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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: It states "for exceptional reasons". It would not be the case that this would be used as a default.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: No, it is-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: That cannot be defined in the context of the Bill.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: No.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: No, because a decision would need to be made in respect of the additional information after that period had elapsed.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Ireland's 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) 2023 2030 was published in January and sets out Ireland’s vision for biodiversity, namely that by 2050 “Biodiversity in Ireland is valued, conserved, restored and sustainably used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people”. The Plan strives for a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. Waterways Ireland is a North/South Implementation Body established under the British Irish Agreement of 10 April 1998. It is funded by my Department and the Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The information requested in relation to any agreement and or licence sought by an identified marina off Lough Ree is not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I am happy to provide an update on this matter. A response to the representations received issued on the 21 December 2023 providing details of where the club in question may apply for a permit to host an event in the Nature Reserve. I can confirm that a request for a permit has now been received in my Department and officials from the NPWS have advised me that they expect to issue a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hedge Cutting (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I refer to my reply to Dáil Question no. 332 on 20 February which sets out the position in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hedge Cutting (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The dates for the cutting of vegetation and hedges are set down in primary legislation. Section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976 prohibits the cutting of vegetation, with certain strict exemptions, from 1 March to 31 August. As the dates are set out in primary legislation, I have no power or discretion to vary them. The dates may only be altered by primary legislation enacted by the Oireachtas. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Cases such as referred to in Question No. 290 of 1 February 2024 are prosecuted on behalf of my Department by the Office of the Chief State Solicitor with instruction from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department. NPWS exercise due diligence in preparing a case file for the Chief State Solicitors Office and work closely with that Office to progress matters. Taking a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (22 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The dates for the cutting of vegetation and hedges are set down in primary legislation. Section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976 prohibits the cutting of vegetation, with certain strict exemptions, from 1 March to 31 August. There is provision in the legislation for certain exemptions in respect of cutting vegetation in the ordinary course of agriculture or forestry, for health and safety...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I absolutely appreciate the concerns of landowners but road safety is one of the issues that is not covered under the Wildlife Act. Therefore the cutting of trees that are causing, or have the potential to cause, a road safety hazard can still be carried out but there are no plans to extend out the hedge-cutting season.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (21 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 to 105, inclusive, together. Waterways Ireland proposes to update the Shannon Bye-laws and Canal Bye-laws which are more than 30 years old and no longer fit for purpose. The needs of users have changed, environmental landscape and health and safety considerations have developed significantly and the waterways themselves have been transformed over the past...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Amendment No. 46 amends section 7 to clarify that a change in use of land or maritime site includes the addition of a use for the selling of services. The provision, as currently worded, only refers to the selling of goods. It is appropriate that the provision is amended to clarify that using land or a maritime site for the selling of services is also a change of use. On that basis I am...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The text is the same.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Can I come back to the Deputy on that with a written response?