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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Before Mr. O'Connell responds, I will ask another question he may also wish to answer. When someone secures planning permission on land and the value of that land obviously goes up in value, does that have an impact on surrounding lands as well? Does it raise the value of all lands in the area? If somebody can get 400 units on that site, will the value of a site nearby also be lifted?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: There is a massive demand for construction workers across the construction industry. I would question the suggestion that people will get out of the building game. There is massive demand for retrofitting and massive demand across the entire system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Surely local authorities and AHBs already have a competitive advantage. They can borrow at a lower rate and do not have to make the same profit to get investment. They already have that advantage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I do not know who mentioned in an opening statement that we need more zoned land and more planning permission. Do the witnesses not think there is enough zoned land?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: How much zoned land is there, for example, in the greater Dublin area at the moment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: Does anyone have that figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: If we zoned a lot more land, that would assist with delivery and affordability.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I have to be as strict with my time as I am with everyone else's. I will go to Deputy McAuliffe.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I will go to Mr. Kelleher on that point and Mr. Moran also wants to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: There will be massive climate implications there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Land Value Sharing and Urban Development Zones Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: I apologise that I will have to vacate the chair. I will hand over to Deputy Higgins.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (1 Jun 2023)

Steven Matthews: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding funding for a project (details supplied); if he will outline a timeline for a support framework to be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26849/23]

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: He is not my MEP. I cannot vote for him.

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Kelly was right to point out this is not just a green issue or a Green Party issue. This affects all of us, and every single one of us in this House. Nature has been going into reverse and into decline for 50, 60 or 70 years and we have all had a contribution towards that. This is an opportunity to reverse and turn it around. While it is not just a green thing, the Greens will...

Nature Restoration Law and Irish Agriculture: Statements (31 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I did not interrupt you. I asked: do you have a commitment to the environment; do you have a commitment to climate? Because I see no evidence of that.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (31 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: 22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of home energy upgrades/retrofits supported by the Government in conjunction with SEAI in County Wicklow in the first quarter of 2023; if a breakdown, in tabular form of the work carried out will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26494/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: 65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns regarding special needs assistant pay for home-based summer provision; if the basis for the discrepancy in pay between SNAs and teachers for doing broadly similar work could be outlined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26498/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Homelessness Issues: Discussion (30 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We are meeting to discuss homelessness and the homelessness report this committee published about 18 months ago. I am delighted to be joined in the committee room by, from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive, DRHE, Ms Mary Hayes, director, and Mr. John Durkan, deputy director. From Threshold, we are...