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Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (8 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The improvement and maintenance of non-national roads in north Tipperary county is a matter for North Tipperary County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by grants provided by the Department. In June this year, local authorities were invited to submit proposals to the Department for inclusion in the 2006-08 restoration improvement programme. It is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (8 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: In accordance with section 52 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003, the determination of waste management charges and waivers is a matter for the relevant local authority, where it acts as the service provider. Similarly, where a private operator provides the collection service, it is a matter for that operator to determine charges. Traditionally waste management services have been...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (8 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Appointments to the boards of State bodies under my aegis are made on the basis of reference to the qualifications of the individuals concerned. There is no information available as to whether appointees may suffer from a disability.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (8 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, producers — manufacturers and importers — of farm plastics such as silage bale wrap and sheeting are required to take steps to recover farm plastics waste which they have placed on the market or alternatively to contribute to, and participate in, compliance schemes to recover the waste in question. The Irish Farm Film Producers...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (8 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department has recently had discussions with Roscommon County Council with a view to undertaking a conservation plan for archaeological sites at Rathcroghan, which would include matters such as public access. The intention is to conclude consultation on the plan with relevant stakeholders and to complete the plan by the middle of next year.

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: It is open to local authorities to fund community-led projects from within their own resources. Funding is available from my Department to community groups in the Border region under the Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 2000-06, PEACE II, in respect of a range of infrastructure projects, which could include parks and heritage related facilities. Applications for funding under this...

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

Dick Roche: The Milltownpass sewerage scheme has been approved for funding in the Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 under the rural towns and villages initiative at an estimated cost of €4.28 million. The Department approved Westmeath County Council's proposal to appoint a client's representative to prepare contract documents for the scheme in June 2005 and the Department is...

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

Dick Roche: The Rathowen sewerage scheme, estimated to cost €1.23 million, is included in the Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 as a scheme to complete planning. Westmeath County Council's preliminary report for the scheme is under examination in my Department and will be dealt with within the next few weeks. Following approval of the preliminary report, the council will be in a...

Written Answers — Local Authority Development Plans: Local Authority Development Plans (8 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Submissions by my Department to Wicklow County Council in 2003 on the draft Blessington area plan were made in the context of its role as prescribed body under the Planning and Development Acts in heritage issues. At the time, it was recommended that appropriate buffer zones should be provided to protect the monuments in the vicinity referred to in the question and that archaeological...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (9 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 191 of 25 October 2005. I opened the "passive house" near Wicklow town, on 3 November 2005, which incorporates the following features: solar panels in the roof — which will provide 50% of domestic hot water needs; triple glazed windows — sized to take account of north-south orientation; heat recovery ventilation system-recovering heat from warm air...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (9 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department issued guidelines to planning authorities on quarries and ancillary activities in April 2004 to coincide with the commencement of section 261 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 which was commenced from with effect from 28 April 2004. Section 261 introduced a once-off system of registration for all quarries except quarries which received planning permission in the five...

Written Answers — Referendum Commissions: Referendum Commissions (9 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Six referendum commissions have been established since 2000 under the Referendum Act 1998. The referenda related to the abolition of the death penalty, the International Criminal Court and the Treaty of Nice in 2001; protection of human life in pregnancy and the Treaty of Nice in 2002; and citizenship in 2004. The cost of each commission was met by the sponsoring Department. Details of the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (9 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 to 381, inclusive, together. Staff in my Department have not participated in the executive programme referred to in the question and have not attended the conference mentioned. The company concerned provides a database of research material relating to ICT and business. My Department pays an annual subscription which allows staff to access and download from...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Details are set out in the following table of the amounts allocated to, and drawn down by, Kildare County Council in respect of the group water schemes measure of the devolved rural water programme during the period 1997 to 2005. Year Amount Allocated Amount Drawn Down â'¬ â'¬ 1997 351,546 417,806* 1998 1,012,837 1,128,164* 1999 1,160,350 1,294,717* 2000 735,000...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (9 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The maintenance and improvement of non-national roads in Waterford city is a matter for Waterford City Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants. The initial selection of works to be funded under the various grant categories is also a matter for the council. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's memorandum on grants for non-national...

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (9 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has more than 3,700 suppliers of goods and services. Accordingly, it would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work to examine the files relating to all contracts awarded in the period specified to determine the information sought in the question.

Written Answers — Noise and Air Pollution: Noise and Air Pollution (10 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Assessment of air quality is the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, and air quality management is a matter for local authorities informed by air quality measurement data under the Air Quality Standards Regulations 2002. The EPA's, Air Quality and Emissions to Air Report 2003, contains details of the monitoring and assessment of national air quality, and incorporates...

Written Answers — Property Management Companies: Property Management Companies (10 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 97 of 25 October 2005. Planning authorities have been asked by my Department for a report on their policies in regard to the attachment of conditions relating to management companies to planning permissions for various types of residential developments. On receipt of their responses, I intend to consider the question of further guidance in this matter. It...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: A cessation of turf cutting scheme was launched in March 1999 and provided standard rates for the purchase of raised bog and, in exceptional cases, blanket bog statutorily proposed for designation as a special area of conservation or a natural heritage area. In July 2004, my Department concluded an agreement with the farming pillar under Sustaining Progress which involved increases in the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department is not opposing any proposal before or being prepared for the EU Environment Council. As is normal at any point in time, there are a number of proposals under consideration for the advancement of sustainable development and the protection of the environment, in particular. These proposals are discussed in various working groups at EU level in preparation for meetings of the...