Results 1-20 of 88 for data protection speaker:Malcolm Noonan

Seanad: Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: ...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 required to implement in full by May 2026. The anti-SLAPP provisions in the Bill apply only to defamation proceedings, even though SLAPPs frequently exploit...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Mar 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Council is something we in the House should support. In its ask, the council stated: Proactive action can and must improve our preparedness for and response to rapidly emerging climate risks, to protect and support people, and future proof our communities. This must be underpinned by robust climate data and services. This is a really important ask. Peter Thorne spoke of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (23 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...;s longest running bird monitoring programmes. It provides comprehensive national coverage, across over 250 wetland sites, including extensive coverage within Ireland’s network of waterbird Special Protection Areas (SPAs). The scope and ambition of the I-WeBS monitoring programme is such that the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department requires the support of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Projects (22 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: .... With regard to the total number and location of heritage/listed buildings, a building acquires so-called ‘listed’ status through its inclusion by a local authority on the Record of Protected Structures (RPS). Each local authority maintains a separate RPS and at present these are not consolidated into a single national file. My Department is currently undertaking work...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (9 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Parks and Wildlife Service from 2022 to the present date are provided below. Some of these contracts are multifaceted and additional elements of conservation management work – e.g. wardening, data analysis, etc. – may be included as components. Contract Service Provider 2022 2023 2024 Seabird Tracking Study...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (8 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...take Questions Nos. 234, 235, 236, 237 and 241 together. All hares that are captured under licence are captured and tagged by the Irish Coursing Club in advance of any regulated coursing event. Data in relation to the number of hares captured along with tag numbers are submitted to the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department and this information is subsequently...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (2 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...to report on the implementation of national provisions taken under the Directive, including specific reporting on status and trends of bird species. Ireland’s Article 12 reporting is informed by data, analyses, reports and publications from a variety of sources. These sources include reports provided under procurement for external services, with deliverables produced under the...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...would expand the scope of the NPF beyond the areas for which it is intended to apply. For these reasons, I cannot accept this amendment. Amendment No. 58 seeks to insert a specific reference to marine protected areas. The NPF is to align with the national marine planning framework, in which marine protected areas are referenced. Appropriate regard must be given to national marine...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (23 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1050 to 1058, inclusive, together. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department has primary responsibility for nature conservation, wildlife protection and the presentation and preservation of our National Parks and Nature Reserves. The mission of the NPWS, as stated in its Strategic Plan 2023-2025, is to Protect Nature. Unlike in the UK,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Crime Prevention (10 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...of engagement from participants and their families. Several areas for improvement were also identified, including better availability of YDPs at weekends and maximising the use of administrative data and other research to inform service development. It is clear that the positive impacts of YDPs are being felt by participants, families and the wider community. The evaluation identified...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 16 - Tailte Éireann (Revised)
Vote 23 - An Coimisiún Toghcháin (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised) (13 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Service, NPWS, are an integral part of what the Department delivers on behalf of the people. These divisions are active, through their dedicated staff, in every part of the country, in preserving and protecting our natural and built heritage for the benefit of present and future generations. Funding for our heritage programme has increased to €166 million in 2024, representing an...

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I welcome the debate. Before I respond to some of the comments, I will put on the record that the comments made by Deputy Mattie McGrath about the Environmental Protection Agency are an absolute disgrace. I call on the Deputy to withdraw them and to correct the record of the Dáil in respect of what he said. His anti-science world view is not welcome in this Chamber. We are seeing it...

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

Malcolm Noonan: ...to owners and professionals, and promotes community engagement with our built heritage. In relation to funding support in particular: The NBHS provides direct financial assistance for the protection of eligible heritage buildings and historic structures through two grant schemes which are, in the main, administered by the local authorities. These are the Historic Structures Fund...

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

Malcolm Noonan: The Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) sets out the framework for the protection of historic buildings, giving local authorities power to add buildings to their record of protected structures, which then places obligations on owners and on the planning authority itself to prevent endangerment of the building. My Department supports local authorities and owners through the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Licences (9 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ..., it is reasonably necessary and proportionate to seek a photograph in relation to this licence. The legal basis for the collection of this information is Article (6)(1)(e) of the General Data Protection Regulation “processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller”. As...

Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Motion (18 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...we are well on our way to implementing such a varied, interactive and complex set of recommendations from the assemblies and within the NBAP as well. A number of general comments were made about protecting farm livelihoods and breaking down silos by working with the farming community. One thing I found over the past number of years from visiting projects, be they the EIP projects or...

Citizens' Assembly Report on Biodiversity Loss: Motion (18 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...This approach is having a real impact. Additionally, we are reviewing the Wildlife Act 1976 to improve its enforceability. A public consultation on this will be announced soon. We are ramping up efforts on our obligations to conserve protected habitats and species, rolling out more marine designations under the EU nature directives and putting a real push behind efforts to deliver...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wildlife Protection (17 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...-bellied Brent goose, Branta Bernicla Hrota, breeds in the Canadian high Arctic and winters, almost exclusively, on the island of Ireland. Under the European birds directive, the Brent goose is a protected species, and Ireland has designated a total of 23 special protection areas for the Brent goose, with one further SPA for which the species is listed as an additional special...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (9 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...as Category II National Parks under the criteria set out by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). A Category II National Park is defined as a large natural or near-natural area protecting large-scale ecological processes with characteristic species and ecosystems, which also have to have environmentally and culturally compatible spiritual, scientific, educational,...

Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...only serve to shrink the number of homes available to rent. That is of no help to renters in short, medium or long term. Under Housing for All, the Government is committed to increasing supply and protecting renters while trying to keep small landlords in the system. Any merit in introducing an eviction ban in the short term would be countered in the medium to longer term by a...