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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 98: Amendment of section 83 of Principal Act 158. Section 83 of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the insertion of the following definitions: " ‘FRS 102’ means the accounting standard entitled ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’, issued by the Financial Reporting Council Limited...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 99: Amendment of section 84 of Principal Act 159. Section 84 of the Principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of “and of each of its subsidiary organisations” after “concerned”, (b) in subsection (2), by the insertion, in paragraph (a), of “, and of each of its subsidiary organisations,”...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 100: Amendment of section 85 of Principal Act 160. Section 85 of the Principal Act is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) Subject to section 91(1), the appropriate officer shall prepare a statement of accounts for the political party concerned and its subsidiary organisations (in this Part referred...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 101: Amendment of section 86 of Principal Act 161. Section 86 of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) Subject to section 91(1) and (2), the annual statement of accounts of a political party, and of each of its subsidiary organisations, in respect of a financial year shall be audited by a...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 102: Amendment of section 88 of Principal Act 162. Section 88 of the Principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (3)— (i) by the insertion, in paragraph (a), of “(including any requirements under FRS 102)” after “guidelines”, and (ii) by the insertion, in paragraph (c), of “(including any requirements under FRS...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 103: Amendment of Principal Act – insertion of sections 91 and 92 162. The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following sections after section 90: “Subsidiary organisations 91. (1) Where a subsidiary organisation of a political party has— (a) an income of €15,000 or less in a calendar year, or (b) holds cash or...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 104: ART 7 POLLING ON ISLANDSAmendment of Act of 1992 164. The Act of 1992 is amended— (a) in section 86— (i) by the deletion of “, other than a poll taken on a day specified under section 85,”, and (ii) in paragraph (a), by the insertion of— (I) “sudden onset of” before “stress of weather”, and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 105: Amendment of Act of 1993 165. The Act of 1993 is amended— (a) in section 3(3), by the deletion of paragraph (h), (b) in section 7— (i) by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1), and (ii) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1): “(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b), where the Minister is of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 106: Amendment of Act of 1994 166. The Act of 1994 is amended— (a) in section 2(3), by the deletion of paragraph (l), (b) in section 13— (i) by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1), and (ii) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1): “(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b), where the Minister is of...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 107: Amendment of Local Elections Regulations 1995 167. (1) Article 49 of the Local Elections Regulations 1995 is amended— (a) by the deletion of sub-articles (1) and (2), (b) in sub-article (3)— (i) by the insertion of “at an election” after “Where a poll is to be taken”, (ii) in paragraph (a), by the insertion...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 108: Amendment of Act of 2001 168. Section 26 of the Act of 2001 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (2): “(2A) Notwithstanding subsection (2), where the Minister is of the opinion that due to local circumstances concerning an island, and taking account of advice from the returning officer (within the...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 109: Amendment of Act of 1997 169. The Act of 1997 is amended— (a) in section 10, by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1): “(1A) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b), where the Minister is of the opinion that due to local circumstances concerning an island, and taking account of advice from the returning officer for...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment 110: “pandemic or Covid-19; to provide for polling on the islands; to amend the Electoral to provide, inter

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Chairman and the members of the committee for what has been a constructive two meetings. We appreciate the positive engagement we have had on Committee Stage. During the discussion I flagged a number of issues to which we will give further consideration before Report Stage. I assure members I will follow up on those matters. In addition, there are a number of other issues...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, launched by the European Commission in May 2020, proposes that by 2030, member states would legally protect at least 30% of the EU’s land and marine areas, and that 10% (or one-third of the protected areas) would be strictly protected. This is an overall EU target and discussions around how this will be achieved are ongoing. Fair and transparent...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: World Heritage Sites (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: In line with UNESCO advice that World Heritage Tentative Lists be reviewed at least every ten years, my Department launched a call for applications in January 2019 to update Ireland’s Tentative List of World Heritage Properties. The Tentative List is essentially an inventory of sites that demonstrate potential Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and which Ireland intends to nominate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: World Heritage Sites (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: In line with UNESCO advice that World Heritage Tentative Lists be reviewed at least every ten years, my Department launched a call for applications in January 2019 to update Ireland’s Tentative List of World Heritage Properties. The Tentative List is essentially an inventory of sites that demonstrate potential Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and which Ireland intends to nominate for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The function of the enhanced Wildlife Crime Unit (to be known as Wildlife Crime Operations) is to support the law enforcement work that has been, and continues to be done by National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Regional staff.  Some 110 staff are working across all regions of the country to address wildlife crime.  These include District Conservation Officers and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department is responsible for the implementation of the Wildlife Acts and the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477/2011), both of which prohibit the spreading of invasive species. There  is a legislative framework in place for dealing with invasive alien species, including Japanese...

Seanad: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendments Nos. 1, 5 and 7 are technical corrections to correct the Irish language version of the name of the register known in the English language as the Construction Industry Register Ireland from “Clár Tionscal Tógála na hÉireann” to “Clár Tionscail Foirgníochta na hÉireann”.