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Seanad: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendment No. 3 provides for necessary amendments to the Long Title to reflect the insertion of Parts 11 and 12 into the legislation via amendments Nos. 9 and 10. Amendment No. 4 amends section 1 to provide that the new Parts 11 and 12 will not come into operation on foot of a commencement order signed by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage but will instead come into...

Seanad: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I might reply to a number of the matters that have been raised and I welcome the comments of Members and the support for these amendments. The amendments seek to give additional protections to tenants with additional notice periods. On the point raised by Senator Warfield, the results of the review are set out in the legislation, and stakeholders were consulted. There has been good...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department published the new National Policy on Architecture, Places for People, last month at an event in the new TU Dublin campus in Grangegorman, Dublin, hosted by the Grangegorman Development Agency. Together with its educational and healthcare partners the agency has created high-quality living environments that embody the ideals of the New European Bauhaus. The New European Bauhaus...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: This is a privately owned site and has not been considered for national park status. My Department does not own or manage any part of this SAC, which is owned largely by the ESB.   A management plan scoping exercise was undertaken by ESB International on behalf of the ESB in 2016/2017. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department took part in the stakeholder group...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Programme for Government – Our Shared Future, sets out a commitment to “review the remit, status and funding of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), to ensure that it is playing an effective role in delivering its overall mandate and enforcement role in the protection of wildlife”. In March 2021 my Department launched a public consultation with a number...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (22 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: An application for compensation under the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme was received by my Department from the individual referred to in the Question. Annual payments under the scheme for qualifying applicants are generally made from the second quarter of each year. My Department has already started to issue annual payments for 2022 under the scheme to qualifying applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Natural Heritage Areas (22 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The role of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department is to promote awareness of natural heritage and biodiversity issues through education, outreach to schools and engaging with stakeholders and to designate and advise on the protection of habitats and species identified for nature conservation, having particular regard to the need to consult with interested parties. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, launched by the European Commission in May 2020, proposes that by 2030, member states would legally protect at least 30% of the EU’s land and marine areas, and that 10% (or one-third of the protected areas) would be strictly protected. This is an overall EU target and discussions around how this will be achieved are ongoing. Fair and transparent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: World Heritage Sites (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: In line with UNESCO advice that World Heritage Tentative Lists be reviewed at least every ten years, my Department launched a call for applications in January 2019 to update Ireland’s Tentative List of World Heritage Properties. The Tentative List is essentially an inventory of sites that demonstrate potential Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and which Ireland intends to nominate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: World Heritage Sites (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: In line with UNESCO advice that World Heritage Tentative Lists be reviewed at least every ten years, my Department launched a call for applications in January 2019 to update Ireland’s Tentative List of World Heritage Properties. The Tentative List is essentially an inventory of sites that demonstrate potential Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and which Ireland intends to nominate for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The function of the enhanced Wildlife Crime Unit (to be known as Wildlife Crime Operations) is to support the law enforcement work that has been, and continues to be done by National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Regional staff.  Some 110 staff are working across all regions of the country to address wildlife crime.  These include District Conservation Officers and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department is responsible for the implementation of the Wildlife Acts and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477/2011), both of which prohibit the spreading of invasive species. There  is a legislative framework in place for dealing with invasive alien species, including Japanese...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Built Heritage Protection) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I join Members in paying tribute to Senator Norris. It is a great privilege to be here to take this Bill this afternoon and to be present for the unveiling of the beautiful portrait of the Senator. He is an absolute hero of mine, for many reasons, heritage being one of them. I will give a response to the contributions and then the departmental spiel on it in a moment. I found an article...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Built Heritage Protection) Bill 2022: Second Stage (16 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: They are very welcome to the Seanad. It is great to have them here and I hope they enjoy their day.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (16 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The RAPTOR (Recording and Addressing Persecution and Threats to Our Raptors) protocol is a collaborative approach between the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), of my Department, the Veterinary Laboratory Service and State Laboratory. It was established in 2011 as a formal investigative process for bird of prey injury and mortality in Ireland. The RAPTOR protocol entails a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (16 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The second All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025 is supported by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It identifies a clear need for long-term monitoring mechanisms for wild pollinators, so that the impact of the Plan's actions can be properly assessed. On 8 July 2021, Minister Pippa Hackett and I...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I have no comment.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I have no comment to make and there are no further speakers.

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: We are losing sight of the core premise of the entire Bill in terms of its potential role to strengthen our democracy and improve accountability and transparency in our political system. That is what the Bill is about. That is what establishing the electoral commission is about. As the Ceann Comhairle stated, I am not going to get into any issues in respect of any political party. What...

Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (15 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 12, line 1, to delete “accounts;” and substitute “accounts; to provide for the holding of fundraising lotteries by political parties;”. In my concluding remarks on the Committee Stage, I signalled that consideration would be given to bringing forward an amendment to the Bill on Report Stage to allow political parties to apply...