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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Register of Electors (17 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Before I ask the Minister of State to respond, I ask the Senator to be careful about naming individuals in his contribution. A Aire, tá fáilte romhat.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Register of Electors (17 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: I remind the Senator to make general comments in relation to electoral form. As the Minister of State has outlined, it is not appropriate for him to reference specific cases.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Fees (17 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for the presentation. A lot of the questions I had were probably addressed in the response to Deputy Ellis. There is an overarching issue with the cross-collaborative approach, not just from the Department of education. The big challenge from my experience with Traveller families in my own community is that with issues like housing, intergenerational...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: It answers my questions very well. I thank Ms Cullen. I welcome the comments about integrating Traveller culture and education into the system for all pupils. Later in the year, the committee will have a session with the Heritage Council, which is in the process of finalising a Traveller heritage strategy. We look forward to that session later on in the year. Cultural integration of...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: I have heard of it, yes.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: Do I have time for one more question?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: My final question refers to the connection with the early childhood sector and early childhood education. Does the Department have a view on Traveller-specific preschools - there are some - or integration? It is a hugely important area of the welfare and development of any young person. From a Traveller perspective, it is vital we begin in those formative early years and it can lead them...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Participation in Education: Department of Education and Youth (17 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: The reason I ask is that is exactly my thinking on it. In many cases it is easier for families if the facility is on site to bring a child into a specific project. Sometimes it is as simple as that. Although the ideal would be full integration into preschools, if there are opportunities, they may be worth considering. As I said, I have seen both models in action and I have seen it work...

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...