Tenant purchase and electoral legislation
Michael Healy-Rae asks about the new tenant-purchase scheme and challenges the Government’s claimed €20 million Seanad abolition saving. The Tánaiste places tenant purchase in housing legislation next year and says the forthcoming Electoral (Amendment) Bill concerns European election boundaries, while the Ceann Comhairle rules the savings dispute out of order.
When will the new tenant purchase scheme be put in place, as the old scheme operated from 1995 until it ran out in 2012? With regard to the electoral Bills, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, last night stated that the Government figure of €20 million in savings as a result of abolishing the Seanad is inaccurate.
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If the Government admits the figure is wrong or inaccurate-----
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-----and the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission has also indicated it is wrong, should the Government be continuing with the line? It is giving out false information to the public.
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The Government has said it is inaccurate.
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I understand the tenant purchase issue is to be part of housing legislation to be introduced next year. There is an electoral (amendment) Bill due later this session but my understanding is it will address boundaries for European elections.
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What about the €20 million issue? It could finish in court.