Results 101-120 of 4,901 for speaker:Malcolm Noonan

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: As the EU prepares the multi-annual financial framework, MFF, for the period 2028 to 2035, there are growing concerns that the European Commission is aligning itself with a far-right agenda. The shift threatens to divert financial resources away from the EU’s long-standing commitments to environmental protection, social progress and international development within Europe and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: I welcome the witnesses. My first question is for Mr. Cunniffe and relates to the recent policy decision of the Government around what was the development of the marine protected area, MPA, network through legislation. He will be aware I spoke at Wind Energy Ireland's conference in 2024 about marrying the needs of marine biodiversity with the ambition for offshore renewables. Has the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank Mr. Moran. I am of the view that the MPA Bill is probably the best way to deliver it. It may not necessarily be the quickest but it possibly could be at this stage because the Government will have to start a whole new process. Is there concern that the goalposts have shifted in some direction? A lot of the mapping is done and a lot of the observed programmes have all been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: I will move back to the issue of dry land and the land use review. There appears to be a delay again in publishing that. Is the sector concerned at not having that land use review in the public domain in terms of meeting the ambition for onshore renewables?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Is Mr. Cunniffe frustrated at the delay in publishing wind energy guidelines? I know it is causing a lot of frustration at local authority level as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Mr. Marley mentioned the delays in the planning system. Will he elaborate on that at local authority and An Coimisiún Pleanála level? What assistance will the new Planning and Development Act give towards that?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (10 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Correspondence from the European Commission on securing the nitrates derogation for Ireland will have serious ramifications for the wider rural economy and the agricultural sector generally in terms of demonstrating compliance with the habitats directive. While granting derogations to individual farmers, it is on a subcatchment basis. The requirements for maintaining the nitrates derogation...

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: My colleague has spoken more broadly on the provisions of the Bill. I will speak specifically to the EU anti-SLAPP directive. While provisions of the Bill give effect to aspects of the EU anti-SLAPP directive, and its application to domestic defamation cases is welcome, it falls short of transposing the directive's full set of minimum standards and protections, which Ireland is legally...

Seanad: Post Office Network: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. There have been many excellent contributions this evening on the social, cultural and community needs that are reasons to retain our post office network. I will focus a little on the heritage assets of our towns, looking back at the last programme for Government, under which we introduced the town centres first programme. Thankfully, it has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: I welcome our witnesses. I thank LOITV and GAA+ for the important role they both play in promoting their respective games. When it comes to the issue of the content levy, in our consideration, it is important that we cannot treat GAA+ or LOITV in the same way as Disney+ or the big streaming platforms. I am interested to hear the witnesses' views in that regard. I have listened to both the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Does Mr. Scanlon agree that this should be viewed - excuse the pun - as a means of increasing participation? It is obvious that the increasing output of production and the showing of live games are having a positive knock-on effect on the participation of minorities, women and girls in sport. That question is to both witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: I just have one question as well. Mr. Quinn mentioned dodgy boxes and the impact they are having. Will he elaborate on this? The numbers seem quite staggering, with 500,000 dodgy boxes out there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: They can take the hit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: It is very significant. I thank Mr. Quinn.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Do not mention the war.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Control of Dogs (3 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Sin deireadh an chláir. The House stands suspended until 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Council (2 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The Heritage Act 1995 has served us well. It established the Heritage Council and was a visionary piece of work by Michael D. Higgins. However, 1995 is quite a long time ago and there is a commitment from Government to a review of that and to looking at establishing a research function within the Heritage Council. I thank the Minister of State,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Council (2 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Members are probably used to standing up here and saying they are disappointed with the response they get. I warmly welcome the response from the Minister of State in this case. As I said in my opening remarks, it is really important that we use an evidence-based approach. I refer to that specific point I made about the research function in the Heritage Council, but all of that will be...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: I do not have much to say after that. I thank Senator Ryan for sharing her experience with us. It brings into perspective why we are here this evening. We know that so many families are affected through domestic violence and children in particular are affected greatly. This Bill, first introduced by my colleague Vincent P. Martin in the previous Seanad, had got us to Committee Stage. I...