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Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I will speak to amendments Nos. 1, 13, 14 and 19. I cannot accept amendment No. 1, which proposes to push out the expiry date of the winter emergency period to the end of April 2023 to help tenants in receipt of relevant tenancy terminations affected by this Bill. As was outlined earlier on Second Stage, this Bill was carefully calibrated to balance the rights of tenants and landlords....

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I cannot accept amendment No. 2. This Bill and the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 do not cover local authority housing apart from those where cost rental tenancies are in place. That said, I know tenancy terminations from local authority housing are rare and I have no reason to think local authorities will move forward with terminations over the winter months. Given that the...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I absolutely acknowledge the points the Senator makes on the specific vulnerability of Traveller families regarding housing and how disproportionately they are affected by homelessness. As I have said, however, local authority housing is not covered under this Bill. Quite a number of Traveller families are renting in the private market, or through HAP or RAS, and they have protections...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: First, Senators raised a number of points around the RTB and notifying local authorities. The point is made well about tenants in situ. I will discuss that further with the Minister. Senator Martin raised some interesting points too on the term "eviction". That is for another day. Am I correct that Senator Moynihan is withdrawing amendments Nos. 4 and 7 so I am speaking to No. 6?

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: On amendment No. 4, this is an emergency Bill designed to apply in respect of winter emergency period only. Its provisions are carefully drafted to limit its interference with constitutionally protected property rights of landlords. On the landlord's right to terminate a tenancy on the ground that he or she intends to sell the property, I wish to clarify for the House that outside the...

Seanad: Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (27 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I reiterate, and as Senator Fitzpatrick has said, this Bill has been set out to do a specific piece of work, which is to implement a temporary ban on evictions. There is no intention, or any inference otherwise, that it is discriminatory against any particular community. It is a general protection for tenants and tries to strike a balance between tenant and landlord. I gave a commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (27 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 249 of 22 September 2022 which sets out the position on the matter regarding meetings. With regard to the issue of compensation, the May 2021 report of the Moore Street Advisory Group recommended that an adequate and appropriately structured compensation package should be put in place for the Moore Street traders as soon as possible. My Department was...

Social and Affordable Housing Supply: Motion [Private Members] (26 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "acknowledges: — that there remain challenges to overcome, one year on from its publication, Housing for All: A New Housing Plan for Ireland is delivering through increased housing supply, a range of affordable purchase and rental measures, new initiatives to tackle...

Social and Affordable Housing Supply: Motion [Private Members] (26 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: He will be.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (26 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue on the EPA's urban wastewater treatment in 2021 report. Having a well-functioning and resilient wastewater treatment infrastructure that will protect our environment is an issue of national importance and I appreciate the Deputy's concern in this matter. Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has had statutory responsibility for all aspects...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Wastewater Treatment (26 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I agree wholeheartedly with the Deputy. It is certainly not the case that we are talking about decades. We cannot take decades. It has to be resolved. Irish Water has plans in place for the 32 areas that were assigned in the EPA report. Those plans will be brought forward. The Government has brought in record investment over the past number of years. We are front-loading that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (25 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service operates a priority list for capital works. The bridge referred to is within Killarney National Park and is currently on the priority list for works to ensure it is structurally sound and passable for traffic.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (25 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Ireland’s next Birds Directive Article 12 report on the implementation of national provisions taken under that Directive is due to be submitted to the European Commission in 2025. The report will include information on the status of seabird species that naturally occur in this country, and will incorporate the results of my Department’s National Urban Gull Survey of 2021....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (25 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: There are no current plans to review the Wild Birds Declaration process.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The programme to provide funding for biodiversity officer roles within local authorities is being delivered by the Heritage Council, which is funded by my Department. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas. This provides a speedy, efficient and cost-effective system to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (25 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My role as Minister of State with responsibility for Heritage in regard to the protection and management of our architectural heritage is set out in the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), as are the roles of local authorities and the responsibilities of owners. Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, gives primary responsibility to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Diseases (25 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The position has not changed since the previous reply on the 12 October. No further information has been received from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of optometrists working in primary care nationwide; the action that he will take to increase the resources for these roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53073/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: 638. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to address the waiting list of referrals for children for appointments with community ophthalmologists; the action that he will take to decrease waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53074/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (25 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: 639. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the roll-out of healthmail and the uptake throughout Ireland's health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53075/22]