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Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: The following table sets out details of restoration maintenance and discretionary maintenance grants paid by my Department to Donegal County Council from 2001 to 2004 and the allocations for 2005. Year Restoration Maintenance Grant Payment/ Allocation Discretionary Maintenance Grant Payment/ Allocation â'¬ â'¬ 2000 2,813,627 1,177,047 2001 3,157,839 1,536,383 2002...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: At present my Department does not collect figures on the number of planning applications for retention permission. However, my Department has collected figures on the total amount of application fees paid for retention permission in 2003, which was €3.112 million as compared to the total amount paid in standard planning application fees in the same year, €40.605 million. Considering that...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: In January 2004, local authorities were asked to review their capital programmes for library development and to submit a prioritised list of proposals which they wished to have considered by my Department in its current review of the programme. In its submission, Cork County Council has listed Mitchelstown fourth in order of priority. Based on the submissions received, my Department's review...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: An application for funding under the water services investment programme 2004-06 has been submitted to my Department by Waterford County Council in respect of proposals to upgrade to a number of storm water overflows as part of the ongoing Tramore sewerage scheme. The proposals are being examined in the Department and will be dealt with as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: Waste management planning is primarily a function of local government. Local authorities must take responsibility for ensuring that facilities identified as being necessary in their regional waste management plans are provided. Since 2002, over €50 million has been allocated nationally from the environment fund, financed by the proceeds generated by the landfill and plastic bag levies, in...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: The statutory requirements for voting are set out in the existing electoral codes. To be able to vote, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. The person's citizenship determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. Irish citizens registered to vote may vote at all polls. Postal voting is...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: In October 2004, Mayo County Council submitted to the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, the Office of Public Works and my Department, a report by an implementation working group, identifying outstanding protective works needed at this site with an estimated cost of €1.685 million. My Department's primary concern with works at this site was with public roads and bridges...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: There are 7.8 staff assigned to my private office and six staff working in my constituency office. A breakdown of the number of staff and the equivalent grade concerned is listed in the following tables. Private office. Grade Full-Time Equivalent Special Adviser (Principal Officer) 0.8 Executive Officer (Private Secretary) 1 Executive Officer 3 Clerical Officer 3 ...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450 to 471, inclusive, together. The procurement of appropriate secure storage accommodation for electronic voting machines and ancillary equipment is the responsibility of returning officers, who are statutorily charged with conducting elections and referenda. My Department has written to returning officers requesting information on, inter alia, the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: I am pleased to speak to the House on this Bill and on the important issue of the completion of housing estates. I have already extended to Deputy Gilmore my personal sympathy with the objectives of the Bill. The primary responsibility to build good developments and finish them to a high standard rests with developers. Builders are building and selling record numbers of houses — nearly...

Leaders' Questions. (8 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: One can make cement from it.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (3 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be funded from non-national road grants in County Louth is a matter for Louth County Council. No application has been received in my Department from Louth County Council for funding in 2005 for a bridge at Narrow Water, County Louth. It is, however, open to the council to prioritise this project for funding under the EU co-financed...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (3 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: In 2004, my Department paid a special grant of €1,149,103 to Kildare County Council for improvement works to two roads in County Kildare that will provide access to the Ryder Cup venue, that is, the Kill interchange, N7, to Straffan and Straffan to Barberstown Cross, R403. A further special grant allocation of €4 million has been made to the council in 2005 for improvement works to these...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: These works form part of the lower Liffey valley sewerage scheme which is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-2006 as a scheme to commence construction this year. In December 2004 my Department approved Kildare County Council's proposals to proceed with the Straffan element in advance of the rest of the lower Liffey valley scheme with a view to the works being...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (3 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: As indicated in the reply to Question No. 183 of 24 February 2005, I am at present consulting with the director of the National Museum about directions under the National Monuments Act 1930, as amended, concerning the Viking site at Woodstown. I hope to be in a position to determine the matter and notify the road authority and the NRA later this month.

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (3 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: Statutory protection of the architectural heritage is primarily a matter for the planning authorities to whom my Department provides advice in the exercise of their functions under the Planning and Development Act 2000. In that regard, I recently issued the architectural heritage protection guidelines to assist planning authorities in implementing the legislation. These guidelines include the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (3 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department is not aware of any payments made to the person named for consultancy or other work carried out on behalf of the Department since 1998.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: The Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments was established in 1997 to investigate acts of planning corruption, and is continuing its work. To date, it has issued four interim reports. While the tribunal has, to date, not issued recommendations for legislative change, the Government has already introduced various new measures to prevent acts of corruption in the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: The annual block grant allocations to county councils for small public water and sewerage schemes are made under my Department's rural water programme. The objective of the small schemes measure is to assist in the provision or upgrading of public water supply and sewerage services in areas where existing infrastructure is deficient. Having regard to the predominantly rural focus of the small...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Mar 2005)

Dick Roche: The Drinagh sewerage scheme was not accorded a high priority ranking in the list of water services schemes submitted by Cork County Council's for its western division in response to my Department's request in 2003 to all local authorities to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The priority...