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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Chair. I had meant to suggest we include South East on Track but it completely slipped my mind at the time. I appreciate the Chair's suggestion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: Thank you, Chair. Perhaps Mr. Logue will respond to my questions. Transport-orientated development is what I am talking about.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: We could even use the existing lines. I believe we should sweat the assets we have rather than aiming for the very long term. To build a greenfield railway takes a long time, a lot of investment and massive planning. We have lines in place already, including, for example, the Nenagh branch we are talking about. We need to sweat those assets. We need compact growth in those towns and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: In my remaining time, I will make the comment that I think there need to be much closer working ties between the Department of Transport and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I do not think transport and planning can be done separately even though we have done that for many years. That approach has failed. We have an opportunity now. I have never seen so much...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Mulligan and the Chairman.

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

Steven Matthews: I will move on. Deputy Gould, you had plenty of time. We have to leave time for everybody. We only have two hours because of the delay in starting. I call on Deputy Higgins.

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

Steven Matthews: Deputy McAuliffe is substituting for Deputy Duffy and I can bring him in before going to Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: I spoke earlier about planning and transport but I would narrow that down to roads and rail. There is a principle that investing in a road of two or three lanes creates induced demand and the road fills up, which is not good for our road system. However, that is exactly what we want in a public transport system. We have seen it with the likes of the western rail corridor. When it started...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (3 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding supports and incentives for persons living in apartments and other multi-unit dwellings to install chargers for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10090/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (3 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce regulations to provide protection for the basking shark under the provisions of section 23 of the Wildlife Act 1976; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11574/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (3 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of full-time vacant homes officers that are currently employed across Ireland; the target number of full-time vacant homes officers to be employed; his views on the role and importance of vacant homes officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11573/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (3 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the number of properties on the derelict sites register in Wicklow County Council; his views on the merits of updating elected representatives within the local authority area on a quarterly basis on the latest statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10093/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: 266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to delays in the roll-out of an e-planning system for local authorities which is now set to be completed by the end of 2022; the steps that are being taken to ensure that there are no future delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10094/22]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 Mar 2022)

Steven Matthews: The purpose of this meeting is Committee Stage consideration of the Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022. I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Peter Burke, and his officials.