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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt Ms Sherry but I have to apply the same strict time limit to everybody and I am over my ten minutes. I am sure we will get back to that important point. The next speaker is Deputy O'Donoghue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: Thank you, Deputy. Perhaps Dr. O' Connor and Ms Sherry will expand their tour to take in Limerick. Does Ms Murphy wish to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt but we are 25 minutes over time so far. I must ask members again to try to keep their contributions within the six minute limit. The longer members take to ask questions, the shorter the time available for answers. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I think Deputy Cian O'Callaghan wanted to put the same question to the representatives of Waterford City and County Council and to Dr. O'Connor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: We have had over six minutes now, so if the representatives of Waterford City and County Council could be very brief-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I can give Deputy Cian O'Callaghan the same time as everybody else. It means that people will be able to get a question. I am trying to pull it back.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I have just asked members if they could comply with the six-minute rule. If Deputy Cian O'Callaghan does not want to, that is grand; fire away. I just asked for co-operation, but if members do not want to co-operate-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: At the outset I said six minutes. It is my fault for letting contributions run to ten minutes. They were important points. If Deputy Cian O'Callaghan wishes to keep going, I will not cut the microphone on him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I ask Mr. Grimes to give as brief an answer as possible because I want to get back on time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Grimes. I appreciate that. I call Senator Moynihan and ask her to stick as closely to six minutes as possible because otherwise people will not be able to get in at the end.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I am timing everybody; Senator Moynihan is on the right side.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: Senator Moynihan has one minute left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I will try to bring the Senator back in in the second round. Is that okay?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: The clock is at seven minutes and 25 seconds. The Senator can ask the questions, but I do not think we will have time for the witnesses to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: In about 30 seconds, if you can.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: Sorry, Ms Sherry, but I need to interrupt you there. We are up to nine minutes now. I will move on to the second Fine Gael slot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Higgins. She is the only one to stick to the time, today. I now call Deputy Gould.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy McAuliffe, and for sticking to time. As Senator Boyhan has not returned from the Seanad, we now move to Deputy Duffy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I have a follow-up question but I do not have time to allow a response right now. Is a housing crisis, where there is a shortage of housing and long waiting lists, not a good enough reason to enter a CPO process? Is that not the critical question we need to ask here?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Urban Regeneration: Discussion (14 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: Senator Cummins will take the third Fine Gael slot.