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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (7 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: In 2022 my Department operated a pilot Conservation Advice Grant Scheme for owners of Protected Structures. This scheme provided grants to cover the cost of having a conservation architect visit the property, conduct a survey, and compile tailored conservation advice for the property owner. The completed reports outlined maintenance guidelines for the building, and suggested repairs and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (6 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Following consultation with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of my Department, the following relevant ARC applications were received in 2023 seeking permission to burn: Galway: 1 application received and consent issued Kerry: 1 application received late 2023, consent issued 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Under section 2 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 archaeological objects found in the State since that Act came into force and which have no known owner are the property of the State. This provision was enacted in line with principles set out in the case of Webb v. Ireland relating to the Derrynaflan chalice and related objects. This principle is not only being carried...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Agreements (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Under section 2 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1987, it is a criminal offence to either be in possession of a detection device on any of the monuments legally protected under the National Monuments Acts or to use such a device anywhere else for the purpose of searching for archaeological objects, other than with a consent issued by me as Minister responsible for heritage. This...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hen Harriers (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The latest report on the status of breeding Hen Harrier in Ireland was published by the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department last month. The conservation of Hen Harrier is considered one of the most urgent bird conservation priorities in Ireland. A draft Hen Harrier Threat Response Plan has been developed over a number of years in close consultation with the many...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Under Statutory Instrument 550 of 2005 - Wildlife (Wild Mammals)(Open Seasons) Order 2005, hares may be hunted, with packs of beagles and harriers from 26 September each year and ending on 28 February in the year immediately following, without the requirement for a separate licence. On dates outside of the Open Seasons Order, a licence may be granted, under section 26(2) of the Wildlife...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The legality or otherwise of traps used against wildlife is not determined by reference to a list of certain brands or individual traps. S.I. No. 620/2003 - Wildlife Act 1976 (Approved Traps, Snares and Nets) Regulations 2003 sets down the following general specifications in relation to traps: "The following traps, snares and nets are declared to be approved of for the purposes of section...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 and 393 together. An administrative error was made when the veterinary report for the Freshford Coursing Club meeting was being completed. A figure of 2 was entered into the incorrect line - 'number of hares identified as pregnant' - rather than on the correct line - "number of hares examined for injuries", directly below. The 2 hares in question were...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Special Areas of Conservation (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Based on the information provided in the question and the understanding that Loughanleagh mountain referred to is located in Kingscourt Co. Cavan, I can confirm that Loughanleagh mountain is not designated as a special area of conservation, special protection area or a natural heritage area.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The Building Regulations 1997-2022 set out the legal requirements for the construction of new buildings (including houses), extensions to existing buildings as well as for material alterations and certain material changes of use to existing buildings. Their aim is to provide for the safety and welfare of people in and around buildings. The minimum performance requirements that a building must...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: In 2023 my Department operated a pilot Conservation Advice Scheme for Vacant Traditional Farmhouses. This scheme supported the provision of expert advice to private owners of vernacular farmhouses who were availing of or considering applying for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant. This scheme was designed to help owners of traditionally constructed buildings to understand the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Strategies (5 Mar 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: No reviews have been undertaken of the National Landscape Strategy to date, and I have no plans at present to prepare an updated strategy. Implementation of the National Landscape Strategy is implicit in many of the actions taken across the built and natural heritage sphere, and I believe that the current work being undertaken across Government in the context of the land use review will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (29 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The Conservation Advice Scheme for Vacant Traditional Farmhouses was a pilot scheme operated by my Department in 2023. It supported the provision of expert advice to private owners of vacant farmhouses who were availing of or considering applying for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant. Applications were received from 70 owners for the 2023 pilot scheme, with 34 approved for funding....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architects Register (29 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: While the law as it stands does not provide for a general definition of the role of archaeologist, the work of archaeologists is subject to statutory regulation in a number of ways. Archaeological excavation cannot be undertaken lawfully except where permitted by a relevant licence or consent issued under the National Monuments Act 1930, as amended. Since the early 1990s it has been the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Agreements (29 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: My Department is not currently considering the standard referred to and would need to review its content and legal standing before taking any steps in relation to it. Ireland’s policy on archaeological heritage is based on the provisions of the 1992 European Convention on the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (the Valletta Convention) and this informs all relevant policies and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Agreements (29 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The existing National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014, and the Planning and Development Act 2000, currently enable compliance with the Valletta Convention with its aim of the protection of archaeological heritage as a source of the European collective memory and as an instrument for historical and scientific study. The more recently enacted Historic and Archaeological Heritage and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Agreements (29 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The EU Water Framework Directive (Directive 2000/60/EC of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy) establishes a common framework for the protection of inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. River basin management planning, structured in six-year cycles, along with its associated Programme of Measures, is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: International Agreements (29 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: The National Landscape Strategy was devised in 2014 to give effect to the European Landscape Convention. Implementation of the National Landscape Strategy is implicit in many of the actions taken across the built and natural heritage sphere. The current work being undertaken across Government in the context of the land use review will supplant and overtake that strategy. In parallel, my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Ireland's 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan (NBAP) 2023 2030 was published in January and sets out Ireland’s vision for biodiversity, namely that by 2050 “Biodiversity in Ireland is valued, conserved, restored and sustainably used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering benefits essential for all people”. The Plan strives for a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Waterways Ireland (27 Feb 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. 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 in relation to any agreement and or licence sought by an identified marina off Lough Ree is not...