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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: The audio was breaking up slightly so I do not know if the Minister of State picked up on those questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thought the sound broke up a little and I did not quite catch it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: If that is acceptable, we will get a written response on that for the Senator.
- 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 second round of questions and we begin with Fine Gael. I call Deputy Higgins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I have to advise the Minister of State, and I am sure it can be accommodated, that if we wish to bring in officials to answer questions on some of the more technical aspects of the regulations, we will need to go into private session. We can do that if you wish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: If Senator Moynihan wishes to put that question in written format, we can forward it to the Department for written response.
- 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 move now to the second Sinn Féin slot and I call Deputy Ó Broin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: It may be helpful that the committee has a work theme set out to look at the whole area of local authority resources, staffing and funding allocations. I would expect that we will invite the Department in to one or two of those sessions. We can address all of those issues and questions around resourcing and funding that have arisen over the last couple of weeks while we have been addressing...
- 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 sorry, but I suggest the Deputy may be veering slightly off course. We are dealing with the regulations for the LRD Bill. I ask him to conclude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Gould. It may be helpful to the Minister of State that this committee is having a series of three meetings, one before Christmas and two after, where we are going to consider the whole area of urban regeneration in villages, towns and cities. Aspects to be addressed will include dereliction, vacancy and other factors that impact this context, such as the Town Centre First...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021: Motion (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State and the members for their contributions this morning. That completes our consideration of the draft Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021. The clerk to the committee will send messages to that effect to the CIerks of the Dáil and the Seanad in accordance with Standing Orders 101 and 75, respectively. I thank the Minister of State and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (2 Dec 2021)
Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the following Order in draft: Planning and Development (LRD Fees) Regulations 2021. Under Standing Order 100(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee. In accordance with Standing...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: I welcome members and viewers who may watching our proceedings on Oireachtas TV to the meeting. The Dáil has ordered that a Supplementary Estimate for Public Services in respect of Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage - for a sum not exceeding €198,915,000 be referred to this committee for consideration. The purpose of this morning's meeting is to consider that...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: I concur with the Minister's comments on local government and the tremendous work it has done over the past 18 months during the pandemic, including the staff and members of the local authorities, for their community supports during the worst of the pandemic in 2020 and the work they have done in the allocation of road space and outdoor dining. They have significantly improved our towns and...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: Let the Minister finish. I will bring the Deputy back in.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: Can we stick to the Estimates, please?
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy Gould and the Minister. They have had a good long time. The local government funding is extremely positive. I am intrigued. Like Deputy McAuliffe, I will not push the Minister on the additional resources for local authorities shortly to be announced under Housing for All, but it is extremely important. Deputy Gould raised the issues of dereliction and vacancy. We can do...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister. There are eight minutes remaining and Deputies Flaherty and Higgins are offering. I ask them to keep to two or three minutes each, which will allow us to finish on time.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: We have three minutes, and I have to stick strictly to that because the room needs to be vacated and prepared for the next meeting. I call on Deputy Higgins. Minister, if you could respond and make your closing statement in the next three minutes, that would be helpful.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2021) Steven Matthews: Minister, could you be as brief as possible? I am afraid I have to end the meeting in the next minute.