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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 125: In page 20, line 29, after “Board” to insert “or a subsidiary DAC”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 126: In page 20, line 36, after “Board” to insert “or a subsidiary DAC”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 127: In page 20, line 38, after “Agency” to insert “or a subsidiary DAC”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 128: In page 21, line 6, after “Agency” to insert “or subsidiary DAC”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 129: In page 21, line 7, after “Agency” to insert “or subsidiary DAC”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 130: In page 21, line 15, after “Board” to insert “or a subsidiary DAC”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 131: In page 21, line 16, after “Agency” to insert “or subsidiary DAC”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendments Nos. 132 and 133 seek to amend section 25 to provide that the shares in the agency shall not be sold or transferred without the approval of the Government and that any amendment memorandum of association or articles of association of subsidiaries require the prior approval of the Government. I cannot accept these amendments. Section 24 provides that the whole of the LDA's share...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 134: In page 27, to delete lines 21 to 23 and substitute the following: "(a) if the Agency has obtained the prior approval of the Minister and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for the provisions contained in the constitution of the subsidiary DAC, relating to the ownership and control of that subsidiary DAC, and".

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 135: In page 29, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following: “(5)Any scheme providing for the granting of superannuation benefits to persons that was established by the dissolved body under the Order of 2018 shall cease to operate on the dissolution day. (6)A person referred to in subsection (1) who, immediately before the dissolution day,was a member...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendment No. 137, tabled by Deputies Ó Broin and Gould, seeks to amend section 47 to provide that the LDA will furnish a report to the Cathaoirleach of each local authority and the Cathaoirleach will make it available each member of the local authority. I will be opposing the amendment, as I do not believe it is necessary. The LDA is required to prepare an annual report each year. ...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: In response, I agree that the intent behind the amendment is honourable. It is important, from the perspective of local authority members, that they have full knowledge and awareness of all of the LDA work that is related to their important work, particularly in respect of housing. However, we do not see the need for a statutory obligation to do this. Every local authority member will...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 138: In page 34, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following: “Definitions (Part 7) 48. In this part— “market value”, subject to section 53(6), means the estimated amount for which an asset or liability should exchange on the valuation date between a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arm’s length transaction after proper...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I will address amendments Nos. 157, 164, 166, 175, 179 and 180 tabled by Deputy Cian O’Callaghan, No. 158 tabled by Deputy Duncan Smith, who had to leave to attend another committee meeting, amendments Nos. 160, 169 and 170 jointly tabled by Deputies Cian O’Callaghan, Ó Broin and Gould, and amendments Nos. 163, 165, 174, 175 and 183 jointly tabled by Deputies Ó Broin...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Jun 2021)

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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (15 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I have neither statutory nor Ministerial responsibility for the harvesting of horticultural peat. To assist in addressing the question of horticultural peat for domestic purposes, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I am aware of concerns in relation to the matter raised, however, I understand it is currently the subject of legal proceedings and I am therefore precluded from further comment on it. With regard to the safeguarding of protected structures, Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000 gives primary responsibility to local authorities to identify and protect architectural heritage by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (15 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: My officials will make arrangements to contact the Deputy directly to furnish the relevant documentation in respect of the Wild Bird Declarations for the period 1 May 2021 to 30 April 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (15 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The area around Liffey Head was traditionally hand cut by tenants of the Powerscourt Estate. Following the construction of the Military Road cutting by locals increased. The most significant and impactful draining and cutting of the blanket bog took place during times of crisis namely during “The Emergency” of the 1940’s and the oil crisis of the 1980’s and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Council (15 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Biodiversity Data Centre is operated on contract under the aegis of the Heritage Council, which is funded by my Department. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost effective system to address queries directly to...