Results 1-20 of 82 for cork speaker:Malcolm Noonan

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: .... It should be affordable, reliable and safe. That is critically important. Further engagement is required. I cannot speak specifically about the public consultation in respect of people in Cork county or officials from Cork County Council. That is something that would be important also. Critically important is transport-oriented development, which we are trying to achieve from a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...investments across the network. This includes the continued roll-out of the BusConnects programme. With regard to his specific question on planned changes to the 220 route at Grange Manor in Cork, I understand that there have been issues with some bus services in Cork city in recent months and that these issues have been having a negative impact on the travelling public. That is not...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (23 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...x20ac;235,533.55 Cavan County Council 5 4 €147,300.30 Clare County Council 4 2 €130,000.00 Cork City Council 4 3 €160,000.00 Cork County Council 9 8 €421,796.65 Dún...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Housing Provision (11 Apr 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...delivered in the past four years, with 103,000 new homes built during that period. This progress is being mirrored at local level across the country. For example, the quantum of new homes delivered in Cork city and county has increased by one third since 2019. More than 3,100 new homes were delivered there in 2023, comprising 1,044 in Cork city and 2,064 in the county. While housing...

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

Malcolm Noonan: ...n/a 4 4 (3F;1M) Laois; 2 x Kilkenny, Longford 2018 0 0 2 1 x F Kildare 5 4 (3F;1M) Waterford, Cork, Laois, Longford 2017 0 0 1 1 x F Waterford 7 3 (2F:1M) Longford, Kildare, Laois 2016 ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (15 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Agency (LDA), and now also private providers under the new Secure Tenancy Affordable Rental (STAR) investment scheme. I am pleased to announce that AHBs delivered 105 cost rental homes in Cork City. I have also approved 5 affordable housing projects in Cork County to assist with the delivery of 111 cost rental homes, through the Affordable Housing Fund (AHF). Additionally, the LDA, via...

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

Malcolm Noonan: Gabhaim buíochas leis na Teachtaí as ucht an cheist seo. The Cork city water supply is a really important issue and we appreciate the concerns being raised by both Deputies on this and regarding having to buy bottled water and regarding the discolouration issue. It is something that is affecting communities in Cork and we are conscious of that. As part of budget 2024, the...

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

Malcolm Noonan: ...are contracts with Uisce Éireann. Uisce Éireann is a publicly-owned utility. I moved the legislation in this House myself to ensure that it is a public utility. Whatever about the motion in Cork City Council-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (7 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: .... Hampton Gardens Close in Balbriggan includes nine one-bedroom apartments and nine two-bedroom ground-floor duplexes costing between €170,000 and €220,000. Hawkes Road in Bishopstown, Cork, has 35 two- and three-bedroom homes for €246,000 to €289,000. At Dun Emer in Lusk, there are two- and three-bedroom homes for €166,000 to €245,000. Bower...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Provision (7 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...cost-rental, 91 affordable purchase and 200 social, at Shanganagh. The LDA has commenced construction on State lands in phase 1 of housing delivery at the site of the former St. Kevin's Hospital in Cork city. That project will deliver 265 homes, made up of 119 affordable purchase, 119 cost-rental and 25 Part V social housing units The first home shared equity scheme was launched on 27...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: I move amendment No 9: In page 7, to delete lines 4 and 5 and substitute the following: Cork South-Central The city of Cork, except the parts thereof which are comprised in the constituencies of Cork North-Central and Cork North-West 5 Amendment No. 9 is intended to correct a typographical error in the specification of the constituency of Cork...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ..., Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath; and the city of Galway. 5 South The counties of: Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow; the cities and counties of Limerick and Waterford; and the city of Cork. 5

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (29 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Donegal, Galway, Kildare, Laois, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo and Westmeath; and the city of Galway. 5 South The counties of: Carlow, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow; the cities and counties of Limerick and Waterford; and the city of Cork. 5 ”.”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (21 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department currently supports a programme of large-scale regeneration projects in Limerick, Dublin and Cork and smaller projects in Tralee, Sligo and Dundalk. These regeneration projects target the country's most disadvantaged communities and seek to address the causes of disadvantage in these communities through an holistic programme of physical, social and economic regeneration. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (9 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...close to existing or planned high-capacity public transport hubs. The Working Group is now focussing on opportunities for TOD in the Eastern Region (Kildare, Meath, Wicklow and Louth) and in the cities of Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford. Following the completion of engagement with local authorities and key infrastructure providers, reports similar to that published in respect...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...Hospital. The post-acute Covid clinics operational under the new model of care include the Mater hospital and Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown. In addition, Tallaght University Hospital, St. James’s Hospital, Cork University Hospital, University Hospital Galway and University Hospital Limerick are operating combined post-acute and long Covid clinics. The HSE has also advised that...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...First Home scheme. Again, we can liaise with local authorities. 8 o’clock Deputy Mick Barry referred to Noonan's Road flats and the condition they are in. It sounds appalling and we urge Cork City Council to continue to engage positively. My colleague, Councillor Dan Boyle, was there with residents today. Trying to address those issues is critical. It is unacceptable that...

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...by a number of Deputies. Nature-based solutions bring diverse nature and natural features and processes into cities and urban areas, thereby benefiting biodiversity and supporting the delivery of a range of ecosystem services. A pilot project funded by my Department commenced last year with Cork and Dublin City Councils to investigate how nature-based solutions can be used to address...

Environmental Protection Agency Water Quality Report 2022: Statements (28 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...xc9;ireann is delivering and the pressure on water from wastewater is improving but, yes, it needs to improve its rate of delivery of these projects and eliminate delays. Major projects, like the upgrade of the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant and the Cork lower harbour main drainage project, will safeguard the environment, protect public health and facilitate development and the...

Local Government and Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Carrigaline Rent Pressure Zone) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Noonan: ...arising with its provisions can be carefully examined and the new Carrigaline LEA may well fully satisfy the criteria for RPZ designation in the future. Section 2 of the Bill would have impacts for both Cork city and county councils, reaching further than I think the Deputy himself intends. As I said, the Cork boundary alteration process began in January 2015 and concluded in December...