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Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Housing, Local Government and Heritage): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister for coming into the House. It is good to get a viewpoint of everything that is happening in his Department in the course of the pandemic. When we focus on this issue, we all appreciate the severity of the housing crisis, but local authorities and people go out and make this country tick over even in the midst of a pandemic. I pay tribute to homeless services, which the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Chair and the committee for indulging me. I will try to be as brief as possible. I am interested in online advertisements and Dr. Suiter's experience in this regard. Could she give us an idea of any comparable legal changes that are taking place in other countries around the area of disinformation? Are any of them put on a legal basis or are they just guides and policies for...

Seanad: Free Provision of Period Products Bill 2021: Second Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I welcome this debate and I welcome that the issue of access to period products is being discussed in the House. That said, I am disappointed that the reason the Government has at last raised the issue is because of a rushed Bill in response to one I introduced. This is a Government Bill that has been considered at Cabinet but it is unlikely to be constitutional because it delegates power...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that No. 11 on the Order Paper be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business. I hope that will be accepted by the Leader. Despite all the talk and focus on the leaving certificate between the Government and the unions, there is very little focus in the media on the severe and detrimental impact that school closures are having on our most...

Seanad: Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2021: First Stage (15 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provision in relation to the pay of student nurses.

Seanad: Student Nurses (Pay) Bill 2021: First Stage (15 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: Next Friday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I am not going to seek to out the economists but I want to return to the auditor's report, because it is important. The Government has used these figures. Perhaps Dr. Slaymaker can comment on the impact that had on the UK market. She stated that the likely impact of the shared equity scheme would be to increase prices, which might offset any benefits it might have. The UK report stated...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I want to raise the issue of the revision of construction activity due to be announced in the coming days. It was welcome that, since January, essential construction such as social housing has been allowed to continue. If the indications from the Taoiseach are to be believed, however, we are looking at another half a year during which other non-essential construction activity will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: My thanks to the Minister of State for a comprehensive reply. I understand the need and the reasons for the restrictions. I believe in expanding the definition to more social projects, for example, those relating to schools or childcare facilities. Anyway, that is a comprehensive and open answer from the Minister of State. I will forward the details to him.

Seanad: Ábhair Ghnó an tSeanaid – Matters on the Business of the Seanad (22 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I commend the Minister for Justice on the overhaul of the licensing laws as reported in the media today. It is welcome that she is considering a number of measures. I also pay tribute to the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, for prioritising culture and the night-time economy. According to media reports, issues being examined include...

Seanad: Councillors' Pay: Motion (22 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: This issue has been raised many times in this House and has certainly been raised since I was elected back in April. I thank Senators Boyhan, Keogan and Craughwell for bringing this motion to the Chamber again. It is not the first time we have heard about it but movement on the issue has been sadly lacking. I acknowledge the grave mistake my party made in the reform of local government back...

Seanad: Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (26 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister for coming to the House today. I had one of those glorious trips in here on my bike that one has in the early spring sunshine. It made me realise why I enjoy cycling so much. I came in on the Liffey cycle route, a route which took a long time but which thanks to people like the Minister and people in his party has finally been completed. It creates a safe cycle route...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: At the outset, I confirm that I am in Leinster House. I have a couple of questions for the witnesses from the CCMA. Mr. Mark Bourke from Dublin City Council told us about the problems local authorities have in comparison with the private sector in delivering housing. In some cases, the process they have to go through can see construction taking six years. In the context of the affordable...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I welcome the confirmation by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of €53 million funding for the urban regeneration fund, particularly within the south inner city. A number of the projects being funded today are ones I was involved in initiating as a city council member, namely the Liberties greening project, which followed on from a campaign I lead for Weaver Park...

Seanad: Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2021: First Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Local Government (Use of CCTV in Prosecution of Offences) Bill 2021: Second Stage (5 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I pay tribute to Senator Wall for bringing forward his Bill. Illegal dumping may not be the most glamorous side of politics but, as the Senator said, it is the issue on which we get most representations. Every time we knock on a door, the first issue people raise is the need to tackle dog poo and illegal dumping. People talk about GDPR gone mad. The most illustrative case of that was the...

Seanad: International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Minister for appearing before the House and for giving us the opportunity to make statements on International Women's Day. Over the past few years, I have grown uncomfortable with the way in which the day is celebrated because for me, the day was borne out of the struggle of the labour movement. In 1911, New York garment workers, mainly immigrants, marched and struck for decent,...

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the Sinn Féin group for tabling this motion and the Minister of State for being in the House. It is important to discuss the wider issue of housing policy, especially when it relates to the private rental sector. Since I was elected to this House nearly a year ago, there have been Bills to amend the Residential Tenancies Act twice but there has not been a wider discussion about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: The Deputy may speak first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: I thank the witnesses for attending and for the briefing note they sent to the committee. I am in favour of a vehicle such as the LDA for delivering social and affordable housing, particularly in respect of non-local authority sites. We all know sites owned by organisations such as the Prison Service or the Office of Public Works, OPW, which can be difficult to get to, so an organisation...