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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: That figure of 541 was the estimate for the local authority requirement only. We also have the requirement for planning staff in the Office of the Planning Regulator, An Bord Pleanála and the regional assemblies. If there are any student planners listening, there are plenty of opportunities in the future. As someone said, planning is not an exact science or formula where you know...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding grant support for taxi drivers to purchase electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8384/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (21 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: 517. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to reports detailing serious structural concerns and required upgrades to a school (details supplied); the way that management of the facility can seek funding to carry out this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8799/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: 600. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the extension of free GP cards for children beyond the existing age parameters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8107/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: 746. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if grant support is being considered to support community groups including one such group (details supplied) to assist with purchasing electric vehicles to provide transport for sick clients and members to hospital appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8185/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby some sports clubs cannot apply for the sports club EV charging scheme due to not having phase 3 power set ups in their facilities; if funding could be provided to upgrade their electrical systems in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7572/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school build for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the completion of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7481/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: Wind Energy Ireland's conference is being held today and, therefore, I thank Mr. Moran and his colleagues for leaving the conference to be here to assist us with this matter, as the rest of the groups have done. As the witnesses represent the experience of developer interest in this area, it is important the committee engages with them and listens to their concerns on the planning system....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: I will now go to Deputy Ó Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: We all want to deliver housing, apart from Wind Energy Ireland, which wants to deliver wind turbines.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland will come before the committee. It recently produced a paper on low-rise medium density, or perhaps it was medium-rise high density, and it does look interesting. At present there are 80,000 extant planning permissions. Why is the planning system a difficulty in delivering these?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: My next question is for Mr. Farrell and his group. How can density be built in our cities? The 15-minute city is being spoken about a lot. How do we do this and close the affordability and viability gap? If he can answer this question, he has cracked it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Senator Cummins and call Deputy Cian O’Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt. I have to move on. I have to be strict. There are so many who want to come back in. Mr. Spain can respond in the next round and finish that line of questioning, if he wants. I call Deputy Flaherty.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. We are continuing with the pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft planning and development Bill 2022. We are joined by representatives of the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, Mr. Connor O'Connell, director of housing and planning, and Mr. Tom Parlon, director general; from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: We want to see housing delivered. We know there is a climate challenge in delivering all that housing and we have done a report on it. We know the difficulties with construction. A town centre development or infill development is a bit more difficult than building three-bedroom semi-detached houses on a greenfield site. We know this but we cannot keep going with that model. We have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Flaherty and call Senator Boyhan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: We did not even touch on development contributions there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: I want to clarify something I did not follow in Wind Energy Ireland's opening statement. If an application is made under the Maritime Area Planning Act, WEI understands the judicial review timelines do not apply to it but that those applications are to An Bord Pleanála. Why would they not apply?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Feb 2023)

Steven Matthews: It is the MACs which are not covered by those timelines.