Results 21-40 of 2,052 for speaker:Maria Bailey

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Discussion (20 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, Members and visitors in the Public Gallery are asked to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on their device. It is not sufficient to only put the phone on silent mode as this would maintain a level of interference in the broadcasting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Scrutiny of the Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Bill 2018 (20 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: We will start with Dr. Ryan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social Housing Bill 2016: Discussion (20 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: No. 8 on the agenda is detailed scrutiny of the Social Housing Bill 2016. I welcome Deputy Eoin Ó Broin and invite him to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social Housing Bill 2016: Discussion (20 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: I propose we suspend the meeting for few minutes to allow the witnesses take their seats. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social Housing Bill 2016: Discussion (20 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: We are now back in public session. At the request of the broadcasting and recording services members and visitors in the Public Gallery are asked 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 their phones in silent mode as this will maintain a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social Housing Bill 2016: Discussion (20 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: That information is also on page 12 of the Library and Research Service briefing paper, to which Deputy Eoin Ó Broin alluded. As there are no more questions, I thank Ms Caroline Timmons, Ms Marian O'Driscoll and Mr. Paul Hogan for attending today and for the ongoing information that they share. I thank all our witnesses and the author of the Bill, Deputy Ó Broin, for their...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: On childcare, approximately 18 months ago Deputy O'Connell and I brought forward a proposal in regard to tax credits for childcare. Such proposals are not always popular. Its purpose was to give choice and ownership back to families and to reflect the fact that in modern society many people no longer work nine to five. It is probable that most of those at this meeting do not work nine to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: Does Dr. Healy have evidence of his contention in respect of the help to buy scheme?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Policy and Budgetary Planning: Discussion (19 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: I have not found it. I would contradict Dr. Healy on that one. I would love to see the evidence he has.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: Apologies have been received from Deputy O'Dowd. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: At the request of broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested that for the duration of the meeting, mobile phones be turned off completely or switched to airplane mode. It is not sufficient to put phones on silent mode, as it maintains a level of interference with the broadcasting system. The next item is on affordable housing and I welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: I thank Mr. O'Neill and call on Mr. Baneham from the Housing Agency to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: We will come back to Deputy O'Brien.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: We will do one quickfire round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: I have just a couple of quick questions before we start the quickfire questions. The three members in the room are very familiar with the Enniskerry Road site as well; I do not believe the knotweed was the big cost on the site. We can make light of things but that is not the big cost on the site. One is hitting pure granite on a sloping site there, the excavation of which is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: While €1,200 is high for cost rental in that area and I would like the figure to be a lot lower, the reality is that the average rent in that area is in the region of €1,800 to €2,000. While it is not ideal, I presume that when calculating the figures, one always goes for the lowest rent possible. That would be site specific; other sites may not have the excavation or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: I have a final question on areas outside Dublin, because as a committee we look not just at Dublin but at the 31 local authorities. For the local authorities where there is natural affordability, is the agency asked to help in any shape or form? Is there a requirement to intervene?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: I am going to Senator Boyhan next. The Housing Agency and NDFA representatives might not have specific answers to some of the questions. That is okay, but they may wish to send them to the committee afterwards and we can then circulate them to members. Senator Boyhan is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: I thank all our witnesses for attending. We went on a bit longer than intended, but we can all agree that it was very informative. We appreciate the information they have given us and thank them for engaging with the committee today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Affordable Housing: Discussion (18 Jun 2019)

Maria Bailey: At the request of broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested that for the duration of the meeting, mobile phones be turned off completely or switched to airplane, safe or flight mode, depending on the device. It is not sufficient to put phones on silent mode, as it maintains a level of interference with the broadcasting system. No. 7 on the...