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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Hayes for that update. I invite Ms Breathnach to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: We have approximately 90 minutes and about nine or ten members are present. If we try to stick to six minutes, we should be fine. For the benefit of witnesses, that is six minutes for questions and answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Andrews is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: Sorry, Deputy, but you have gone well over time and I want to be fair to everybody else. Senator Cummins is next.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: I will ask about the planning exemptions for solar panels. The microgeneration support scheme received Government approval last month and the large retrofit scheme was announced only last week allowing premises to install and use solar panels, including schools, churches, community buildings and farm buildings. I understand the requirement for strategic environmental assessment. That is...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: 392. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7488/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: 626. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be eligible for the €1,000 payment allocated to frontline workers for their efforts during the pandemic. [8318/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (15 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: 889. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Departmental review of the dental medical card scheme; if a timeline can be provided for its completion; his plans to alleviate access issues to dentists for medical card holders in the short-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8317/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: The committee is meeting to consider the Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, to the committee. He is accompanied by Mr. Colin Ryan, senior adviser on national, regional and urban planning policy at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and Mr. Terry Sheridan, principal officer of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: All of us welcome these measures. The Minister will know the committee had a series of three meetings in which we considered urban and rural regeneration in towns and villages and measures like these. We will produce a report, which we will send to him, and I hope he will take on board some of its recommendations. It fits well with the objectives of the town centre first approach and many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: I will now put that to the committee. Is that agreed? Agreed. As we are short on time, I ask that everyone be brief with questions and answers. I first go to Deputy McAuliffe and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: I call Deputy Ó Broin. It would be great if he can keep questions as tight as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: I call Deputy Flaherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy is eating into Deputy Flaherty's time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry, Minister. If we are going to bring in one of the officials, then we must go into private session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Act (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022: Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry, but we are out of time in this session. I did not even get a chance to ask my own questions. I thank the Minister for attending.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (10 Feb 2022)

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 Act 2000 (Exempted Development) Regulations 2022. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee. In...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State and their officials. I thank them for the briefing material provided, which has been circulated. This meeting is to consider the Revised Estimates for Vote 16 - Valuation Office, Vote 23, Property Registration Authority and Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage, which were referred by the Dáil to the committee. While the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (10 Feb 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State. It is when we see the brief on the Estimates that we realise the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage's wide remit and the large number of matters under it. I move now to members' questions. If members say to which part of the Estimates they are directed, it might assist the Minister, the Minister of State and their officials.