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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: I have another question on national monuments. There are many national monuments around the country, comprising stones, cairns and old structures. There does not seem to be a lot of information on those sites. There is some crossover with the Office of Public Works, OPW, in that regard. Does the Minister of State see any advances that could be make in that area? I am not talking about...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: Before Mr. MacDonagh comes in, I will give the Minister of State an example. Raheen-a-Cluig is the church on the side of Bray Head. There is nothing in place to indicate what it is to people as they walk by. There is a sign that just states, I think, it is managed by the OPW. I cannot remember if that is what is written on the sign but it probably is. There is a very good local medieval...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. MacDonagh. I will ask another brief question of the Minister of State because I am almost out of time. Will he update the committee on the hen harrier threat response plan?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: Go ahead, Ms Carberry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: I will move on to the Fianna Fáil slot. I call on Deputy McAuliffe.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: I do not see anyone offering to come back in. I am aware the Minister of State needs to make contact with staff in the National Parks and Wildlife Service regarding storms. There is so much we did not manage to touch on today - even around the work of Waterways Ireland, the national biodiversity plan for 2022 onwards and the management plans for our national parks and Natura sites. We need...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee
Update from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (7 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State and his officials. He brought the full team here today, which shows the range of work he covers. We will see him again shortly regarding the monuments Bill and the electoral reform Bill and will no doubt have another update from him. I thank him for all the work he is doing. Keep up the good work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: The meeting is to consider the Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021 in draft. I have received apologies from Senator Mary Fitzpatrick. Members are reminded of the constitutional requirements that they should be physically present within the confines of the place in which the Parliament has chosen to sit, namely, Leinster House, in order to participate in public meetings....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I will call on members to make their contributions in turn. We will follow the usual committee rota. I note, as all members are now attending remotely, the Debates Office has asked that each speaker be clearly identified by name to help ensure the accuracy of the official record. I request that members state their name clearly and confirm that they are within the confines of Leinster...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: Yes, go ahead.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: Is that a sufficient answer to Deputy Gould's question? We can do two things. We can go into private session to answer the more technical questions that might arise in one block, rather than going in and out of private session, if there are more technical questions, or a written response to the question can be provided following the meeting. Would that suffice?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I appreciate Deputy Gould's co-operation; that is most helpful. I will now move on to the Fine Gael slot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I am moving on to an Independent slot. Could I get an indication of who wishes to contribute? Apologies, but I cannot see the attendance list on my screen. I will moving on to a Green Party slot, which I will take it. The introduction of these regulations is a positive development. I have been looking at the fees associated with planning applications for a long time and they rarely, if...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: Please do.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: In addition, I refer to the importance of full and proper public consultation throughout many of these processes. It was my experience when I was a councillor, and probably that of many of the other committee members and the Minister of State, that the more meetings there are with people to discuss the potential, the possibilities and the likelihood in the context of all the things that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: Moving to the Social Democrats, I call Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: Thank you. We move to the Labour Party slot. I call Senator Rebecca Moynihan.