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Seanad Éireann SEANAD ÉIREANN AN BILLE UM BEARTA ÉIGEANDÁLA AR MHAITHE LE LEAS AN PHOBAIL (COVID-19), 2020 EMERGENCY MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (COVID-19) BILL 2020 LEASUITHE COISTE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS [No. 4a of 2020] [27 March, 2020] SEANAD ÉIREANN AN BILLE UM BEARTA ÉIGEANDÁLA AR MHAITHE LE LEAS AN PHOBAIL (COVID-19), 2020 —AN COISTE EMERGENCY MEASURES IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (COVID-19) BILL 2020 —COMMITTEE STAGE Leasuithe Amendments *Government amendments are denoted by an asterisk SECTION 1 1. In page 6, lines 24 and 25, to delete “such day as the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government may by order appoint” and substitute “the 30th day of March 2020”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. 2. In page 6, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(e) The amendments effected by Part 10# shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 13th day of March 2020.”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. [#This is a reference to a Part proposed to be inserted by amendment No 62.] 3. In page 6, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(e) The amendments to the Companies Act 2014 effected by Part 10# shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 13th day of March 2020.”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. [#This is a reference to a Part proposed to be inserted by amendment No 63.] 4. In page 6, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(e) The amendments effected by Part 10# shall come into operation on such day as the relevant Minister may by order appoint in respect of each of the Acts specified in Part 10# which fall under their remit, acting with proper consideration of the need to act urgently to give effect to these provisions.”. —Senator Alice-Mary Higgins. [#This is a reference to a Part proposed to be inserted by amendment No. 68.] SECTION 4 5. In page 7, line 32, to delete “Health, and” and substitute the following: “Health, (b) subject to a vote of approval by both Houses of the Oireachtas, and”. [No. 4a of 2020] [27 March, 2020] [0] —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. 6. In page 8, to delete lines 3 to 6 and substitute the following: “(i) the nature and potential impact of Covid-19 on individuals, society and the State, (ii) the capacity of the State to respond to the risk to public health, (iii) the need to restrict the movement of persons in order to prevent the spread of the disease among the population, the making of such order is in the public interest, (iv) the policies and objectives of the Government to protect the health and welfare of members of the public, and (v) the role of adequate housing in protecting public safety,”. —Senator Alice-Mary Higgins. 7. In page 8, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(iv) the nature and potential impact of Covid-19 on individuals, society and the State, (v) the capacity of the State to respond to the risk to public health posed by the spread of Covid-19, (vi) the policies and objectives of the Government to protect the health and welfare of members of the public, (vii) the need to mitigate the social and economic effects of the spread of Covid-19, (viii) the policies and objectives of the Government to ensure the provision of adequate housing and to reduce homelessness, in the interest of the common good,”. —Senator Lynn Ruane. 8. In page 8, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(iv) the policies and objectives of the Government to protect the health and welfare of members of the public, and (v) the role of adequate housing in protecting public safety,”. —Senator Alice-Mary Higgins. 9. In page 8, to delete lines 8 to 12. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. SECTION 5 10. In page 8, to delete lines 16 to 18. —Senator Lynn Ruane, Máire Devine, Niall Ó Donnghaile, Fintan Warfield, Paul Gavan. 11. In page 9, to delete lines 3 and 4. —Senator Lynn Ruane. 2 [0] SECTION 7 Section opposed. —Senator Lynn Ruane. SECTION 8 12. In page 10, to delete lines 12 and 13. —Senator Lynn Ruane. 13. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(3) The obligations of landlords under section 12 of the Act of 2004 shall be maintained in full during the emergency period.”. —Senator Alice-Mary Higgins. 14. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “(3) For the sole purpose of this section, tenancy under this section also applies to licensees as defined under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004.”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. SECTION 9 15. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “PART 3 AMENDMENT OF HOUSING (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1992 Prohibition of removal of current temporary dwellings from certain locations 9. Section 10 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 shall not have effect during the emergency period.”. —Senators Colette Kelleher, Alice-Mary Higgins, Lynn Ruane. 16. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “9. All Housing Assistance top-up payments shall be compensated by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to tenants affected by Covid-19.”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. 17. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “9. All relevant payments for accommodation provided under section 13(d) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 shall be refunded within three months for the relevant period if the accommodation has been vacated by the licensee due to the suspension of higher education activity due to Covid-19.”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. 3 [0] 18. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “9. The Residential Tenancies Board shall issue a report assessing the effectiveness of the measures contained in this Part and Part 1 after a three month period. Said report shall be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas. The report shall cover— (a) adherence to this Part and Part 1, (b) complaints and disputes arising under this Part and Part 1, (c) impact on rental unit supply, and (d) any other relevant matters.”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. 19. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “9. All fees under section 137 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended by the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019, are suspended for a 12 month period effective from the 30th day of March 2020.”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. 20. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “9. The Minister shall publish regulations setting out payment break criteria for all mortgages under the Re-Building Ireland Home Loan Scheme.”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. 21. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “9. The Minister shall publish regulations setting out payment break criteria for all mortgages under credit servicing firms as defined by the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) Act 2018.”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. 22. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “9. The Minister may, following consultation with the Minister for Health and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and Members of the Oireachtas, make regulations to prohibit the issuing of Notices to Quit, evictions or rent increases to people renting under licence or with informal rent-a-room arrangements during the emergency period.”. —Senators Máire Devine, Niall Ó Donnghaile, Fintan Warfield, Paul Gavan. 23. In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: “9. The Minister may, within one month of the passing of this Bill and following consultation with the Minister for Health, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Members of the Oireachtas and organisations representing landlords, tenants and mortgage lenders, publish a report outlining measures that would provide for rent reductions or waivers for those in the private rented sector who due to loss of income arising from Covid-19 restrictions have accumulated significant rent arrears debt during the emergency period.”. 4 [0] —Senators Máire Devine, Niall Ó Donnghaile, Fintan Warfield, Paul Gavan. 24. In page 10, line 25, after “Act” to insert “, with the exception of Part II”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. 25. In page 10, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following: “(2A) Where calculating any appropriate period, specified period or other time limit referred to in Part II of this Act, or in any regulations made under those Acts or provisions, the period referred to in subsection (2B) shall be disregarded. (2B) The period to be disregarded under subsection (2A) is the period beginning immediately/on the date section 7 and 8 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020 comes into operation and, subject to subsection (6), ending on the date that shall be specified by order under subsection (3) or that may be specified by order under subsection (4).”. —Senators Catherine Ardagh, Lorraine Clifford-Lee, Gerry Horkan. SECTION 10 26. In page 13, line 34, to delete “application.”.” and substitute the following: “application. (10) A person living in direct provision who has qualified and practiced as a dentist outside of this jurisdiction may also apply for registration.”.”.
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