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Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The area in hectares of all special areas of conservation is set out in the following tables. In appropriate cases, these areas cover marine and terrestrial-freshwater areas, as well as land. TABLE A Candidate Special Areas of Conservation (sites adopted by European Commission) No. Code Name Area 1 IE0000006 Killyconny Bog (Cloghbally) 191 2 IE0000007 Lough Oughter and...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The staffing composition of the private and constituency offices of both Ministers of State at my Department is set out in the following tables. Minister of State (Deputy Noel Ahern): private office. Permanent civil servants Temporary unestablished civil servants Number Grade number title 1 Executive officer, private secretary, nil 1 Executive officer, nil 2 Clerical officer,...

Written Answers — Environmental Protection: Environmental Protection (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Ireland's national action programme under the nitrates directive was formally submitted to the European Commission on 29 July 2005. The programme was prepared jointly by my Department and the Department of Agriculture and Food, in consultation with Teagasc, and following an extended process of public consultation. Earlier this week, and again following public consultation, I made regulations...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department is co-operating with the Department of Finance, the decentralisation implementation group and the Office of Public Works to ensure the Government's decentralisation programme is implemented efficiently and effectively. A decentralisation implementation team has been established to oversee the arrangements for the transfer of the Department's Dublin-based staff to four locations...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The use of land solely or primarily for particular purposes is regulated by the relevant planning authority, in making or varying its development plan. A number of local authorities have specific zonings for institutional land. I consider it appropriate that this matter is addressed at local level. The disposal of institutional property is a matter for the institution concerned.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 582 of 22 November 2005.

Written Answers — Public-Private Partnerships: Public-Private Partnerships (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The information is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: It is always a pleasure to deal with an issue relating to Carlow. I have borrowed part of it, so the speak, for the moment. I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science for her inability to be here, but I understand she is not the only person who was to be here who is not here, and I will deal with that later. I would like to...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: I will convey the Senator's wishes to the Minister. Am I not to reply to a further Adjournment matter on the nitrates directive?

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: That is regrettable.

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The Deputy was the longest serving member of a health board.

Leaders' Questions. (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The Deputy is really bumping along the bottom now.

Written Answers — EU Programmes: EU Programmes (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Applications for grant assistance under the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, 2000-2006, Peace II, are submitted to, and determined by, relevant county council led task forces, operating under the management of a special EU programmes body based in Belfast. My Department has no function in project approval. I understand that the company in question has already received €125,000...

Written Answers — Local Government Funding: Local Government Funding (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 3 of 29 November 2005. The review report is now being considered interdepartmentally with a view to its early publication.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: It is open to any individual with an interest in the site to make a planning application for a site, notwithstanding the conditions which may have been attached to a previous planning approval. It is the responsibility of the planning authority to make its decision on each planning application having regard to proper planning and sustainable development and the development plan for the area....

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: I am aware of the recent judgment referred to. While it would be inappropriate at this stage to comment directly on a case that may yet be the subject of an appeal, it is important that standards and practices of administration should be continuously improved across all planning authorities. The draft development management guidelines, which I published recently for public consultation, are...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department provides funding to all elected local authorities, 29 county councils, five city councils and 75 town councils. In addition, the following bodies operate under the aegis of my Department. With the exception of those asterisked, all receive some funding from my Department: Affordable Homes Partnership, An Bord Pleanála, An Chomhairle Leabharlanna, Building Regulations Advisory...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Planning authorities currently require the provision of at least one child care facility for each 75 dwellings in a new housing area, in accordance with the child care guidelines for planning authorities published in April 2001. Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, planning authorities have extensive powers to provide or facilitate the provision of child care facilities in their...

Written Answers — Roads Funding: Roads Funding (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The provision of non-national roads, which include local secondary roads, in County Wexford is a matter for Wexford County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by grants provided by my Department. I intend to announce road grant allocations for 2006 in respect of non-national roads early in the new year. When determining allocations, full account will be taken of the needs...

Seanad: EU Directives. (14 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: I am pleased Senator Bannon turned up tonight because I want to deal with a couple of the mythologies he has outlined. While I bow to his superior knowledge on farming, having listened to him, he does not have a clue what he is talking about in regard to the nitrates directive.