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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 one minute if he wants responses.

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 Minister has to respond, by right. Deputy Boyd Barrett has ten seconds left.

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 have to move on. I ask members to leave the Minister time to answer, if they want an answer. I will take the next slot. The Affordable Housing Act 2021, which the Government introduced, includes a small line about community-led housing. I do not know if any work has been done in that area, which I raised last week with the officials. While it is probably a small strand of housing...

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 know.

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: It does, but I ask the Minister of State to let me make a point before he answers. People have to borrow, and the banks and lending institutions wish to know that they are not lending to somebody who will end up with a shell without a roof, that is, a dream project that did not work out. They also wish to know that the asset they are lending against will be worth money at the end and they...

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: It is important to see the issue in the overall framework, where the challenge is in having high-density urban living. It is expensive to do. It is a climate action, and not just a housing action.

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 of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for his attendance. We do not have much longer to go and we will continue with the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien.

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 colleagues for reminding me of the time. I took my eye off the clock for a minute. However, we did start a little late so I am okay to go beyond 6 p.m. I call Deputy McAuliffe.

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 will interrupt at this point. I will let Deputy O'Donoghue and Senator Boyhan ask their questions as well because I did not realise the Minister has to leave at 6 p.m. We will leave the last five minutes for the Minister to answer. I call Deputy O'Donoghue.

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 call Senator Boyhan,

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 Minister has the last two minutes to try to answer as many of those questions as possible.

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 for his engagement and for that of his colleagues the Ministers of State, Deputies Noonan and O'Donnell, as well.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: 308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding provisions put in place by his Department to action Part 2 Section 6(2) or the Affordable Housing Act 2021 in relation to arrangement for community-led housing organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18976/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the qualifying criteria for the ready-to-build scheme so as to include community-led housing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18977/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: 473. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding any Departmental initiatives that seek to increase environmentally friendly practices in the early years sector, with a particular emphasis on promoting biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19159/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Third Level Costs (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: 503. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding funding allocations for those pursuing doctorates in educational and child psychology at Mary Immaculate College and UCD; if his attention has been drawn to the inequity in funding when compared to similar doctorate courses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18921/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (25 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: 595. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1530 of 18 April 2023, if a timeline can be provided for the confirmed evaluation of the community ophthalmic services medical treatment scheme; if any basis for the delay to date in commencing this can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19456/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (20 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the roll-out of GP cards to include people on or below the median income as committed to under Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18799/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Shannon Foynes Port Company: Chairperson Designate (Resumed) (19 Apr 2023)

Steven Matthews: I welcome Mr. McGarry. From the outset, I want to clarify one thing. Is it correct to say that he is chairperson-designate but this is his second term?