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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Insurance Coverage (20 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I very much appreciate the vital role played by owners of thatched buildings as the custodians of this distinctive and cherished aspect of our built heritage. I am very aware also of the problems facing owners in relation to insurance. This is particularly acute in larger structures, generally partially-thatched, where the costs of re-build will be higher. Policy relating to the insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (20 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The site in question is currently being archaeologically excavated in accordance with the requirements of conditions imposed by the planning authority when it granted the relevant planning permission under the Planning and Development Act 2000. The archaeological excavation itself is licensed under section 26 of the National Monuments Act 1930. That licensing process ensures that the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (20 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Damage to monuments by third parties in the form of vandalism is subject to severe penalties arising from the general criminal law - the Criminal Damage Act 1991 - penalties under this act are severe and in some cases a court may impose a life sentence. In terms of theft, third parties can be prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 with a potential term of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (19 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The land referred to in the Question was surveyed and included within the boundary of the Dingle Peninsula Special Protection Area (SPA) proposed for designation in 2006. This SPA is designated for the protection of bird species Fulmar, Peregrine and Chough. The deadline for lodging an appeal against the inclusion of land within the Dingle Peninsula SPA has long passed. The de-designation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Cross-Border Co-operation (12 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The Ulster Canal restoration is a flagship North-South project, supported by the Shared Island Fund, managed by Waterways Ireland and overseen by my Department. The project is a 13km restoration from Clones in Co. Monaghan to Upper Lough Erne, and includes a new canal basin and harbour at Clones, a new canal, 5 access bridges, 4 minor road bridges, 3 masonry arc bridges, a new aqueduct at...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Parking Provision (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), within my Department, has confirmed that the issue has been reviewed and the resolution is underway and expected to be in place before the end of this month.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I can confirm that my Department owns 46 residential properties, all of which are controlled by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), in connection with their functions in the management of our National Parks and Nature Reserves. - Occupied Unoccupied/Uninhabitable/Heritage ruins Residential Properties 39 7

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Issues (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: 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 is not held in my Department. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department recognises and highly appreciates the beneficial working relationships it has with individuals who provide valuable services to the NPWS. While I am not in a position to comment on individual cases, I can confirm that my Department is continuing to work on progressing this matter with a view to resolving the issues involved as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí, is Ireland’s newest and largest National Park and our first marine National Park. The creation of the Páirc fulfils a Programme for Government commitment, and brings together some of the most significant and diverse sites in Ireland's territory for marine and coastal biodiversity, as well as a wealth of archaeological, cultural...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traffic Management (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: 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 is not held in my Department. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision of information...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: A key principle of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is that eligible households source their own accommodation in the private rented market. The accommodation should be within the prescribed maximum HAP rent limits, which are based on household size and the rental market within the area concerned. Each local authority has statutory discretion to agree to a HAP payment above the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 69 and 131 together. Housing for All, the most ambitious housing plan in the history of our State, was published in September 2021. The Plan details a comprehensive suite of actions that has and will continue to increase the provision of housing through accelerating supply and increasing the affordability of homes for our citizens, including those in Carlow....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I am pleased to note that funding approvals are now in place for the delivery of over 4,000 affordable purchase and cost rental homes by 21 local authorities with the support of the Affordable Housing Fund to secure affordable upfront purchase prices and cost rents. This is a significant level of activity. Despite well-documented affordability and viability challenges, the arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76 and 83 together. Housing for All sets out a range of actions to increase the supply of housing out to 2030, including providing 54,000 affordable homes for purchase and rent. These homes will be delivered by Local Authorities, AHBs, the LDA, through the First Home Scheme, and by bringing vacant homes back into use. Significant public funding is being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Monuments Service of my Department administers the Community Monuments Fund (CMF). The core aims of the CMF are to:enable conservation works to be carried out on monuments which are deemed to be significant and in need of urgent support;build resilience in our monuments to enable them to withstand the effects of climate change;encourage access to monuments and improve their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: In line with UNESCO advice that World Heritage Tentative Lists be reviewed and updated at least once every ten years, in January 2019, my Department launched a call for applications to a new Tentative List for Ireland. The Tentative List is an inventory of potential sites that Ireland intends to nominate for inclusion on the World Heritage List. Each site on the Tentative List must...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The publication of legislation to provide a legal basis for National Parks is a priority for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) within my Department. The NPWS is currently assessing the requirements of such legislation and considering how best to advance legislation in such a way as to maximise possible benefits to the National Park System. It should be noted, just as the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The Passage Tomb Landscape of County Sligo was added to Ireland's World Heritage Tentative List in 2022. My Department has met a number of times with Sligo County Council to discuss how the nomination towards World Heritage status should proceed and we are currently finalising a Memorandum of Understanding with the Local Authority that will set out the overarching nomination structure, key...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Monuments (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Under the provisions of the National Monuments Acts, my Department has established and maintains a Record of Monuments and Places (RMP) which affords legal protection to all recorded archaeological sites and monuments in the State, including the passage tomb on privately owned land such as Cairns Hill. The National Monuments Acts permit me, as Minister, to acquire a monument which I, as...