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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Natural Resources (15 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The proposed Nature Restoration Regulation provides an opportunity for transformative change in relation to achieving nature restoration in Ireland and the EU as a whole, which is welcomed. Healthy ecosystems provide food and food security, clean water, carbon sinks and protection against natural disasters caused by climate change. Functioning peatlands, wetlands and flood plains, in addition...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (10 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...it. I understand that the site has now been covered over and fenced off under professional archaeological supervision, with this having been done by the owners or person proposing to develop the lands.  I am advised that a proposal for development of the lands is before An Bord Pleanála. While I am generally precluded from intervening in cases before An Bord Pleanála, for...

Water Policy: Statements (9 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...I welcome this opportunity to address the House on water policy, which is a key strategic priority for the Government. The past decade has seen significant reform of the water services sector in Ireland, together with a renewed approach to monitoring and regulating the water environment. The Programme for Government: Our Shared Future seeks to advance and build on these reforms, setting...

Seanad: Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (8 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...being built by the Irish State. It is not a neoliberal agenda or ideology of Government and we all want to achieve the same objectives. Senator Casey raised Housing for All as regards public housing and public land and that is what it sets out to do. It was important to see the return back to 20% of Part V provision being brought forward. Senator Dolan raised HAP thresholds in Galway...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (8 Nov 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...right (right to cut turf)) in one of these sites on 25 May 2010 and must have had the right to cut and remove turf from the property on that date; - The applicant must have been cutting turf on the land in question during the relevant five year period up to 14 January 2014; - The turf resource on the site has not been exhausted; and - No turf cutting or associated activity is ongoing on...

Social and Affordable Housing Supply: Motion [Private Members] (26 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ..."That Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "acknowledges: — that there remain challenges to overcome, one year on from its publication, Housing for All: A New Housing Plan for Ireland is delivering through increased housing supply, a range of affordable purchase and rental measures, new initiatives to tackle homelessness, and ongoing, long-term reforms of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Local Authorities (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...issues that were the subject of the six section 31 final directions issued by the Minister on county development plan reviews can be summarised generally as follows: excessive and inappropriate land-use zonings for a variety of land uses, mainly residential use, often in peripheral locations at a remove from settlements and subject to a number of specific site constraints, including...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (18 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...for the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme. However, as with any scheme, numbers will be limited and it is not possible to guarantee every applicant will be accepted. Applications from farmers with designated lands, including Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Natural Heritage Areas, are prioritised for consideration. It is my intention to make an open call for further...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (12 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...in each of the Years 2017 to 2022, inclusive, as well as the number of applications that were not selected for plan development is included in the table below. The NPWS prioritises the selection of lands that are in designated sites, including Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Natural Heritage Areas. Lands with species or habitats of conservation concern are also...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (4 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...make applications for the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme. However, as with any scheme, numbers will be limited and it is not possible to guarantee every applicant will be accepted. Applications from farmers with designated lands, including Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Natural Heritage Areas, are prioritised for consideration.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Deputy has raised this issue on a number of occasions. The sunset clause in respect of the pre-existing 10% social requirement for land purchased from September 2015 to August 2021 arose from a recommendation of the Housing Agency's review of Part V. The reason provided was that it would maintain near-term supply of all types of housing. The review was mindful of the delay that would...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...25 affordable homes in Castletroy. Between 2000 and 2015, Part V obligations under the Planning and Development Act allowed local authorities to avail of up to 20% of the planning gain on relevant land for social and affordable purposes. This was subsequently reduced, as the Deputy is aware, to 10% in 2015 for social housing. In line with the commitments in the programme for Government,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: The Government is committed to the delivery of 18,000 Cost Rental homes between now and 2030. This will be facilitated through Approved Housing Bodies, Local Authorities, and the Land Development Agency. Limerick City and County Council has developed a Housing Delivery Action Plan to underpin its delivery of social, affordable purchase and cost rental housing in the period to 2026. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...have been made subject to Underwater Heritage Orders made under section 3(1) of the Act and such Orders can be made in respect of wrecks of any date.  The scheme of protection applies both in inland waters and within the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone of the State. In 2018, 131 applications for licences under section 3 of the Act of 1987 were received in the National...

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ..., the Bill is not intended to do that. It is intended rather to achieve efficiency and a more streamlined approach. I believe all Members are agreed on this. Deputy Gould also spoke of public land banks, managing data, and the role of Tailte Éireann with other agencies such as the Land Development Agency, LDA. The Deputy specifically and consistently speaks about dereliction,...

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...before the Dáil the Tailte Éireann Bill 2022. The purpose of this Bill is to provide for the merger of the Valuation Office, the Property Registration Authority, PRA, and Ordnance Survey Ireland, OSI, through the establishment of a new body, to be called Tailte Éireann. Tailte Éireann will be a body corporate with perpetual succession and an official seal. It will be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Schemes (15 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ..., my Department's National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) operates an agri-environmental scheme, on a national basis, referred to as the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme. This scheme exists to support landowners who farm for nature, both financially and by way of expert advice. An Expression of Interest form for the Farm Plan Scheme is available on the NPWS website (www.npws.ie), and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla (Atógáil) - Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Community Development Projects (14 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...what the Commissioner has referred to as an exciting project that An Garda Síochána is working on with the OPW and Dublin City Council regarding the development of a substantial new Garda station and facilities on Dublin City Council lands at the corner of the R139 and Malahide Road at Northern Cross. The Minister understands that discussions around the possibility of Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (14 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department does not provide specific funding for landowners to manage invasive alien species on their land. Under the current legislative framework, responsibility for dealing with invasive alien species (IAS) rests with the landowner. While a good deal of work dealing with rhododendron is carried out by my Department in its National Parks, it does not have the resources to extend...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Jul 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...week in regard to the compensation issue. My understanding is that there are negotiations with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on that. We are looking at wider issues regarding land use around that tragic event in Drumkeeran. I have been asked to convene another meeting of the inter-agency group, which I will do once I have more responses to the issues that were raised.