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An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart Vótála ag Aois 16) 2021: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I am pleased to address the Dáil on the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021, as brought forward by Deputy Pringle. This presents an opportunity to discuss the age at which persons should be entitled to vote in elections and referendums in Ireland. This Bill proposes to amend Article 16 of the Constitution to lower the age at which persons would...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Admissions (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I agree wholeheartedly with the Deputy's closing remark. I mentioned in my opening statement that the Minister met senior officials from the HSE yesterday to discuss the issues in University Hospital Limerick and the immediate responses required to address the pressures being faced by all 29 emergency departments. The Minister was updated on the progress of the University Hospital Limerick...

An Bille um an Naoú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Ceart Vótála ag Aois 16) 2021: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 1: "To delete the word 'now' and add at the end of the motion the words 'on 30th June, 2023'.".

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Admissions (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I welcome the opportunity to address the House on this important issue raised by Deputy O’Donnell. I wish to acknowledge the distress that overcrowded EDs cause to patients, their families and front-line staff who are working in very challenging conditions in hospitals throughout the country. The Minister has visited UHL and has been concerned for some time about the emergency...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Deputy Ó Cathasaigh for raising this matter and giving me the opportunity to outline to the House the position on the accommodation in place for Tramore Educate Together National School. Tramore Educate Together National School was established in 2014 under the patronage divesting process. The patronage divesting process arises from the recommendations of the 2012 report of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Given the points the Deputy has raised, it is important that the Department of Education re-engage on this and give it some further consideration. Considering the constraints the Deputy mentioned, particularly after what we have been through with the pandemic, it is critical that this school building is fit for purpose in respect of spacing, layout and future expansion. Census data have...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regeneration Projects (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Deputy and I have discussed this issue on a number of occasions, as has the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, in particular the European committee ruling and the regeneration of social housing flats in inner city Dublin. The Government and my Department, in particular, have given careful consideration to the report of the European Committee of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Regeneration Projects (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I agree wholeheartedly with the Deputy. We recognise the need to modernise and bring living conditions up to acceptable standards. All of these developments have the objective of improving the living conditions of residents and to that end Dublin City Council is developing a long-term strategy for the redevelopment and-or refurbishment of many of these complexes. In addition to Glovers...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Healthcare Policy (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy for giving me this opportunity to update the House on this matter, which is one of the Government's top priorities for action this year. The report of the working group on access to contraception, published in October 2019, identified the barriers that exist to accessing contraception. These barriers include accessibility, information, health system capacity and, for a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Healthcare Policy (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My closing statement might provide clarification. The free contraception scheme for those aged 17 to 25 represents a wonderful opportunity to increase access to contraception and to better support sexual and reproductive healthcare in Ireland. We hope that the measures will significantly reduce crisis pregnancy rates among this high-risk cohort, who are also the most likely to experience...

LGBTQI+ and Equality: Statements (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputies who contributed. I am making these closing remarks on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, who has other commitments this evening. I take on board the points raised by the Deputies. There were many similar themes relating to the ongoing, unfortunate challenges in terms of discrimination, especially those affecting the trans community, including recent debates...

Seanad: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendments Nos. 1, 5 and 7 are technical corrections to correct the Irish language version of the name of the register known in the English language as the Construction Industry Register Ireland from “Clár Tionscal Tógála na hÉireann” to “Clár Tionscail Foirgníochta na hÉireann”.

Seanad: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendment No. 3 provides for necessary amendments to the Long Title to reflect the insertion of Parts 11 and 12 into the legislation via amendments Nos. 9 and 10. Amendment No. 4 amends section 1 to provide that the new Parts 11 and 12 will not come into operation on foot of a commencement order signed by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage but will instead come into...

Seanad: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Building Control (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I might reply to a number of the matters that have been raised and I welcome the comments of Members and the support for these amendments. The amendments seek to give additional protections to tenants with additional notice periods. On the point raised by Senator Warfield, the results of the review are set out in the legislation, and stakeholders were consulted. There has been good...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Policies (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department published the new National Policy on Architecture, Places for People, last month at an event in the new TU Dublin campus in Grangegorman, Dublin, hosted by the Grangegorman Development Agency. Together with its educational and healthcare partners the agency has created high-quality living environments that embody the ideals of the New European Bauhaus. The New European Bauhaus...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: This is a privately owned site and has not been considered for national park status. My Department does not own or manage any part of this SAC, which is owned largely by the ESB.   A management plan scoping exercise was undertaken by ESB International on behalf of the ESB in 2016/2017. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department took part in the stakeholder group...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (23 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Programme for Government – Our Shared Future, sets out a commitment to “review the remit, status and funding of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), to ensure that it is playing an effective role in delivering its overall mandate and enforcement role in the protection of wildlife”. In March 2021 my Department launched a public consultation with a number...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (22 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: An application for compensation under the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme was received by my Department from the individual referred to in the Question. Annual payments under the scheme for qualifying applicants are generally made from the second quarter of each year. My Department has already started to issue annual payments for 2022 under the scheme to qualifying applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Natural Heritage Areas (22 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The role of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department is to promote awareness of natural heritage and biodiversity issues through education, outreach to schools and engaging with stakeholders and to designate and advise on the protection of habitats and species identified for nature conservation, having particular regard to the need to consult with interested parties. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, launched by the European Commission in May 2020, proposes that by 2030, member states would legally protect at least 30% of the EU’s land and marine areas, and that 10% (or one-third of the protected areas) would be strictly protected. This is an overall EU target and discussions around how this will be achieved are ongoing. Fair and transparent...