Results 1-20 of 79 for data protection speaker:Malcolm Noonan

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...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (30 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...compiled, we will circulate the survey results to Insurance Ireland and Brokers Ireland, so that they may clarify the scale of the market for their members. In addition to helping insurers, this data will also assist local authorities by giving them a comprehensive picture of the location and general condition of the thatched buildings in their area. This will enable them to take the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (18 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...to establish the cause and origins of the issues. The county council may be able to deal with the issue from within its own book of powers and functions. If the issue involves an Environmental Protection Agency-regulated site, the local authority will pass the complaint to the agency for a response. The EPA, as environmental regulator, is responsible for setting quality standards and...

Financial Resolutions 2023 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...for fish migration, improving the quality of vegetation along the rivers, native woodlands, and addressing issues of pollution largely caused by agriculture but also by other sources. It is about protecting rural drinking water. I pay tribute to our group water schemes across the country for the amazing work they do. It is about protecting our marine areas and about the development of...

Progress on the National Parks and Wildlife Service: Statements (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: .... My commitment to elevating the issue of nature and biodiversity in this House is well known. Under the Government's leadership, Ireland has taken unprecedented steps forward to advance its protection, conservation and restoration approach. Chief among these was the decision to equip the National Parks and Wildlife Service with the funding, staffing and structural transformation it...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...addressed through significant recruitment since 2021, the Heritage Council has continued to develop as a key regulatory body, both for regulating professional archaeological practice and monument protection under the National Monuments Acts and by way of the provision of advice to planning authorities. The Heritage Council's independent mandate is set out in the Heritage Act 1995 and...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...It is important to have this clarity so as to ensure that national monuments, being registered monuments owned by or in guardianship of the Minister or a local authority, can be effectively managed and the amenity they provide protected from forms of anti-social behaviour. Under amendments Nos. 273 and 274, provision is also made to strengthen the scope for drawing inferences in...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...for the establishment of the register of monuments, which will replace several designation and registration systems under the existing National Monuments Acts. The register will be an electronic database easily accessible to members of the public and, under section 14(2)(b), the register may also be in such other forms as the Minister thinks appropriate. This amendment could be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Relations (25 May 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...representatives, as appropriate. Enterprises and their employees are at liberty to negotiate a form of collective agreement that can provide bespoke arrangements to enhance existing GDPR protections as necessary. The statutory regulation of technical surveillance in the workplace, that is, the general data protection regulation in the Data Protection Act 2018, has significantly...