Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 9 Jul 2015

Vol. 886 No. 4

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

An Ceann Comhairle

We are resuming on amendment No. 35, which has already been discussed with amendment No. 34.

Deputy Paul Murphy

I move amendment No. 35:

In page 20, to delete lines 19 to 24.

An Ceann Comhairle

Is it agreed that the amendment be made?

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Paudie Coffey)

It is not agreed.

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 23; Níl, 66.

Tá

• Boyd Barrett, Richard.
• Broughan, Thomas P.
• Collins, Joan.
• Colreavy, Michael.
• Daly, Clare.
• Ellis, Dessie.
• Ferris, Martin.
• Flanagan, Terence.
• Grealish, Noel.
• Halligan, John.
• Healy, Seamus.
• Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig.
• McGrath, Finian.
• McLellan, Sandra.
• Mathews, Peter.
• Murphy, Paul.
• Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
• O'Brien, Jonathan.
• O'Sullivan, Maureen.
• Pringle, Thomas.
• Stanley, Brian.
• Tóibín, Peadar.
• Wallace, Mick.

Níl

• Aylward, Bobby.
• Breen, Pat.
• Buttimer, Jerry.
• Byrne, Catherine.
• Calleary, Dara.
• Cannon, Ciarán.
• Carey, Joe.
• Coffey, Paudie.
• Collins, Niall.
• Conlan, Seán.
• Connaughton, Paul J.
• Coonan, Noel.
• Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
• Costello, Joe.
• Cowen, Barry.
• Creed, Michael.
• Daly, Jim.
• Deasy, John.
• Deenihan, Jimmy.
• Dowds, Robert.
• Doyle, Andrew.
• Durkan, Bernard J.
• Farrell, Alan.
• Feighan, Frank.
• Flanagan, Charles.
• Harrington, Noel.
• Harris, Simon.
• Howlin, Brendan.
• Humphreys, Kevin.
• Kehoe, Paul.
• Kelleher, Billy.
• Kenny, Seán.
• Kitt, Michael P.
• Kyne, Seán.
• McCarthy, Michael.
• McEntee, Helen.
• McGrath, Mattie.
• McHugh, Joe.
• McLoughlin, Tony.
• Maloney, Eamonn.
• Martin, Micheál.
• Mitchell O'Connor, Mary.
• Mulherin, Michelle.
• Naughten, Denis.
• Neville, Dan.
• Nolan, Derek.
• Ó Cuív, Éamon.
• Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán.
• O'Dea, Willie.
• O'Donovan, Patrick.
• O'Dowd, Fergus.
• O'Mahony, John.
• O'Reilly, Joe.
• O'Sullivan, Jan.
• Penrose, Willie.
• Phelan, Ann.
• Rabbitte, Pat.
• Reilly, James.
• Ring, Michael.
• Shatter, Alan.
• Smith, Brendan.
• Spring, Arthur.
• Stagg, Emmet.
• Stanton, David.
• Troy, Robert.
• Wall, Jack.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Paul Murphy and Richard Boyd Barrett; Níl, Deputies Emmet Stagg and Paul Kehoe.

Amendment declared lost.

An Ceann Comhairle

Amendment No. 36 was discussed with amendment No. 34. Is the amendment being pressed?

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett

Yes. I move amendment No. 36:

In page 20, to delete lines 19 to 39, and in page 21, to delete lines 1 and 2.

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 22; Níl, 67.

Tá

• Boyd Barrett, Richard.
• Broughan, Thomas P.
• Collins, Joan.
• Colreavy, Michael.
• Daly, Clare.
• Ellis, Dessie.
• Ferris, Martin.
• Flanagan, Terence.
• Grealish, Noel.
• Halligan, John.
• Healy, Seamus.
• Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig.
• McGrath, Finian.
• McLellan, Sandra.
• Mathews, Peter.
• Murphy, Paul.
• Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
• O'Brien, Jonathan.
• O'Sullivan, Maureen.
• Pringle, Thomas.
• Stanley, Brian.
• Wallace, Mick.

