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Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 117: In page 45, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“Section 36* PART 1 AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AMENDMENT OF SECTION 28 OF ACT OF 2004 Reference No (1) Provision (2) Amendment (3) 1 Section 34(b)(ii) Substitute “6 years” for “4 years”. 2 Section 40(1) Substitute “6 year period” for “4 year...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Now.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 86:In page 38, line 28, after “the dwelling” to insert “and”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 87:In page 38, to delete lines 29 to 35, and in page 39, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following:“(b) where section 35A(3)(a) applies, a declaration that section 35A(2) does not apply to the said notice of termination as the price to be obtained by selling at market value the dwelling that is the subject of an existing tenancy to which Part 4 applies is...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 92:In page 39, line 23, to delete “5 or more” and substitute “10 or more”.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 69:In page 38, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"Part 4 tenancies and extension of period from 4 years to 6 years33.(1) Section 28 of the Act of 2004 is amended in subsection (2) by substituting "6 years" for "4 years" in both places where it occurs. (2) The provisions of the Act of 2004 referred to in column (2) of Part 1 of the Schedule are amended in...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: We are trying to ensure that receivers take on the responsibilities of landlords legally, where possible, to try to protect tenants in cases of receivership. We have committed in the rental strategy to setting up a working group with the Department of Justice and Equality to do that. An amendment was tabled by Fianna Fáil in the Seanad essentially to require receivers to take on the...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: It is, yes.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I will come back to this.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 67:In page 38, to delete lines 13 and 14 and substitute the following: “32. Section 22 of the Act of 2004 is amended in subsection (2A)—(a) by substituting “paragraph (c)” for “paragraph (d)” in paragraph (d), and (b) by deleting “and” where it last occurs in paragraph (d), substituting “signed, and”...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 68:In page 38, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “Rent pressure zones and areas deemed to be rent pressure zones 33. The Act of 2004 is amended by inserting the following sections after section 24: “Rent pressure zones 24A. (1) The Housing Agency, following consultation with the relevant housing authority, may make a proposal in writing...

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: This is about the shortening of time.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: We are going well. Let us keep it going.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Níl, I am afraid.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: On a point of order, have we not been through amendments Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7? I thought we were up into the 50s.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: Yes.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy had left the Chamber at the time. I asked that the written note be sent to the Deputy's office. I understand that it was sent. I do not have it here with me. It was e-mailed. I can confirm that.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: What I said to the Deputy was that I would provide a briefing for him on the questions that he had asked. My officials sent that briefing to his office because I had no way of contacting him directly.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: I do not have the briefing here. Deputy Howlin asked for it personally so I sent it on.

Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2016)

Simon Coveney: 7 o’clock I move amendment No. 54:In page 38, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:“Amendment of section 12 (obligations of landlords) of Act of 2004 32.Section 12 of the Act of 2004 is amended in subsection (1) by substituting “complaint,” for “complaint.” in paragraph (h)(iii) and inserting the following paragraph after paragraph...