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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (24 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The Deputy has made a good suggestion. I will take it back to the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne. Critically, it would be important that DCC would engage with the clubs and try to find a solution, particularly when incidents such as this occur because they can leave a pitch unplayable for quite some time. The capital grants I spoke about will allow the works to be carried out on these...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (24 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I am taking the matter on behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, who has noted with dismay the reports of recent vandalism and damage to the sports facilities in Dublin. I saw some of the reporting on it myself. It was more than superficial damage, from my view of it. I cannot stress enough the importance and value of such facilities to local communities. The maintenance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (24 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The function of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, under the National Monuments Acts, 1930-2014 is to ensure the long-term conservation of national monuments. Kilmainham Gaol is a national monument in their ownership and they are responsible for policy to ensure its long-term conservation and for the issue of Ministerial Consent under the Acts with respect to works at or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (23 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks & Wildlife Service in my Department are currently looking into the establishment of a stakeholder forum on the sustainable hunting of protected wild birds. Details of any such forum, including the scope and membership, will be communicated to the relevant stakeholders in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (23 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Waterways Ireland is a North/South Implementation Body established under the British Irish Agreement of 10 April 1998. It is funded by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The information requested in relation to the protocol for supply of electricity to boats on Lough Derg during the winter months is not held in my Department. Arrangements have been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (23 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: There are currently three separate Domestic Waste Water Treatment System (DWWTS) grant schemes available to householders. The purpose of the grants is to provide financial assistance to householders to repair or upgrade their defective DWWTS, commonly called septic tanks. In order to avail of the grants, householders must have failed an inspection under the National Inspection Plan and be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (18 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Gortacullin Bog is designated as a Natural Heritage Area (NHA) under Section 18 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000, by Order S.I. 434/2005. The National Parks and Wildlife Service has not undertaken a targeted study of habitat for grouse in this NHA. The 2021/22 National Red Grouse Survey adopted a landscape-level sampling approach that included a sample site in Gortacullin Bog. The survey...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas (18 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The Government is committed to achieving 30% Marine Protected Area (MPA) coverage of Ireland's Maritime Area by 2030, in line with the Programme for Government, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and a number of International initiatives such as the UN post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. To this end my Department has been working in close collaboration with parliamentary drafters...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Priorities (18 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: In respect of acquiring or accepting properties, my Department acquires heritage structures and monuments, which are either of national importance or strategic importance, from time to time as resources and opportunities permit. Usually this is in the interests of the preservation, conservation and management of monuments or sites. Such acquisitions are considered within the context of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: That work has to be carried out.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I will just say that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: It is a publicly owned utility.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: It is important to say that. Second, I will say-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: -----in relation to the issues, if there are other areas I have not listed in my opening contribution to the Deputies, I ask that they bring them forward to us. I will absolutely bring them back to Uisce Éireann. It is the intention of Uisce Éireann to resolve these issues. When the water is clear, municipal water is of the highest quality and highest standard and the vast...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: -----of our public supplies are of good quality and far better than a lot of bottled water people are purchasing. I will say that as well. It is Government's objective to ensure that we fully fund Uisce Éireann to carry out its work and meet its requirements in delivering safe, potable water to people.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: All I will ask is that the Deputies bring forward areas that have not been resolved by Uisce Éireann-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: -----and we will bring them back to Uisce Éireann.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: What I am giving is a commitment that we will take this to Uisce Éireann. If there are any other issues or other areas that I have not mentioned here that Uisce Éireann is working on-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: -----the Deputies should please bring them to us, and we will bring them back to Uisce Éireann.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Gabhaim buíochas leis na Teachtaí as ucht an cheist seo. The Cork city water supply is a really important issue and we appreciate the concerns being raised by both Deputies on this and regarding having to buy bottled water and regarding the discolouration issue. It is something that is affecting communities in Cork and we are conscious of that. As part of budget 2024, the...