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Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Regarding the commitment given by my ministerial colleague, the note has been prepared and we can have it furnished to the committee. Amendment No. 11 suggests including "adherence to the requirements of the Building Regulations". The code of practice is for the purpose of the continued improvement in the professional conduct of providers of building works. The three amendments suggested...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I have given assurances regarding the Attorney General's advice around not naming the body appointed. The mechanism exists, where the body appointed is not performing its functions, for another entity to be appointed. That is part of the checks and balances that exist in addition to the seven points I raised relating to the independence of the registration body. I again give those...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Before I refer to the note, I will address some of the points raised by the Deputies. It is the case that the Government wants a robust regulator. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan has pointed out some of the failings of the past, which there is no doubt have been substantial and have caused considerable hurt to people as well as financial cost to the Exchequer. It is for that reason that the...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I apologise to Deputy Ó Broin. I am trying to find my bearings here. In relation to the first grouping, Government amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, these amendments are to change the Long Title of the Bill and to add a definition to section 2 to reflect a number of amendments to the Building Control Act 2007, which provides for the statutory register for architects, building surveyors...

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 2: In page 5, line 20, after "Works" to insert "and Building Control (Amendment)".

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: " "Act of 2007" means the Building Control Act 2007;".

Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No. 1: In page 5, line 14, to delete “and” and substitute “to amend the Building Control Act 2007; and”.

Ban on Sex for Rent Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Deputy Cian O'Callaghan and the Social Democrats for bringing forward the Bill. This is a practice we all abhor. It is disgusting. I listened to the Deputy’s contribution at the start of the debate and I will address some of the issues before I make my concluding remarks. Deputy O'Callaghan made the specific point that while the Bill in itself is not enough to tackle this...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank my constituency colleague for raising this issue which she has consistently done in this Chamber, as have a number of other Deputies. As she has said, there had been some counties where existing resources have been utilised. The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Fire Service (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: To respond to the point made by the Deputy about the onset of Covid-19, the pandemic has presented challenges to the fire services in respect of the delivery of services. Our Department has monitored regular reports from the fire services in respect of the impact of the pandemic on staffing levels and the business community. In order to maximise the available capital funding programme, our...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Facilities (23 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: For many years the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department ran a very successful education programme at the site mentioned, however, the Memorandum of Understanding with NPWS in that regard has now expired. I fully support access to our facilities to the greatest extent possible. My officials will establish what is required in relation to the site mentioned within...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (22 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir as an gceist seo a ardú. It is a really interesting question. He and I have debated this on a number of occasions, both in the Chamber and in these corridors.Local government services such as those referenced in the matter raised here today are funded in a variety of ways. Some programmes are supported by Exchequer funding and others from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (22 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Senator. The suggestion he made there is very useful. It would be a really useful exercise for the housing committee to have a look at this and at the overall funding of local government in general. We have a significant challenge. As the Senator rightly said, our local authorities are ambitious both at corporate level and among the elected members.They show real innovation -...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (22 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309 and 310 together. My Officials have made contact with the Department of Health, Fingal County Council, the European Commission and its own Legal Advisor in relation to progressing the recommendations contained in the first interim report of the Urban Gulls Consultative Committee. My Officials will continue to progress these issues towards the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (22 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Government is committed to a significant investment in, and a renewal of, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) as set out in the Programme for Government. I am pleased to say that the review which will underpin this renewal has now been concluded by the independent authors, and the resulting Strategic Action Plan for renewal of the NPWS has been completed.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Reviews (22 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Programme for Government – "Our Shared Future" – contains a number of commitments in respect of electoral reform including the following: - the establishment of an electoral commission; - the modernisation of the Register of Electors; and - the regulation of online political advertising. In December 2020, the Government approved the General Scheme of an Electoral Reform...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Biodiversity Plan (22 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: A first draft of the Ireland’s 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) has been developed following a comprehensive review of national, European and international biodiversity policies and other relevant plans and strategies. The draft Plan is currently under stakeholder review by government departments, bodies and organisations that are likely to be impacted by the draft...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (22 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: In a response to the commitment set out in the Programme for Government, the Marine Institute, which comes under the auspices of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, commissioned a report, “”, to review and synthesise existing knowledge in relation to blue carbon and marine carbon sequestration in Irish waters, and to identify critical knowledge gaps. My...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (22 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The monument referred to is a recorded monument and is eligible for funding under the Community Monuments Fund.  The CMF is administered by the National Monuments Service of my Department through the Local Authorities and €5 million euro has been allocated to the scheme for 2022.  The closing date for this fund for 2022 has now passed but it is planned that the scheme for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (22 Mar 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Community-Led Village Design Statement is an initiative of 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 address queries directly to the...