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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 45 to 49, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I call on Deputy Boyd Barrett, to be followed by Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Duffy has indicated.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is amendment No. 48 being pressed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I apologise to members but the Ceann Comhairle's ruling requires me to request that members return to their rooms. We will proceed at that point.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I still have to find out whether two other amendments will be pressed to a vote. Now that members have returned to their offices, I ask Deputy Duffy to speak to amendment No. 50.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank members and the Minister for their co-operation and assistance this evening. At our next meeting, we will consider a Supplementary Estimate for Vote 34 - housing, local government and heritage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: I, too, thank the Secretariat and the Bills Office for preparing the papers and assisting us.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (1 Dec 2021)

Steven Matthews: In accordance with Standing Order 101, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage has completed its consideration of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 and has made no amendments thereto.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (30 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: 116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if recent assessments have been carried out by his Department into the capacity of counselling services offered by third level institutions, particularly given the mental health challenges posed by the extended period of home learning as a result of the pandemic. [58639/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will report on the initiatives that he has facilitated to encourage the recruitment of mature apprentices; if he is considering additional measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: 496. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who is on the waiting list for a series of early intervention supports including a speech and language and occupational therapist and child psychologist; and the timeframe for when the person can will be able to visit these services. [58891/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: Good afternoon. We are meeting today to consider the matter of marine protected areas. We are joined today by Mr. Richard Cronin, principal adviser, and Dr. Oliver Ó Cadhla, scientific policy adviser, both from the marine environment section of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I thank them for their attendance today in assisting the joint committee in its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Cronin. To echo his last point, there is a keen interest in the entire area, not just the marine protected areas but also the protection, preservation and restoration of Ireland's maritime area. As he may be aware, the committee has spent the past two months on the Maritime Area Planning Bill, and the marine protected areas obviously came up in the context of that development...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (30 Nov 2021)

Steven Matthews: There will be time on subsequent rounds if Deputy Ó Broin wants to come back in and expand on any of the points raised. The legislative timeline Mr. Cronin indicated seems positive and it is one to which I would like to adhere. He will find the committee co-operative in undertaking pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme. He mentioned that we need to look at good models...