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

Malcolm Noonan: It is a fair point. This is a matter for the Heritage Council to anticipate what it requires and to build up its resources over time. It will be appreciated that once this Bill is enacted and that role is in place for the Heritage Council, it will make its requests about what it needs in the context of additional resources through the budgetary process. Again, I do not have that to hand....

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

Malcolm Noonan: I agree with everything the Deputy said. We do not anticipate that the deregistration of monuments or the lowering of protections would happen very often, so I give that assurance. It may be the case that the Heritage Council is already well resourced or adequately resourced to carry out its function in this regard. As I said, however, if additional resources are required, that is a matter...

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. 70: In page 37, to delete lines 26 to 29 and substitute the following: “(a) such relevant things of a relevant interest known to the Minister as he or she is of the opinion are appropriate to be entered in the Register, and (b) such prescribed monuments known to the Minister as he or she is of the opinion are appropriate to be entered 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: Regarding amendment No. 79a, the inclusion of the word "shall" is not workable as the discretionary power to specify topographical features or boundaries as set out under section 14(5) may not always be exercisable as such features or boundaries may not always exist. Again, I cannot accept this amendment.

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

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Deputy Ó Snodaigh. Deputy O'Callaghan made very a very valid case. How do we determine those historic battlefield sites that are relevant to another state? There are more amendments to the Bill relating to the transboundary convention which could deal with some of the queries the Deputy has on the site of the Battle of Aughrim and others. Under the battlefields project, we...

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

Malcolm Noonan: I will come back to Deputy O'Callaghan on Report Stage on the issue he raised.

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. 55: In page 30, line 33, 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. 56: In page 31, line 17, to delete “or 87(2)” and substitute “or (3)”. This straightforward amendment to the definition of "authorised officer" seeks to remedy a drafting error. Section 87(2) is incorrectly referenced and should be replaced with section 87(3). Amendment No. 87 is a consequential amendment that relates to amendment No. 70...

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

Malcolm Noonan: With regard to amendment No. 71, section 14 provides for the establishment of the register of monuments, which will replace several designation and registration systems under the existing National Monuments Acts. The register will be an electronic database easily accessible to members of the public and, under section 14(2)(b), the register may also be in such other forms as the Minister...

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. 83: In page 38, line 28, to delete “artistic, historic or traditional” and substitute “historic or cultural”.

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. 87: In page 38, line 39, to delete “subsection (3)(a)” and substitute “subsection (3)(b)”.

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. 88: In page 39, line 1, after “are” to insert “, or may be,”.

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. 89, section 17 as it stands permits the amendment or deletion of any particulars entered onto the register of monuments. Such particulars may be wide-ranging and include information such as statements relating to the type of monument or site entered, cartographic information and information on the extent and boundary of a monument, as well as the relevant level of legal...

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

Malcolm Noonan: Amendment No. 95 will make it explicitly clear that if the Minister consults the Heritage Council regarding the deregistration of a monument, the council may itself consult other public bodies or other persons as it considers appropriate. I flagged this earlier with Deputies. Amendments Nos. 102 to 107, inclusive, relate to the giving of notices in respect of entries in, amendments to and...

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

Malcolm Noonan: Again, the Deputy has made valid points. We have all seen cases. Wood Quay is often mentioned but there are many more in all our towns. All our counties could cite examples. I accept that. On the checks and balances, the advice of the Heritage Council is a good mechanism. To add to that, the legislation states: (7) The Minister shall, in forming an opinion for the purposes of...

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

Malcolm Noonan: I take on board the point.

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. 85: In page 38, line 31, after “of”, where it firstly occurs, to insert “community or”.