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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding temporary prefab classroom units for a school (details supplied); if she will confirm that they will be in place in advance of the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27433/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a third ASD classroom for a school (details supplied), as recommended by the National Council for Special Education; if her attention has been drawn to the over-enrolment in the existing two ASD classrooms in this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27533/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 31 May 2023, if her attention has been drawn to reports from school principals, teachers and SNAs alike that outline that in practice, the role of a teacher and SNA is broadly the same under home-based summer provision, contrary to her Department’s reply; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure the temporary accommodation committed to for a school (details supplied) will be in place in advance of the new school year; if the basis for any delays and changes in the proposals for this project can be outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27939/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (13 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 662. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount collected under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 as amended by each local authority in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27238/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 700. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to anomalies in the criteria for qualifying for cost-rental schemes administered through the LDA (details supplied); the potential knock-on implications for those paid an hourly rate or who work in the gig economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27469/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Properties (13 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 935. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the ownership of the small building at the rear of a courthouse (details supplied); if this is under the control of her Department; and if so, if it will be considered for community use through a leasing arrangement. [28497/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (13 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 1212. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a Departmental review of community pharmacy services; if he is currently engaging with an organisation (details supplied) on the concerns of community pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27919/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The committee is meeting this morning to discuss dereliction and vacancy and some of the work being done by the local authorities and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in addressing these matters. From the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage, we are joined by Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Timmons and invite Mr. Kehoe to deliver his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Kehoe. I also thank him for the leaflet he sent to the committee. It is clearly laid out and is an easy document for someone to look at for an introduction to the different schemes available. That is something we could have in all local authorities. I say to Mr. Daly that the presentation on the work that has been done in Limerick was quite impressive. We look forward to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: This committee could be active in holding the local authorities to account regarding the targets over the next couple of years. I will leave a note for the incoming Chair in 2025 to follow up on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Is that an upfront fund to allow local authorities to go again and again, like a rolling fund they acquire as they deliver the units?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Daly. With regard to changes in the legislation, will the Department clarify whether anything is being proposed or work is being done to identify properties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Targets have also been set for each local authority on CPOs or repair and lease. The committee did a report, either last year or the year before, and it is good to see a lot of the recommendations that we had made being enacted now. One of those was the data gathering exercise. It is quite impressive that 18 local authorities are going out mobile. Score conditioning was recommended in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: No not the survey data, I refer to the six or seven activation measures and the targets set for them. One does not dictate to them that they all must be done under CPO or repair and lease. Will it be flagged where some process has stalled? For example, some processes can go on for a very long time but the end figure is just the end figure. Will The Department monitor progress through each...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: It would be really helpful for the committee to receive that information in whatever format. The committee brought in officials from 12 or 14 local authorities over the past year to report on progress under Housing For All. That could be an exercise for this committee to engage in, to give them a little bit of time. I know that these initiatives take time to settle. The legislation for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: That would be interesting to know. I accept that if something comes in for the four Dublin local authorities it includes the city, but if something comes in from a county we have no idea if it is within a settlement boundary of a town or if it is rural. I would be interested to know how the towns and villages schemes breaks down in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Would Mr. Kehoe say there is a lot more interest being expressed now that it is outside settlement boundaries and into the once-off property territory, as opposed to the original objective of the scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Kehoe.