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Maith go leor.

Táim beagnach críochnaithe anois. I was concluding in reference to the grace period. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (d) of section 1 provides a technical amendment to section 12(2)(a) to update the deemed termination date from 13 April to 13 July in respect of a tenant who was served a notice of termination grounded in rent arrears prior to 11 January 2021. It is important that that distinction is made and is put on the record of the House. It specifies a deemed termination date that falls between 11 January 2021 …

Are we disposing of amendments Nos. 19 to 21, inclusive, in this grouping?

I will be as brief as I can, if that is okay with the House. I cannot accept amendments Nos. 16 to 18, inclusive, which seek to amend paragraph (c) of the new subsection 1A of section 12 of the Planning and Development, and Residential Tenancies, Act 2020 as proposed to be inserted into that Act by section 1(d)(ii) of the Bill. The new subsection 1A of section 12 applies as per paragraph (c) of that subsection to a notice of termination grounded on rent arrears and served on a tenant during the emergency period, sp…

I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I am grateful to all Deputies for facilitating debate on this urgent legislation in Dáil Éireann so that it can become law before the Easter recess. I also wish to record my appreciation to the Chief Whip and to members of both the Business Committee and the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage for enabling the Bill to be read a Second Time today. The Bill is a timely and proportionate response to the continued elevated threat and im…

I move: That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)( a ) and 181(1).

Ar dtús, gabhaim míle buíochas le gach Teachta a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo. Bhí sí an-úsáideach agus bhí na Teachtaí, den chuid is mó, an-dearfach freisin. D’éist mé leis na pointí a bhí á phlé ag mo chomhghleacaithe agus oibreoimid le chéile chun dul chun cinn a dhéanamh leis an mBille. Táim ag súil go mór le Céim an Choiste den Bhille go luath. Táim oscailte freisin chun féachaint ar fíorleasuithe agus leasuithe úsáideacha. I thank the Members who contributed to the debate. We have had a good debate with d…

Táim beagnach críochnaithe anois.

This agency and the legislation that underpins it will endure for some time. We need to get it right. As I said, I have listened to Members and I look forward to working with them on Committee Stage. There are reasonable and useful amendments that I will be open to considering. Let us remember why we are introducing this legislation. We need to ensure that State-owned land is used productively to house our people. It is not an attack on local government. The local government sector and councillors are of great impo…

Tá sé sin maith go leor. Fadhb ar bith.

The Deputy is getting mixed up. She is talking about co-living. The statutory period is four weeks. The Deputy ought not let the truth get in the way of a good story.

Ba mhaith liom mo chuid ama a roinnt leis an Teachta McAuliffe. Bogfaidh mé an leasú ar son an Rialtais. I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “notes that significant progress has been made on an extensive range of measures included in the Programme for Government - Our Shared Future, building on the initiatives already undertaken and in progress, which are now being brought forward by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, to support indivi…

I do not have to circulate a copy of my speech because it is a Sinn Féin motion.

The speech is available.

I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." A simple argument underpins this Bill and our broader approach to addressing the housing crisis. It is that the State has to step up to the mark to provide affordable homes for purchase and rent using all the means at its disposal. A good home provides shelter, stability and a safe location. It should be the launch pad for life's adventures and a refuge from its storms. The bricks and mortar of a solid home are the cornerstone of a good life. Owning one's home or h…

Objecting to it.

I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Dumping at Sea Act 1996 (Section 5(12)) (Commencement) Order 2021, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 3rd February, 2021. I will share time with the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan. I thank the House for agreeing to debate this motion. The purpose of the motion is to approve the draft text of the order to commence the Dumping at Sea Act 1996 in relation to the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas facilities. A…