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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Can TII provide information on all of the projects in question in terms of their carbon emissions and the assessments that have been done on them? Is that information contained in the 113-page document?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Where does the Leas-Chathaoirleach think I went for an hour?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: That leads on to my next question. Let us say there is a proposal to bypass a town and TII puts together a traffic management plan. Freeing up the town from heavy goods vehicles or through traffic and increasing walkability, cyclability, permeability and so one are counted as positives of doing the bypass. It reduces short commute trips around the town because it is now a much more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: That leads to my next question. Is there anything in TII's remit that needs to be changed, through current legislation, the guidance document or whatever else, in the terms of reference for whatever TII has? Does anything need to be changed there to allow TII to start to include, maybe in finer detail, information on emissions, induced amount or the societal benefit of bypassing a town...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I absolutely see the benefits of bypasses in certain locations to free up towns. I can think of one or two in my area that would benefit greatly from that. Do the witnesses think that, as part of the bypass budget or the cost of doing the bypass, it should be tied to the development in tandem of the active travel measures so we get both of them rather than the bypass going ahead and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Yes, and it is outside the remit of TII then. I understand Mr. O'Neill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I will be brief. I wish to ask Mr. Walsh about road surfacing and noise reduction methods. Road surfacing is going on along the N11 through my constituency now. I have got increased reports from people about noise levels on the N11 and I think this may be to do with Rosslare Europort and increased traffic to it. Is there any such thing as a low-noise surface that can be applied when a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Sure. When resurfacing is being undertaken, all the factors are considered. The surface being relayed that I spoke about is down around junction 12 or 13. This was just a question that came into me. I turn now to a budget for noise mitigation measures. Let us forget about taking resurfacing as a noise mitigation measure. When roads are constructed, baffles or deflectors are often put...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: TII does not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Sure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: The local authorities are responsible for the environmental protection relating to noise based on the mapping-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Toll Increases and Ongoing Projects: Discussion with Transport Infrastructure Ireland (28 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: That is great. I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (27 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 273. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions his Department is undertaking to ensure that unregistered practitioners in a variety of trades are unable to advertise their services on websites (details supplied); if there has been any engagement with these websites on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30501/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 384. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the end of a national HSE contract (details supplied); the efforts he is making to ensure there is no reduction in service for the counties impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (22 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the departmental review of PHDs; if he will provide a timeline for its publication; if his attention has been drawn to recent concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30413/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 729. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a review of the community ophthalmic services medical treatment scheme; if he will request this process to be expedited in view of ongoing concerns related to reimbursement from medical professionals in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29814/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. The committee is meeting this morning to discuss dereliction and vacancy and some of the work being done by the local authorities and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in addressing these matters. From the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage, we are joined by Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Timmons and invite Mr. Kehoe to deliver his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Dereliction and Vacancy: Discussion (15 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Kehoe. I also thank him for the leaflet he sent to the committee. It is clearly laid out and is an easy document for someone to look at for an introduction to the different schemes available. That is something we could have in all local authorities. I say to Mr. Daly that the presentation on the work that has been done in Limerick was quite impressive. We look forward to...