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Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will speak to amendment No. 113, 123 and amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 220. Amendment No. 113 is the definition based on work that my colleague Deputy Ó Cathasaigh had done in respect of community gardens and allotments. I welcome the Minister's introduction of that definition in amendment No. 357. Amendments Nos. 354 to 357, inclusive, cover the matter quite well. The purpose...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: This is the grouping starting with amendment No. 70. Amendment No. 73 is mine. I agree with Deputy Ó Broin that we had a very long discussion on what is referred to as section 5 in the current Act. We went into it in quite some detail. In fact, I think it is a part of the Act that many were not that familiar with and our discussions brought a good level of interest to bear on it. My...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will speak briefly to amendments Nos. 60 and 61. I support the spirit of what Deputies Ó Broin and Ó Snodaigh are trying to do with these amendments. The amendments would introduce uncertainty, but I do support the Deputies because we had a discussion on Committee Stage about how we determine what is a significant impact and whether something may have a significant impact....

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: I move amendment No. 29: In page 34, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “ “National Biodiversity Plan” has the meaning assigned to it by the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2023;” Based on the Minister's amendment, No. 118, I will withdraw.

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: I will speak to amendments Nos. 29 and 144, both of which are in my name. Amendment No. 29 proposes to include in section 2 a statement to the effect that the national biodiversity action plan has the meaning assigned to it by the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2023. The Minister's amendment No. 118, in Part 3, probably covers that adequately. I am merely seeking clarification. The Minister's...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: This amendment is in the name of my party colleague Deputy Ó Cathasaigh. As a result, I am able to speak to it. I will move it if Deputy Ó Cathasaigh is not here when the time comes. Amendment No. 39 provides a definition of "sustainable development". We have had various takes over many years on people's interpretation of what sustainable development involves. In the context...

Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: Briefly, before I speak to amendment No. 1, it is important to set out clearly how we got to this stage, because there is a narrative out there that in some way this Bill is being rushed through. Nothing could be further from the truth. As Chair of the Oireachtas housing committee, I want to state that we spent probably two and a half years working on this Bill. I think we have been...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: 73.To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25617/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: 180.To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 28 May 2024, if his attention has been drawn to a case (details supplied) which appears to contradict the assertion that there is no market capacity issue; the actions he will take to address this concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24935/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: 282.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to an ongoing case (details supplied); the actions she will take to ensure that this child is accommodated on a school bus in the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24838/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: 316.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an appeal submitted by a school (details supplied) regarding the proposed loss of a mainstream post; to provide a timeline for its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25232/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (11 Jun 2024)

Steven Matthews: 368.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the recommendation by the Housing Commission to make rental data and cost publicly available; if this is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25829/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (30 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 24. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the details of the recently announced funding of up to €120 million under the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24033/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Olympic Games (30 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 44. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding Departmental support that has been made available in relation to Irish participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24034/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (30 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding adjustments to Part 4 and Part 5 of the Electoral Reform Act 2022, based on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23627/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (29 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the ongoing review of the coroner’s service following the closure of the public consultation in January 2024; to provide a timeline for the publication of the reports; the parameters of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24184/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (29 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the opening of the register of the Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24211/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (28 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns of sports/recreation clubs regarding the lack of insurance cover available to cover children's summer camps (details supplied); if he plans to engage with this sector on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23976/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Sport and Recreational Development (28 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 14 May 2024, the position regarding the licence for a club (details supplied) applied for through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23726/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Steven Matthews: 303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the review of the suite engineering qualifications declared under section 160 of the Local Government Act 2001; the membership of the expert panel established as part of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24122/24]