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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: We are still in public session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I ask we engage with the CSO and NTA surveys to see what information should go into those surveys to get the data we need.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: There is one other question we could ask them as well. I wonder if the mobility of care journeys could be broken down to show what is the primary such journey. I would like to know how they break down those journeys.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: They describe mobility of care journeys as the journeys women are making to bring the children to school or wherever.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: That relates to the adaptability and functionality of public transport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: That is reported in the Diamond survey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: No, but it would be interesting to know because if we are going to adapt public transport we need to know what the primary mobility of care journeys are, for the adaptability of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: In that survey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Yes. I thank the Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everyone. Today we are meeting representatives of the Housing Agency and the Housing Finance Agency because the committee wishes to discuss the funding, financing and related matters that concern social and affordable housing. We are joined by Mr. Bob Jordan, chief executive officer, Ms Claire Feeney, head of local authority services, and Mr. Jim Baneham, director of delivery,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Jordan. We received the Housing Agency's statement of strategy along with the opening statement. I call Mr. O'Leary next, on behalf of the Housing Finance Agency, HFA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: We received a copy of the strategy with the agency's submission. I thank the delegation for that. I remind witnesses and members that the slots are seven minutes. It is good to leave as much time as possible for the witnesses to answer. A direct question is probably the handiest way to do that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I will move on but we will come back to those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Is that for Mr. Jordan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy has invited most of the agencies down to Limerick. They can visit relations when they are there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing: Discussion (22 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Cost rental is something I and the Deputy met our Green Party colleagues in Vienna to discuss, because the Vienna model of cost rental is the one that is held up as an example. Mr. Jordan said there was some interest from local authorities in cost rental and Mr. O'Leary said the agency does not canvass them for this. Why not? Do the CEOs meet the chief executives and directors of services...