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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We are out of time in this slot. It is my slot next but I will give it up to allow Deputy Higgins to explore this a little further, just for another couple of minutes. Then we will proceed to Deputy Cian O'Callaghan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Mr. Kelly wishes to come in on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We will move on from that. It probably requires a little more exploration because I did not quite follow it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry to interrupt Ms Hayes but I must move on now. That is the end of that slot. Senator Cummins is next and has five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Very briefly for the response because I have three more contributors and only 15 minutes. Everyone will get five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I am sorry, but I must move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Deputy for sticking to time. I will move to Deputy Wynne who has five minutes. That will bring us up to the completion of this part of the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We have reached the end of this meeting. I thank Mr. Kelly, Ms Hayes and Mr. Geaney for being with us today. It is an incredibly challenging sector that they work in. On behalf of the committee, I thank them for taking time out to be with us here today to help us get a better understanding of it and also to bring back an acknowledgement and I also thank all the people who work for them in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Mr. Kelly referred to the social housing need assessment. When the latest report is issued, the committee would appreciate it if that could be sent on to us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Exactly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: For anyone listening in now, we will take the second half of the meeting with the voluntary sector groups after we suspend for five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: Everyone is welcome back. I do not know if the witnesses had a chance to listen to the session we have just held with the Dublin Homeless Regional Executive, the Department and Cork City Council. We are now joined by Seán Moynihan, Gráinne Loughran and Frank Dillon from ALONE; Louise Bayliss, Carly Bailey and Marcella Stakem from the National One Parent Family Alliance; Dermot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Moynihan and invite Ms Bayliss to make her statement on behalf of the National One Parent Family Alliance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

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

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I invite Mr. Guiney to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Homelessness: Discussion (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: The witnesses' opening statements will be put up on our website after the meeting, so anything they did not get to is there for viewing. Members can ask further on them. As we are short on time, I ask members to ask direct questions of particular people. That would probably help.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Select Committee (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan and his officials. Before we proceed I need to go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: We resume on amendment No. 131 and the associated grouping. We have spoken to the majority of the amendments in this grouping. I need to speak to my amendments so I will ask Deputy McAuliffe to take the Chair.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will start off where I had to finish last Thursday evening. Amendments Nos. 710 and 712 are related to amendment No. 661, which we have already discussed. The amendments deal with reasons for material contravention of a development plan. Amendment No. 661 sought to include a reason for a material contravention of a development plan in a decision by a local authority for the furtherance...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2024)

Steven Matthews: These are amendments Nos. 710 and 712. They are related to amendment No. 661 as well in that these are reasons for a material contravention for furtherance of the national climate objectives.