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Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: To reiterate, both of those amendments are a minor reordering, or editing, of existing text for clarity and consistency.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Yes.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: That amendment will add a definition for a draft special planning control scheme to Chapter 2, so it is deliberate, from an operational point of view, to include it at that point.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The definition of "architectural conservation area" is found in other sections as well, as I understand.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Citizens' Assembly (8 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. The Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss (CABL) was convened as a commitment in the Programme for Government, in recognition of the vital role that biodiversity plays in the continued health of our society, economy, species and planet. The Assembly agreed 159 recommendations, including 73 high level and 86 sectoral specific...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Naval Service (8 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The future use of naval vessels currently in service or that have been decommissioned is a matter for the Department of Defence. My Department would of course consider any request by the Department of Defence to assist with undertaking a heritage feasibility study. It should be noted that the primary responsibility of my Department in relation to maritime heritage (under the National...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (8 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I have committed to the establishment of a stakeholder forum on the sustainable hunting of wild birds. All relevant stakeholders will be invited to take part such as hunting organisations (including the organisations referenced). , eNGOs, Government Departments and farming organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is the agency under the aegis of the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications with responsibility for fish species listed the Habitats Directive in Ireland, including Salmon (Salmo salar) and other species. The IFI have categorised pike as a non-native species influencing ecology in Ireland. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Housing Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh go léir. I thank the Senator for bringing this matter to the House. We have discussed it before and he has raised it on a number of occasions. As the Acting Chairperson has said, it is something that all of our constituency offices are dealing with. There is no doubt the grant is no longer fit for purpose. Given the rising costs of labour...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Housing Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I appreciate the Senator's frustration. I know I have come back in here a few times with pretty much the same stock answer. He should rest assured we are working on it and we hope to have an outcome from that process very soon with a revised set of thresholds. As I mentioned, the trajectory of the capital allocations increasing year on year is commensurate with increased demand. Given...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Culls (1 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department’s National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is responsible for the implementation of a suite of National and EU legislation in relation to invasive alien species in Ireland. There are currently 76 species listed on the Third Schedule to the 2011 Birds and Natural Habitats Regulations (Ireland's de facto national list of invasive alien species) and 88 species on the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Biodiversity Plan (1 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Ireland's 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) 2023-2030 was published last week and sets out Ireland’s vision for biodiversity, 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: Wildlife Protection (1 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278, 290 and 291 together. Wildlife crime is a serious issue seen across many jurisdictions that poses a threat to our biodiversity and the sustainable development of countless communities. Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity contribute to the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework through National Biodiversity Action...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (1 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department employs a range of administration, professional and technical and industrial staff across a number of grades. The Public Appointments Service (PAS) is responsible for conducting the recruitment process for both administration and professional and technical staff. My Department conduct the recruitment process for all industrial...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: World Heritage Sites (1 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The process to inscribe a Tentative List site on the World Heritage List takes a number of years (minimum of five years) and is dependent on various factors. Each Tentative List site is different and, depending on its complexity, will progress through the nomination process at a different pace. As the Transatlantic Cable Ensemble Tentative List site is a "serial transnational" application...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (30 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: In accordance with a key commitment in the Programme for Government, a new revised and strengthened River Basin Management Plan will outline the national policies and high-level goals that will protect and restore our natural waters and will advance Ireland’s implementation of the Water Framework Directive. My Department is currently finalising the third River Basin Management Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (25 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The Community Monuments Fund for 2024 was announced in November 2023. The closing date for applications to my Department is 14 February 2024 and it is expected that the awards will be announced around the second week in April.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (25 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Ireland's 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) 2023-2027 is published today and sets out Ireland’s vision for biodiversity, 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 “whole of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (24 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as an gceist seo a ardú. I thank the Deputy for bringing the question forward. We were wandering the roads of Sligo together last Friday. I thank him for the hospitality shown to me last week. I understand the Deputy’s question relates to the community involvement scheme which provides financial assistance to local communities for repairs...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (24 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: As I recall from my time on a local authority, the LIS similarly was always oversubscribed. There are very good schemes just like the CIS. Given the scale of our rural roads network, demand will always exceed supply. We understand that the road network suffers deterioration over time and these impacts are felt by communities especially on more lightly trafficked public roads that serve...