Níl

• Aylward, Bobby.
• Breen, Pat.
• Buttimer, Jerry.
• Byrne, Catherine.
• Calleary, Dara.
• Cannon, Ciarán.
• Carey, Joe.
• Coffey, Paudie.
• Collins, Niall.
• Conaghan, Michael.
• Conlan, Seán.
• Connaughton, Paul J.
• Coonan, Noel.
• Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
• Costello, Joe.
• Cowen, Barry.
• Creed, Michael.
• Daly, Jim.
• Deasy, John.
• Deenihan, Jimmy.
• Dowds, Robert.
• Doyle, Andrew.
• Durkan, Bernard J.
• Farrell, Alan.
• Feighan, Frank.
• Fitzpatrick, Peter.
• Flanagan, Charles.
• Griffin, Brendan.
• Harrington, Noel.
• Harris, Simon.
• Howlin, Brendan.
• Humphreys, Kevin.
• Kehoe, Paul.
• Kelleher, Billy.
• Kenny, Seán.
• Kitt, Michael P.
• Kyne, Seán.
• Lawlor, Anthony.
• McCarthy, Michael.
• McEntee, Helen.
• McGrath, Mattie.
• McHugh, Joe.
• McLoughlin, Tony.
• McNamara, Michael.
• Mitchell O'Connor, Mary.
• Mulherin, Michelle.
• Naughten, Denis.
• Nolan, Derek.
• Ó Cuív, Éamon.
• Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán.
• O'Dea, Willie.
• O'Donovan, Patrick.
• O'Dowd, Fergus.
• O'Mahony, John.
• O'Reilly, Joe.
• O'Sullivan, Jan.
• Penrose, Willie.
• Phelan, Ann.
• Rabbitte, Pat.
• Reilly, James.
• Ring, Michael.
• Shatter, Alan.
• Smith, Brendan.
• Spring, Arthur.
• Stagg, Emmet.
• Stanton, David.
• Troy, Robert.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Paul Murphy and Richard Boyd Barrett; Níl, Deputies Emmet Stagg and Paul Kehoe.

Amendment declared lost.

Deputy Catherine Murphy

I move amendment No. 37:

In page 21, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:

"(c) in subsection (3)(c), by inserting after subparagraph (v) the following new subparagraphs:

"(vi) the extent of the prevailing and preferential need for physical houses instead of sites to address urgent housing shortages,

(vii) the need to ensure a viable long term housing stock through the stipulation that transfers of houses under such an agreement shall be of an indefinite term.",".

Amendment put and declared lost.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett

I move amendment No. 38:

In page 21, line 10, to delete “and profit on those costs”.

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 14; Níl, 74.

Tá

• Boyd Barrett, Richard.
• Broughan, Thomas P.
• Colreavy, Michael.
• Ellis, Dessie.
• Ferris, Martin.
• Halligan, John.
• Healy, Seamus.
• McGrath, Finian.
• McLellan, Sandra.
• Murphy, Paul.
• Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
• O'Brien, Jonathan.
• Pringle, Thomas.
• Stanley, Brian.

Níl

• Aylward, Bobby.
• Breen, Pat.
• Butler, Ray.
• Buttimer, Jerry.
• Byrne, Catherine.
• Calleary, Dara.
• Cannon, Ciarán.
• Carey, Joe.
• Coffey, Paudie.
• Collins, Joan.
• Collins, Niall.
• Conaghan, Michael.
• Conlan, Seán.
• Connaughton, Paul J.
• Coonan, Noel.
• Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
• Cowen, Barry.
• Creed, Michael.
• Daly, Clare.
• Daly, Jim.
• Deenihan, Jimmy.
• Dowds, Robert.
• Doyle, Andrew.
• Durkan, Bernard J.
• Farrell, Alan.
• Feighan, Frank.
• Fitzpatrick, Peter.
• Flanagan, Terence.
• Grealish, Noel.
• Griffin, Brendan.
• Harrington, Noel.
• Harris, Simon.
• Howlin, Brendan.
• Humphreys, Kevin.
• Kehoe, Paul.
• Kelleher, Billy.
• Kenny, Seán.
• Kitt, Michael P.
• Kyne, Seán.
• Lawlor, Anthony.
• McCarthy, Michael.
• McEntee, Helen.
• McGinley, Dinny.
• McGrath, Mattie.
• McHugh, Joe.
• McLoughlin, Tony.
• McNamara, Michael.
• Mathews, Peter.
• Mitchell O'Connor, Mary.
• Mulherin, Michelle.
• Naughten, Denis.
• Neville, Dan.
• Nolan, Derek.
• Ó Cuív, Éamon.
• Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán.
• O'Dea, Willie.
• O'Dowd, Fergus.
• O'Mahony, John.
• O'Reilly, Joe.
• O'Sullivan, Jan.
• O'Sullivan, Maureen.
• Penrose, Willie.
• Phelan, Ann.
• Rabbitte, Pat.
• Reilly, James.
• Ring, Michael.
• Shatter, Alan.
• Smith, Brendan.
• Spring, Arthur.
• Stanton, David.
• Troy, Robert.
• Tuffy, Joanna.
• Wall, Jack.
• Wallace, Mick.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Paul Murphy and Richard Boyd Barrett; Níl, Deputies Emmet Stagg and Paul Kehoe.

