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National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategic Plan: Statements (19 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak today on my strategic action plan for the renewal of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and to hear the contributions of Deputies from across the House on this vital subject. In 2019, Ireland became one of the first countries to declare a climate and biodiversity emergency. Many countries have since taken similar steps to acknowledge the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (19 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thought I had written a reply to the Deputy. We will endeavour to get the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill back on the Order Paper. It fell with the last Dáil but it is ready to go and we would like to get it through the Houses.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (18 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department has no role in relation to delivery of war memorials and does not have responsibility for Corkagh Park, it is a local authority Park managed by South Dublin County Council.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architectural Heritage (18 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I appreciate the urgency of the situation and am committed to making progress in this area this year. Work is currently underway to draft the terms of reference for the study into the issues relating to the insurance of thatched properties and it is intended that a suitably-qualified contractor will be appointed to oversee the study within the coming weeks. It is envisaged that owners of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (18 May 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 Deputy’s 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (18 May 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 Deputy’s 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...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator for her Commencement matter. I also thank her for the positive interactions and work that she has done on this issue over many years. I say that because not all of the contributions towards Moore Street have been entirely positive. We want to progress this project and I appreciate the leadership that she has consistently shown concerning a national monument at Moore...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I would certainly take the Senator up on that invitation. It is an area of the city that is, as she said, hugely important not only historically but also culturally, given the new communities that are part of inner city Dublin now. It is critical to traders and everybody else involved to have that certainty. I can say with certainty from our perspective in respect of the national monument...

Seanad: Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022: Second Stage (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I am pleased to address the Seanad on the Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022. I thank Senator Pauline O'Reilly for bringing the Bill forward. It has been a useful debate.It has been good to have such a debate outside the context of an electoral event. Usually we have these discussions when an electoral event comes up. It is very...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department was represented by The National Monuments Service, who was engaged in some limited preliminary discussions, regarding the payment of compensation to the Moore Street traders for any potential disruption that may be caused to their business, as a result of works on Moore Street. The proposal related to the payment for compensation by my Department to the Moore Street...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department is continuing with road improvement works at Killarney National Park having secured funding for additional works in 2022. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) assesses all roads and trails and the walk you suggest will be assessed along with all the other roads and trails for improvement. This is a particularly beloved walk by locals and tourists alike and it is being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: With regard to the use of fishing/pleasure boats at the site mentioned my Department does not issue new permanent mooring spots. There are, however, 20 boat moorings on the Lakes and these moorings are subject to a local lottery and are allocated annually for a twelve month period. This remains the official policy of the Department. It is not permitted generally to sell moorings on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Biodiversity Plan (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Since its inception in 2006, the National Biodiversity Data Centre (NBDC) has proven to be a very successful programme for the collation, storage, and dissemination of data on Irish wildlife. The current contractual arrangement, however, is no longer suitable for the delivery of a wide-ranging and complex service which requires flexibility, public engagement, and a long-term focus. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: 653. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria which are applied to the long-term illness scheme; if Addison’s disease will be included in the scheme; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24190/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Insurance Coverage (12 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I am aware of the challenges facing owners of thatched buildings in respect of securing insurance for their homes. Both Heritage Ireland 2030, the new national heritage plan, and A Living Tradition, the new vernacular architectural heritage strategy, contain actions to address the issue of insurance of protected structures, including thatched buildings. Officials in my Department are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Construction Industry (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I welcome the pupils to the Visitors Gallery. It is always fantastic when students come to the Houses and see how our democracy works, so they are very welcome. A key priority for the Government is that everybody should have access to sustainable, good-quality housing for purchase or rent at an affordable price, built to a high standard, located close to essential services and offering a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Construction Industry (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator and commend him on consistently raising this issue in the House, which has been important. There was a debate last night in the Dáil on housing affordability, at which one side of the House argued we were subsidising too much for the construction sector while others maintained we were not doing enough. The Government is trying to strike a balance and that is what we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I support all the Senator's comments on the historic regeneration of Castlebar town under our town centre first policy. It is critical that we support projects like this and it is what the funding is doing. It is a similar case with Castlebar Military Barracks. The Senator had a military career in those barracks. I was born in James Stephens Barracks in Kilkenny and I grew up on the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I agree wholeheartedly with the Senator's final comment. It is critical for the Department to engage in such a way.I will revert to the Senator with a response on that. Appropriate cost control is important, given the inflationary pressures, which were mentioned in the previous Commencement matter as well. We are in exceptional times and it requires a high level of engagement between our...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Monuments Service of my Department has commissioned a wide ranging and detailed study of historic battlefields up to and including those of the 1798 Rebellion, known as the Irish Battlefields Project. I am pleased to be able to advise the Deputy that over the last year substantial progress has been made towards formal publication of the detailed results of that project. In the...