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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: In that survey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Yes. I thank the Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 281. 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. [12421/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 280. 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. [12401/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 288. 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. [12572/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 544. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the campaign to make a drug (details supplied) available under the drugs payment scheme; if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12603/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Today is our fourth meeting in a series of meetings on urban and rural regeneration. We are joined from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage by Ms Maria Graham, assistant secretary, and Mr. Stewart Logan, senior planning adviser. Ms Lisa Clifford, from the urban regeneration and development fund, URDF, section of the Department joins us remotely. From the Department of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. O'Brien. I have a question. The town and village renewal scheme is applicable to towns with populations of less than 10,000, is that correct?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Sorry, Deputy, you are out of time. I will let you back in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I think you might have the second Sinn Féin slot because Deputy Ó Broin is not present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I ask Ms Graham to be brief.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Higgins. I will take the next slot, which is the Green Party slot. The Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, URDF, is a €2 billion fund. There is €1.6 billion, if I am reading this correctly, between 2019 and 2022 and it is extended out to 2030. Is the fund to be increased to extend it out to 2030?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: That is good to hear because I have seen, as I am sure many have, at local authority level the benefits these public space and public realm investments that you see across many towns and villages can bring. It acts as a stimulus as well, if the local authority invests in the local town or creates this nice place. I was glad to hear Ms Graham mention place making in her opening statement....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am interested to hear that. If there is a review of regulations or that process, I am sure it will come to the committee at some point. We would be interested in engaging in that. My understanding is - this is from experts working in the field and the large technical guidance document comprising 12 or 13 chapters that is out there - it is quite directed towards new builds or not quite at...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Just a note of information with reference to a question Deputy Gould raised, I received a recent notification from the Minister that he has increased the allocation from €50,000 to €60,000 for each local authority for vacant homes officers. There are part-time vacant homes officers but this is to bring them all up to full time. I just got that information two or three days ago...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry but I have to interrupt. We can come back to the Senator's questions in the second round. I call Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I will jump in here. If a local authority does not move sufficiently fast on a scheme that has been awarded funding, can the Department take that back and give it to someone who will use it? Have the witnesses ever needed to tell local authorities they are not moving fast enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban and Rural Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am just looking at the members present online. Deputy Higgins is going to take the second Fine Gael slot.