Results 241-260 of 1,013 for speaker:Colette Kelleher
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: So there will be no registration fees.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: Could we be reassured that they will stay within the approved housing bodies rather than transferred out to say, for example, a private provider?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: I have a very brief question. It was prompted by a question posed by Deputy Ó Broin. It concerns the allocations policy and the rule of the regulator in overseeing it. Obviously, we want flexibility, particularly for the small housing providers, but we also want strong, clear and transparent governance rules. As Senator Boyhan outlined, considerable public funds are allocated to AHBs...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: Is that something the regulator would examine?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: Would it check that they were being adhered to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: What about misallocation? For example, what if it transpired that people who were known to the committee members were getting houses? How would a regulator be satisfied that the allocations were in line with the expectations of the local authority funding the AHB and its policy on allocations to meet social housing need? What information would a regulator need to be assured that everything...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Bill 2019: Discussion (24 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: I will finish on this. If there were local concerns around nominations and allocations, recourse would be to the local authority rather than to the regulator. The regulator would not have a role in that regard. Is that right?
- Seanad: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (23 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: I welcome the Minister of State and commend Senator Devine for introducing this Private Members' Bill. I compliment Deputy Pat Buckley and his Sinn Féin colleagues on this progressive legislation, which should, and I expect will, attract cross-party support. As a psychiatric nurse by profession and having served with Senator Freeman when she chaired the Joint Committee on Future of...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: First, I second Senator Higgins's proposed amendment to the Order of Business. Second, I congratulate Senator Bacik on her rightful recognition. I wish to discuss child homelessness. According to official figures, there are now 3,848 children living in homelessness. We saw a photograph of one of them, Sam, eating from a carton on Grafton Street. Figures are one thing, but when one puts a...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: It is not enough, however.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: There has been a 78% increase in homelessness. That is a real figure.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: These are the Department's reports.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: The question is whether it is enough.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Oct 2019)
Colette Kelleher: I second the amendment.