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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does the Minister of State wish to respond?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: That is fine.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: We move on to amendment No. 58. Amendments Nos. 58, 59, 69 and 70 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: That is one question and Deputy Ó Broin has another.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: Can we get a written response on the transposition of that directive?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: I will let Deputy O'Callaghan back in, but then we will put the question, as we have had a great deal of discussion on it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is the amendment being pressed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is the amendment being pressed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: There is a lot resting on this.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: I will invite Deputy Boyd Barrett to that meeting, if he wishes. I will put him on the invite list.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: Is the amendment being pressed?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: Amendments Nos. 73 to 77, inclusive, 79 and 81 may be taken together.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: We will go to the Minister of State for a response on that and the Deputy may come back in again.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: We will recommence our deliberations on amendment No. 73 on the next occasion. I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their participation.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does that cover amendment No. 62 for the Deputy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: I apologise for my absence at recent committee meetings but it has been clashing directly with the housing committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am sure. When I saw this on the agenda I knew I definitely wanted to be here for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Waller. There might be something for the aviation industry as well. We know the aviation industry is a considerable contributor to CO2 and greenhouse gas emissions. I cannot verify the claim but I read recently that if aviation was a country, it would be in the top ten emitters in the world. I cannot be sure that is true. Going back to targets, we know our programme for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Steven Matthews: There is no doubt any more in anybody’s mind as to where we need to get to. Although we are targeting the transport sector here to reduce emissions, the fact is that we must also consider the impact of climate change on our transport systems themselves. One can look at Ballycar in the Chairman’s own neck of the woods, where flooding closes the rail line down. It is something...