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Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 566 and 567 together. In accordance with the Water Framework Directive and the polluter pays principle, local authorities are required to recover the cost of providing water services to the non-domestic sector from consumers using the services for non-domestic purposes. This requirement applies nationally. Where there is a mixture of domestic and non-domestic...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 571 and 580 together. A number of different statutory processes are involved in appointments to state boards and bodies under the aegis of my Department. In some cases statutory selection procedures must be followed or nominations must be sought from independent nominating panels before appointments are made by the Government or by the Minister for the...

Written Answers — Electoral Commission: Electoral Commission (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to the establishment of an independent Electoral Commission which will take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight, implement modern and efficient electoral practices, revise constituency boundaries, take charge of compiling a new national rolling electoral register, take over the functions of the Standards in Public Office...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: The following list contains the amount paid to each local authority in each of the four years 2003-6 and the allocations made in 2007 under the Local Authority administered Conservation Grants scheme. The scheme is aimed at assisting owners and occupiers to carry out conservation works on structures of architectural significance which the Local Authority has listed on the Record of Protected...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: The Burncourt Water Supply Scheme and Stage 2 of the Fethard Water Supply Scheme are being advanced by South Tipperary County Council as a grouped project that has been approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005 — 2007, under the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative, at a combined estimated cost of €14.05 million. A revised Preliminary Report for the...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578 and 579 together. Statutory responsibility for protection and improvement of water quality is assigned primarily to local authorities acting under the general supervision of the EPA. Measures for the protection and improvement of water quality are being progressed on a systematic basis, particularly within the context of the Water Framework Directive, and...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 581 to 584, inclusive, together. I first became aware of my predecessor Minister Roche's recent determination of statutory directions in relation to works of an archaeological nature on the approved route of the M3 motorway when I received a text in the Dail chamber on the evening of Thursday the 14 June. Neither I nor any of my party colleagues had any prior...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: During dredging operations undertaken by the Drogheda Port Company in the River Boyne the remains of the submerged wreck of a clinker-built vessel were discovered in November 2006. Preliminary carbon dating of wood samples taken from the wreck indicate that it dates it from the late medieval era. Further dendrochronological analysis of wood samples will more accurately pinpoint the vessel's...

Written Answers — Business Improvement Districts: Business Improvement Districts (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: The legislative provisions to enable Business Improvement District Schemes to operate in Ireland were commenced on 24 April 2007. Proposals to establish a business improvement district scheme in Dublin City have been submitted to the City Council by Dublin City Centre BID Company Ltd and these proposals are due to go on public display in early July 2007. I understand that preliminary...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 588 and 590 together. The Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937, as amended, provides the procedure for the election of the 6 University Senators, using proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. Elections are held by secret postal ballot and all valid ballot papers must be accompanied by a signed and witnessed declaration...

Written Answers — Regulation of Lobbyists: Regulation of Lobbyists (3 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: Arising from previous research completed by the Institute of Public Administration on behalf of the Department in 2004, my Department commissioned further research by a Trinity College/Dublin City University joint team to establish a clear profile of formal systems for regulating lobbyists in public life in certain jurisdictions, thereby facilitating an assessment of their relevance to public...

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: A Cheann Comhairle, I am more than happy to look at myself.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: I did not say that. I was quoting someone else.

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: Why does Fine Gael support it?

Waste Management: Motion (Resumed). (4 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: Absolutely.

Written Answers — Civic Fora: Civic Fora (4 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: In its report of March 2007, the Task Force on Active Citizenship made a number of recommendations in relation to the strengthening and renewal of the county/city Community and Voluntary Fora, including organising them on the basis of local electoral areas and renaming them Civic Fora. These and other recommendations in the Report will be further considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (4 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: In January 2007, my Department approved Dublin City Council's proposals for the regeneration, by way of Public Private Partnership, of O'Devaney Gardens, Dublin. As part of the initial feasibility study, an economic analysis was undertaken by the consultant company Urban Capital on behalf of Dublin City Council, following which the National Development Finance Agency also carried out a Public...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (4 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: Capital projects funded by my Department are, in the main, initiated by local authorities, with the exception of a limited number of capital projects relating to my Department's heritage programmes. In the case of capital projects initiated by local authorities under Exchequer funded capital programmes, my Department fulfils the role of sanctioning authority and is responsible for approving...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (4 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: Both Departments have agreed that the definition of heath to be used in relation to afforestation applications in proposed hen harrier designated areas should be that set out in the manual for the Production of Grazing Impact Assessments in Upland and Peat Habitats, which was produced jointly by the Departments in January 1999. I have arranged to send a copy of the relevant definition to the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (4 Jul 2007)

John Gormley: The process to transpose Directive 2003/35/EC is well advanced with legislation already completed to amend a range of consent systems. The remaining work will be finalised by the Departments concerned at the earliest possible date. Having regard to the above, I will ensure that the instrument of ratification of the Aarhus Convention is submitted to Government and laid before the Dáil as soon...