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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The reason duplexes are referenced is because that is not repeated. Again I go back to the Bill where "house" is defined as "a building or part of a building containing more than one apartment, flat or other dwelling".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: At the risk of repeating myself, it is explicitly referenced in the definition of a house. The OPC advised us that there was no need to repeat that. It is a standard approach in the drafting of the Bill. I am giving an assurance here that it is already catered for. I appreciate the points made by Deputies O'Callaghan and Ó Broin but it is absolutely catered for and we do not see a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I will respond on amendment No. 909.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendment No. 909 seeks to insert the following into section 219: (12) A housing strategy shall provide that as a general policy at least 50 per cent of any new apartment developments shall be reserved for the provision of housing for purchase by owner-occupiers. (13) Subsection 12 shall not operate to restrict any person (including a local authority) at its election from providing up...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I will respond to amendment No. 907 in order to quickly address the points raised by Deputy Boyd Barrett.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (17 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: In amendment No. 907, which relates to section 219, the People Before Profit Deputies are seeking to delete lines 21 to 40, and change the percentages associated with what was known as Part V housing in the Act of 2000. Any amendment to Part V policy risks delaying housing delivery as the sector comes to terms with its implications. President McAleese referred Part V of the Planning and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I could not put a specific time-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: It is part of the judicial review process.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (23 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The table below sets out the information sought, broken down by local authority/public body and includes the total number of applications received for the Community Monuments Fund for 2024, by county, along with details of the amounts awarded. In relation to the question on the appeals process and urgent works the National Monuments Service can provide feedback to Local Authorities on...

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

Malcolm Noonan: The European Commission issued a letter of formal notice to the Irish Government on the 7 February 2024. The Commission considers that Ireland has failed to fully comply with the obligations set out in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Directive 91/271/EEC) in 11 urban areas. Having consulted with the Attorney General’s Office, my Department responded to the Commission on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (23 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department highly appreciates the beneficial working relationships it has with individuals who provide valuable services to the NPWS. The work of these individuals helps the NPWS to manage the extensive lands under its remit and is viewed as being important to the ongoing good governance of this important public resource. While I am not in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (25 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department does not apply for, or receive, such payments from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I am taking this issue on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan. I wish to clarify that the Minister has responsibility for policy and overall funding in respect of public transport, and neither the Minister or his officials are involved in the day-to-day operation of public transport services. The statutory responsibility for securing the provision of public passenger transport...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The specific issues the Deputy has raised here are significant. I will speak to the Minister for Transport about the NTA engaging again on this. The Deputy has raised quite a few issues. Certainly the last thing Government wishes in terms of overall policy is to deter people from using public transport or put barriers in their way. It should be affordable, reliable and safe. That is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I had a wonderful visit to Howth portal tomb recently. Also known as Aideen’s Grave, it dates from the Neolithic period and is a recorded monument situated in the Howth demesne townland. Within a peninsula of great historical, archaeological and amenity importance, it is an important landmark. As a recorded monument, Aideen’s Grave...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: As a recorded monument, Aideen's Grave is already afforded protection under the National Monuments Act. When the Historical and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 is commenced, I will give consideration to exercising powers under section 89(5), if necessary and appropriate, in this or any other instance. It is not something I can decide in advance.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I cannot give a specific timeline, but we are progressing it. I can try to revert to the Deputy with a timeline. Under section 89, the amendment would not alter the general position. The Minister has no role in imposing any public access to privately owned monuments. While dependent on the commencement of the Act and the new register that has to be established, the section will enable...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Road Network (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Go raibh maith agat, Seanadóir Ó Gallchóir, as an gceist ábhartha seo. I understand that the Senator’s question is on the provision of additional emergency State funding to local authorities to undertake repair and upgrade works on the local and regional road network in light of excessive rainfall in recent months and other climate change factors. Some of the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Road Network (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I will, absolutely. As I stated at the outset, however, it is the function of the individual local authority to prioritise the funding and where the allocation goes, and to work with the Department in respect of particularly unforeseen circumstances such as the weather events we have spoken about and in terms of road repair or maintenance that could be impacted by the severe weather or...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (30 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The hunting of certain wild animals is regulated in part by the Wildlife Act 1976. Where a wild animal is listed as a 'protected wild animal' under that Act, then the species enjoys the protections of the Act and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) plays a role in regulating hunting activity and enforcing legislation as it applies to that species. In respect of the Old Irish...