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- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Seán Sherlock: We will be supporting the Bill. The provisions, though technical as regards the regulation of AHBs, are an important tidying-up exercise. It is welcome that we are getting rid of this administrative burden and ensuring they remain under a proper regulatory framework. On the cost rental tenant in situ scheme, we are glad to see legislation being introduced to underpin it. The scheme could...
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I fully support the Bill. All of us have housing issues around the country. I can only speak about County Carlow. The rents now are extraordinary and people are finding them so hard. We are looking at from €1,600 to €1,700, which is a lot of money. The reason is lack of supply. Carlow is now a university town and while this is brilliant and we welcome it, we need more...
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. As I am sure he knows, Sinn Féin will not be opposing the Bill. We certainly feel that the proposed changes to the registration regime for approved housing bodies are necessary and appropriately drafted, and need to be introduced as a matter of urgency. It was on that basis that our committee unanimously agreed to waive pre-legislative...
- Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Is the Bill opposed?
- Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: No.
- Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Question put and agreed to.
- Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Since this is a Private Members' Bill, Second Stage must, under Standing Orders, be taken in Private Members' time.
- Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Jim O'Callaghan: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."
- Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Question put and agreed to.
- Appointment of Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Motion (8 Oct 2024)
- Appointment of Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Motion (8 Oct 2024)
Roderic O'Gorman: I move: That Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government, on 19th September, 2024, agreed to nominate Liam Herrick for appointment by the President as Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, recommends, pursuant to section 13(1)(b) of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (No. 25 of 2014), that Liam Herrick be appointed by the President...
- Appointment of Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Motion (8 Oct 2024)
Question put and agreed to.
- Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Referral to Joint Committee (8 Oct 2024)
- Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Referral to Joint Committee (8 Oct 2024)
Roderic O'Gorman: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 16th September, 2024, be referred to the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in accordance with Standing Order 95(5), which, not later...
- Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of the Trade Marks (Madrid Protocol) (Amendment) Regulations 2024: Referral to Joint Committee (8 Oct 2024)
Question put and agreed to.
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (8 Oct 2024)
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (8 Oct 2024)
Roderic O'Gorman: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 29th March, 2023, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, or in the Order of the Dáil of 24th September, 2024, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Transport, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: ...
- Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (8 Oct 2024)
Question put and agreed to.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (8 Oct 2024)
Darragh O'Brien: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am introducing the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 which intends to make amendments to the Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 and the Affordable Housing Act 2021. The Housing (Regulation of Approved Housing Bodies) Act 2019 provides for the regulation of approved housing bodies, AHBs, for the purpose...