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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: There is. Amendment No. 85 seeks to amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997 to enable local authorities to impose conditions and limits upon the display of election posters. The Bill does not address this issue or reference the 1997 Act. It is concerned only with online political advertising. Amendment No. 85 must be ruled out of order in accordance with Standing Order 87(1) as it is not...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I ask the Minister of State to be brief because I do not want to set a precedent of speaking on amendments that are out of order.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: That is very positive.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: Amendments 86 to 103, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Deputy Nash has proposed an amendment to amendment No. 90, which we will also take in this grouping.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: The amendment to amendment No. 90 was discussed with amendment No. 86. Is it being pressed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: The Minister of State has indicated he will come back with a response to these queries.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: Does the Minister of State wish to make some closing remarks? I thank him for the helpful and productive engagement with the members throughout this process. It was very constructive.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am happy to engage with the Minister of State or his officials to organise those briefings. Finally, I thank the departmental officials and the secretariat of the committee for organising the meetings. We should always note the tremendous work the Bills Offices does in preparing all this for us to make it flow.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil. (1 Jun 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 Electoral Reform Bill 2022 and has made amendments thereto and to the Title of the Bill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Philips and his team. It is good to hear him make that admission in his last comment because that is where the problem lies. I want to ask about passengers with reduced mobility in particular and how they will fit into the DAA's plan. I have feedback from people who were stopped at the weekend and I know the weekend was chaotic. Mr. Philips and his team did not want that and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I reiterate that it is important to make sure that information is clearly available to people. They do not want to arrive into situation whereby a whole new arrangement they have not been used to has been set up. On the numbers entering the building and that are on-site and in the back-up holding areas, if more people are going to have to arrive earlier for their flights and if there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I do not doubt passenger safety and comfort is the DAA's priority, as it is for every industry that provides a service. I am interested in the fact that more people are arriving and waiting at holding points for longer. The DAA is managing the situation safely and to the best of its ability as it unfolds. However, this is a planned procedure now. Taking account of the numbers and those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. McLean and Mr. Philips.

Transport, Accelerating Sustainable Mobility: Statements (31 May 2022)

Steven Matthews: I wish to talk about trains and public transport, and the electrification of rail services in particular. There have been huge advancements with battery-electric units that have a really good range. In most cases, we will not need to build that extensive overhead network in order to provide a good, urban, electrified rail system. Electric trains have the advantage of being much quicker...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (31 May 2022)

Steven Matthews: 335. 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. [27773/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (31 May 2022)

Steven Matthews: 353. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport anomaly in the case of a child (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (31 May 2022)

Steven Matthews: 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide this Deputy with copies of any reports, site assessments or any related documents carried out by or on behalf of her Department in relation to the site acquisition process for a school (details supplied) since it was initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28019/22]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (31 May 2022)

Steven Matthews: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage is meeting for Committee Stage of the Electoral Reform Bill 2022. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, and his officials, to our meeting. We will proceed with our consideration of the Bill.