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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: I am sorry for interrupting Deputy O'Callaghan, but we are more than six minutes over our time now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister, and I call Senator Moynihan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: I must interrupt the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: If any questions are not answered, we can get a written response or write to the Minister for updates.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank Senator Cummins. There are six members, including me, who have not had an opportunity to put questions to the Minister. Unfortunately, we are out of time. The secretariat, broadcast staff and I are limited to two hours in this room. I will have to adjourn the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: It will not be 12 months because the Minister has given-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: I agree with the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on the Programme for Government: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: Unfortunately, I could not fit everybody into the time slot available to us. I thank the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and the Ministers of State, Deputies Burke and Noonan, for their engagement, time and co-operation today.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (20 Apr 2021) Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, and his officials to the meeting and thank them for the briefing material provided, which has been circulated to members of the committee. The first two sets of imeachtaí have been circulated relating to the select committee meetings on 6 October and 12 November 2020. Are they agreed? Agreed. This meeting has been convened to consider...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (20 Apr 2021) Steven Matthews: I must interrupt the Minister as we are tight on time.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (20 Apr 2021) Steven Matthews: I appreciate that the Minister has a large Department with a substantial budget and that it was difficult for him to cover everything in the opening statement. I ask members to stick to asking direct questions. I call Deputy McAuliffe.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (20 Apr 2021) Steven Matthews: Yes. I ask the Deputy to try to keep it to four minutes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (20 Apr 2021) Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt the Minister. We are finished with that slot.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (20 Apr 2021) Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister and I thank members for the questions.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2021: Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Vote 16 - Valuation Office and Vote 23 - Property Registration...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Bus Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath and Iarnród Éireann (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank the witnesses for their attendance today and for submitting their statements in advance. In my short time in Dáil Éireann, I have never heard so many positive conversations take place about investment in public transport, electric buses, hydrogen buses, railways, electrification, new rail lines and investment in existing rail lines. It is very positive to hear that. As...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Chairpersons Designate of Bus Éireann, Bus Átha Cliath and Iarnród Éireann (20 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: It is good to hear that ambition in terms of expansion of electrification. I know the potential that battery-electric trains can provide as they travel from an electrified section charged. They can do an 80 km return journey. There is also the potential for discontinuous overhead electrification, whereby trains pick up charge. In reality we could look at electrifying Dublin to Cork...
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: 752. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the referendum on the right to housing as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19544/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: 2307. To ask the Minister for Health the resources he is providing to assist persons with Prader-Willi syndrome and their carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20541/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Apr 2021)
Steven Matthews: 2308. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding Departmental reviews of existing services available for those with Prader-Willi syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20543/21]