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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Where does the Leas-Chathaoirleach think I went for an hour?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: That leads on to my next question. Let us say there is a proposal to bypass a town and TII puts together a traffic management plan. Freeing up the town from heavy goods vehicles or through traffic and increasing walkability, cyclability, permeability and so one are counted as positives of doing the bypass. It reduces short commute trips around the town because it is now a much more...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: That leads to my next question. Is there anything in TII's remit that needs to be changed, through current legislation, the guidance document or whatever else, in the terms of reference for whatever TII has? Does anything need to be changed there to allow TII to start to include, maybe in finer detail, information on emissions, induced amount or the societal benefit of bypassing a town...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: I absolutely see the benefits of bypasses in certain locations to free up towns. I can think of one or two in my area that would benefit greatly from that. Do the witnesses think that, as part of the bypass budget or the cost of doing the bypass, it should be tied to the development in tandem of the active travel measures so we get both of them rather than the bypass going ahead and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Yes, and it is outside the remit of TII then. I understand Mr. O'Neill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: I will be brief. I wish to ask Mr. Walsh about road surfacing and noise reduction methods. Road surfacing is going on along the N11 through my constituency now. I have got increased reports from people about noise levels on the N11 and I think this may be to do with Rosslare Europort and increased traffic to it. Is there any such thing as a low-noise surface that can be applied when a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Sure. When resurfacing is being undertaken, all the factors are considered. The surface being relayed that I spoke about is down around junction 12 or 13. This was just a question that came into me. I turn now to a budget for noise mitigation measures. Let us forget about taking resurfacing as a noise mitigation measure. When roads are constructed, baffles or deflectors are often put...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: TII does not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: The local authorities are responsible for the environmental protection relating to noise based on the mapping-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: That is great. I thank the witnesses.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Has the Minister of State convinced Deputy Ó Broin? How stands the amendment?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Amendments No. 26 and 27 are related and may be discussed together. Amendment No. 27 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 26.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 30, 31, 59, 100 and 101 are related and may be discussed together.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Is amendment No. 30 being pressed?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: How stands amendment No. 30?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos 33 and 34 are related and may be discussed together.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 35 to 38, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)
Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó Broin wishes to speak on amendments Nos. 35 and 38 in this grouping.