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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Coleman for clarifying that. I have had discussions with others about the fact that the LDA is there to assist the local authorities and also has the capacity to pull together public lands that local authorities may not have the ability to pull together. The Affordable Housing Bill refers to affordable housing for purchase or long-term, secure rental also known as cost rental....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: I will direct the next question to Mr. O'Neill and it follows from my previous query. Will he give an indication of completion numbers from 2023 towards 2025? There was mention of activity on nine sites in the opening statement. What is the percentage of affordable units on those recent developments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: It is not on my rota but I do not mind who goes first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: The video broke up, so did the Deputy pick up the answer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: Just about but I can let the Senator back in in the third round. I call Deputy Higgins.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: Mr. Coleman?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: I think he has frozen. Could anyone else from the LDA take any of those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: I do not know if the witnesses are in close proximity to each other. Could Mr. O'Neill take any of those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: We have Mr. Coleman back now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: We may have lost Mr. Coleman again. Did that answer Deputy Higgins's question on engagement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: We are okay on time. We have 20 minutes left and Deputy Higgins's question was the last in the first round. Deputy Ó Broin, Senator Fitzpatrick and I want to come in in the third round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: I will go to Deputy Ó Broin. There is time for three or four questions if we stick to five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Coleman. We have ten minutes left for me, Senator Fitzpatrick and Deputy McAuliffe. We will try to fit everything in with three minutes each. One of the purposes of the LDA Bill is the creation and development of new and regenerated communities. Mr. Coleman has touched on strategic land assessment and pulling together at scale for provision of services. Proximity to good...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: I will call Senator Fitzpatrick and then Deputy McAuliffe. They have about three minutes each.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: I want to thank Mr. Coleman and his colleagues for their attendance. The reason they are here is to assist us with the scrutiny of this legislation, how we may improve it and with recommendations we might make on the heads of this Bill. I put this same question to the County and City Management Association, CCMA, last week and to the approved housing body, the Housing Alliance. I asked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Coleman, Ms Kenny and Mr. O'Neill for their attendance this evening. It has been very helpful in our task of scrutinising this legislation. I thank members for their questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: TII came before the committee two or three weeks ago and provided us with a glossy brochure of road projects throughout the country with a massive, eye-watering price tag on many of the road proposals. This made me think that if even a small proportion of that money was put towards proper public transport projects, we could achieve many our objectives in terms of getting people from place to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (4 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a number of banks issuing notices to customers regarding the introduction of negative interest rates including solicitor client accounts which will have knock-on charges for mortgage applicants who will see charges for transferring their deposit through this transactional account; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (3 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review the reports on the 2017-2018 pilot programme that was run through the SEAI that sought to increase the energy efficiency of schools; and if such a scheme will be reintroduced and include grant funding for improvements such as installing LED lights to replace existing fittings. [12002/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Mar 2021)

Steven Matthews: 502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a permanent building for a school (details supplied); if a feasibility study has been carried out; if the proposed site is in the ownership of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12004/21]