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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: It will be tight. We have six minutes so members can decide to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We are out of time. I thank the members of An Bord Pleanála and the officials from the Department for attending the meeting today, for answering the questions and for their submissions.
- Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Programme for Government (11 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 37. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the timeline for the proposed universal basic income pilot that was set out in the programme for Government; and if there is further information on this pilot. [35631/20]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: This meeting has been convened to discuss the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage statement of strategy for the period 2021 to 2025. We are joined on video link by Ms Fiona Quinn, assistant secretary, and Mr. Damien Allen, principal officer. The opening statement has been circulated to members. I will first ask Ms Quinn to make her opening statement, following which...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Quinn. I will now turn to members. If we could limit questions and answers to five minutes, we will get through it. I call first on Deputy Murnane O'Connor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: The Deputy has two and a half minutes left. She might want to leave time for answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I would ask Ms Quinn to finish there because we have a five-minute limit. I will turn to Sinn Féin and Deputy Ó Broin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I am sorry, Deputy, but we are just out of time. I ask the witnesses to note those comments and respond to the Deputy in writing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Is Deputy Higgins next? Or perhaps it is Senator Cummins? They can share time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Quinn. We are just out of time. I call Senator Boyhan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I thank Senator Boyhan for those observations. To clarify, the Senator has a concern around the word "planning" being dropped.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: There are approximately 30 seconds left if the witnesses want to speak about why the word "planning" was dropped from the title of the Department. It is still a function of the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Quinn and Mr. Allen for their presentation. Members have many more questions to ask about this strategy. Unfortunately, we are tied with regard to the time we can spend in the committee room because a select committee is meeting after this. I know members will be keen to see the draft publication on 26 December. We may not be reading it on that day but I think that is the...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister and his officials and thank them for their attendance and for the briefing material provided, which has already been circulated to members of the committee. This meeting has been convened to consider the Supplementary Estimate for Vote 34 - housing, local government and heritage, which was referred to the committee by the Dáil. While the committee has no role in...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: The three areas provided for in the Supplementary Estimates are of significant importance. The extra €60 million for homelessness is very welcome. The Minister outlined the commitment of the Department to dealing with homelessness and housing as well as the supports and services that go with that. He outlined the priority of preventing homelessness in the first place. On local...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: That is extremely important. I call Deputy Ó Broin.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: That is okay.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: I am going to come back to the second slot for Fianna Fáil. I gave Deputies some leeway so I would appreciate if they could cut it short. Deputy Higgins has to get in as well. It would be great if Deputies could keep it to three or four minutes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: We will not get parochial. I wanted to ask about Arklow wastewater treatment plant.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: It is important to note that the first objective in the programme for Government is for urban regeneration and revitalising town centres, towns and villages. If Deputy Higgins can keep it to one minute it would be great and then we can get out because of Covid-19 restrictions.