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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: But he is not stoned.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Yes.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I welcome the Minister to the House. All Senators have received similar emails and telephone calls to those outlined by Senator Norris. Will the Minister lay out clearly, at the earliest possible stage, the implications of these particular provisions in the Bill? There is confusion about what he is seeking to do. I accept that his aim in this legislation is to improve the standard of...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I am not coming back in with regard to the debate. It is just a point of clarification. It is a one-answer question.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I just wanted to know when the information-----

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: On the ability of landlords to cite as a reason for eviction their wish to move a family member into a property, all politicians will have seen abuse of this right. We have heard on many occasions of family members moved into a property and suddenly leaving after three, four or five months. I understand where Sinn Féin is coming from in proposing these amendments. I debated this issue...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 6:In page 17, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“Private residential tenancies register: publication of certain details 22.Section 128 of the Act of 2004 is amended by substituting the following for subsection (4):“(4) The published register—(a) shall not contain any information, as respects a particular dwelling, that discloses or could...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 8:In page 42, line 28, after “regulations” to insert the following:“(which shall include but is not limited to persons, whether established in the State or otherwise, who provide for consideration advertising, agency or management services in respect of short-term lettings)”.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I am not going to delay proceedings. Amendments Nos. 8 and 9 are intended to allow proper enforcement of regulations on short-term lets. They will allow for desktop enforcement rather than-----

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: These amendments would make it much easier for planning enforcement officers to uphold the legislation as it is proposed. I put them forward as a suggestion for the Minister. I am not inclined to press either amendment to a vote if the Minister gives some reassurance on enforcement. I am not confident that his proposals will work. I understand these two amendments would have to be dealt...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (21 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: This is probably one of the problems in this regard. If one looks at what has happened in other jurisdictions, online platforms have set out to undermine legislation and regulations and actively advertise property on their platforms and get around the regulations. They have succeeded in getting around the regulations in London and can get around them in Dublin, purely through sponsored ads...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Yesterday I commended the Government on bringing in the €20 million pilot fund for pyrite and mica remediation, and I welcome it for the people of Donegal and Mayo. The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Ring, said:The scheme is an exceptional measure in response to an exceptional need. Some homeowners are in dire straits. There is many an apartment block with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: An understandable mistake.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: Yes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I raise the issue of RehabCare and the 3,000 people who avail of the services. The shortfall in funding is causing great anxiety and there is concern that the service will not be provided in 2020. Will the Deputy Leader ask the Minister of State with responsibility for disability, Deputy Finian McGrath, to come into the House and make a statement on the future funding of that very important...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I move amendment No. 1:In page 7, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 12 of Act of 20046. Section 12 of the Principal Act (Obligations of landlords) is amended by inserting the following subsection: “(6) A deposit (howsoever described, being money payable on entering into an agreement for the tenancy of a dwelling and intended to be held as...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: This is about as simple as it gets. It is to provide for a certain degree of reassurance. The amendment relates to the deposit system in the way it has always operated in this country. The Minister is bringing forward unnecessary complications. I will be pressing the amendment.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: I want to make it clear that at no stage did I say the Minister was rushing the Bill. There is a responsibility on this House to interrogate the legislation as it goes through. I believe this amendment will make a difference because it will set a public floor. It will make it clear that if someone tries to gain a deposit of more than one month's rent, to keep the money or to get two...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: In 2014, the Cabinet approved the development of legislation providing for a deposit protection scheme. Senator Craughwell has made a generous offer that I would have been happy to go along with if the Minister had not clearly indicated that the Government is not prepared to work on a deposit scheme. Therefore, I will press this amendment.

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (15 May 2019)

Kevin Humphreys: In certain cities, there are clearly houses from before 1960, including Georgian houses, that will find it difficult to reach the standards. We need a clear definition from the Department about what standards they have to reach and how they could go about reaching them. The local authorities and An Taisce only allow certain works to be carried out on a house in a conservation zone or...