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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: To keep things in order, reflecting how we normally proceed, amendments Nos. 1 and 4 will be discussed together. The Deputy can speak to amendment No. 4, I will then deal with amendment No. 1 and then we are finished.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I would rather take them in order, just to keep them in sequence.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I note it was a cross-party recommendation from this committee in our urban regeneration report. It is worthy of consideration, whether it fits within this Bill or not.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: It was included as a recommendation in our urban regeneration report too.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Committee Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State referred to section 23(7) earlier. The committee produced a report on urban regeneration. It had a number of recommendations about creating a single entity to gather data on vacancy and dereliction condition scoring on buildings. I am conscious that we cannot, at this stage, substantially expand the role Tailte Éireann would perform. Would that fall within this...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (13 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2022 and has made no amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Pollution (12 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request that Irish Water and the Environmental Protection Agency investigate the cause of the confirmed presence of methylisoborneol in the water supply for County Wicklow and south County Dublin; if methylisoborneol has been found in other water supplies nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (12 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: 68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the allocation of Croí Cónaithe funding by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50557/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (12 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: 69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the instructions and information that was provided to local authorities regarding the way to account for and administrate the purchase of a residential property in the context of a tenant being in receipt of HAP and the owner seeks to sell this property to the council; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (11 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: 76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the delivery of a retrofitting programme for schools built before 2008 as committed to in the National Development Plan; the way that schools can seek support to fund these measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49780/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the review of school transport places following the additional funding provided in Budget 2023; the timeline for its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding any recent meetings held between her Department and the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board in relation to a new school building for a school (details supplied); the status of this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49547/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: 408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the need to upgrade and retrofit the old part of a school building (details supplied); if the building can be assessed to establish the level of work required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35391/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: Good afternoon and welcome. Today's meeting is the first in a series of meetings where we invite local authorities to discuss their projections on delivery of housing from various different strands of housing that they engage with and the historical numbers of housing they have produced over the past couple of years. The committee intends to bring in a number of local authorities to examine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: That would be helpful. We might include that in our request to the local authorities for further information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: Did Mr. Currran wish to come in on that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Duffy. I will move on now to Senator Moynihan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Implementing Housing for All: Discussion (11 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: Can we stick to the speaker please?