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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Collaborative Town Centre Health Check 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 relevant bodies....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: Waterways Ireland continually monitors water levels in the canals and is committed to ensuring their continued use as ecological and recreational corridors. Canals are fabricated water systems and as such, they rely exclusively on other sources of water to ensure levels can be maintained. Their management needs to be undertaken in a sustainable and adaptive manner, responding to changing...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department completed and published detailed site-specific conservation objectives for the Gearagh SAC (000108) in September 2016. The NPWS 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 NPWS...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I am informed by Waterways Ireland that its policy is that staggered approach barriers and the way in which they are deployed along Greenways should be in accordance with Transport Infrastructure Ireland's Guidelines for Rural Cycleway Design (Offline). I have brought the situation mentioned by the Deputy to the attention of Waterways Ireland, who have indicated that they will, in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: My officials will make arrangements to contact the Deputy directly to furnish the submission on the Interim Report, the Minority Report and the review of the Minority Report made by the Chair of the Gulls Committee to undertake a review of the issues surrounding the impact of gulls in urban areas.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) on the conservation of wild birds is implemented in Ireland, inter alia, under the Wildlife Acts. Under the terms of the Directive all Member States of the EU are bound to take measures to protect all wild birds and their habitats. The Directive prohibits, inter alia, the deliberate killing or capture of wild birds by any method, the removal of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: My officials will make arrangements to contact the Deputy directly to furnish a copy of the report that was provided by the Chairperson in relation to Interim Report on the Consultative Committee to undertake a review of the issues surrounding the impact of gulls in urban areas.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) on the conservation of wild birds is implemented in Ireland, inter alia, under the Wildlife Acts. Under the terms of the Directive all Member States of the EU are bound to take measures to protect all wild birds and their habitats. The Directive prohibits, inter alia, the deliberate killing or capture of wild birds by any method, the removal of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The annual declarations are made first and foremost under Article 9 of the Birds Directive. The annual declarations have traditionally been made only under the European Communities (Wildlife Act, 1976) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (S.I. No. 254 of 1986), there is also provision under regulation 55 of the European Communities (Birds and Habitats) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 477 of 2011) in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Wildlife Licensing Unit (WLU) of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department issues licences under Section 22 (9) g & h and 23 (6) c & d of the Wildlife Act to retain and possess injured animals/birds. In order to obtain a licence one must follow a significant and rigorous application process. All rehabilitation organisations are subject to this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: As advised most recently in my response to Question No. 236 on 24 June 2021 and in many parliamentary replies prior to that, my Department provides financial support for the protection of heritage buildings and historic structures through two grant schemes which are, in the main, administered by the local authorities. These are the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) and the Historic...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (28 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The convening of a Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity is under discussion at a senior level between the Department of the Taoiseach and my Department. The timing and scheduling of the Assembly will depend on the outcome of these discussions and on a number of external factors which need to be considered before the scope and terms of the Assembly are framed.

Residential Tenancies (Tenants' Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Deputy Bacik. She is an experienced parliamentarian but this is her first Bill to bring to this House, so I congratulate her on that.

Residential Tenancies (Tenants' Rights) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I acknowledge the spirit of the Bill and its genuine attempt to improve circumstances for tenants at a time of undersupply in the residential rental sector. The Government will not oppose this Bill and commits to examining the positive ideas contained therein in the context of progressing its own rental reforms later this year. Some of the measures proposed in the Bill have been provided...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla — Topical Issue Debate: Water Supply (22 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I again thank the Deputies for their comments. I appreciate their ongoing worries about the serious incidents that occurred in the water treatment plant at Gorey and in Dublin. The safety and security of our water supply, as the Deputies have said, is paramount. There is a need to rebuild any trust that has been lost. I give the assurance that tap water is safe to drink in both...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla — Topical Issue Debate: Water Supply (22 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: In a letter to the Secretary General of the Department last week, the EPA outlined two serious incidents in recent weeks in drinking water plants serving parts of Dublin city and surrounding areas, which occurred in the Ballymore Eustace water treatment plant and in Gorey, County Wexford. This included, in the case of Gorey, illnesses detected by the HSE in the community served by that water...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (22 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I understand that this question is about the cutting or grubbing of vegetation on mountain land. Some areas of mountain land have been designated as Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) or Special Protection Areas (SPAs) as part of the Natura 2000 network. Depending on reason for designation of the land, restrictions may have been set on clearing scrub or rough vegetation on that area....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (22 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 212 of 16 September 2021 which sets out the position in this matter.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (20 per cent Provision of Social and Affordable Housing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: The Government welcomes the opportunity to highlight the recent amendments to Part V it has brought forward, which are a very important part of accelerating the supply of affordable and cost-rental homes. It also welcomes the opportunity the Bill presents to continue working on ensuring that our Part V provisions are appropriately calibrated and the Government will not be opposing it. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticultural Industry: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (21 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: I will take those three members' questions together if that is okay, Chairman. I will make an initial comment to address Deputy Flaherty, Senator Boyhan and Deputy Kehoe about this being the green agenda. It is not the green agenda; it is the law. That is the reality of this. My Department, which has responsibility for heritage, has no role in this except in the sense that the peatlands...