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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Joyce. We only have six minutes per slot. If members are going to ask three in-depth questions, they are likely to get three answers within the six minutes. I ask members to co-operate as closely as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: The Senator took approximately four minutes for her questions so I ask the witnesses to take approximately one minute each for their responses, if possible. I am trying to get the meeting back on track.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Senator. That was four minutes and 20 seconds spent on the question so he may wish to direct it to one of the witnesses to get a complete answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Doorley. We may get time at the end for Senator Boyhan to come back to that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Senator. We move to the Social Democrats and Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt Ms Lane, but Senator Boyhan has pointed out that the time slots must be consistent. I agree with him completely and I am doing my best to keep the slots consistent. I do not like to interrupt people when they are responding to a question, but I am trying to keep contributions to six or seven minutes. I thank Senator Boyhan for pointing that out. I call Deputy Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Would Ms Lane like to respond to Deputy Higgins first, and then we can work back?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I call Mr. Joyce.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I apologise for interrupting. We are seven minutes into this time slot and I must move on. I call Deputy Ó Murchú. We are not picking up the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Yes, loud and clear. The Deputy can proceed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputy. I will invite Mr. Doorley to respond first as I could not bring him in the last time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Doorley for that response. Does Ms Lane wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Lane for that response. I call Mr. Joyce.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Joyce for that response. I must move on. Will will take the second Fianna Fáil time slot?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Senator Fitzpatrick can proceed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Senator for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Senator Fitzpatrick. We are nearly up to the four minutes with the questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: Perhaps the witnesses could be brief in their responses. There are four more members to get through and we have 27 minutes left. Senator Fitzpatrick's first question was to Mr. Joyce, on the minority advisory committee for Travellers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Joyce. Senator Fitzpatrick had other questions. There is a further Fianna Fáil slot and we might try to get to those two questions then for the other two witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jun 2021)

Steven Matthews: I appreciate that.