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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is that a sufficient answer to Deputy Gould's question? We can do two things. We can go into private session to answer the more technical questions that might arise in one block, rather than going in and out of private session, if there are more technical questions, or a written response to the question can be provided following the meeting. Would that suffice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I appreciate Deputy Gould's co-operation; that is most helpful. I will now move on to the Fine Gael slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am moving on to an Independent slot. Could I get an indication of who wishes to contribute? Apologies, but I cannot see the attendance list on my screen. I will moving on to a Green Party slot, which I will take it. The introduction of these regulations is a positive development. I have been looking at the fees associated with planning applications for a long time and they rarely, if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: In addition, I refer to the importance of full and proper public consultation throughout many of these processes. It was my experience when I was a councillor, and probably that of many of the other committee members and the Minister of State, that the more meetings there are with people to discuss the potential, the possibilities and the likelihood in the context of all the things that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Moving to the Social Democrats, I call Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Thank you. We move to the Labour Party slot. I call Senator Rebecca Moynihan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: The audio was breaking up slightly so I do not know if the Minister of State picked up on those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thought the sound broke up a little and I did not quite catch it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: If that is acceptable, we will get a written response on that for the Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Thank you. We move to the second round of questions and we begin with Fine Gael. I call Deputy Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I have to advise the Minister of State, and I am sure it can be accommodated, that if we wish to bring in officials to answer questions on some of the more technical aspects of the regulations, we will need to go into private session. We can do that if you wish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: If Senator Moynihan wishes to put that question in written format, we can forward it to the Department for written response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I will move now to the second Sinn Féin slot and I call Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: It may be helpful that the committee has a work theme set out to look at the whole area of local authority resources, staffing and funding allocations. I would expect that we will invite the Department in to one or two of those sessions. We can address all of those issues and questions around resourcing and funding that have arisen over the last couple of weeks while we have been addressing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry, but I suggest the Deputy may be veering slightly off course. We are dealing with the regulations for the LRD Bill. I ask him to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Gould. It may be helpful to the Minister of State that this committee is having a series of three meetings, one before Christmas and two after, where we are going to consider the whole area of urban regeneration in villages, towns and cities. Aspects to be addressed will include dereliction, vacancy and other factors that impact this context, such as the Town Centre First...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State and the members for their contributions this morning. That completes our consideration of the draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021. The clerk to the committee will send messages to that effect to the CIerks of the Dáil and the Seanad in accordance with Standing Orders 101 and 75, respectively. I thank the Minister of State and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Order in draft: Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee. In accordance with Standing...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I welcome members and viewers who may watching our proceedings on Oireachtas TV to the meeting. The Dáil has ordered that a Supplementary Estimate for Public Services in respect of Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - for a sum not exceeding €198,915,000 be referred to this committee for consideration. The purpose of this morning's meeting is to consider that...