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Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: I was trying to cut the slots to ten to 12 minutes. They were down for 18 minutes. Are members agreeable to that? I can give the Deputy another three minutes if he wants 18 minutes. I will offer Deputies Kenny and O'Rourke-----

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will revert back to the original 18 minutes.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: No other members are indicating so I will wind up by thanking the Minister, his officials and everyone who works in the public transport system. We provide the budgets but the Minister is correct to talk about drivers, maintenance teams and right across to the work the NTA does. The capital project team of Irish Rail was before the committee recently. The three bus providers and the NTA...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Message to Dáil (7 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Transport and Communications has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimates for public services for the year ending 31 December 2024: Vote 31 - Transport.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (7 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 115. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the review of the tax debt warehousing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5560/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (7 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the number of vacant social homes brought back into active use under the voids programme in County Wicklow for 2021, 2022 and 2023, broken down in tabular form by local electoral area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4992/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (7 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 23 January 2024, a timeline for the completion and publication of the departmental review of well water grants; if this is being prioritised by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4999/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (7 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 465. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 486 of 30 January 2024, the position regarding any engagement that his Department has had with the owners of this childcare facility in relation to their financial position and proposed price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5736/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (1 Feb 2024)

Steven Matthews: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 24 January 2023, if those students who did not receive the one-off third level support (details supplied) can be considered for a separate cost-of-living grant in recognition of their higher fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4720/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (31 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: 172. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 218 of 24 January 2024, the steps he will take to ensure that the review of Community Ophthalmic Services Medical Treatment Scheme is prioritised this year; the detail regarding any meetings carried out by his officials in the last 12 months regarding parameters of this planned review; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: 486. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to price increases being introduced by (details supplied); if this is permitted under the National Childcare Scheme; if he is concerned of the knock on financial implications for parents impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4109/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Reviews (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Implementation Group examining the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; to provide an outline of the number of occasions it has met to date; a timeline for when it is to report to Government; if an outline of its remit can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3618/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everyone to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Today, we meet to discuss the proposed changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow navigation by-laws. We are joined today, from Waterways Ireland, by Mr. Éanna Rowe, who is the operations controller, and Mr. Patrick Harkin, the inspector of navigation. From the Royal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Rowe. I invite Mr. Whelan to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank the witnesses for sticking to the timeline. Before we go to questions, I wish to ask Mr. Rowe and Mr. Harkin a question. Will they outline for committee members and people watching what the expected process is? The consultation runs until 26 February and then things will go through different processes. Who makes the decisions on when to enact these by-laws?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Rowe for the clarification. We will move on to questions now. We will try to stick to six-minute slots but we can come back around again. I call Deputy Flaherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: We are delighted to have people in the Public Gallery and they are very welcome, but I ask them to allow witnesses to answer questions put by members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Senator Boyhan. I am going to take the next slot. I will continue with this line of questioning. I put the question raised in Mr. Gleeson's submission to the representatives from Waterways Ireland. I refer to the organisation not knowing how many people are living on canal boats and along the canals. I would expect this figure to be broken down into people who live 365 days a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: Do the people who live on those 168 boats live on them all year around as their permanent residences?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Proposed Changes to River Shannon, Grand and Royal Canals and River Barrow Navigation By-laws: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2024)

Steven Matthews: I understand. We are trying to regularise many of the things that are legacy issues. We did a great deal of work here trying to address the Foreshore Act 1933 and bring in more updated laws. One of the things that gives rise to concerns for people when they have lived a certain way and with certain fees and charges in a particular manner is that it can be frightening and upsetting when...