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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (5 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Oldcourt Castle is a national monument in private ownership on private lands. The National Monuments Service of my Department received reports of vandalism at the site in 2020 and again in 2021.  My Department carried out inspections at the site and advised the owners appropriately. My Department has not received any reports of vandalism at the site this year.    The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Properties (5 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: In a legal transaction and conveyancing managed by the Chief State Solicitor’s Office the freehold ownership of this building along with three other buildings was acquired by the State from the previous owner in 2015. This acquisition and conveyance of freehold title was not subject to any encumbrance, leasehold interest or title burden. No lease of any description has been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (5 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: With regard to the use of fishing/pleasure boats at the site mentioned my Department does not issue new permanent mooring spots. There are, however, 20 boat moorings on the Lakes and these moorings are subject to a local lottery and are allocated annually for a twelve month period. The NPWS is happy to include all names in the annual lottery and interested parties should contact the Duty...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Northern Ireland (5 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Narrow Water Bridge is a cross-border project led by Louth County Council and supported by the Shared Island Fund, which is designed to fund strategic north-south projects that implement the commitments and objectives on Shared Island set out in the Programme for Government.  The bridge will connect Cornamucklagh near Omeath, Co Louth with Narrow Water near Warrenpoint, Co Down. ...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Regarding the point raised by Deputy Cian O'Callaghan concerning carbon budgets, all developments are now covered by building regulations and energy standards. We had two contributions that said we are giving too much to developers, while others said we are not giving enough. The LIHAF scheme is important in frontloading infrastructure. Deputy Verona Murphy made disgraceful comments...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Construction Industry (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I welcome the pupils to the Visitors Gallery. It is always fantastic when students come to the Houses and see how our democracy works, so they are very welcome. A key priority for the Government is that everybody should have access to sustainable, good-quality housing for purchase or rent at an affordable price, built to a high standard, located close to essential services and offering a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Construction Industry (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator and commend him on consistently raising this issue in the House, which has been important. There was a debate last night in the Dáil on housing affordability, at which one side of the House argued we were subsidising too much for the construction sector while others maintained we were not doing enough. The Government is trying to strike a balance and that is what we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I support all the Senator's comments on the historic regeneration of Castlebar town under our town centre first policy. It is critical that we support projects like this and it is what the funding is doing. It is a similar case with Castlebar Military Barracks. The Senator had a military career in those barracks. I was born in James Stephens Barracks in Kilkenny and I grew up on the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Funding (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I agree wholeheartedly with the Senator's final comment. It is critical for the Department to engage in such a way.I will revert to the Senator with a response on that. Appropriate cost control is important, given the inflationary pressures, which were mentioned in the previous Commencement matter as well. We are in exceptional times and it requires a high level of engagement between our...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Monuments Service of my Department has commissioned a wide ranging and detailed study of historic battlefields up to and including those of the 1798 Rebellion, known as the Irish Battlefields Project. I am pleased to be able to advise the Deputy that over the last year substantial progress has been made towards formal publication of the detailed results of that project. In the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) administers a number of grant schemes, including the Local Biodiversity Action Fund and the Peatlands Community Engagement Scheme, to assist locally led biodiversity projects throughout the country. Appropriately sited and installed structures may be eligible for funding under these schemes subject to the criteria of the scheme and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Insurance Coverage (12 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I am aware of the challenges facing owners of thatched buildings in respect of securing insurance for their homes. Both Heritage Ireland 2030, the new national heritage plan, and A Living Tradition, the new vernacular architectural heritage strategy, contain actions to address the issue of insurance of protected structures, including thatched buildings. Officials in my Department are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator for her Commencement matter. I also thank her for the positive interactions and work that she has done on this issue over many years. I say that because not all of the contributions towards Moore Street have been entirely positive. We want to progress this project and I appreciate the leadership that she has consistently shown concerning a national monument at Moore...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I would certainly take the Senator up on that invitation. It is an area of the city that is, as she said, hugely important not only historically but also culturally, given the new communities that are part of inner city Dublin now. It is critical to traders and everybody else involved to have that certainty. I can say with certainty from our perspective in respect of the national monument...

Seanad: Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022: Second Stage (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I am pleased to address the Seanad on the Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022. I thank Senator Pauline O'Reilly for bringing the Bill forward. It has been a useful debate.It has been good to have such a debate outside the context of an electoral event. Usually we have these discussions when an electoral event comes up. It is very...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department was represented by The National Monuments Service, who was engaged in some limited preliminary discussions, regarding the payment of compensation to the Moore Street traders for any potential disruption that may be caused to their business, as a result of works on Moore Street. The proposal related to the payment for compensation by my Department to the Moore Street...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department is continuing with road improvement works at Killarney National Park having secured funding for additional works in 2022. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) assesses all roads and trails and the walk you suggest will be assessed along with all the other roads and trails for improvement. This is a particularly beloved walk by locals and tourists alike and it is being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: With regard to the use of fishing/pleasure boats at the site mentioned my Department does not issue new permanent mooring spots. There are, however, 20 boat moorings on the Lakes and these moorings are subject to a local lottery and are allocated annually for a twelve month period. This remains the official policy of the Department. It is not permitted generally to sell moorings on the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Biodiversity Plan (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Since its inception in 2006, the National Biodiversity Data Centre (NBDC) has proven to be a very successful programme for the collation, storage, and dissemination of data on Irish wildlife. The current contractual arrangement, however, is no longer suitable for the delivery of a wide-ranging and complex service which requires flexibility, public engagement, and a long-term focus. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 May 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: 653. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria which are applied to the long-term illness scheme; if Addison’s disease will be included in the scheme; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24190/22]