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Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 273: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his reply to the reasoned opinion sent by the European Commission in March 2007 in relation to Commission infringement procedure no. 1997/4409 on Ireland's failure to respect obligation regarding microbiological standards for drinking water set down in the Drinking Water Directive (80/778/EEC) as well as...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 274: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his reply to the reasoned opinion sent by the European Commission in March 2007 in relation to Ireland's obligation to comply with the European Court of Justice ruling of 2 June 2005 in Case C-282/02 for, [i]inter alia[/i], not having an authorisation system for discharges from urban waster water treatment...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 269: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of negotiations with the European Commission regarding its assessment of the Irish legislation transposing Directive 2002/96/EC of the Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment as amended by Directive 2003/108/EC of the European Parliament and of...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 270: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason, at the 2812th Environment Council meeting of 28 June 2007 in Luxembourg, he failed to vote alongside the Belgian, Greek, Hungarian, and Italian delegations against the draft regulation on organic production and labelling of organic products, which did not take up the European Parliament's...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 271: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his reply to the reasoned opinion sent by the European Commission in March 2007 in relation to Commission infringement procedure No.1994/2238 on Ireland's failure to comply with the Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) particularly in relation to the low level of sanctions foreseen for breaches of the rules...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 272: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Ireland is in full compliance with all its obligations under the EC Environmental Noise Directive on the assessment and management of exposure to environmental noise (2002/49/EC) including the obligation to prepare and forward to the European Commission strategic noise maps by 30 June 2007. [19408/07]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 275: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his reply to the reasoned opinion sent by the European Commission in March 2007 in relation to Commission infringement procedure 2006/2485 relating to Ireland's failure to correctly transpose the Landfill of Waste Directive (Council directive 99/31/EC); and the main concerns being raised by the Commission in...

Written Answers — Ethics Register: Ethics Register (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 276: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position, under the Local Government Act 2001, of local authority members in County Donegal who have failed to make a declaration to the Ethics Register for 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/07]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 277: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the latest position in regard to proposed sewerage schemes at Burtonport, Bunbeg/Derrybeg and Laghey, County Donegal. [19421/07]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 290: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reason the Government did not make a formal submission in response to the European Commission's Communication (details supplied) of 24 May 2005 on review of the Scope of universal service in accordance with Article 15 of the Universal Services Directive. [19403/07]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (5 Jul 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 291: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if Ireland has complied with its obligations under EC law to prepare and forward to the European Commission by 30 June 2007 an National Energy Efficiency Action Plan on the way to achieve a 9% savings target by 2016 set by the Energy End Use Efficiency and Energy Services Directive. [19404/07]

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his good wishes. I also thank Deputy Enda Kenny, the Taoiseach and Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin for the good wishes they conveyed to me earlier. I beg the Ceann Comhairle's indulgence to express my sadness over the tragedy that occurred in Bray earlier today and I extend my sympathy to those affected. I do so because I live near Bray, where the accident...

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I promise the Taoiseach he will not be dealing with any more.

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I never said the Taoiseach received anything from Mr. Owen O'Callaghan. My question relates to the disbelief throughout the country at the evidence the Taoiseach gave to the tribunal. I refer to the idea that the Taoiseach had no bank account for a long period of time and cannot remember receiving or lodging certain moneys. I refer to the suggestion that the Taoiseach got a bagful of money...

Leaders' Questions (26 Sep 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: The problem we now face relates to the lack of belief in what the Taoiseach said to the tribunal. I wish I could believe his evidence, frankly. Where does that lack of belief leave him as Taoiseach of this country? How does the Taoiseach propose to continue to lead the country, given that a majority of its people do not believe the sworn evidence he gave to a tribunal that was established...

Constitutional Amendments. (26 Sep 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 4: To ask the Taoiseach the constitutional amendments the Government plans to bring forward during the lifetime of this Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20150/07]

Constitutional Amendments. (26 Sep 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: The questions relate to referenda on constitutional amendments generally. In this regard I would like to go through them one by one with the Taoiseach. Is the Taoiseach saying Ireland will definitely hold a referendum on the EU reform treaty or is he saying this has yet to be decided by the Government? I refer in particular to his comment that the Government has yet to decide how the...

Constitutional Amendments. (26 Sep 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: It is the IGC and not Patricia McKenna that is causing the problem.

Communications Unit. (26 Sep 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach the staffing level of the communications unit within his Department; the estimated annual cost for 2007; if changes are planned to the communications unit following the general election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20151/07]

Communications Unit. (26 Sep 2007)

Eamon Gilmore: I heard the Taoiseach reply that the communications unit is a normal Civil Service section within his Department. Can he describe the reporting relationship of the unit? To whom does the unit report within the Department and how are directions given to the unit? If the work of the communications unit is purely non-political, could the briefing material it prepares, which I presume is...