment.

Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “That Seanad Éireann:” and substitute the following: “believes that: - access to appropriate and affordable housing is a human right; - Covid-19 has highlighted how many people are denied this right; - the number of people experiencing family homelessness will continue to rise due to the Covid-19 rental...

Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: If we are to wean the State off its dependency and subsidy of the private sector, then we need to target 20,000 social and affordable homes every year. That is what is needed to address social and affordable housing need.

Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: Yes. That is correct.

Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome every opportunity to talk about housing. This Fianna Fáil motion follows Sinn Féin's motion, which highlighted the dysfunction of the private rental market. Since then, renters face the prospect of an 8% increase.The Taoiseach gave a commitment in the Dáil on Wednesday to prevent that increase. However, let us be honest, we need to ban rent increases for three...