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Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion (19 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: ...well-being of young Traveller men and boys, and also to the welfare of animals. It is important that this accommodation be made for Traveller families. Separately, I do not know if there is any TAP in the country that has accommodation set out for temporary halting bays for families who like to go on the road for the summer. This is something I feel strongly about. Many families like...

Seanad: Local Democracy Task Force: Statements (27 May 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: ...authority members must grapple, we need that dedicated tier of urban authority, and a network of them. It is important that once you are part of that network, you are part of a European network that can be tapped into for sharing projects and best practice. The issue of directly elected mayors has been mentioned. We cannot row back on the commitment. It is working well in Limerick....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 May 2025)

Malcolm Noonan: .... I call on the Government to give consideration to free well water testing for all rural households, which is another important issue. A lot of families do not know what is coming out of their taps. They do not know what issues are there and there is E. coli contamination. We are facing a real public health risk here. The report is pretty damning and there has been little or no...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...given to her here on previous occasions, and as I did last night, about the real significance of the strength of the local Traveller accommodation consultative committees, LTACCs, in developing the TAP. The Government has provided significant funding. The two former Ministers of State who have had responsibility, Deputy Peter Burke and Deputy Kieran O'Donnell, and the current Minister of...

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

Malcolm Noonan: ..., this matter is captured under the development plan process and it is more appropriate to be dealt with at local authority level. We discussed this before the recess. It goes back to the Traveller accommodation programme, TAP, and the local Traveller accommodation consultative committees, LTACCs, where there is representation from elected members, Traveller representative groups and...

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

Malcolm Noonan: ...Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland. The matters raised are operational matters for Waterways Ireland, who hold the relevant, detailed information in relation to provision of water taps, pump-out machines, postal and refuse services to users of the inland waterways. Arrangements have been put in place by all bodies under the aegis of my Department to facilitate the provision...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Jul 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...accommodation. I know only too well from the work I do with Traveller families in my own constituency that the needs of Traveller families are changing. From one Traveller accommodation programme, TAP, to another, they are moving. Many families are not opting for Traveller-specific accommodation. The local Traveller accommodation consultative committees, LTACCs, have a vital role in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (15 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...potable water is better. In many cases, the water quality of municipal supplies is far better than much bottled water that people are buying off the shelves and there is no waste attached to drinking tap water. However, the tap water needs to be of good quality and that is a fundamental right that should be afforded to every citizen in the State. I certainly will bring back the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Services (15 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...supermarkets. It is a good scheme, but obviously good quality municipal water is far superior to bottled water in most cases. That is what we should be trying to achieve. There is also zero waste generated from drinking tap water. Turning to financial support, Uisce Éireann has a strong consumer service focus through its water charges plan and customer charter, which outlines...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...to improve general alignment of the different mechanisms". Our Department has communicated further with local authorities on undertaking and completing the Traveller accommodation programme, TAP, review, having regard to local authority plans for integrating TAPs within the development plan cycles. Recommendation 8 refers to providing "planning guidelines for Regional Assemblies"....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Water Quality (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...to the age and deteriorating condition of the pipes, they are prone to bursts and leakage. In old cast iron mains, sediment can become dislodged during repairs or upgrade works and can occasionally be carried through to customers’ taps, leading to water appearing brown or orange. Uisce Éireann is committed to carrying out all necessary works to reduce instances of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (7 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. Supporting accommodation for Traveller families is a key priority for the Government. Housing for All recognises the importance of addressing Traveller accommodation needs...

Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...to public drinking water and the programmes by which those measures are now being implemented. Measures that promote free public sources of drinking water encourage people to bring a refillable cup or drink from a tap, which includes the local authority prevention network, which has developed a guide for local government and communities that supports access to free drinking-water refill...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Traveller Accommodation (1 Dec 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...have a statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller accommodation programmes, TAPs, in their areas to meet the identified accommodation need. The role of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water Quality (26 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...we have done is put in place record capital funding for Irish Water to be able to meet its water service delivery programme and to ensure as it is a basic human right that when people turn on their taps they have access to clean, potable water. From that point of view it is critically important that as a Government, we work with Irish Water to ensure it is delivering on that and once it...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla — Topical Issue Debate: Water Supply (22 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Noonan: ...at Gorey and in Dublin. The safety and security of our water supply, as the Deputies have said, is paramount. There is a need to rebuild any trust that has been lost. I give the assurance that tap water is safe to drink in both situations. One of the first initiatives that the Minister advanced on taking office was to develop a Government policy paper on the steps required to...