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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: There was a question earlier about long-term leasing arrangements that local authorities can enter into. When the council enters into those arrangements it frees up other homes so that people can right-size and can be matched to those long-term leases. When those houses then become voids, because somebody has left them, do the councils try to bring them back? A figure was given by one of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am out of time so I have one very quick question to put to both of the councils. If there was more funding available for bringing voids back into use, do the councils have voids on their books that they can bring into use?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I did not start the clock so the Deputy is on his honour here. It is about Cork so I will let him away with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: We have 12 minutes left if Deputy Ó Broin and Deputy Gould want to share that between them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Gould for finishing on that positive note. Just to clarify, there are a number of requests for further information. If Mr. Ó Donnabháin is still there, there was a question about the affordability figure and how the demand for affordability was configured. There is a question on notices-to-quit, in relation to housing assistance payment, HAP, figures; and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: We will have a number of sessions on the review of the planning system so if there are areas within planning that Mr. McGrath thinks should be brought to the attention of the committee, we would welcome that engagement from him and the other witnesses, who are front-line practitioners in planning and work on it every day of the week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: What I sense is that it is the amount of time it takes to get the direction rather than to carry a direction because a project is in proximity to very sensitive area that is the problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I understand but we are in a crisis in terms of biodiversity, species loss and environmental degradation so it is good that these environmental impact assessments are carried out. If the timelines were correct, would that satisfy Mr. McGrath's needs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: Four of these meetings have been set up with the four Dublin local authorities and the four other cities. We propose to put together a report and will probably engage further with other local authorities. It is up to the members to decide on that. The engagement with the witnesses who are working on these issues is very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Doherty and all her staff for their attendance and also to Mr. McGrath and his staff that attended online. I thank the witnesses for the work they are doing and for their attendance at the committee today.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Poverty Impact Assessment (27 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: 124. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the instruments being used by her Department to identify and address intergenerational poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50432/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: This is the third in a series of meetings we are holding with local authorities from across the country. We started with Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Council and Dublin City Council. We met with Galway and Cork County Councils last week. Today we are joined by Mr. Daniel McLoughlin and Mr. Colm Ward from South Dublin County Council and by Ms AnnMarie Farrelly, Mr. Robert Burns and Ms Mary Egan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: Absolutely. Please do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I call Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I have to end that session now but Deputy Higgins can come in again in the second round of questions. We will move on to Deputy Duffy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementation of Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I call Senator Boyhan, who has seven minutes.