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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I will move on to the Fine Gael slot. As we are running very tight on time, I will have to ensure the time allocation is strictly six minutes. It is important members direct their questions to one or two individuals. If they direct them to all six individuals, we will not get the answers. Who wishes to speak in the Fine Gael slot?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Go ahead.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I am sorry but we are just out of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: That is noted. Thank you, Senator Cummins. Let us move on. I call Deputy Gould.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: As direct as Mr. McShea can be, is he confident?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Deputy Gould, I would appreciate if you would let us stay on track so everybody can get in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: It was not a question. It was just a statement by Deputy McAuliffe. I need to move on. I am short on time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I appreciate Deputy Duffy keeping to the time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. McShea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Sorry, Mr. McShea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I need to interrupt. I hope Mr. McShea can hear me now. We have to move on. The remaining witnesses can provide a written response to Senator Boyhan's question on the marked register.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Deputy Gould, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Senator. There is one minute for Fianna Fáil to come back in for its last slot. I apologise, but we have run over time and I will have to cut the speaker short.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: Had Senator Seery Kearney finished her question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I ask her to finish her question. We might be able to get a written response to it or fit in a quick verbal response if possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Senator. I have to call a halt to the questioning. As regards the DPIA the Senator referenced and its publication, I ask the Deputy to furnish the committee with a copy of it when it is published.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank members. We have reached the end of our allotted time. I thank all of the witnesses for their engagement. It has been very helpful. The meeting is adjourned-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I note Senator Cummins’s request. As the Senator knows, we will deal with that request and the committee will decide whether it will issue that request to the general secretaries of those-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bil 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank Senator Cummins. We can address all correspondence matters at our next meeting. I thank the witnesses. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, 25 May 2021, at 11.45 a.m.