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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: We should stick to the proposal as we are almost out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: Due to time constraints I must put the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: I gave you a lot of time at the start.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: You do but I am asking you to waive that right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: Could you do it in a minute?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy should proceed, without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am putting the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: Could we have some decorum? I have given the Deputy plenty of leeway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: Before adjourning, it is important to point out that some really good amendments and submissions have been made across the parties. The amendments we agreed today will be included in the report. At heart, all of us want to provide affordable housing, which is the reason for the impassioned arguments. It is good.

Planning and Development, Heritage and Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am delighted to see the final transfer of the heritage function to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I think the right place for it is down in the Customs House with the planning, local government and water sections. I am particularly delighted to see the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, take on this role, given his lifetime of experience, activism and commitment...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: 408. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details of the music entertainment business assistance scheme; and the timeline for the roll-out of same. [22315/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: 409. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the mechanisms her Department has put in place to ensure an open competition for project tendering with regard to the recent grant funding allocated to local authorities to fund live performances in summer 2021. [22316/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: 620. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the use of outside facilities (details supplied) by schools under current Covid-19 restrictions; and if guidance has been offered to schools in this regard. [22186/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: 1083. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding Irish citizens returning home after residing abroad who received a non-EMA approved Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22226/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: 1076. To ask the Minister for Health the public Covid-19 guidelines with respect to outdoor holiday campsites that cater for self-contained vehicles only; and if clear information will be provided to this sector regarding when it will be permitted to reopen. [22187/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (28 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: 1082. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the campaign led by an organisation (details supplied) regarding access for all persons with type 1 diabetes to the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22224/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2021)

Steven Matthews: Today we begin the journey to net zero and we legislate for the ambition of decades of work by environmentalists, climate activists, scientists, NGOs and more recently the voters across our communities who have demanded action to stop our climate chaos and biodiversity loss. We do this for the young people across this country and across the world who went on strike and marched and raised the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Steven Matthews: We are joined by Mr. Niall Cussen, planning regulator and chief executive at the Office of the Planning Regulator, OPR, and Ms Anne Marie O'Connor, also from the OPR. Members have been circulated with the witnesses' submission. I will first ask Mr. Cussen to make his opening statement and members will then be invited to address their questions. They will have five or six minutes for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Cussen. Despite the word "planning" being dropped from the title of this committee, we still take planning very seriously in our role covering housing, local government and heritage. As we all know, a good planning system with a good forward planning and development and consent process, which is transparent and democratic, followed up with enforcement when things do not go so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry but I have to interrupt. Perhaps we could ask Ms O'Connor to contribute at a later stage.