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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 concur with the Minister's comments on local government and the tremendous work it has done over the past 18 months during the pandemic, including the staff and members of the local authorities, for their community supports during the worst of the pandemic in 2020 and the work they have done in the allocation of road space and outdoor dining. They have significantly improved our towns and...

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: Let the Minister finish. I will bring the Deputy back in.

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: Can we stick to the Estimates, please?

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 thank Deputy Gould and the Minister. They have had a good long time. The local government funding is extremely positive. I am intrigued. Like Deputy McAuliffe, I will not push the Minister on the additional resources for local authorities shortly to be announced under Housing for All, but it is extremely important. Deputy Gould raised the issues of dereliction and vacancy. We can do...

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 thank the Minister. There are eight minutes remaining and Deputies Flaherty and Higgins are offering. I ask them to keep to two or three minutes each, which will allow us to finish on time.

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: We have three minutes, and I have to stick strictly to that because the room needs to be vacated and prepared for the next meeting. I call on Deputy Higgins. Minister, if you could respond and make your closing statement in the next three minutes, that would be helpful.

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: Minister, could you be as brief as possible? I am afraid I have to end the meeting in the next minute.

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 thank the Minister and the officials from his Department for assisting the committee with our consideration of the Supplementary Estimate.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (2 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Vote 34 — Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: The committee is meeting to consider an update by Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan, on matters for which he is responsible around biodiversity, heritage and electoral reform. The Minister of State is accompanied by a number of officials who will assist the committee as necessary with any of their questions. Before we proceed, I must read note a privilege. Members are reminded of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt the Minister of State, but due to the delay at the start and many members' desire to contribute, could he bring his opening statement to an end? I could then invite members to ask questions about it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State has a wide-ranging brief across heritage, the environment, biodiversity, electoral reform and many other areas where we have not been doing great work over the years, so there is a large amount of work to be done. I note the amount of travel the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, have been doing in visiting the various parks and heritage and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does either member wish to ask follow-up questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputy. I ask the Minister of State, in responding to the question on the monuments Bill, to outline what is contained in the Bill. I have not read the general scheme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does the Deputy wish to come back in? He has one minute left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputy. Members will be aware we were setting out our work schedule for the year ahead and are willing to carry out pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill as soon as it is ready to be presented to the committee. I think all members will agree to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: We might come back to that in the third round if there are any outstanding questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Maybe the Minister of State could update the committee, and then the members of the committee could update the community and representative groups.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Donnelly. I agree with the Minister of State's view on election posters. I did not put up many, but you certainly feel at a disadvantage driving around the county seeing thousands of your opponents' posters and only one or two of your own. I have no doubt that, after the storm on the day of the count in 2020, many posters were left lying around or hidden in bushes, and cable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: The next slot is for Fine Gael but Senator Cummins has been delayed in the Seanad. I will move onto the next Sinn Féin slot. Is Deputy Ó Broin taking the slot?