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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: There were technical issues there with the Fianna Fáil members trying to get a connection. I can bring them in now or move to Fine Gael if they can give me an indication. There are still technical problems there. I will move on to the Fine Gael slot then.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am going to move next to the Green Party slot. I call Deputy Duffy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I will bring Deputy Flaherty in next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I will leave it to the Deputy to correspond with Ms Hurley or Ms Reeves on that issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: We have covered that one and we were told there will be no change to the staffing levels. Senator Cummins's technical issues are resolved. I invite him to go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Senator Cummins. As all members have asked questions, I will put some questions. It makes sense to bring the three organisations in question together like this. Combining the land identification and mapping skills of Ordnance Survey Ireland with the building identification skills and knowledge that exist within the Property Registration Authority and the Valuation Office makes a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: We are trying to assist local authorities in respect of compulsory purchase orders, CPOs, where they may be necessary or advantageous. Will that be a designated role of the new body? We really want to identify areas in our town centres and urban centres where contact with the owners to discuss options regarding planning, change of use or funding that may be available could allow us to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Tailte Éireann Bill 2020: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Reeves. That is helpful. That is the end of the questioning from the members as far as I can see. I do not see any other hands up. I thank Ms Reeves and Ms Hurley for their attendance here today. It has been very helpful for us in our deliberations. We will now proceed to write up a pre-legislative scrutiny report in which we will take the information the witnesses have given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the broadband team for their attendance. Deputy Cathal Crowe referred earlier to the time the witnesses gave to members to travel around our various constituencies to look at the installation on the ground. We got a sense at first hand of some of the difficulties the team is encountering, such as collapsed ducts, networks legacy issues, knowledge of where these ducts go and all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: When NBI passes premises and it is up online and people can see that their house is passed now, and I know as part of that survey and installation work NBI is looking at the last 100 m, 50 m or whatever it is into a property and everything that is required to get the fibre into the house, typically what is the time between a house being passed and somebody getting the fibre if he or she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: It is worth noting that it is the pre-survey work that NBI does which is helping it to deliver that. That is an impressive part of the overall project. Finally, could the witness provide an update on Wicklow? I know that NBI is quite advanced in Kilcoole and Blessington and that other areas are going through the design stage as well. If he has time, Mr. Malone might offer Deputy Ó...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: Good afternoon. Attendees are very welcome to this meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Today we are going to continue our pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the planning and development (amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021. We are joined remotely by the following witnesses: from the County and City Management Association, CCMA, Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: Thank you, Mr. Kelly. I now invite the representatives from the Construction Industry Federation, CIF, to make their opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I invite Dr. Norton to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Dr. Norton. Finally, I invite Mr. Mandal to deliver his opening statement on behalf of the Dublin Democratic Planning Alliance, DDPA.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Mandal. I move on to the members' opportunity to comment and put questions to our witnesses. We have many witnesses today with much experience and competencies in various aspects of planning, architecture and development. I ask members to keep to the Bill in front of us. We are carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny on that. It is not necessarily an autopsy of the SHD process....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I am going by meeting 2 running order and the Deputy is the next available on that list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I ask the representative of the CCMA to respond to the first question on resource requirements.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Kelly. There are only 40 seconds remaining. I ask Dr. Norton to comment on place-making. I have no doubt we will get to the question to the CIF later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Sep 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Dr. Norton. I will move on now to the Fine Gael slot. Is it Deputy Higgins?