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

Malcolm Noonan: The remit for deer management for my Department is in relation to the National Parks only, and, as such, there is no repository of reports, studies etc. outside of this. Deer are wild animals and the management of them is up to individuals and/or landowners that are being affected. My Department issues licences under Section 29 of the Wildlife Acts 1976 to 2018 for deer hunting and...

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

Malcolm Noonan: My Department is committed to the active management of deer within  National Parks. As part of its regular ongoing management operations in respect of these state lands, my Department carries out deer surveys and census reports as required or appropriate. Such operational  reports are of course sensitive and their contents could be an incentive for wildlife...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (1 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344, 345 and 346 together. I refer the Deputy back to the Topical Issue, To discuss the exclusion of Early Monastic Sites from Ireland’s Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Sites, debated in the Dáil on the 26May 2021 which outlined the processes, supports, and engagements that have been part of the advancement of the revised Tentative List of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Online Safety (2 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: 104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether she has considered ensuring that the online safety regulation Bill will specifically protect persons with photosensitive epilepsy from the malicious dissemination of flashing images and videos that are intended to provoke a seizure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29921/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (2 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department is currently carrying out a Review of the boundaries and maps of all 6 National Parks including Wicklow Mountains National Park. My officials intend to publish updated maps of all the parks for public use once the Review has been completed. The estimated date that these maps will be available is August 2021, subject to COVID restrictions.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (2 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The convening of a Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity is under discussion at a senior level between the Department of the Taoiseach and my Department, and is a matter, in the first instance, for that Department.  

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (2 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether a student who experiences an epileptic seizure immediately before or during their exam and is unable to complete their exam should be given the opportunity to resit that exam within the same exam cycle or before such a time that CAO offers issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29920/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (2 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: 142. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether persons with epilepsy who lose their driver licence due to a diagnosis of epilepsy or breakthrough seizures should be automatically given access to a free travel pass (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29919/21]

Traveller Accommodation: Statements (3 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: "It’s like an abandoned place that people forgot about, it’s like we’re forgotten, we feel like garbage." That was the testimonial of a 12-year-old girl interviewed for the recent No End in Site report published by the Ombudsman for Children's Office. What struck me most when reading the report was not so much its shocking content, but just how familiar it all sounded....

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator. In reference to the first section and amendment No. 26, section 7(5) refers to the situation where the housing authority has entered into an arrangement with an approved housing body, AHB, the Land Development Agency, LDA, or a public-private partnership, PPP, for the provision of dwellings and the amount which the housing authority has agreed to pay the contractor, AHB,...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Part 5 Committee Stage amendments are being drafted and will be introduced on Committee Stage in the Dáil. As such we will introduce those revisions and then return to the Seanad, and we previously confirmed this to the Seanad. That might help to move this along.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: We have made provisions for the local authority to be able to provide financial assistance. That should clarify that point.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: On Senator Gavan's point, which Senator Moynihan also raised, we have confirmed that homes will be made available by local authorities in a price range of €160,00 to €300,000. Using the Rebuilding Ireland home loan, this means homes are available to a much wider cohort of income groups. I will address amendment No. 37 first. Section 10 provides for regulations to be made to...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, has had extensive discussions with the CCMA, the Oireachtas joint committee and the Housing Agency. We know of the Minister's reputation. He has been very inclusive and participative in dealing with all aspects of this matter. He continues to keep a very open mind in his consultations and engagements with all actors and agencies. That is to his...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Senator Moynihan has raised a very important issue. Certainly this is a very significant challenge. As Senator Higgins also said, our family units are changing, the nature of family has changed dramatically over the past 20 years in Ireland and there are many single people, couples who are separated and divorced etc. That is reflected in what local authorities are trying to achieve in...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendment No. 42 seeks to remove a reference to the provision of financial assistance for open market dwellings from section 11(5). As stated under previous amendments, I wish to retain these provisions in the Bill. Amendment No. 43 seeks to delete "comply with" and substitute "have regard to" in reference to directions issued by the Minister to housing authorities on schemes of priority...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: On conditionality and Part 5, amendments will be brought forward on Committee Stage in the Dáil. Amendment No. 44 seeks to insert a new provision to provide that where a dwelling is being made available for affordable purchase under a Part 5 agreement, there will be no obligation on a housing authority to provide any financial contribution above an agreed affordable threshold. Under the...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I will take the questions backwards. On Senator Fitzpatrick's point, it is the case that applicants will be supported to the value of the equity they require. On Senator Paddy Burke's question, on who decides on the equity stake, the local authority sets the prices. It would make decisions on a case-by-case basis. The local property tax is the household's responsibility. I note the...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I do not propose to accept this amendment. A "long stop date", anticipated to be between 25 and 30 years, will be prescribed before which the housing authority could not seek to realise the affordable dwelling equity other than for breach of specific terms of the agreement. At the end of the period the charge could become enforceable if the affordable dwelling contribution - the...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I do not propose to accept this amendment, which is required to ensure that the State and taxpayer equity interest is protected and that any necessary items relating to such matters as insurance and building regulations are addressed.As the provisions state, however, the approval of the housing authority to consent to structural alterations cannot be unreasonably withheld. To substantiate...