I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 11: In page 17, line 3, after “who” to insert “intentionally and deliberately”.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 13: In page 17, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(v) the tenant may challenge such a declaration by making a submission to the Board not more than ten working days after receiving a declaration from the landlord.”.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 15: In page 18, to delete lines 14 to 22 and substitute the following: “(4) A landlord may make a declaration that the application of this Part would, having regard to all the circumstances of that case,— (a) be unduly onerous on that landlord, or (b) would cause undue hardship on that landlord.”.

I move amendment No. 16: In page 18, to delete line 16 and substitute the following: “(a) the landlord is a relevant person and has provided documentation that could be considered to prove that undue financial hardship has been experienced due to their status as a relevant person in respect of the emergency period,”.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 18: In page 20, to delete lines 11 and 12 and substitute the following: “and while a tenant is adhering to the terms of a repayment plan the landlord may not issue a notice of termination.”.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 20: In page 20, to delete lines 13 to 15 and substitute the following: “(3) While a tenant is adhering to the terms of a repayment plan the landlord may not issue a notice of termination.”.

I move amendment No. 21: In page 20, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “(c) no rents shall be increased in the six months following the emergency period.”.

I second the amendment.

I move amendment No. 23: In page 20, between lines 33 and 34, to insert the following: “(d) by delivering it by any means to the Residential Tenancies Board in instances where the landlord has failed to furnish the tenant with a postal address,”.

I move amendment No. 24: In page 21, to delete lines 32 to 34.

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I ask the Deputy Leader to schedule a debate in the House with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to clarify the position on co-living ventures and to also discuss how we combat the continuing illegal advertisement of rental properties that fall well below the standards already set. The Minister gave notice two weeks ago that co-living is to be banned, yet permissions are still being granted for existing applications. Co-living should not be a feature of our housing sys…