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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hedge Cutting (4 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The dates for the cutting of hedges are set down in primary legislation. Section 40 of the Wildlife Acts Act prohibits the cutting of vegetation, with certain strict exemptions, from 1 March to 31 August. I do not have the discretion to extend this period into March. There is provision in the legislation for certain exemptions in respect of cutting vegetation in the ordinary course of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (4 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 100 together. My role with regard to the protection and management of our archaeological and architectural heritage is set out in the provisions of relevant legislation, including the Planning Acts and the National Monuments Acts, as are the roles of local authorities and the responsibilities of owners. As Minister, I am the owner or guardian under the...

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (8 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh, agus guím Lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan sona do cách. Cosúil leis an Seanadóir Craughwell, níl agam ach beagán Gaeilge ach táim ag déanamh iarrachta gach lá. I want to start by thanking Senators Warfield, Boylan, Gavan and Ó Donnghaile for tabling this motion. The exchange in the last...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Agriculture Schemes (10 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department recognises the positive role that farming can play in addressing biodiversity loss. The NPWS Farm Plan Scheme operates nationally, targeting various habitats and species by working proactively with farmers to go above and beyond their statutory requirements. While there is no specific ‘Shannon Callows Farm Plan Scheme’, a number of farmers in the Shannon...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Gorse Burning (11 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I visited the Wicklow Mountains National Park this week and I met Wesley Atkinson and Hugh McAlinden, two members of the National Parks and Wildlife Service team the Deputy knows. I witnessed at first hand very significant damage to the habitat there. It was quite disturbing to see it close up. I thank our team in the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the fire service, An Garda...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Gorse Burning (11 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: In terms of reassurance, it is important to note that significant conversations are taking place in regard to the next CAP strategic plan, looking at results-based payments for Natura 2000 sites, special protected areas, SPAs, and special areas of conservation, SACs. Those conversations are ongoing. It is fair to say that there has been a significant increase in investment in our national...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (11 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...

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...

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

Malcolm Noonan: As advised in my reply to Parliamentary Questions No. 97 and 100 of 4 March 2021, my Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through two grant schemes which are, in the main, administered by the local authorities. These are the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF). Last year some 450...

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

Malcolm Noonan: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 255 on 20 January 2021. In the meantime, the National Monuments Service has advised the local authority that it has no archaeological objections to the proposed works proceeding, subject to it being informed in the event of any archaeological deposits being uncovered while they are in progress.

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

Malcolm Noonan: Ireland, like all Member States, is bound by the requirements of the EU Nature Directives. The Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive aim to ensure the protection of habitats and species which have been selected for conservation within special areas of conservation and special protection areas.  The Directives have been transposed into national law under the European Communities...

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

Malcolm Noonan: None of the archaeological monuments in the vicinity of the Hill of Allen are in my Department's ownership or guardianship. Under the provisions of the National Monuments Acts, the Department has established and maintains a Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) which affords legal protection to all recorded archaeological sites and monuments in the State.  A number of monuments in the...

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

Malcolm Noonan: My Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through two grant schemes which are, in the main, administered by the local authorities. These are the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic Structures Fund (HSF), both of which accept applications for repair and restoration of church buildings. Last year some 450...

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

Malcolm Noonan: There are three species of deer recorded as occurring in Ireland; these are red deer, fallow deer and sika deer. A fourth species, muntjac deer, has been reported from the wild on a number of occasions, but my Department does not have evidence that this invasive species of deer has established itself in the wild in Ireland. Wild deer in the State are...

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

Malcolm Noonan: Ther have been 744 Section 42 licences issued in 2020.

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

Malcolm Noonan: My Department has responsibility for the implementation of a range of national and EU legislation in relation to nature and biodiversity including the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. The European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (SI 477/2011) are the key legislative instrument, transposing both the Birds and Habitats Directives in Ireland. Together with the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Protection Areas (24 Mar 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Subject to the provisions of regulation 41 of the European Communities (Bird and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, where the Minister refuses to give consent to an activity requiring consent within a special protection area, in accordance with regulation 30 of the regulations, a person (owner or occupier or user) may be eligible to compensation of an amount equal to the loss suffered by...