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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: 128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the Departmental working group that was set up to investigate potential amendments to building regulations to require changing places (details supplied) in suitable public buildings; the proposed structure of the public consultation and if a timeline can be provided for its completion. [3301/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: 619. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on research carried out by his Department in relation to the HPV vaccine uptake; if further roll-out is being considered for qualifying persons who did not receive the vaccine at school age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3358/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I welcome everybody to the committee. Today is our third in a series of meetings we are holding on urban renewal and urban regeneration and how to bring some life, living and economic vibrancy back to our urban and rural towns and our villages. Today we are joined by Technological University, TU, Dublin. I am delighted to welcome Mr. Odran Reid and Ms Helen Murray O'Connor from TU...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Graham and appreciate her sticking to the five minutes. I invite Ms Vallone to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: My apologies to Ms Vallone but I must interrupt her as we have gone over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: However, I did want to allow Ms Vallone to get onto that section about the importance of county and town architects because I firmly believe and agree with that and in what they can bring to the overall process. I apologise again for interrupting her but we have to try to keep to time. I invite Mr. Reynolds to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Reynolds. We will now move on to Technological University Dublin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: We are almost out of time, but I will let Mr. Reid go ahead with his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Reid for sticking to the time. There will be plenty of opportunity for him to elaborate on his opening statement and to answer questions, in particular around quantum and bringing vibrancy and a bit of life to town centres, including an economic benefit. I will now give members an opportunity to ask questions, with seven minutes allowed in total for each question and answer....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: That was almost five minutes of questions so there are only about two minutes left to answer, but we can come back to answer them at the end. Will someone from the Department take the first or possibly the second question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I have to interrupt Ms Graham.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I have no doubt there will be an opportunity to return to those questions towards the end of the meeting, or others may ask them as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: The Senator's questions are directed to the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I have no doubt it will be a recommendation from Senator Cummins as he regularly raises the matter. I would tend to agree with him on it. On the questions that are asked, which the witnesses do not have time to answer, I ask that they would provide a written response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: Is the question directed to TU Dublin or Ms Vallone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry. As that has been eight minutes I must move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: If I can jump in at the end of Deputy's slot, I have a query for Ms Graham on that point. On working with the Department of Finance on that, taxation is obviously its remit but could she give us an indication of when she thinks we will have that collaboration between both Departments and have that tax in place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Graham.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I must interrupt Mr. Hogan because of time. I might suggest the committee goes on a European tour and investigates all those things he is looking at.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Jan 2022)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt Mr. Reynolds. It is a very important point, but we are up to nine minutes on that and I have to move on.