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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Regarding amendment No. 193, sometimes an action may be within the realms of possibility but cannot be taken for practicable reasons, for example, due to a lack of resources, materials or funding. It may be possible to do a great many things in respect of a national monument, but it is not realistic to impose a legal obligation that all things possible shall be done. I cannot accept this...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 195: In page 91, lines 25 and 26, to delete “artistic, historic and traditional” and substitute “historic and cultural”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: As Deputies will of course have noted, the Bill establishes a wide range of licensing requirements, not only in respect of works to monuments but in relation to activities impacting on archaeological objects and historic wrecks and restricting the carrying out of certain activities, even where not immediately directed at known elements of historic heritage, for example, archaeological...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 202. In page 94, line 34, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 203: In page 95, line 2, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 204: In page 95, line 4, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 205. In page 95, line 8, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 206: In page 95, line 10, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 215: In page 102, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “World Heritage Property in State 91.A property included in the World Heritage List under Article 11 of the Convention, and which is situated in the State, shall be known as “World Heritage Property”.”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: We oppose the amendment to the amendment but we can give it consideration on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 216: In page 102, lines 34 and 35, to delete "property, situated in the State, that is included, or" and substitute "World Heritage Property or property"

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 217: In page 102, line 36, to delete "included," and substitute "included"

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 230: In page 105, line 3, after "Expenditure" to insert ", National Development Plan Delivery".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Under section 98, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sports and Media has discretionary powers to acquire archaeological objects by agreement or compulsorily. As the circumstances set out in this amendment are already provided for under the Bill, I am not able to accept it.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 232: In page 105, line 25, to delete "and (6)" and substitute ", (6)and (7)".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 233: In page 106, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following: "(7) Where the Board is minded to give consent under subsection (2) to the disposal of an archaeological object which was found during the course of carrying out a licensable activity, it shall— (a) consult with the Minister to seek his or her views (if any) on the proposed disposal, and (b)...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 234: In page 108, to delete lines 20 and 21 and substitute the following: "(c) the inspection would pose a risk to the health or safety of the person who would otherwise carry out the inspection on behalf of the Board, (d) the inspection is not merited or is otherwise unnecessary, or (e) the return is trivial or vexatious.". These amendments mirror those I...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I do consider the Deputy to be a reasonable person and it is a reasonable proposal. In each case, the proposed amendment appears to be based on a failure to appreciate that prescribed monuments and archaeological objects are legally protected automatically and not by way of entry in any register. It is already clear under sections 184 and 185 that the defence is not available where the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 235: In page 108, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(11) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prejudice the generality of section 189.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 240: In page 113, line 16, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”