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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to session two, where the committee is considering the Planning and Development (Section 181) Regulations on weather radar and the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. Y) Regulations in relation to gas infrastructure. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy O’Donnell, who is accompanied by his officials, to the committee to assist us with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. They are two important regulations in relation to safety for aviation and weather and for gas networks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I have one question on the Shannon weather radar station that will probably be for Mr. Moran. Is it just that station that has reached the end of its life? Is there a timeline for when other stations will reach their end of life or is it just Shannon that is particularly outdated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: This exemption may be availed of for the other radar station, which is probably of similar vintage, when the State wants to apply it. It is a good exemption to have in place as regards continuing-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I have some questions on the gas vent regulations that are probably for Mr. Burke or Mr. Gleeson. How often do one of these vents actually vent? Is it perceptible to a member of the public as regards noise or odour?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I understand the vents are a safety mechanism that will operate if needed. Are there notices on them stating that if people smell gas in the area, they should notify Bord Gáis or whoever it is? Would members of the public know what they are looking at, when they walk by them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: Does the vent have to be located directly over the gas pipe or main for safety? Can it be located away from those by providing parallel or perpendicular piping?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State for that clarification. Does Deputy O'Callaghan have questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: That concludes our consideration of both sets of regulations the Minister of State has brought before us. As we have now completed our consideration-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. The clerk will send a message to the Clerks of the Dáil and Seanad in accordance with Standing Orders 101 and 75, respectively. I thank the Minister of State for his attendance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: That is both sets of regulations that we have assessed, which is the temporary radar and the gas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I will just clarify that. We have finished our consideration of the temporary radar regulation. That one will be referred immediately under Standing Orders 101 and 75, respectively. We will return to the gas regulation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: We cannot make any changes but the Minister-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State can refer back to us, and we can carry out further consideration on the gas regulation. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their assistance today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: We are finished with the radar regulation. That is done and dusted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank the representatives from Gas Networks Ireland for their assistance today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Order in draft: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. Y) Regulations 2023. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (11 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: 49. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional funding can be considered to allow for further planning roles within An Bord Pleanála, all local authorities, the Office of the Planning Regulator amongst other State entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11516/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: I want to compliment the witnesses on how they run their ports. They are well run strategic infrastructure and absolutely necessary. My questions are to Mr. O'Connell and Dublin Port. His growth assumption is massive. It is a huge growth assumption. It is double that put out in the ports capacity study by Arup. For example, he suggested that 2.25 million roll on-roll off units, where...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Steven Matthews: Sure, I get that.