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Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (16 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I cannot accept this amendment. Section 28(5) of the Valuation Act 2001, as amended, provides for the completion of revision applications within six months of the making of a valid application. The section has not yet been commenced. The Valuation Office is mindful of the backlog of revision cases from local authorities and third parties. Measures to address the backlog effectively need...

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (16 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I accept the valid points made by the Deputy on community needs and urban regeneration, which is critical. The Valuation Office is engaged in a national revaluation programme, the immediate objective of which is to ensure the first revaluation of commercial and industrial properties in all rating authority areas in over 160 years is conducted across the country as soon as possible and on a...

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (16 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I recall that the Deputy has raised this matter a considerable number of times. It is an important point and I can give a commitment that the Minister will give consideration to it. However, the important element is the establishment of Tailte Éireann first. I believe the Minister will then give consideration to the Deputy's request.

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (16 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, line 20, after “provisions” to insert “and for the repeal of different enactments or provisions of enactments effected by section 5”. These are technical amendments to existing schedules for appealing certain enactments.

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (16 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: This proposed amendment by Deputy Cian O’Callaghan relates to the information that is to be collected and made available by Tailte Éireann under a new section 8. I understand the intention of this amendment is that Tailte Éireann would commission a report to explore the feasibility of expanding the register to include an additional set of land and non-residential property...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: On behalf of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, I am happy to have the opportunity to outline before the Seanad the Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022. The purpose of the Bill is to separate Irish Water, otherwise Uisce Éireann, from its parent company, Ervia, and to establish it as the stand-alone national authority for water...

Seanad: Water Services (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I will try to address the points raised and I thank the Senators for their positive comments and support for this very important Bill. Senators Boyhan, Moynihan and a number of others raised the issue around workforces in local authorities. Assurances are there for the protection of staff in transition with regard to compulsory transfer. Although this Bill does not deal with that,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (16 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: An application for compensation under the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (CTCCS) administered by my Department was received on 18th May 2012 from the individual referred to in the Deputy’s question. The qualification criteria for the scheme are that: - The applicant must have had a legal interest/ownership or a Turbary Right (right to cut turf) in one of the 53 Raised...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (16 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Lough Carra is the largest marl lake in Ireland and is part of the Great Western Lakes complex. It covers over 1,500 hectares and is joined to Lough Mask by the Keel River. It has many islands and a shoreline of bays and promontories, all on a bedrock of limestone. The lake is an internationally important scientific and nature conservation site, largely in state ownership and it is designated...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Natural Resources (15 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The proposed Nature Restoration Regulation provides an opportunity for transformative change in relation to achieving nature restoration in Ireland and the EU as a whole, which is welcomed. Healthy ecosystems provide food and food security, clean water, carbon sinks and protection against natural disasters caused by climate change. Functioning peatlands, wetlands and flood plains, in addition...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (15 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Voter.ie is an initiative of the Dublin local authorities that offers online registration via MyGovID on its front end portal and a shared back-end database within which each Dublin local authority continues to manage the electoral register for its own administrative area. The public Voter.ie portal went live in 2019 and the Dublin authorities have since run a number of awareness...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (15 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: This Government’s commitment to transforming the way Ireland values nature is clearly evident in the steady increase in budget and resources for the National Parks and Wildlife Service since 2020. The National Parks and Wildlife Service will receive €52.6m in programme funding in 2023, in addition to a significant increase in staffing resources. Combined with EU funding for LIFE...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (15 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The NPWS Farm Plan Scheme, administered by my Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service, is an important instrument that allows for proactive engagement with farmers in designated sites, to trial and deliver bespoke measures that support biodiversity. The NPWS Farm Plan Scheme has been enlarged this year to work with farmersand to apply and test new and innovative approaches for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: On 17th January 2022, my colleague, Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has responsibility for Horticulture at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, published the series of actions developed to support Irish horticultural growers who are dependent on peat. The Working Paper setting out the Series of Actions can be found at the following link: ...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir. I note the Senator's comments in relation to the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. We have three Ministers working diligently in the Department and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has been deeply committed to trying to resolve these issues. I respect the point the Senator made and, critically, respect the work she has been doing on behalf...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I appreciate that. Not to misunderstand that this delay is in any sense deliberate-----

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: It is complex, as the Senator will be aware. It is important that we get this right. These are a complex set of issues that have arisen as a result of it. The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, wants to ensure the set of recommendations that come forward from the interdepartmental and agency working group will assist him in making the correct decisions to move this forward in as quickly a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (10 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Electoral Reform Act 2022, enacted on 25 July, delivers the legislative underpinning for a range of significant electoral reforms set out in the “Programme for Government – Our Shared Future”. Provisions commenced on 13 October under S.I. No. 512 of 2022, included those provisions necessary for the introduction of the new processes in relation to electoral...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (10 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I welcome the Deputy’s interest in the protection of our archaeological heritage. I can assure him that my Department is aware of the important discovery he refers to and an officer of my Department has inspected it. I understand that the site has now been covered over and fenced off under professional archaeological supervision, with this having been done by the owners or person...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (10 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: EU Member states are required to designate areas as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) to protect a variety of habitats and species under the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) .This Directive is transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011). The designation of SAC sites under the Directive is a formal, legal...