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

Steven Matthews: Is feedback given to them?

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

Steven Matthews: I will give Mr. O'Brien the last word on it.

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

Steven Matthews: That brings us to the end of our time. This is the fourth meeting in the series of four we have had. They have been very informative and interesting for the committee. We have had very good engagement on this matter and we will now produce a report on it. Aside from the Housing for All policy, which contains some very good objectives, if we can successfully implement many of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I welcome all our guests to the meeting and thank them for their submissions. They have considerable experience of railways and lobbying for railways. They want to see railways upgraded and restored throughout the county. I am also conscious we have with us representatives from the Great Western Greenway. I particularly compliment the submission of the delegation from north Tipperary....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Chair. I had meant to suggest we include South East on Track but it completely slipped my mind at the time. I appreciate the Chair's suggestion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Thank you, Chair. Perhaps Mr. Logue will respond to my questions. Transport-orientated development is what I am talking about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: We could even use the existing lines. I believe we should sweat the assets we have rather than aiming for the very long term. To build a greenfield railway takes a long time, a lot of investment and massive planning. We have lines in place already, including, for example, the Nenagh branch we are talking about. We need to sweat those assets. We need compact growth in those towns and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: In my remaining time, I will make the comment that I think there need to be much closer working ties between the Department of Transport and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I do not think transport and planning can be done separately even though we have done that for many years. That approach has failed. We have an opportunity now. I have never seen so much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Mulligan and the Chairman.

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

Steven Matthews: Section 63 is opposed by Deputies Ó Broin and Gould. Does Deputy Ó Broin wish to speak to the section.

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

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State and ask that the members be circulated with these details also.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (10 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Clerk of the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022 and has made amendments thereto. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their engagement throughout this process and I...

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

Steven Matthews: I will move on. Deputy Gould, you had plenty of time. We have to leave time for everybody. We only have two hours because of the delay in starting. I call on Deputy Higgins.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy McAuliffe is substituting for Deputy Duffy and I can bring him in before going to Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I spoke earlier about planning and transport but I would narrow that down to roads and rail. There is a principle that investing in a road of two or three lanes creates induced demand and the road fills up, which is not good for our road system. However, that is exactly what we want in a public transport system. We have seen it with the likes of the western rail corridor. When it started...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 427. 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. [14930/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 379. 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. [14033/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the situation in which self-employed people are being transitioned to the jobseeker's payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14115/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 858. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); the measures he is implementing to reduce waiting lists and times to access primary care psychology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14116/22]