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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: For clarification and for people's information, if people become aware of an encroachment or alleged unauthorised development, what is the best process for them to engage with Waterways Ireland or the local authority? Is there a preferred option?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Waterways Ireland would appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Did Deputy Flaherty wish to come back in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: It will be Deputy O'Callaghan, myself and then Deputy Flaherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Before I go back to Deputy Flaherty, the opening statement referred to a removal of a speed limit on greenways and blueways. Will the witnesses explain what the issue was there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Was this a consideration that some people are walking on the greenways, some are cycling, some might have a boat moored on a greenway and some might have children playing on the bank beside a greenway? A code of conduct is always a good idea, but where there are boats moored and there might be children and families, will Waterways Ireland erect signage to say "Caution: this is a residential...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: I do not see how a speed limit would be enforceable anyway. Common courtesy by people who use shared spaces is what we should be looking for there. I have a question about lockkeepers' houses. Are there many such houses still in existence? Are they still in the possession of Waterways Ireland? Lockkeepers get old and may not be needed as much anymore. When the houses are not needed, do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: I would like clarification of what I asked earlier about the investment and infrastructure. Mr. Rowe spoke about accelerated asset management programme. Is that asset investment dependent on capital funding from the Department and the fees as proposed? Are they also for capital investment as well as current and ongoing maintenance? My question goes back to the concerns that people have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Tullamore pumping station or something similar was referenced. When someone reports an asset not working, being faulty or out of order, what kind of asset management system does Waterways Ireland have in place? Is someone given what is generally referred to as a ticket number for that? If people ring in to most utility companies, they are assigned a ticket or a fault number which can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Okay. That would give some reassurance to some people to know that. Mr. Rowe talked about the capital funding, the strategy Waterways Ireland has and what it hopes to try to achieve. It has an asset maintenance programme, which probably focuses more on safety, reliability and the functionality of the different-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Whereas Waterways Ireland is going to proceed with the facilities aspect of it as well. The experience of a resident or visitor can be affected by the workings of a facility, more so than the reliability of a lock operating on the first press of a button.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Flaherty. I want to address a couple of issues we discussed earlier. Mr. Rowe said Waterways Ireland would publish the fees list in appendix 1 that we referred to so that everyone can have clarity on that. He responded in detail to the Castleknock query. Please come back to us on the kWh rate for electricity when he has time to consider it. Please also provide a list of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waterways Ireland: Discussion. (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: The committee has made it clear that it wants to continue this engagement with Waterways Ireland and the Department. We will discuss how we will proceed with that in our private meeting. I thank Mr. Harkin and Mr. Rowe. They have both appeared before the committee three times and they have spent a considerable time on the matter. It is important to a lot of people so we thank them for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to reliability issues with a bus route (details supplied); the actions he will take to engage with Bus Éireann to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29913/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (9 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 2 July 2024, the position regarding the income threshold for the exemption limit to deposit interest retention tax (details supplied); if this can be reviewed to allow for greater flexibility for those that are marginally above that level of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29432/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 4 July 2024, the position regarding the number of students that have more than one offer of a school place (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that the eight students still without a place for the coming school year are accommodated; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the planned extension for a school (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that there is no further delay to this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30591/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 346. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of persons (details supplied) regarding the administrative structuring of their pay scale; the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30560/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Travel Operations Update: National Transport Authority (10 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome the NTA to the transport committee. I concur with Deputy Duncan Smith's comment that the NTA is always willing to engage and that is appreciated by all members of the committee. I saw the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report this week, which is positive about emissions reductions. We are here to discuss sustainability in transport. We have seen good work being done in...