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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 44 and 45 are related and will be discussed together. Amendment No. 45 is consequential on amendment No. 44.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State has said that he will consider that. Before we move on to the plumbers and heating ventilation issue, I will deal with this amendment first. Deputy McAuliffe wanted to come in also.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Absolutely. We all received the correspondence from that group. The committee will forward on this correspondence to the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Does Deputy O'Callaghan wish to withdraw amendment No. 44 based on the Minister of State's response?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: About the fines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Today is our fourth meeting in a series of meetings on urban and rural regeneration. We are joined from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage by Ms Maria Graham, assistant secretary, and Mr. Stewart Logan, senior planning adviser. Ms Lisa Clifford, from the urban regeneration and development fund, URDF, section of the Department joins us remotely. From the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I have a question. The town and village renewal scheme is applicable to towns with populations of less than 10,000, is that correct?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 47 to 49, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 48 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 47. We will take amendments Nos. 47 to 49, inclusive, together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin indicated.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State has just been asked to consider the matter. I understand Deputy O'Callaghan will withdraw amendment No. 47 because the Minister will come back to the issue on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Is amendment No. 48 also being withdrawn?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Is the Deputy pressing the amendment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Sorry, Deputy, you are out of time. I will let you back in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I think you might have the second Sinn Féin slot because Deputy Ó Broin is not present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I ask Ms Graham to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Higgins. I will take the next slot, which is the Green Party slot. The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, URDF, is a €2 billion fund. There is €1.6 billion, if I am reading this correctly, between 2019 and 2022 and it is extended out to 2030. Is the fund to be increased to extend it out to 2030?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: That is good to hear because I have seen, as I am sure many have, at local authority level the benefits these public space and public realm investments that you see across many towns and villages can bring. It acts as a stimulus as well, if the local authority invests in the local town or creates this nice place. I was glad to hear Ms Graham mention place making in her opening statement....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am interested to hear that. If there is a review of regulations or that process, I am sure it will come to the committee at some point. We would be interested in engaging in that. My understanding is - this is from experts working in the field and the large technical guidance document comprising 12 or 13 chapters that is out there - it is quite directed towards new builds or not quite at...