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Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move: That the Committee do not agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 14 to the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016. This amendment, as proposed by the Seanad, provides that before an order can be made de-designating an NHA, a report shall be laid before both Houses of the Oireachtas on current condition, restoration potential and re-wetting potential, the special scientific interest of...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Perhaps I do. The Government amendments seeks to respect the decision that was made in the Seanad. We moved out the prescriptive element of specifying greenways or golf courses. It was already in amendment No. 4 and that was rejected. Regarding the NHA review, we will have to look at all criteria. The Deputies referred to the provision regarding "national, regional and local economic,...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move consequential amendment No. 3c: Section 4: In page 4, to delete lines 5 to 11 and substitute the following: "(b) contributing to the carbon sequestration potential of bog habitats; (c) contributing to actions, relevant to bog habitats, contained in a national plan or a plan for the island of Ireland, concerning the reversal of pollinator decline; (d) selecting the most suitable...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move: That the Committee do not agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 4 to the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move: That the Committee do not agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 11 to the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: This is a Government amendment to put Ireland's national biodiversity plans on a statutory footing and create a public duty in respect of biodiversity for public bodies. The amendment introduces a new Part to the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 and new sections 59A to 59H. The proposal to introduce such an amendment was approved by the Seanad without a vote. Under the amendment, the...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendments Nos. 1, 1c and 2 are being taken together as they relate to one another. I will speak to these amendments together, if that is okay. Amendment No. 1, as proposed by the Seanad, amends section 16 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000. Section 16 sets out the statutory process for when a Minister intends to designate a natural heritage area. Amendment No. 1 was a Government...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move: That the Committee do not agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 2 to the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move consequential amendment No. 1c: Section 2: In page 3, lines 12 to 14, to delete all words from and including “Section” in line 12 down to and including line 14 and substitute the following: “Section 16 of the Act of 2000 is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (1): “(1) Where the Minister is of the...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move: That the Committee do not agree with the Seanad in amendment No. 3 to the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016. Amendments Nos. 3, 3c and 4 to 11, inclusive, are grouped and I propose to talk through these together. The Bill amends the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 by the insertion of a new section - section 18A - after section 18 of that Act. Section 18A sets out how the 2014 review...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: First, I would like to outline some of the background to the Bill and the context around it at this point. The Bill has had a long and somewhat complex road to get to this point. The purpose of the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 is to give legal effect to the proposed reconfiguration of the raised bog natural heritage area network. This reconfiguration arises from a national study of our...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: That is correct.

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: At the outset, before I go into my scripted speech, I would like to thank all the Deputies. I want to thank Deputy Fitzmaurice, and I would like to state that it is not the Government's intention to cause division by tabling a countermotion. I really appreciate the constructive engagement the Deputy has consistently shown down the years with the peatlands in particular. I thank Deputy...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 53: In page 30, line 24, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”. These are technical amendments to update the name of the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 54: In page 30, line 27, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 57: In page 32, to delete lines 1 to 5 and substitute the following: “(a) in relation to a relevant thing of a relevant interest, means the entry of particulars of the thing in the Register pursuant to section 14(3)(a), (b) in relation to a prescribed monument (not being a registered monument), means the entry of particulars of the monument in the Register...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 58: In page 32, line 11, after “(b))” to insert “and the entry in the Register of a statement referred to in section 15(2)”.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: On amendment No. 60, the concept of prescribed monuments is a fundamental element of the Bill, and provides a major strengthening of the legal protection to archaeological sites, whereby such sites are protected without the need for formal designation or registration. The use of the word “may” is intentional and is considered necessary from a drafting point of view. The use...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 62: In page 34, lines 24 and 25, to delete “(and whether or not they are also of other interest)” and substitute “or of other relevant interest”.