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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: 461. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32580/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: 452. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32504/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: 539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new school building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for the completion of this project; if she will meet directly with the management of the school to discuss the progress that has been made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31832/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: 563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the requirements to retrofit and install solar panels respectively in a school (details supplied); if the process for applying for this type of project can be outlined; if funding is available to fund similar applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32255/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: We are meeting to discuss universal design and other issues around building regulations relating to accessibility. From the National Disability Authority, we are joined by Dr. Aideen Hartney, director, and Ms Ruth O'Reilly, senior design adviser. From Age Action Ireland, we have Ms Celine Clarke, head of advocacy and communications, and Ms Mary Murphy, research officer. From the Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I invite Ms Lally and Ms Carthy to make their opening remarks, on behalf of the Irish Wheelchair Association.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Lally and Ms Carthy. In invite Mr. Dolan to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: Thank you. We now go to the members for questions. We have many expert witnesses so if members are asking questions, they might direct them to particular witnesses. Members have seven minutes for each slot and that includes the time for answers. I call Senator Fitzpatrick.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: Does somebody wish to answer the question on local authority information gathering?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Condon, but I want to keep things moving along because we have limited time slots. That information has been presented. To be clear on what Senator Fitzpatrick is suggesting, I think the committee would agree, with the information presented to us during this meeting and learned from questions and answers, to report to the Minister on the findings. The census...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: We will move on. There are important questions there which we will come back to. We should report on the suggestion that the Minister could instruct the CCMA to gather that information. I recently asked the Minister about the HNDA. His response was that local authorities have been instructed to gather this information. I will have to clarify the position, but that is my recollection.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I would suggest making another recommendation that we believe a review of the regulations is overdue. The last one was in 2014 and the witnesses were not present for that, or the reviews in 2010. Do they know whether any groups advocating on behalf of universal design or improving Part M were present for any of those reviews?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: That is ongoing at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am tying to keep note of recommendations here. We will go back through the transcripts afterwards. I call Senator Boyhan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Dolan but we are well over time on that slot. I thank Senator Boyhan. I call Deputy Higgins, who is just back from the Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputy. The first question was to Dr. Hartney.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: Who was the Deputy's next question to go to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Deputy. To Dr. Hartney, what was the name of the research done in 2016 again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: That was done in 2006 following the census.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Universal Design In Building: Discussion (21 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: It has not been done since.