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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places available for the new ASD unit in a school (details supplied) due to open in September 2021; and her views on the need for more ASD units in the wider Greystones area of County Wicklow. [10653/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Environmental Policy (24 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 41. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on a potential mechanism that would encourage businesses that operate online under an Irish domain name to indicate the provenance of items for sale, which could assist customers in making informed choices regarding the environmental impact of their purchase due to air miles and to support Irish producers. [10522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (24 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the case of students in a college (details supplied); and if she will engage with the course directors and student representatives to alleviate their concerns. [10519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (24 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 620. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the extended paid parental leave commitment in Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10033/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (24 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 647. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the independent monitoring of direct provision centres that was due to commence in January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and submissions in advance. National and international objectives are to reduce CO2 emissions by 51% and onwards then towards carbon neutrality. That requires us to look at things we have done in the past in a completely different way. That includes transport and ways we might have looked at things in 2015 and decisions that were made then. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: Does the Department apply a cost per tonne of carbon to each project or is this too simplistic a way to look at it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Doocey. To go back to earlier comments about rural transport, investment in rural transport is critical and it requires compact growth of these towns so we have the ability to provide viable services. We cannot leave rural Ireland as car dependent and locked into car use. We need to have compact growth in our towns and villages so that rural bus services and linkages to other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Mullaney and I get what he is saying with regard to the 2+1 meaning a reduction of only 5 m. However, depending on the length of the bypass it can be quite expensive. The Transport Infrastructure Ireland document submitted to us recently included the costs of some road projects. Even if we were to reduce the cost of a bypass by 20%, there would be an accumulative saving....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan: Department of Transport (23 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr Spratt. It is encouraging to see greater consideration of transport-oriented development. I see there is progress being made in this area and I acknowledge it.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (17 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 223. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to a public liability scheme that has been adopted in the UK that offers insurance to those involved in horse walking trails on public and private land that indemnifies land owners against potential liabilities; and if he will consider engaging with Sport Ireland, Horse Sport Ireland and other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing concerns of staff in a school (details supplied); and the steps she will take to alleviate these concerns at the school. [8522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a capacity issue at a school (details supplied); and the steps she will take to alleviate the issue. [8524/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school building for a school (details supplied). [8526/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (17 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: 574. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take with regard to one-year masters courses that have practical laboratory work at their core that have not held in-person classes; if these classes will be facilitated outside the formal academic year when it is safe to do so; and if the inability to complete essential aspects of these courses will be acknowledged. [8412/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2021: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: The committee is meeting to consider the Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) Regulations 2021 relating to school buildings and electric vehicle, EV, charging points. We will then resume pre-legislative scrutiny of the affordable housing Bill after which we will suspend to reconvene in private session. We are joined remotely by the Minister of State with responsibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2021: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State. We have had an opportunity to consider the draft regulations and the explanatory memorandum which were circulated last week. Two members are indicating. I would appreciate it if they could be brief because of the nature of the meeting. I will call Senator Boyhan first and then Deputy Ó'Broin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2021: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: Deputy Ó'Broin might ask his question and then the Minister of State can address both questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Draft Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) Regulations 2021 and Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2021: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (16 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Sheridan and the two members for raising those important points. Deputy Higgins is indicating.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (16 Feb 2021)

Steven Matthews: As we have completed our consideration of the draft regulations, the clerk will send a message to that effect to the Clerks of the Dáil and the Seanad in accordance with Standing Orders 101 and 75, respectively. Under to the Dáil Standing Order 100(2) and Seanad Standing Order 77(2), the message is deemed to be the report of the committee. Are members in agreement? Agreed.