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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (27 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to The Fair Employment (School Teachers) Bill passed in the Northern Ireland Assembly in March 2022; if similar legislation is under consideration by her Department for this jurisdiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20010/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (26 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: 147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding a local community neurorehabilitation team for CHO6 to be based in Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19680/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: Good afternoon everybody, and welcome. We are joined by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with responsibility for heritage and electoral reform, Deputy Noonan, and the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage with responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister. I will move to members. We have a full house so I will try to keep the discussion to seven-minute slots, after which we will have time for a second round. I will go first to the Fianna Fáil slot and Senator Fitzpatrick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: Let the Minister answer because there is a lot of interest in this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank everybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: There are people looking in here. They are interested in what is happening in housing and what is not happening in housing. This back-and-forth bickering is not really helpful for anybody.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: I understand the drama, the same as many others, but I take the committee a lot more seriously than drama and entertainment. If people ask a question-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: The Deputy has a responsibility to ask a question and then receive the answer. That is just common courtesy to guests and witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Senator Boylan. I move on now to Deputy Cian O’Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: We will take the Fine Gael slot again and I call Senator Cummins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: Did the Minister say that all local authorities will be mandated to provide some amount of homes through the repair and lease scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: That is great. We made that recommendation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: This committee compiled a report on urban regeneration and made the recommendation. I am glad to see such progress.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: We will give credit to the Senator but we do things collectively here on the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: I am going to move on to the Fine Gael slot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: The next slot is myself. I thank the three Ministers for being present. I am enthused to hear so much discussion on cost rental. This is something we have wanted to promote for years. I recall talking about cost rental for many years in council chambers and seeing blank faces looking back at me asking what was cost rental. I still think we need to do far more on publicising and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: I recall reading a book that was a 20-year review of the 1963 Act. It was done by Professor Berna Grist. She examined the Act 20 years after it was introduced. It was the first planning Act. One thing that jumped out at me was the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, as it was at the time, complaining about development contribution charges that far back. I am looking for assurance that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: That is very positive. When will we get the result of that public consultation and some feedback?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Housing for All: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Resumed) (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: That is positive. It is something that has been requested for a long time and it is good to see it coming to an end.