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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Public Sector Pensions (21 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator for his continued advocacy for the rights of councillors. I welcome the engagement between the AILG and my Department. The Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell's, predecessor, Deputy Peter Burke, moved swiftly to implement the Moorhead report once a Government was formed.That was welcomed across the elected members. The role of elected members is critically important,...

Housing and Evictions: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank all the Deputies for their contributions. I will not have time to respond to all the specific issues raised but my speech will address some of them and we will try to come back on some of the specific questions, particularly around the tenant in situ scheme and other elements that have been put forward by Deputies. Quite a number related to the tenant in situ scheme and the social...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I am delighted to be here to present the Bill. I look forward to the debate and the deliberations of the House and I thank Senators for facilitating the second stage of this important Bill. Irish heritage is the foundation stone of our society. At an international level, our heritage provides us with a uniqueness and an identity that many states and societies hold in high regard. At a...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Senators for their valuable contributions. I will try to get through all the points raised in the time available to me. I thank Senator Boyhan for his positive comments on the Bill. I acknowledge his presence this morning at the launch of the Heritage Council's strategic plan. It certainly was a positive event and there is no doubt the council has been a great custodian and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Further Revised)
Vote 23 - Electoral Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (23 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Go raibh maith agat a Aire, a Chathaoirligh agus an choiste. I, too, welcome the opportunity to discuss with the committee the Estimates for 2023 in the areas of heritage, electoral reform and the water and marine environment. I will first discuss the heritage side of my brief. Central to what we do in the Department are the National Monuments Service, the built heritage programmes and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Further Revised)
Vote 23 - Electoral Commission (Further Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Further Revised) (23 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I know the commission's work on electoral boundaries is of interest to us all. My understanding is that it should report in July. That will give some certainty. With the potential for up to 15 to 16 additional seats in the next general election, it will exercise all of us in the coming months. Thank you for your comments, Chair, on the Heritage Council and the strategy launched...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I note that I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe. I thank the Senator for her comments regarding the Housing for All policy. It is certainly beginning to take hold and have a significant impact right across the country. The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, and I are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I again point out that as the independent regulator, the Central Bank has indicated on many occasions that it expects all regulated firms to take a consumer-focused approach and to act in the consumer's best interests at all times.Last November the Central Bank wrote to all regulated entities to make clear to them that the firms are required to address potential risks arising from a changing...

European Union Directive: Motion (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...

European Union Directive: Motion (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: On behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy Harris, I thank the House for facilitating the motion today. I will try to respond to some of the Members' queries before I sum up. Consistency was mentioned by a number of Deputies. This directive will ensure that there is consistency across all EU sanctions through the shared definition of criminal offences so it is not limited to the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I have the answer. Tá an freagra agam.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine one year ago, and the invoking of the temporary protection directive by the European Union shortly afterwards, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has worked intensively as part of the cross-Government response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I would again stress the importance of due diligence. That is why there are queries at times. As I said, the Minister has engaged with Pobal and the team that processes HAP. With regard to the International Protection Accommodation Service, IPAS, contracts are agreed in terms of capacity for an IPAS centre, as specified in the individual contract. Payments under the agreed contracts,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy. I have noted the comments the Deputy made, as well as those made by Deputy Ó Cuív. The senior Ministers are not always available, but I have noted and will relay the comments back. I want to explain at the outset that the Minister for Transport has responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport but is not involved in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I note the points made by the Deputy, particularly on accessibility and lifts. It is critically important that these issues are addressed. It is critically important that everybody has a right to public transport and a right to access:to employment services, training,and childcare services. All of those are essential and key components of good functioning urban and rural areas. This is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Litter Pollution (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy for his impassioned plea on this issue. It is a matter that exercises us all. In terms of champions, it is our collective responsibility here to lead. Tomorrow, I will be notifying the public of the ending of the hedgerow cutting season and of burning from 1 March. There are fires ablaze throughout the country at the moment. The Deputy rightly mentioned the impact on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Litter Pollution (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I want to raise a couple of points in summary. I agree with everything the Deputy has said. In relation to education in schools, the schools are at the forefront of this consistently, through the green flags initiative both in primary and secondary schools. Children are educating their parents. Late last year I met the Children and Young People's Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss....

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: The current Title of the Bill is advised by and agreed with the Office of Parliamentary Counsel. It has been drafted to accurately reflect the broad content and scope of the Bill. Many elements of archaeological heritage such as monuments, archaeological objects and underwater cultural heritage are clearly provided for under the various parts of the Bill. The selection of one of these...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: The term "archaeological heritage" as drafted in the Bill and by making reference to the term "relevant things" provides for an extensive set of structures, sites, objects, deposits, constructions, features and wrecks. While acknowledging the importance of linking the Bill to the Valletta Convention, in this instance, using the term "archaeological heritage" as defined in Valletta would...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: The term "archaeological heritage" is already provided for as part of the definition of archaeology in section 2. The existing definition is considered a more complete and comprehensive version for the purpose of this Bill than the version proposed under this amendment and for that reason I am not in a position to accept this amendment. While I note the Senator's points about Valletta it is...