Results 9,121-9,140 of 9,814 for speaker:Steven Matthews

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (8 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the incremental tenant purchase scheme; if consideration is being given to including tenants of approved housing body housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20328/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Communications (8 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 30 April 2024, the actions he will take to ensure that a degree course (details supplied) is included in his Department’s ongoing review of the suite of current engineering qualifications declared under section 160 of the Local Government Act 2001. [20589/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21087/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21088/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21089/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21085/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21086/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Insurance Industry (9 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he will take to address concerns related to the increased cost of car insurance for the majority of Irish customers; if he plans to meet with companies operating in this sector to raise these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (9 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he will take to address concerns related to the increased cost of car insurance for the majority of Irish customers; if he plans to meet with companies operating in this sector to raise these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21143/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Sport and Recreational Development (14 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an application by a club (details supplied) for a licence through his Department; if this can be expedited to reflect the limited time available to the club; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21355/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new school building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the completion of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21959/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (16 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for reducing the level of funding per student under the primary schoolbook grant from €96 to €80 per child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22217/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Building Regulations (Fire Safety): Discussion (21 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: We have convened this afternoon to consider the review of Part B (Fire Safety) of the building regulations. We are joined, from the building standards unit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, by Ms Sarah Neary, principal adviser, Mr. John Wickham, senior adviser, and Mr. Eoin O'Dowd, adviser. From the building control division of Dublin City Council, we are joined...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Building Regulations (Fire Safety): Discussion (21 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: Thank you very much Mr. Keeley. We will now go to the members who will have seven-minute slots, that is, seven minutes to ask the question and to answer the question as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Building Regulations (Fire Safety): Discussion (21 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will invite Deputy O'Callaghan to go next because he has business in the Chamber as well. I will then go back to Senator Boyhan. I thank Senator Boyhan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Building Regulations (Fire Safety): Discussion (21 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Senator Boyhan. I will take the next slot. As I mentioned, the committee have held a series of meetings on dereliction and vacancy in which the refurbishment and reuse of older three- and four-storey buildings came up. We also did a series of meetings on modern methods of construction, which also threw up some difficulties. I note that somebody commented on perceived versus real...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Building Regulations (Fire Safety): Discussion (21 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: This is another stage in the progression of Part B, with the consultation we have had and the new issuance of Part B. There is still more work to be done on engineered timber. Ms Neary made a point about the percentage of residential dwellings done with timber frame. That tends to be the inner leaf of the building, with the exterior still tending to be done with concrete and blocks. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Building Regulations (Fire Safety): Discussion (21 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: One of the points made was that while the regulations do not stop people from doing it and there is a way to do it, it is really difficult and very challenging so why go through the hassle rather than go the conventional route and build with blocks and steel. Construction has a carbon impact that has to be balanced out.