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Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: The Bill provides for consultation with members of the public regarding the nomination of world heritage property in the State. Current best practice, as set out in the strategic objectives of the World Heritage Committee and the 2021 operational guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, calls for the participation of a wide variety of stakeholders in the management...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Absolutely. We would be more than happy to provide a briefing document to Members on the tentative list. Absolutely.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Under section 104 of the Bill, the board of the National Museum may designate a site where an archaeological object may be placed for safekeeping. While the period that an object could be stored was originally set at 12 months, it has been determined that there are practical reasons why certain objects may need to remain in storage for a longer period. For example, waterlogged wood from the...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Pre-existing internal safeguards within the museum control the approval of reward amounts to finders of archaeological objects. Rewards are proposed by a relevant curator and the archaeologist dealing with the acquisition of the object. The awards are then subject to approval by the keeper of Irish antiquities. For rewards valued above €10,000, the keeper must in turn seek approval...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: This amendment updates the list of objects the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media must have regard to when prescribing classes of objects for the purposes of the 1970 UNESCO convention. This is to ensure that the most recent European legislation relating to the cultural goods is taken into consideration.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: The amendment to subsection (1)(d) is proposed in order to clarify that conducting underwater searches for a relevant thing of archaeological interest that is not a prescribed monument is a licensable activity. This is to avoid a situation where a person might argue that unauthorised underwater searches for relevant things of archaeological interest that are not prescribed monuments are...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: These technical amendments provide that contraventions of all offences relating to archaeological objects under Part 4 can be subject to enforcement notices issued by the National Museum of Ireland. They also correct a drafting issue in section 159 whereby a reference to “subsection 3” is updated to read “this subsection”.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I join the Leas-Chathaoirleach in welcoming our visitors, as one of the male, pale and stale men in the Chamber.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: While I acknowledge the need to review and monitor the functioning of new legislation, measures are already in place that provide for what is set out by the Senator in the proposed amendment. My understanding is that the post-enactment scrutiny process requires a report on the functioning of recently enacted Bills to be laid in the parliamentary library for 12 months after their enactment....

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator and I absolutely recognise the aspirations behind this amendment. I referenced the climate change sectoral adaptation plan which is a really excellent plan. I will put a copy of it in the Senator's pigeon hole in the next day or two because it is well worth having a look at. It deals with exactly the issues the Senator has raised here in terms of embodied carbon and the...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: This proposed addition to the list of steps that may be specified in an enforcement notice will permit the relevant authority to direct a person to return an archaeological or historic object to a specific place. This will help to contribute to the implementation of the 1970 UNESCO convention preventing the illicit import, export or transfer of ownership of cultural property.

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: This amendment was suggested in observations received by the Minister for Finance, who has advised that the relevant arrest, search and seizure powers under the Bill extended beyond what will be required by the Revenue Commissioners to carry out the import and export control functions as envisaged. The Revenue Commissioners advised that their existing powers are sufficiently legislated for...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: It is important.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Litter Pollution (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I want to raise a couple of points in summary. I agree with everything the Deputy has said. In relation to education in schools, the schools are at the forefront of this consistently, through the green flags initiative both in primary and secondary schools. Children are educating their parents. Late last year I met the Children and Young People's Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Litter Pollution (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy for his impassioned plea on this issue. It is a matter that exercises us all. In terms of champions, it is our collective responsibility here to lead. Tomorrow, I will be notifying the public of the ending of the hedgerow cutting season and of burning from 1 March. There are fires ablaze throughout the country at the moment. The Deputy rightly mentioned the impact on...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy. I have noted the comments the Deputy made, as well as those made by Deputy Ó Cuív. The senior Ministers are not always available, but I have noted and will relay the comments back. I want to explain at the outset that the Minister for Transport has responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport but is not involved in the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I note the points made by the Deputy, particularly on accessibility and lifts. It is critically important that these issues are addressed. It is critically important that everybody has a right to public transport and a right to access:to employment services, training,and childcare services. All of those are essential and key components of good functioning urban and rural areas. This is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine one year ago, and the invoking of the temporary protection directive by the European Union shortly afterwards, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has worked intensively as part of the cross-Government response to the Ukraine crisis. The operational challenges brought about by responding to the conflict are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I would again stress the importance of due diligence. That is why there are queries at times. As I said, the Minister has engaged with Pobal and the team that processes HAP. With regard to the International Protection Accommodation Service, IPAS, contracts are agreed in terms of capacity for an IPAS centre, as specified in the individual contract. Payments under the agreed contracts,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Ukraine War (28 Feb 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I have the answer. Tá an freagra agam.