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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: 29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans regarding the provision of grants to install LED lighting for sports clubs across the country, with a view to reducing both energy usage and financial costs to the clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55186/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: 465. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the foreign birth registration application for a person (details supplied) can be reviewed and expedited; and if he will address matters in relation to the delays in this process. [55508/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: 664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the loss of a caretaker in a community organisation (details supplied) who works under the CE scheme; if any flexibility can be provided in this case, in order for the person to remain in situ; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54825/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: 915. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); if he will seek to have the case expedited as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54205/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to the committee. We are continuing our series of meetings of engagement with local authorities from throughout the country. From Limerick City and County Council I welcome Dr. Pat Daly, Ms Caroline Curley and Mr. Gordon Daly in the committee room, and online we are joined by Mr. Joe Delaney, Mr. Conor Culloo and Ms Sarah Newell. They are welcome and I thank them for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: I invite Mr. Walsh to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Walsh. The Fianna Fáil slot is first but its members appear to be in the Dáil and Seanad as Senator Fitzpatrick appears to be away from desk. I will move to the Sinn Féin slot, which Deputy Quinlivan is taking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Thank you. We move to the Fianna Fáil slot. I call Senator Fitzpatrick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: We move to the Fine Gael slot. I call Senator Cummins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: We are just out of time on that slot but we can come back to the issue again because it is an important item in the discussion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: I will ask the witnesses to come back to that issue. There will be time in the third round for Senator Moynihan if she wants to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank the witnesses for attending. They have heard the importance of this issue. I will first ask them to take back our thanks to their staff who work so hard in difficult circumstances in a difficult job to provide vital critical services for the people of the greater Dublin area. The work they do in public transport, in providing the service, is critical to our climate action and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Okay, but as the situation was arising, Ms Keane could see that drivers were leaving, there were Covid-19 outbreaks, there were delays to services, and the company was saying regularly to the NTA it was not going to meet its monthly requirements nor meet its punctuality per kilometre distance. I put the same question to Go-Ahead Ireland. I want to figure out where the public was let down....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: I appreciate that and it is understood. If Mr. Edwards could just answer, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Okay. Was the NTA satisfied it was getting regular, timely updates and that this was not a surprise to it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Why was communication to the public so poor? Why was action not taken so that, instead of four services per hour, it was cut to three but those three were provided regularly? I know that is an operational challenge but it is better that, where there is an infrequent bus service such as the Enniskerry route, when a bus is cancelled, a person is not left standing there for two hours.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Is that the fares reduction?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: And then there was people's confidence in travelling on public transport coming back after Covid-19. No, I understand that. Is the NTA satisfied with the recruitment programme the company has in place and the measures it has taken? Is the NTA satisfied that in 2023 both companies will meet their service level requirements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: Both bus companies have answered the question on how many drivers they have. Will they be able to recruit and retain the ones they have in training and in the recruitment process? When drivers leave, do they ask them why they have left? What have they put in place to ask drivers to stay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Provision of Bus Services in Dublin: Discussion (8 Nov 2022)

Steven Matthews: I ask the same question of Go-Ahead Ireland. Does the company talk to drivers after they have left and work out why they have left and what changes the company can make to get them to stay, or does it ask them to stay?