Amendment declared lost.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett

I move amendment No. 39:

In page 21, to delete lines 17 and 18.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett

I move amendment No. 40:

In page 21, to delete lines 22 to 28.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Amendments Nos. 41 and 42 not moved.

Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett

I move amendment No. 43:

In page 22, lines 2 to 23, to delete all words from and including “(1) Section” in line 2 down to and including line 23.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Deputy Dessie Ellis

I move amendment No. 44:

In page 22, to delete lines 36 to 38.

Amendment put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 20; Níl, 69.

Tá

• Boyd Barrett, Richard.
• Broughan, Thomas P.
• Collins, Joan.
• Colreavy, Michael.
• Coppinger, Ruth.
• Daly, Clare.
• Ellis, Dessie.
• Halligan, John.
• Healy, Seamus.
• McGrath, Finian.
• McLellan, Sandra.
• Mathews, Peter.
• Murphy, Paul.
• Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
• O'Brien, Jonathan.
• O'Sullivan, Maureen.
• Pringle, Thomas.
• Ross, Shane.
• Stanley, Brian.
• Wallace, Mick.

Níl

• Aylward, Bobby.
• Breen, Pat.
• Butler, Ray.
• Buttimer, Jerry.
• Byrne, Catherine.
• Calleary, Dara.
• Cannon, Ciarán.
• Carey, Joe.
• Coffey, Paudie.
• Collins, Niall.
• Conlan, Seán.
• Connaughton, Paul J.
• Coonan, Noel.
• Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
• Cowen, Barry.
• Creed, Michael.
• Daly, Jim.
• Deenihan, Jimmy.
• Dowds, Robert.
• Doyle, Andrew.
• Durkan, Bernard J.
• Farrell, Alan.
• Feighan, Frank.
• Fitzpatrick, Peter.
• Flanagan, Charles.
• Flanagan, Terence.
• Grealish, Noel.
• Griffin, Brendan.
• Harrington, Noel.
• Harris, Simon.
• Howlin, Brendan.
• Humphreys, Kevin.
• Kehoe, Paul.
• Kelleher, Billy.
• Kenny, Seán.
• Kitt, Michael P.
• Kyne, Seán.
• Lawlor, Anthony.
• McCarthy, Michael.
• McEntee, Helen.
• McGinley, Dinny.
• McGrath, Mattie.
• McHugh, Joe.
• McLoughlin, Tony.
• McNamara, Michael.
• Maloney, Eamonn.
• Mitchell O'Connor, Mary.
• Naughten, Denis.
• Neville, Dan.
• Nolan, Derek.
• Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán.
• O'Dea, Willie.
• O'Dowd, Fergus.
• O'Mahony, John.
• O'Reilly, Joe.
• O'Sullivan, Jan.
• Penrose, Willie.
• Phelan, Ann.
• Reilly, James.
• Ring, Michael.
• Shatter, Alan.
• Smith, Brendan.
• Spring, Arthur.
• Stagg, Emmet.
• Stanton, David.
• Troy, Robert.
• Tuffy, Joanna.
• Varadkar, Leo.
• Wall, Jack.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett and Dessie Ellis; Níl, Deputies Paul Kehoe and Emmet Stagg.

Amendment declared lost.

Amendment No. 45 not moved.

An Ceann Comhairle

Amendments No. 46 and 47 are out of order.

Amendments Nos. 46 and 47 not moved.

Bill reported without amendment.

An Ceann Comhairle

When is it proposed to take Fifth Stage?

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Paudie Coffey)

Now.

Question put: "That Fifth Stage be taken now."

The Dáil divided: Tá, 59; Níl, 31.

Tá

• Breen, Pat.
• Butler, Ray.
• Buttimer, Jerry.
• Byrne, Catherine.
• Cannon, Ciarán.
• Carey, Joe.
• Coffey, Paudie.
• Conlan, Seán.
• Connaughton, Paul J.
• Coonan, Noel.
• Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
• Creed, Michael.
• Daly, Jim.
• Deenihan, Jimmy.
• Dowds, Robert.
• Doyle, Andrew.
• Durkan, Bernard J.
• Farrell, Alan.
• Feighan, Frank.
• Fitzpatrick, Peter.
• Flanagan, Charles.
• Flanagan, Terence.
• Griffin, Brendan.
• Harrington, Noel.
• Harris, Simon.
• Howlin, Brendan.
• Humphreys, Kevin.
• Kehoe, Paul.
• Kenny, Seán.
• Kyne, Seán.
• Lawlor, Anthony.
• McCarthy, Michael.
• McEntee, Helen.
• McGinley, Dinny.
• McHugh, Joe.
• McLoughlin, Tony.
• McNamara, Michael.
• Maloney, Eamonn.
• Mitchell O'Connor, Mary.
• Mulherin, Michelle.
• Naughten, Denis.
• Neville, Dan.
• Nolan, Derek.
• Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán.
• O'Dowd, Fergus.
• O'Mahony, John.
• O'Reilly, Joe.
• O'Sullivan, Jan.
• Penrose, Willie.
• Phelan, Ann.
• Rabbitte, Pat.
• Reilly, James.
• Ring, Michael.
• Shatter, Alan.
• Stagg, Emmet.
• Stanton, David.
• Tuffy, Joanna.
• Varadkar, Leo.
• Wall, Jack.

