Results 1,201-1,220 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I do not mean to be negative when I point out that it was reported in the media today that a letter containing a five-point plan had been sent to me by the Lord Mayor of Galway. I wish to make clear that I have not received any such correspondence from him. I will give it respectful attention when I get it. I had to visit the Green Party's excellent website before I came to the House to...
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I am grateful for that, but it would have been rather niceââ
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I have seen it now. It would have been nice to have had an opportunity to receive the document from the Lord Mayor of Galway before he went on television and contacted the other media to say he had sent it to me.
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: He did not send it to me.
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I would like to correct the Deputy in one respect, I have not been critical of Galway County Council.
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: That is correct. I was correcting the Deputy because he referred to "Galway County Council".
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I do not mean to score a point but to ensure that the Deputy's comments are factual. I will not be critical of Galway City Council until I travel to Galway tomorrow to see why it did not take action.
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: We do not need to quibble about that. We do not have to go to Milwaukee, Sydney, Northern Ireland, Britain or any other part of the world to find examples of problems of this nature. There have been major problems in this country â Ennis is a case in point.
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: There are problems in County Kildare and, famously, in Mullingar, and solutions were found to many of these problems within a short time. That is one of the issues that will arise, and in respect of which I will seek an explanation, when I travel to Galway tomorrow. I disagree with Deputy McHugh's first point in so far as I believe that those in office are responsible for telling people...
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I will deal with that specific point. There is concern about the boiling water notice that has been posted in respect of the Tuam scheme, with which Deputy McHugh is familiar. The notice has been posted even though cryptosporidium has not been identified in the samples that have been taken. It has been posted with the precautionary principle specifically in mind. It was decided that it...
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I hope it works and I hope that someone does not tell me in the future that I released funds that were not properly stewarded. I am a firm believer in local government. I disagree with Deputy McHugh in that I believe local government has very limited powers and responsibilities in Ireland. It should exercise them in full and not seek to pass the buck.
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Before coming into the Chamber I heard the director of services state that full source testing is taking place. In this problem area it is difficult to trace the infection. This is the critical time of the year because the lambing season is closely associated with it. Faecal contamination and afterbirths contribute to it and this causes the contaminant to enter the system.
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: That is a bigger issue that Deputy Higgins has discussed with me previously. We should avoid the temptation to waste time.
- Water Supply Contamination. (29 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Both Deputy McHugh and I know that it will not be possible to do that in the weeks ahead, but it will be possible to help the people of Galway. The responsibility of anyone in public life who cares a whit about public health is to focus on restoring a clean water supply to Galway. Deputy McCormack discussed the matter of a preliminary design with me last night. No preliminary design plan...
- Water Pollution. (28 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I thank the two Deputies who raised this matter. Deputy McCormack asked a specific question and I will cut to the details of that because he is entitled to specifics. The presence of cryptosporidium was confirmed on 20 March, as Deputy McCormack knows. It was found to be involved at the old Terryland plant, which is part of the Galway city water supply. That was confirmed by further...
- Water Pollution. (28 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The funding is in place now. As I stated, the council in Deputy McCormack's area has had â¬21.5 million available to it to do this work. I realise he is not a member of the council, but local inquiries should be made as to why that was not spent.
- Water Pollution. (28 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I am sure Deputy McCormack would have been much more active in this matter than certain current councillors, who preach about the green agenda but do not practise it when they are in power in their local council. I have clarified that funding of â¬21.5 million has been in place for some time for the Terryland upgrade and I look forward to the council coming forward with the proposals....
- Road Network. (28 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I hope not to disappoint the Deputy but I intend to outline the extraordinary resources currently available to Kildare County Council, not only from Exchequer funds but also due to the development contributions taken in by the council in recent years and the buoyancy of its rates. If any local authority should be facing difficulties in this area, it is not Kildare County Council. I have...
- Written Answers — Housing Development Completions: Housing Development Completions (28 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: My Department has not received representations referred to in the Question, which I understand is a private residential development. The developer of a residential estate is statutorily required to complete this development in accordance with the terms of the planning permission and a development which has not been completed in accordance with the planning permission is unauthorised...
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (28 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The provision and maintenance of non-national roads in County Kilkenny is a matter for Kilkenny County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department. In July last year local authorities were invited by my Department to submit applications for consideration for funding under the 2007 Specific Improvements Grant scheme. The initial selection...