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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine one year ago, and the invoking of the temporary protection directive by the European Union shortly afterwards, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has worked intensively as part of the cross-Government response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I would again stress the importance of due diligence. That is why there are queries at times. As I said, the Minister has engaged with Pobal and the team that processes HAP. With regard to the International Protection Accommodation Service, IPAS, contracts are agreed in terms of capacity for an IPAS centre, as specified in the individual contract. Payments under the agreed contracts,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I have the answer. Tá an freagra agam.

European Union Directive: Motion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: On behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris, I thank the House for facilitating the motion today. I will try to respond to some of the Members' queries before I sum up. Consistency was mentioned by a number of Deputies. This directive will ensure that there is consistency across all EU sanctions through the shared definition of criminal offences so it is not limited to the...

European Union Directive: Motion (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I note that I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe. I thank the Senator for her comments regarding the Housing for All policy. It is certainly beginning to take hold and have a significant impact right across the country. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, and I are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I again point out that as the independent regulator, the Central Bank has indicated on many occasions that it expects all regulated firms to take a consumer-focused approach and to act in the consumer's best interests at all times.Last November the Central Bank wrote to all regulated entities to make clear to them that the firms are required to address potential risks arising from a changing...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Further Revised)
Vote 23 - Electoral Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (23 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Go raibh maith agat a Aire, a Chathaoirligh agus an choiste. I, too, welcome the opportunity to discuss with the committee the Estimates for 2023 in the areas of heritage, electoral reform and the water and marine environment. I will first discuss the heritage side of my brief. Central to what we do in the Department are the National Monuments Service, the built heritage programmes and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Further Revised)
Vote 23 - Electoral Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (23 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I know the commission's work on electoral boundaries is of interest to us all. My understanding is that it should report in July. That will give some certainty. With the potential for up to 15 to 16 additional seats in the next general election, it will exercise all of us in the coming months. Thank you for your comments, Chair, on the Heritage Council and the strategy launched...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I am delighted to be here to present the Bill. I look forward to the debate and the deliberations of the House and I thank Senators for facilitating the second stage of this important Bill. Irish heritage is the foundation stone of our society. At an international level, our heritage provides us with a uniqueness and an identity that many states and societies hold in high regard. At a...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Senators for their valuable contributions. I will try to get through all the points raised in the time available to me. I thank Senator Boyhan for his positive comments on the Bill. I acknowledge his presence this morning at the launch of the Heritage Council's strategic plan. It certainly was a positive event and there is no doubt the council has been a great custodian and...

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions. I will not have time to respond to all the specific issues raised but my speech will address some of them and we will try to come back on some of the specific questions, particularly around the tenant in situ scheme and other elements that have been put forward by Deputies. Quite a number related to the tenant in situ scheme and the social...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Sector Pensions (21 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: As a former councillor who served both on a borough council, for ten years, and a county council, for 16 years, I agree with the sentiments expressed by the Senator in respect of the reinstatement of town councils. It is a matter for another day but they served a particular function, particularly in respect of the urban agenda, and would have a role in the context of the challenges local...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Sector Pensions (21 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator for his continued advocacy for the rights of councillors. I welcome the engagement between the AILG and my Department. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell's, predecessor, Deputy Peter Burke, moved swiftly to implement the Moorhead report once a Government was formed.That was welcomed across the elected members. The role of elected members is critically important,...

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I reiterate what my colleagues have said about a whole-of-government approach, led by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O'Gorman, and supported by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. Looking at migration trends, there has been a six-fold increase in remittances back to other countries. We are going to...

Emergency Housing Measures: Motion [Private Members] (9 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No.1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "recognises that: — the Government's Housing for All: A New Housing Plan for Ireland (Housing for All) is working, with more new homes built in 2022, the first full year of the Housing for All plan, than any year in the last decade; — supply is key to improving our...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Funding (9 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator for giving me the opportunity to outline today the position on the LPT baseline review, which is an important piece of work that will be progressed in the Department this year. The LPT was introduced to provide a stable and sustainable funding base for the local authority sector, providing greater levels of connection between local revenue and associated expenditure...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Funding (9 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I will give a quick list of all the additional work that local authorities are doing, including in areas such as active travel, town centre first, the expansion of services around arts and culture, social inclusion, integration and local community development committees, LCDCs. These are all extra services provided by local authorities and a welcome increase in their range of functions,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I understand that the consultation is being led by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which has re-established the deer forum. We are conscious of the deer population. We need better data and statistics, but there has been good engagement with the public consultation and we are getting a better picture of the situation. It is important-----

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I cannot say, as it is being led by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.