Results 1,681-1,700 of 2,052 for speaker:Maria Bailey
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: Ms Carroll wants to come in. The witnesses might have the answer the Deputy is looking for if he would allow them to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: We have two hours and we have plenty of time and I will not be limiting anybody from asking any number of questions. However, we might allow them to finish what they are trying to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: Does Ms Nic Aongusa want to come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: Did Deputy Casey wish to come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: I will ask one or two supplementaries as well. We all have areas that would like to be in this that did not reach the criteria for whatever reason. It is my understanding that they are constantly under review and that the Housing Agency is working with all local authorities on a regular basis. If so, how regular is that? The Department might clarify for us, because there is some confusion,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: I wish to clarify one thing. In the interests of transparency for anybody looking at these proceedings, we need to remove from the record the suggestion that anybody lied.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: The word was used.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: I know the Deputy did not mean it that way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: Will the Deputy allow me to finish? I will let the Deputy speak as often as he likes. The amount of analysis, statistics and information the committee has been provided with for every meeting it has held and the transparency that has been afforded us by the Department must be noted. Any question that has ever been asked of the Department has been answered. It is up to us as to whether we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: We hope the Department will take on board any views this committee has, take them back and include them in the next process involving the criteria where the criteria might need to be tweaked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: Absolutely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: Mr. Silke wants to come in. Could he clarify the formula again because it is quite confusing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: Mr. Silke should be allowed to conclude, without interruption.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: Inquire.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: To follow on from Deputy O'Dowd, the witnesses might clarify the one-stop shop, its role regarding landlords and tenants, how the RTB has empowered landlords and tenants and the advice it can give them if they encounter any disruption in their tenancies?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: We are going to get through one round of speakers and then we will come back again for any supplementary questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: That is no problem. We will allow Mr. Silke back in to address a number of the questions asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: Does Deputy Casey have a supplementary question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: I always admire passion, Deputy O'Dowd.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Rental Sector Strategy: Discussion (21 Feb 2017)
Maria Bailey: We are here to represent the views of our constituents.