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Seanad: Water Quality: Motion (19 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis na Seanadóirí go léir as an obair thábhachtach seo. I thank Senator Garvey and her colleagues for tabling this motion and, more generally, I thank all the Senators. It has been an informative and useful debate. We should never underestimate the significance or importance of such debates in the Seanad. They are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (1 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department is committed to the active management of the deer species within State owned National Parks and Nature Reserves and, as part of its regular on-going management operations, NPWS carry out regular surveys, censuses and reports on deer in our sites. Where appropriate, and depending on the annual count and instances of damage caused...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (1 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Waterways Ireland's work programmes are critical to providing a safe and high quality recreational environment for the public, whilst also preserving the industrial and environmental heritage of the waterways for future generations. These challenges must be balanced with its objective of increasing recreational activity across all of our waterways. As regards 2021 funding, a provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (1 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. The National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department manages a natural heritage network of some 87,000 hectares across over 80 individual sites. Many of these sites have parking facilities which are upgraded and maintained on an ongoing basis as part of the regular operation activities of the NPWS, subject to both resourcing and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Records (1 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: 355. To ask the Minister for Health if a risk assessment of families on the grounds of the families' likelihood to pursue legal action against the State was a determinant in the management of such files in view of the fact that his Department manages dossiers on autistic children and their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17945/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Records (1 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department manages dossiers on autistic adults or their representatives who are seeking appropriate autism specific services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17946/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the provision of additional flat surface car parking in urban centres given the commitment in the programme for Government to a modal shift to cycling, walking and public transport. [16498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: General Elections (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Under Part II of the Electoral Act 1992, every person is entitled to be entered on the register of electors if that person: - has reached the age of 18 years, and - is ordinarily resident in a constituency in the State. Subject to the age and residency requirements, a registered elector’s citizenship then determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Census of Population (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Unlike the position for Dáil and European Parliament constituencies, there is no constitutional or legislative requirement for the revision of local electoral areas. Section 23 of the Local Government Act 2001 empowers the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to divide a local authority area into local electoral areas and to amend those areas. However, in advance of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Programme for Government (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Collaborative Town Centre Health Check is an initiative of the Heritage Council which is funded by my Department. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to the relevant bodies....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architectural Heritage (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: My functions as Minister with regard to the protection of our architectural heritage are set out in the Planning and Development Acts, as are the responsibilities of local authorities and owners. Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, gives primary responsibility to planning authorities to identify and protect the architectural heritage by including particular...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Inland Waterways (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Waterways Ireland is a navigation authority, responsible for the management, maintenance, development and promotion of over 1000 km of inland navigable waterways, principally for recreational purposes. It is the freehold owner of a site in Grand Canal Dock, known as City Block 19. The City Block 19 site is designated within the North Lotts and Grand Canal SDZ for residential, commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Inland Waterways (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: City Block 19 is designated within the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme (SDZ) to deliver a 40% residential, 30% commercial and 30% community, cultural and or/recreational development mix on the site. The site is identified as significant within the scheme for its 'unique setting, heritage value and potential for development that includes community...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Inland Waterways (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: As owner of the site, Waterways Ireland has carried out a number of feasibility studies in relation to the potential development of City Block 19; seeking advice from property, legal and independent financial experts to consider options available and to carry out detailed cost benefit analyses to determine best use of site and best model for delivery. All considerations involve the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) completed and published detailed site-specific conservation objectives for the Gearagh SAC (000108) in September 2016. The NPWS of my Department do 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....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: 1165. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek public health guidance from NPHET regarding the possibility of holding outdoor religious ceremonies for faith communities to allow for social distancing and a safe return to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17401/21]

Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh for bringing forward this Bill. I know he has a deep passion for, and interest in, the future of Moore Street and the surrounding part of Dublin central, as we all do. I have listened carefully to what he has said. I share with him the same sense of the seminal importance of the 1916 Rising, its central place in the history of our State and of the importance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (24 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I have established a working group under an independent chairman, Dr. Munoo Prasad, to examine the issues which had been identified during the Review of the use of Peat Moss in the Horticultural Industry. It is comprised of representatives of the relevant Government Departments, State Bodies, Environmental Non-Governmental Organisations and of various sectors within the horticultural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Harbours and Piers (24 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Waterways Ireland assumed responsibility for management, maintenance and development principally for recreational purposes of the Shannon Navigation under Cl. 1. of Annex 2, Part 1 of British Irish Agreement Act, 1999 with effect from 1 April, 2000. The “Shannon Navigation” is defined in the Shannon Navigation Act, 1990 by reference to an Act of the British Parliament, 2...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department, in consultation with Coillte, closed Scragh Bog and Nature Reserve from 15th March. It will remain closed until further notice. Scragh Bog is a Special Area of Conservation and Nature Reserve of international importance and the site has been closed for Health & Safety reasons. There have been repeated issues with...