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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: To date, my Department has not requested the European Commission to consult the relevant scientific committee under the provisions of Article 28 of Directive 2001/18/EC. However, before a proposal on the placing on the market of a product in accordance with Directive 2001/18/EC comes to the regulatory committee for consideration, the European Commission, as a matter of course, consults the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: Ireland was among a number of member states that abstained on the proposal to place on the market an oilseed rape product at the meeting of the regulatory committee for the purposes of Directive 2001/18/EC on 16 June 2004. At that meeting, our abstention had regard to the long-standing positive but precautionary approach to modern biotechnology endorsed by successive Governments; the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: There is a requirement on the European Commission to report this year to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation and operation of the various strands of the EU-wide legislative framework relating to genetically modified organisms. I expect that the question of whether procedural changes are warranted will be addressed in that report and considered further by the...

Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: Under the EU civil protection mechanism, when a request for assistance is received at the monitoring and information centre, this request is transmitted to all of the member states and offers of assistance are co-ordinated by the MIC and relayed to the requesting country. The requesting country then decides which offers, or elements of offers, to accept. Ireland participates fully in the EU...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: In January 2004, local authorities were asked to review their capital programmes for library development and to submit a prioritised list of proposals which they wished to have considered by my Department in its review of the programme. In its submission, Fingal County Council listed Rush as joint third. In October last year, I announced funding for 13 library projects. Due to the existing...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department is providing full funding, at an approved cost of €7.8 million, for the Shannon River basin district project. This commenced in November 2002 and is led jointly by Limerick County Council, Clare County Council and Roscommon County Council on behalf of the 18 participating local authorities in the Shannon River basin district. It is one of several projects established by local...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The provision and improvement of non-national roads in County Louth is a matter for Louth County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants. In March 2005, Louth County Council submitted an outline proposal to my Department as regards a Drogheda Northern Cross port access route. That document identified a number of possible sources of funding but provided no...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1457 and 1469 together. These schemes, which are being advanced as part of a grouped project, have been approved to commence construction in 2007 in my Department's water services investment programme 2005-07. Further consideration will be given to Limerick County Council's fee proposals for the consultants selected to prepare preliminary reports for the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: Substantial progress has been made in transposing the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, EPBD, by 4 January 2006, as follows: (1) Building Control Bill 2005, sections 4 and 5, published on 22 December 2005, provide for the part transposition of Article 5 of EPBD — consideration of alternative renewable energy systems during the design of large new buildings — and Article 7 of...

Written Answers — Boundary Alterations: Boundary Alterations (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The procedures currently governing boundary alterations are set out in Part V of the Local Government Act 1991 and in the Local Government (Boundary Alteration) Regulations 1996. Under these provisions, it is open to a local authority to initiate a proposal for the alteration of its boundaries. This involves preparation of a formal boundary alteration proposal by the authority concerned...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: I understand that meetings took place between officials of my Department and the company in question in summer 2003 and that my predecessor, accompanied by officials, met representatives of the company early in 2004. At no point have I as Minister met with the company. There was no change in Government policy on waste management as a consequence of these meetings. The Department and I hold...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1463 and 1464 together. I assume the questions relate to appointments made to State boards currently under the aegis of my Department. A number of different statutory processes are involved in appointments to State boards. In some cases statutory selection procedures must be followed or nominations must be sought from independent nominating panels before...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: I am advised that a final inspection has now been carried out on the lands in question and that my Department is now arranging to complete the contract.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: Ballinacarrow sewerage scheme has been approved for funding under the serviced land initiative measure of my Department's water services investment programme 2005-07. The scheme is being advanced as part of a grouped project that also includes sewerage schemes for Ballygawley, Cliffoney andMullaghmore. Sligo County Council's brief for the appointment of consultants to prepare a preliminary...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The west Roscommon regional water supply scheme, which I understand will service Gurteen, is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007, as a way to advance through planning. The Department has approved Roscommon County Council's brief for the appointment of consultants to prepare a design review report for the scheme and it is now a matter for the council to...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The Kinvara sewerage scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as a scheme to start construction in 2007. Galway County Council's revised preliminary report for the scheme is being examined in the Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible. Once the preliminary report has been approved the council will be in a position to prepare...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: Contract 3 of stage 1 of the Desertegney water supply scheme is approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as a project to commence construction in 2006. A revised water services pricing policy report which was sought by my Department in April 2004 is awaited from Donegal County Council.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The Malin town sewerage scheme has been approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 under the rural towns and villages initiative. The Department approved the preliminary report for this scheme in June 2004, subject to a review by Donegal County Council of the proposed phasing of the scheme and of the water pricing policy report. The review has now...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The Inishowen regional water supply scheme was 23rd in the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Donegal County Council in response to my Department's request to all local authorities in 2003 to undertake assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The priority lists were taken into account in the...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The contents of the illustrated summary are currently being finalised with a view to having this published by end February 2006.