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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I believe we would all be in agreement that the Title of a Bill should suitably describe the main content of the Bill as accurately as possible. The current Title of this Bill, as proposed by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, OPC, reflects the broad scope of the Bill while focusing on a central element of the provisions contained therein. The term "historic heritage", as defined in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendments Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 331 are technical amendments introduced to take account of the proposed Part 13 of the Bill. Regarding amendment No. 2, as Part 13 intends to amend seven different enactments, parliamentary counsel have suggested the addition of the term "Miscellaneous Provisions" to the Short Title in order to provide a suitable workaround. A corresponding amendment to the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 17, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following: “(2) Chapter 1of Part 13and the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2022 may be cited together as the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2023. (3) Chapter 3of Part 13and the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2022 may be cited together as the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2023. (4) Chapter 4of Part 13and the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 4: In page 17, line 19, after “sections” to insert “222*,”. In addition to those amendments introduced as a result of Part 13, amendment No. 4 provides that the new section 222 comes into effect immediately on enactment of the Bill. This is required as section 222 contains new reporting provisions that are to come into effect immediately...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: The amendment is primarily a result of discussions in the Seanad. I have decided to introduce a catch-all reporting provision, mirroring several such reporting provisions on the Statute Book. This will require a report to issue within five years of the Bill’s enactment. The provision will not need to be commenced; it will come into effect automatically on enactment. The report will...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: With regard to the issue of the ombudsman and amendment No. 69, the existing Office of the Ombudsman examines complaints from members of the public who believe they are being treated unfairly by a public body or if they are unhappy with a service that is being provided by a public body. I see no reason to duplicate this existing role, especially given a complete lack of evidence suggesting...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: We know that through the climate change sectoral adaptation plan and the very good working group we have in place to oversee all of these elements within it. Again, the Heritage Council has a statutory role as well in terms of making recommendations on heritage matters, which is important. We do not see the need to duplicate this. With regard to the Ombudsman, there are very few, and I...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 5: In page 17, line 19, after “238” to insert “ and Chapters 2and 5of Part 13”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 19, line 4, after “means” to insert “, other than in Chapter 7 of Part 13,”. This is a technical amendment relating to the definition of the Act of 2021 for the purposes of the amendments proposed to the Maritime Area Planning Act in chapter 7 of Part 13. The introduction of a definition for “amenity value” in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I might first respond to Deputy Ó Broin on cultural heritage. There was extensive debate in the Seanad about this because we had other elements and definitions of linguistic and artistic heritage. It was really from those discussions in the Seanad to give a broader definition and recognition to cultural heritage and to recognise the fact that many of our monuments, objects, and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I do not have staffing numbers to hand. There is a chief archaeological officer within the Heritage Council. We are endeavouring to introduce additional positions to ensure that, commensurate with the workload that will be there in terms of advice, that their role will be recognised through that to ensure they have adequate resources. To be fair, over the past three budgetary cycles, we...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I do not have the figures to hand. We have seen a marked change in our general relationship with our built and archaeological heritage. Certainly, a lot of it is underpinned in Government policy through Heritage Ireland 2030. It is underpinned through the work of the National Monuments Service. That has been reflected and I have seen it over the last couple of years, particularly as we...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: In relation to amendment No. 15, I see no good reason to delete the definition of "Church Temporalities Commission", which has been drafted by Parliamentary Counsel. Reference to that commission and its report must be made in the Bill, given that Chapter 13 of Part 2 addresses the legal standing of certain historic burial grounds, which were once in the ownership of that commission. The...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: To give clarity in relation to amendment No. 191, the same legal protection would apply. They would both be registered monuments. I assure the Deputy that the same protection will apply. I accept the Deputy's point in relation to amendment No. 229 and the potential in that regard. A licence is required for that, however, so the safeguard is in place in terms of the destruction of an...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: It will be based on what I outlined, where there is a risk or danger from the material, such as in the examples I gave of undetonated munitions or toxic materials.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: There will be criteria for that licence to be granted in the licensing process.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I think it will be under section 151, as far as I understand.