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Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: -----but, second, to regularise the usage of electric scooters.

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: He has commissioned the Road Safety Authority report. In fairness, I did not heckle the Deputy or any Member on the Fianna Fáil benches.

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: Deputy MacSharry read out my press release on the matter, which goes to show my commitment to the issue. I have been committed to this issue for two years. We need to be future-focused and facing forward in our transport policy and recognise that more than 5,000 of these devices are being used in and around Dublin. That number will only grow. Accordingly, we need to recognise the...

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Use of Electric Scooters) Bill 2019: Second Stage (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: It is January. Can Deputy MacSharry not count?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: 128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the lack of enforcement being undertaken by An Garda Síochána to prevent private vehicles using bus lanes in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42461/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: 205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process in order to avail of the new communal chargers for electric vehicles for apartment blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42460/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: At the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members, witnesses and visitors in the Public Gallery are requested to ensure their mobile telephones are turned off completely or switched to airplane or flight mode, depending on their device, for the duration of the meeting. It is not sufficient to put telephones on silent mode, as there may still be interference with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: I thank Mr. King. I now call Mr. Benson to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: I thank Mr. Benson. I will call members of the committee to ask questions in the order in which they indicated. The Deputies each have five minutes initially and then we can go back for a second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: I thank Deputy Ó Broin. Given that the Deputy has concluded by mentioning the Construction Industry Federation I will go to its representatives first. Then we will take responses organisation by organisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: I thank Mr. Benson. We will now call representatives from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and Mr. King and Ms Myler.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: I ask Dr. Feighan and Ms Spillane from Engineers Ireland to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: I ask the witnesses from the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: I thank Mr. O'Mahony. He added a great deal to the discussion despite being last in the queue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: We now go to Engineers Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: We turn now to the Society of Chartered Surveyors of Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: I call the Construction Industry Federation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: The committee has discussed the matter and I intend to propose that it does a forensic, deep-dive review of construction costs and the factors that are inhibiting us from realising our house-building potential now. When looked at line by line, it is surprising to find the components that add up to a house and particularly an apartment. Dr. Ronan Lyons suggested analysing construction costs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: I agree. Mr. O'Neill spoke about live data. I would be grateful if he could provide a written submission to us with whatever he can within the constraints of commercial sensitivity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Development Agency Bill 2019: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Oct 2019)

Noel Rock: We will now turn to the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. I call Mr. King and Ms Myler.