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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The 2022 capital provision of a total of €20,464m for Waterways Ireland represents a significant increase compared to 2020 and 2021, and includes funding of €7m from the Shared Island Fund toward Phases 2 and 3 of the Ulster Canal restoration project. Waterways Ireland drew down capital funding of €5,73m in 2020 and €7m in 2021. Waterways Ireland will use this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Greenways Provision (25 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Barrow Blueway project is a significant initiative which will support communities, and create exciting opportunities for recreation and ways to experience interesting places from new perspectives. Waterways Ireland obtained planning permission for the Project, a 46 kilometre stretch from Lowtown to Athy, including the canal side works and the roadside works. Work commenced on this project...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Waterways Ireland is a North-South Body under the British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999, and as such was established without a Board. The functions of the Agency are exercised by a Chief Executive, under the direction of the North South Ministerial Council. In 2021, the North South Ministerial Council agreed that officials from the sponsor departments, in consultation with the Joint Secretariat...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (25 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Waterways Ireland provides a variety of free public moorings throughout its navigation network, ranging from basic safe harbours to high quality floating moorings fitted with lighting, electricity, pump outs and water supply to cater for the more than 8,500 vessels registered on the Shannon Navigation and Shannon Erne Waterway. These facilitates are maintained during the boating season, which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Priorities (25 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Section 42 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 (as amended) provides, that where protected wild animals or birds are causing serious damage, persons affected may, on application to the Minister, seek a permission to take appropriate steps to mitigate the damage. Applications are investigated by local National Parks and Wildlife (NPWS) staff to determine if serious damage is being caused and, if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (20 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department has already responded to the initial correspondence from the individual referenced in the details supplied. A further response to follow-up correspondence from this individual will issue in due course. To clarify, the activity at Mweelin townland was related to National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) works for the replacement/maintenance of an existing fence. A...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Archaeological Sites (20 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 225 together. 878 archaeological licenses were issued by my Department under Section 26 of the National Monuments Acts 1930 during 2021. Digging or excavating for archaeological purposes can only be done under a license issued by me as Minister under section 26 of the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended). Applications for such licenses must...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (20 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: An application to carry out an Activity Requiring Consent (ARC) must first be assessed.  The application for the works at the site is currently with the Ecological Assessment Unit of my Department for Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening.   I am mindful of the need to focus on the core responsibilities of managing state lands in accordance with conservation objectives,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Chathaoirleach agus leis an Seanadóir, agus athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir. I might not be able to answer all of the questions the Senator has put to me. I have taken a note of them and I will try to get to him with some of the responses. I will address the overall issue of vacancy in Limerick, which is the core issue. Addressing vacancy...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Provision (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: As I have said, I am unable to give a response to all of the supplementary questions that the Senator has asked during this Commencement debate. In terms of regeneration, I visited the project in Limerick and it is one of the most ambitious projects in the country. The Senator has made an important point about young single people aged 25 to 45, and trying to get them into sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: 371. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to Office of Public Works guides' limiting pension entitlements and prospects of career progression within the wider public service due to their employment classification of non-established industrial; if this issue will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Ireland’s natural heritage is an integral part of our national identity, providing a treasure trove of great social,  educational, recreational and aesthetic value. Conserving nature requires a range of strategies to succeed, with designation of conservation areas required under both European (Birds and Habitats Directives) and national laws. There are three main types of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Regional Parks are public parks and are managed and operated by Local Authorities and the Office of Public Works.  A National Park is a protected area managed mainly for ecosystem protection, protecting natural biodiversity, promoting education and recreation, and in Ireland, the national parks represent the very best examples of such areas. State owned and run National Parks are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Ireland’s six National Parks are managed as Category II National Parks under the criteria set out by the World Conservation Union (IUCN).  Accordingly, all National Parks in Ireland are fully owned and managed by the State. and all are actively managed, inter alia,  for habitat conservation purposes. In 2017, the partnership between the National Parks and Wildlife...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of the 2nd of December 2021. The position is as outlined therein - the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) paper referred to is close to completion following the extensive research, consultation, orientation and feedback work. This  punctuates that part of the Review process and creates the conjunction to the next phases....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 222 of 7th October 2021. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The number of enforcement actions taken by my Department in the period 2011 to 2021 under Section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976 is set out in the attached table. ">Hedge Cutting

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 545 together. My Department recently sent the draft Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan to the Consultative Committee, established to support the Plan's development, for their comments. The responses received from the Committee are now being carefully considered in my Department and will also be considered by the Inter-Departmental Steering Group in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Curlew is a pressing national conservation concern, having experienced a 96% decline in the breeding population in the last 30 years. In early 2017, my Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) established a Curlew Task Force. The Task Force adopted a collaborative approach to identify the policies and supports necessary to support breeding Curlew in Ireland. A wide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (19 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 458 and 459 together. My Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service is establishing a Working Group to build on my commitment to ensure that any hunting of birds of conservation concern is sustainable. The Group will meet in the coming weeks and will consider the short, medium and long-term actions required to achieve this. In this context, the...