Budget '25: A historic budget for Nature and Heritage
This week, the Government delivered its fifth and final budget to the Dáil and it was another record budget for Nature and Heritage.
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Recent news & updates
Here, you'll find updates on my progress as Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform and T.D. for Carlow-Kilkenny. Click on the categories below to filter my posts for the issues you're interested in.
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Team Mal Noonan
Jan 12
Carlow Kilkenny's brightest young minds at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
I blown away by some of the projects from our Carlow Kilkenny students at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition this week!
Team Mal Noonan
Sep 2, 2023
August Newsletter from Minister Noonan
August 2023 August was a busy end to the summer. From an encouraging rise in corncrake numbers to the release of our first osprey chicks,...
Team Mal Noonan
Aug 29, 2023
Boundary Review - discussing the local impact on KCLR LIVE
Listen back: I joined Brian Redmond in studio at KCLR to speak about the impacts for Carlow Kilkenny of the constituency boundary review.
Team Mal Noonan
Aug 27, 2023
My views on the Boundary Review
Ireland needs less parish pump politics and more diversity in Dáil Éireann, with larger constituencies and a cap on the number of TDs.
Malcolm Noonan
Sep 27, 2022
Budget 2023: Heritage funding more than doubled
Budget 2023 has increased overall funding for natural, built and archaeological heritage to €147.5m, an increase of 14% on last year and...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 31, 2022
July Newsletter from Minister Noonan
It was a busy and fulfilling month for me as Minister and in my Constituency. Here's my Top 5 from both: Top 5 as Minister (1) Wildlife...
Malcolm Noonan
Jul 12, 2022
Electoral Reform Bill 2022 passed
The Electoral Reform Bill has this evening (Wednesday 13 July) been passed by Dáil Éireann, following its passage through the Seanad last...
Malcolm Noonan
Jun 1, 2022
May Newsletter from Minister Noonan
It was a busy and fulfilling month for me as Minister and in my Constituency. Here's my Top 5 from both: Top 5 as Minister (1)...
Malcolm Noonan
May 31, 2022
Electoral Reform Bill (Committee Stage) completed
Committee stage of the Electoral Reform Bill completed today. Thanks to our franchise team, to committee chair, Steven Matthews TD, and...
Malcolm Noonan
Mar 8, 2022
International Women's Day Dáil statement from Minister Noonan
I am very proud to have just made a statement in the Dáil on #InternationalWomensDay. The privilege of being able to do so is not at all...
Malcolm Noonan
Oct 14, 2021
#Budget2022 Statement delivered by Minister Noonan
I was so very proud to be able to deliver in Dáil Éireann this afternoon my speech on #Budget2022. The two below clips include details...
Malcolm Noonan
Aug 26, 2021
Looking back: A year in Government
Skip to see my work in 2020/2021 as Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform It is now over 18 months since the General Election of...
Malcolm Noonan
Aug 15, 2021
Hot Press interviews Minister Noonan
Minister Noonan has just been interviewed by Hot Press, in which he is named Ireland’s most rock ‘n roll Government Minister by the...
Malcolm Noonan
Jan 8, 2021
General Scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill published
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD, and the Minister of State with Responsibility for Heritage...
Malcolm Noonan
Oct 24, 2020
Votes for Irish citizens abroad
Voting rights for Irish citizens overseas in Presidential elections is a commitment with the Programme for Government. I had a fantastic...
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