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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Issues (9 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: 846.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the total quantum of land that would fall under the Residential Zoned Land Tax, broken down by local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35092/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: 848.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the number of appeals upheld to rezone land; previously zoned for housing, falling under the scope of Residential Zoned Land Tax broken down by local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35139/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: 947.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review existing supports available to those in receipt of the State pension to include financial supports for those who are coeliac to assist with the cost of their dietary requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34326/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: 949.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to concerns from those in receipt of the State pension that suffer from coeliac disease (details supplied); if additional support structures can be considered to reduce the food costs for people in this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[34329/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: 1700.To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of dentists in County Wicklow who accept medical cardholders; the actions he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34360/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (9 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: 1986.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to excessive fees for graduate entry medicine courses (details supplied); the actions he will take to address these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34880/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (9 Sep 2024)

Steven Matthews: 2057.To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the forthcoming ban on XL Bully dogs; how these dogs will be classified; the agency responsible for enforcing this ban; how an owner could qualify for a certificate of exemption; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[35518/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 319.To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the review of deposit interest retention tax and its related exemptions and conditions; when this was completed; if a further review is proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31606/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 645.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the departmental review of the upper age limit applied to drivers of school bus services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31440/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Industrial Disputes (23 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 1232.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the Labour Court recommendation concerning pay and conditions for an organisation (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that those recommendations are implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30940/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (23 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: 1474.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to an advocacy group-led campaign that seeks changes to the family reunification policy to allow all non-EEA nationals in full-time employment to apply for family reunification; if any research has been carried out into this proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31301/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The committee meets this afternoon as part of the consultation on the draft national planning framework, NPF. We are joined by the following officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Mr. Paul Hogan, acting assistant secretary in the planning division; Ms Alma Walsh, senior...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Hogan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Please, go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: For the information of members, although we received the draft document yesterday, we also received a lot of other documentation, including the Natura impact statements and the strategic environmental assessment, SEA, statements. It is a kind of changes document. Is that the one to which Ms Walsh is referring? We have that in our Teams folder.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes. It is 270 pages long with the draft itself. It compares the 2018 national planning framework to what is proposed in this draft one. There are strikeouts and so on. It is a helpful document. As regards the eight-week or ten-week consultation period, or however long the period is, I am in two minds about whether it is good or not during the summer. I find I have more time on my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Obviously, if Senator Cummins makes a submission as part of this consultation to clarify the points he is making, the officials will take those into account. Will the officials come back to the committee to tell us if they can define the commuting zone, the functional urban area, the criteria for inclusion of an area within a MASP, and clarify the ability of the regional assemblies to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: We had not invited the Minister but I do not think the committee would have any objection to that. Our next meeting when we return is with the Electoral Commission but I would not have any issue with inviting the Minister of State, Deputy Dillon, in as part of that consultation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Consultation on the Draft National Planning Framework: Discussion (11 Jul 2024)

Steven Matthews: The planning nerds in the room and those watching on TV will gladly read through 200 or 400 pages of planning documents over the next couple of weeks. Many people do not have the time for that and would find it really difficult to get into those documents. Does the Department produce a non-technical summary or an easy-to-read introduction to the document? It would bring people into the...