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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: There are approximately 30 seconds left if the witnesses want to speak about why the word "planning" was dropped from the title of the Department. It is still a function of the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Statement of Strategy 2021-2025: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. (12 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I thank Ms Quinn and Mr. Allen for their presentation. Members have many more questions to ask about this strategy. Unfortunately, we are tied with regard to the time we can spend in the committee room because a select committee is meeting after this. I know members will be keen to see the draft publication on 26 December. We may not be reading it on that day but I think that is the...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister and his officials and thank them for their attendance and for the briefing material provided, which has already been circulated to members of the committee. This meeting has been convened to consider the Supplementary Estimate for Vote 34 - housing, local government and heritage, which was referred to the committee by the Dáil. While the committee has no role in...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: The three areas provided for in the Supplementary Estimates are of significant importance. The extra €60 million for homelessness is very welcome. The Minister outlined the commitment of the Department to dealing with homelessness and housing as well as the supports and services that go with that. He outlined the priority of preventing homelessness in the first place. On local...
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: That is extremely important. I call Deputy Ó Broin.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: That is okay.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: I am going to come back to the second slot for Fianna Fáil. I gave Deputies some leeway so I would appreciate if they could cut it short. Deputy Higgins has to get in as well. It would be great if Deputies could keep it to three or four minutes.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: We will not get parochial. I wanted to ask about Arklow wastewater treatment plant.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: It is important to note that the first objective in the programme for Government is for urban regeneration and revitalising town centres, towns and villages. If Deputy Higgins can keep it to one minute it would be great and then we can get out because of Covid-19 restrictions.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Supplementary) (12 Nov 2020) Steven Matthews: We could go on for another hour but, unfortunately, with Covid restrictions we have vacate the room. I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance.
- Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Message to Dáil (12 Nov 2020)
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 following Supplementary Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2020: Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
- Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Programme for Government (11 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 37. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the timeline for the proposed universal basic income pilot that was set out in the programme for Government; and if there is further information on this pilot. [35631/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are provisions being considered to supplement public transport with additional school transport particularly under level 5 restrictions which reduced capacity on public transport to the point to which it is inaccessible to many students. [34945/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 575. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by students applying for the graduate entry medicine course in UCD in relation to the increasing fees for this particular course of study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34947/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 639. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an approximate timeframe for the drafting of the family courts Bill announced in September 2020. [35224/20]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We are dealing with item No. 6, which is a discussion on strategic housing developments, SHDs. From An Bord Pleanála we are joined in person by Mr. Paul Hyde, deputy chair, and Ms Rachel Kenny, director of planning. From the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage we are joined through video link by Mr. Terry Sheridan and Mr. Paul Hogan, of the planning division. Members...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Mr. Sheridan will make the Department's opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Sheridan. We will move to the question and answer session now so I remind members to confine their contributions to five minutes. That is five minutes for questions and answers. When we stick to that we can generally fit in a second round. I also remind members not to comment on current planning applications, applications that may be at a pre-application stage or those that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We will rotate. As members ask questions, others can then move in and we can free up a microphone space for the Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Strategic Housing Developments: Discussion (10 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I will keep an eye on that. I call Deputy McAuliffe, who is sharing time with Senator Fitzpatrick.