Níl

• Aylward, Bobby.
• Broughan, Thomas P.
• Calleary, Dara.
• Collins, Joan.
• Collins, Niall.
• Colreavy, Michael.
• Coppinger, Ruth.
• Cowen, Barry.
• Daly, Clare.
• Ellis, Dessie.
• Grealish, Noel.
• Halligan, John.
• Healy, Seamus.
• Kelleher, Billy.
• Kitt, Michael P.
• McGrath, Finian.
• McGrath, Mattie.
• McLellan, Sandra.
• Mathews, Peter.
• Murphy, Paul.
• Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
• O'Brien, Jonathan.
• O'Dea, Willie.
• O'Sullivan, Maureen.
• Pringle, Thomas.
• Ross, Shane.
• Smith, Brendan.
• Spring, Arthur.
• Stanley, Brian.
• Troy, Robert.
• Wallace, Mick.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Paul Kehoe and Emmet Stagg; Níl, Deputies Dessie Ellis and Jonathan O'Brien.

Question declared carried.

Question put: "That the Bill do now pass."

The Dáil divided by electronic means.

Deputy Dessie Ellis

Given the seriousness of the issue of the delivery of social housing, as a teller I request a vote by other than electronic means.

Deputy Paudie Coffey

Press the button, Dessie. He likes pressing buttons.

Question again put:

The Dáil divided: Tá, 57; Níl, 32.

Tá

• Breen, Pat.
• Butler, Ray.
• Buttimer, Jerry.
• Byrne, Catherine.
• Cannon, Ciarán.
• Carey, Joe.
• Coffey, Paudie.
• Conaghan, Michael.
• Connaughton, Paul J.
• Coonan, Noel.
• Corcoran Kennedy, Marcella.
• Creed, Michael.
• Daly, Jim.
• Deenihan, Jimmy.
• Dowds, Robert.
• Doyle, Andrew.
• Durkan, Bernard J.
• Farrell, Alan.
• Feighan, Frank.
• Fitzpatrick, Peter.
• Flanagan, Charles.
• Griffin, Brendan.
• Harrington, Noel.
• Harris, Simon.
• Howlin, Brendan.
• Humphreys, Kevin.
• Kehoe, Paul.
• Kenny, Seán.
• Kyne, Seán.
• Lawlor, Anthony.
• McCarthy, Michael.
• McEntee, Helen.
• McGinley, Dinny.
• McHugh, Joe.
• McLoughlin, Tony.
• McNamara, Michael.
• Mitchell O'Connor, Mary.
• Mulherin, Michelle.
• Neville, Dan.
• Nolan, Derek.
• Ó Ríordáin, Aodhán.
• O'Dowd, Fergus.
• O'Mahony, John.
• O'Reilly, Joe.
• O'Sullivan, Jan.
• Penrose, Willie.
• Phelan, Ann.
• Rabbitte, Pat.
• Reilly, James.
• Ring, Michael.
• Shatter, Alan.
• Spring, Arthur.
• Stagg, Emmet.
• Stanton, David.
• Tuffy, Joanna.
• Varadkar, Leo.
• White, Alex.

Níl

• Aylward, Bobby.
• Boyd Barrett, Richard.
• Broughan, Thomas P.
• Calleary, Dara.
• Collins, Joan.
• Collins, Niall.
• Colreavy, Michael.
• Coppinger, Ruth.
• Cowen, Barry.
• Dooley, Timmy.
• Ellis, Dessie.
• Flanagan, Terence.
• Grealish, Noel.
• Halligan, John.
• Healy, Seamus.
• Kelleher, Billy.
• Kitt, Michael P.
• Mac Lochlainn, Pádraig.
• McGrath, Finian.
• McGrath, Mattie.
• McLellan, Sandra.
• Mathews, Peter.
• Naughten, Denis.
• Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
• Ó Cuív, Éamon.
• O'Brien, Jonathan.
• O'Dea, Willie.
• O'Sullivan, Maureen.
• Pringle, Thomas.
• Smith, Brendan.
• Stanley, Brian.
• Troy, Robert.

Tellers: Tá, Deputies Paul Kehoe and Arthur Spring; Níl, Deputies Richard Boyd Barrett and Dessie Ellis.

Question declared carried.