DÁIL ÉIREANN AN BILLE UM THITHÍOCHT INACMHAINNE, 2021 AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILL 2021 LEASUITHE COISTE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS [No. 71b of 2021] [07 July, 2021] DÁIL ÉIREANN AN BILLE UM THITHÍOCHT INACMHAINNE, 2021 —AN COISTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BILL 2021 —COMMITTEE Leasuithe Amendments SECTION 3 1. In page 6, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “and shall be passed by both houses of the Oireachtas before being signed into law”. —Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. 2. In page 6, to delete lines 28 to 33 and substitute the following: “(3) All proposed regulations to be made under the Act shall be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas for consideration. No regulations shall be made until they are approved by both Houses.”. —Cian O'Callaghan. SECTION 4 3. In page 7, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “ “community housing trust” has meaning given to it by section 6(3)*;”. —Francis Noel Duffy, Steven Matthews. [*This is a reference to a subsection proposed to be inserted by amendment no. 15]. 4. In page 7, line 15, after “maisonette” to insert “, all of which can only be let or purchased in an arrangement where the tenant or mortgage holder will never pay more than 25 per cent of their income on rent or mortgage repayments”. —Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. 5. In page 7, to delete lines 27 and 28. —Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. SECTION 5 6. In page 8, to delete line 4. —Cian O'Callaghan, Eoin Ó Broin, Thomas Gould. [No. 71b of 2021] [03 July, 2021] [SECTION 6] SECTION 6 7. In page 8, line 6, after “make” to insert “owner-occupier”. —Michael Fitzmaurice. 8. In page 8, line 8, to delete “, acquire”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 9. In page 8, lines 13 and 14, to delete “arrangements with co-operatives, community housing trusts and other not for profit bodies” and substitute the following: “arrangements with a community-led housing organisation, a housing co- operative or a community land trust”. —An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta. 10. In page 8, line 13, to delete “housing trusts” and substitute “land trust”. —Francis Noel Duffy, Steven Matthews. 11. In page 8, to delete line 15. —Eoin Ó Broin, Thomas Gould. 12. In page 8, to delete line 16. —Cian O'Callaghan, Eoin Ó Broin, Thomas Gould, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. 13. In page 8, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(e) arrangements for the construction of dwellings on fully serviced sites, in divisions of under 10 dwellings to give opportunities to smaller builders.”. —Michael Fitzmaurice. 14. In page 8, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(3) The Minister may prescribe minimum requirements in relation to governance, previous experience, financial management and financial reporting to be met by a body or a class of bodies referred to in subsection (2)(b) before a housing authority may enter into an arrangement with such a body for the purposes of subsection (1).”. —An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta. 15. In page 8, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(3) A community housing trust is a corporate body which— (a) is established for the express purpose of furthering the social, economic and environmental interests of a local community by acquiring and managing land and other assets in order— (i) to provide benefit to the local community, (ii) to ensure that the assets are not sold or developed except in a manner which the trust's members think benefits the local community, 2 [SECTION 6] (b) is established under arrangements which are expressly designed to ensure that— (i) any profits from its activities will be used to benefit the local community (otherwise than by being paid directly to members), (ii) individuals who live or work in the specified area have the opportunity to become members of the trust (whether or not others can also become members), (iii) the members of a trust control it.”. —Francis Noel Duffy, Steven Matthews. 16. In page 8, line 21, after “authority” to insert the following: “, including the provision of State land, with a requirement of repayment to the State of the value of such land at the time of sale where the dwelling is not sold to an eligible affordable housing applicant”. —Michael Fitzmaurice. 17. In page 8, line 27, to delete “counteract undue segregation” and substitute “promote sustainable communities”. —Francis Noel Duffy, Steven Matthews. 18. In page 8, line 27, to delete “undue”. —An tAire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. 19. In page 8, line 28, to delete “backgrounds” and substitute “incomes”. —Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. 20. In page 8, line 28, after “diverse” to insert “, mixed income”. —Francis Noel Duffy, Steven Matthews. 21. In page 8, line 31, to delete “eligible applicants” and substitute the following: “all eligible applicants including people with disabilities, single people, older people, larger families and members of the Travelling community”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 22. In page 8, line 31, after “applicants” to insert the following: “providing that a minimum of 7.5 per cent of new developments follow the principles of Universal Design where “Universal Design” has the same meaning as it has in the Disability Act 2005”. —Francis Noel Duffy, Steven Matthews. 3 [SECTION 6] 23. In page 8, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(c) ensure access to sustainable transport, public services and other public amenities.”. —Cian O'Callaghan. SECTION 7 24. In page 9, to delete lines 6 to 8. —Cian O'Callaghan, Eoin Ó Broin, Thomas Gould, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. 25. In page 9, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following: “(3) An agreement may only be made under subsection (2) if the dwellings specified in the agreement are affordable to individuals on average incomes, as may be set out in regulations which allow for regional variations.”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 26. In page 9, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “(4) Following the provision of fully serviced sites in any development, the contracts can be divided among builders, in designations of under 10 dwellings.”. —Michael Fitzmaurice. 27. In page 9, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “(4) For the contracts to construct any dwelling in a development can be procured in designations of under 10 dwellings.”. —Michael Fitzmaurice. SECTION 8 Section opposed. —Cian O'Callaghan, Eoin Ó Broin, Thomas Gould. SECTION 9 28. In page 10, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “(3) Notifications shall be provided in a range of formats and locations including on the Internet. Notifications shall also be accessible and easy to read.”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 29. In page 11, line 3, to delete “he or she” and substitute “they”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 30. In page 11, lines 4 and 5, to delete “his own or her own” and substitute “their own”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 31. In page 11, line 5, to delete “his or her” and substitute “their”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 4 [SECTION 10] SECTION 10 32. In page 11, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(a) they intend to be owner-occupiers of the affordable dwelling for a period as may be set out by the Minister.”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 33. In page 11, line 35, to delete “his or her” and substitute “their”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 34. In page 12, line 3, after “nullity” to insert “or where the applicant can demonstrate that the marriage, civil partnership or relationship has broken down”. —Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. SECTION 11 35. In page 12, to delete lines 41 and 42, and in page 13, to delete lines 1 and 2. —Cian O'Callaghan. 36. In page 13, line 3, after “may” to insert “, following consultation with the relevant Oireachtas Committee, local authority managers and local authority elected members,”. —Eoin Ó Broin, Thomas Gould. 37. In page 13, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: “(a) priority to be given to applicants with the greatest housing need;”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 38. In page 13, line 14, after “time” to insert the following: “(where adequate supply exists this provision may not be used to exclude eligible applicants resident in other administrative areas)”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 39. In page 13, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following: “(e) priority to be given to eligible applicants who had previously been on social housing waiting lists but had been removed due to exceeding income limits.”. —Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. 40. In page 13, line 18, after “scheme.” to insert “Any amendments to the scheme should improve the scheme’s effectiveness and fairness.”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 41. In page 13, lines 21 to 23, to delete all words from and including “and,” in line 21 down to and including “functions” in line 23 and substitute “is an executive function”. —Cian O'Callaghan. 5 [SECTION 11] 42. In page 13, line 26, after “hours.” to insert “An easy to read guide and audio version shall also be available.”. —Cian O'Callaghan. SECTION 12 Section opposed. —Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny, Bríd Smith, Paul Murphy. 43. In page 14, line 6, after “shall” to insert the following: “either be the purchase or retention of the land by the housing authority and its subsequent leasing to the eligible purchaser or”. —Francis Noel Duffy, Steven Matthews.