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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (8 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I take on board the points made by the Senator and will take them back to the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. The €100,000 allocation to Cork County Council for the pre-appraisal work for 2020 shows the level of commitment from the Government. It is important, as the Senator said, to try to progress matters in as timely a manner as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (10 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Regulation 5 of the European Communities (Conservation of Wild Birds (Malahide Estuary Special Protection Area 004025)) Regulations 2011 provides that certain operations or activities may not take place within or affecting the Malahide Estuary Special Protection Area without the prior written consent of the Minister or of another public authority, where applicable. These...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Road Network (10 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: The role of my Department, in relation to matters such as this is focused on the immediate response phase, with particular emphasis on life safety and rescue. Through the established arrangements operated by NDFEM, funding can be considered only in relation to the immediate response costs of local authorities, i.e., urgent costs incurred by affected Local Authorities in the response, for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (10 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department is aware of the significance of the built heritage of Brú Chaoimhín and has recorded several buildings there on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH).  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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (10 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: 413. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the severe shortage of paediatric rheumatologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42626/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: 414. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an information leaflet compiled by parents of children with Down’s arthropathy; and his plans distribute it to general practitioner surgeries and other health professionals to facilitate prompt referrals. [42627/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Paediatric Services (10 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: 415. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lengthy waiting lists for children with Down’s arthropathy to see paediatric rheumatologists, either privately or publicly; the outcome of a meeting held on 18 December 2019 between the rheumatology department of Crumlin Children’s Hospital and an organisation (details supplied) on this issue; and if he...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: This has been a very useful debate. I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward the Bill. I will begin by responding on some of the issues raised by Deputy Cian O'Callaghan. The local connection rule has been comprehensively dealt with. I was present when Deputy Joan Collins raised it last week during the Topical Issue debate. She played an audio clip of services trying to access beds...

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: He was earlier.

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: My officials and I are taking note of Members' remarks. We are taking this very seriously.

Homeless Prevention Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: It is my understanding that there is a study being conducted on the-----

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Information (15 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I refer the Deputy to my earlier replies on this matter. It is proposed to establish this dedicated Unit during 2021. Details in relation to staffing resources and funding have not been determined at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (15 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Under electoral law, in order to be able to vote at elections in Ireland, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. With some exceptions (mainly postal voters) all persons must attend in person to vote at their local polling station. Subject to a limited number of exceptions, Irish citizens...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (15 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Killarney National Park was originally awarded UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status in 1982. In January 2013, UNESCO revised the criteria for Biosphere Reserve status. To meet criteria for UNESCO Biosphere reserves under Article 4 of the Seville Strategy, Kerry County Council with the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department submitted a successful application extending the Killarney...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (16 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: An application for compensation under the raised bog cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme was received by my Department from the individual referred to in the Deputy’s Question. The 2020 annual payment under the scheme was issued to this individual on 27 May 2020. I have been informed that an official of my Department has been in contact with the individual to advise of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (17 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 333 and 334 together. All cetaceans are protected under the EU’s Habitats Directive and Ireland is required to report to the Commission on their conservation status every six years. The most recent reports were published in 2019 and can be accessed on my Department's NPWS website: Twenty-four species of cetacean have been recorded from Irish waters....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (17 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Regulation 5 of the relevant regulations (i.e. the European Communities (Conservation of Wild Birds (Malahide Estuary Special Protection Area 004025)) Regulations 2011 and the European Union Habitats (Malahide Estuary Special Area of Conservation 000205) Regulations 2019 provides that certain operations or activities may not take place within the special protection area or within the special...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (17 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Noonan: Senior regional management staff of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department have been in ongoing contact with Galway County Council in relation to this project. A method statement prepared by Galway County Council which outlines the methodology and environmental mitigation for the installation of 10km of fencing works along the N59 (Bunnakill to Oughterard) as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Built Heritage Investment Scheme (13 Jan 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) is one of two capital funding schemes for built heritage run by my Department. It is administered by the local authorities and funds hundreds of small-scale, labour-intensive works at protected structures across the country, carried out by skilled heritage craftspeople, every year. The allocation for the BHIS in 2021 is €3 million....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Shared Island Unit (13 Jan 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Nichola Mallon, MLA, Minister for Infrastructure, shares with Minister Darragh O'Brien and myself a commitment to North South Cooperation in a tangible way. Officials from both my Department and the Department for Infrastructure, continue to co-operate effectively and communicate on a frequent basis on all matters concerning Waterways Ireland. On November 11 2020, I attended the...