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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Refurbishment (5 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: 131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the refurbishment of the courthouse in Wicklow town; the timeline for its reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29763/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording service, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode depending on their device. It is not sufficient to put phones on silent mode as this will maintain a level of interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: The next item is standards in the private rental sector - a review of policy and practice. Today's meeting will involve engagement on the current policy and practice of standards in the private rental sector. On behalf of the committee, I welcome to Mr. Paul Dunne and Mr. Neil Maher, from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; Ms Rosalind Carroll and Ms Janette Fogarty...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: I call on Ms Carroll to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: I now call on Dr. Hayden to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: I thank Ms Hayden. I now call on Mr. Walsh to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: Senator Boyhan, we can do a five minutes backwards and forwards and then we can go around a second time if we need to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: Does Mr. Dunne want to address those points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: Does anyone else wish to contribute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: It was yesterday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: Do not take it personally. None of us were.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: I do not want to get into rental pressure zones because the matter is not on the agenda for today but I would appreciate it if the witnesses could answer the questions Senator Murnane O'Connor asked, specifically those concerning today's topic.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: The Senator will have an opportunity to come back in again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: Sorry, Senator Murnane O'Connor, can we-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: Senator Murnane O'Connor-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: Everyone else has waited to come back in a second time. We will go around the room and Senator Murnane O'Connor can come back in a second time when we finish the first round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: The Department said it would send it to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: I will make a few comments before we go back for a second round. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations. My comments do not reflect on anyone; it is just the situation we are in at present. We must admit that the current system is not fit for purpose and that something radical needs to happen in respect of the rental market. When I talk about the rental market, I do not just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: Does anyone wish to make any further comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Private Rental Sector: Discussion (4 Jul 2018)

Pat Casey: Deputy Ó Broin wished to come back in.