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

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Keenan. I call Senator Cummins next.

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

Steven Matthews: We are running out of time and I want to bring in Senator Fitzpatrick.

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

Steven Matthews: It is more than 12 months since we passed the LDA Act. The LDA will be a critical agency in the delivery of housing in the coming years. How have the councils found the interaction with the LDA in the past 12 months? I would be interested to hear the witnesses thought.

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

Steven Matthews: The committee will visit a cost-rental site at some point. We might take Shanganagh but, perhaps, we will wait until the DART station is built out there.

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

Steven Matthews: We had intended to organise a visit.

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

Steven Matthews: The point of a high energy rating is that it reduces the running costs for the duration of people living in that house. Someone could have a low-cost house but very high running costs.

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

Steven Matthews: It is an affordability thing as well. The affordability of-----

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

Steven Matthews: That requires a longer discussion.

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

Steven Matthews: We are going to have representatives of a number of other local authorities before the committee. We do not want to let Dublin City Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council answer all the questions. On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. Keegan, Mr. O'Reilly, Ms McNamara, Mr. Curran and Ms Keenan for their attendance. It has been a helpful meeting. To reiterate comments...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to the Select Committee on Housing, Local government and Heritage. The meeting today is convened to consider the Committee Stage of the Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan and his officials to the committee. We will commence our consideration of the Bill.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I will just bring in Deputy Gould to speak now, please, as he wishes to make a comment on this amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Gould and invite Deputy O’Donoghue to speak.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: Can I ask Deputy O’Donoghue to please stick to Deputy O’Callaghan’s amendment, which relates to a referendum?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I ask Deputy Ó Broin to be brief.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: I call Deputy O'Callaghan to give the last word as it is his amendment.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (6 Oct 2022)

Steven Matthews: If the Minister of State provides the committee with a copy of his note on the matter, we will discuss it at the meeting of the joint committee next Tuesday. I am conscious that our Senator members are not present. I thank the Minister.