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

Dick Roche: The following table sets out the limited companies which received payments directly from the environment fund in 2005. These payments related mainly to grant aid, sponsorship and the provision of goods and services. Local authorities also receive allocations from the environment fund, and no information is available on any payments which they subsequently made to limited companies on foot of...

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

Dick Roche: As a stand-alone measure, the amount available in the environment fund at any one time will depend on the inflows of money from the landfill and plastic bag levies and the expenditure on the various programmes which the fund supports. In this regard, it should be noted that surpluses in the fund at end year are not remitted to the Exchequer. By virtue of a carryover of funds to the current...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The amount spent by my Department since 1997 on consultants generally, other than those providing legal advice, is €36,868,476. The amount spent on external legal advice is €2,206,337. Some 66 reports have been produced under these consultancy contracts. In 61 cases, recommendations have already been implemented or utilised. The remaining five reports are currently being considered. The...

Written Answers — Planning Applications: Planning Applications (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is precluded, under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, from exercising any power or control in relation to any individual planning application or appeal with which a planning authority or an Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned. The complainant concerned has been informed of this situation several times in...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: Under section 8 of the Electoral Act 1992, British citizens may register as Dáil electors if they are ordinarily resident in a constituency. In addition, the Minister may by order provide for citizens of other EU member states who are ordinarily resident in Ireland to be registered as Dáil electors on a reciprocal basis where the Minister is satisfied that a member state grants Irish...

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

Dick Roche: The Ennis town water supply treatment scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as a scheme to start construction this year at an estimated cost of €6.6 million. I approved Clare County Council's tender documents for the scheme in October 2005 and it is now a matter for the council to proceed with the tender process. I understand the council is...

Written Answers — Development Charges: Development Charges (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The development charges collected by the planning authorities in 2000 are set out in the following table. The annual planning statistics published by my Department are available in the Oireachtas Library. Table of Development Charges levied by Councils in 2000 â'¬ County Council Carlow 866,522.59 Cavan 980,321.60 Clare 1,337,848.10 Cork 10,101,534.61 ...

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

Dick Roche: In tandem with the commencement of section 261 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 in April 2004, which introduced a new registration system for quarries, my Department issued guidelines on quarries and ancillary activities to planning authorities. The guidelines, which were issued under section 28 of the Act, offer guidance to planning authorities on planning for the quarrying industry...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The information sought is set out in the following table: Type 2003 2004 2005 â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ Superannuation contributions by staff of the Department 1,302,193.26 1,654,83.56 1,734,767.62 Payments to the Social Insurance Fund (employee and employer PRSI only) 6,534,498.50 5,907,711.00 5,558,815.06

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

Dick Roche: In April 2005, my Department conveyed approval to Westmeath County Council to proceed with the procurement of the Castletown Geoghegan sewerage scheme as an independent project. It had previously been part of a pilot programme to test new small scale waste water treatment systems. The scheme is being funded under the devolved rural water programme and it is a matter for the council to arrange...

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

Dick Roche: The Coole sewerage scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007, as a scheme to advance through planning at an estimated cost of €3.08 million. Westmeath County Council's preliminary report and water services pricing policy report for the scheme are being examined in my Department and are being dealt with as quickly as possible. Once these reports have...

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

Dick Roche: The Milltownpass sewerage scheme has been approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007, under the rural towns and villages initiative. Westmeath County Council's brief for the appointment of consultants to prepare contract documents for the scheme is under examination in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible. Once the brief is...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, producers — manufacturers and importers — of farm plastics, 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 Group,...

Written Answers — Bullying in the Workplace: Bullying in the Workplace (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: The Department of Finance policy document, A Positive Working Environment — an Anti Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Bullying Policy for the Civil Service, as revised in July 2005, is being applied in my Department. The revised policy came into effect from 1 September 2005 and has been circulated to all employees of my Department. The earlier central policy document, which was also...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: Civil Service posts at the levels of assistant secretary and deputy secretary are covered by a scheme of performance-related awards. The operation of the scheme is overseen by the committee for performance awards. Since 2002, the funding for awards is based on 10% of the payroll for the posts covered by the scheme. Within this overall limit, payments of up to 20% can be made to individuals....

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

Dick Roche: Local authorities are responsible for the operation of the scheme of grants for the provision or upgrading of a water supply to an individual house where an alternative public or group water scheme supply is not available. While the eligibility of individual applicants for grant purposes is a matter for determination by the relevant local authority, a general qualifying condition of the...

Written Answers — Performance Awards: Performance Awards (25 Jan 2006)

Dick Roche: Following its review of performance assessments for 2004, the committee for performance awards notified each city and county manager of the awards approved for assistant managers and directors of service in light of managers' recommendations, and of its determinations in respect of awards for managers, in March 2005. Payment of individual awards is a matter for each local authority concerned....

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

Dick Roche: The recovery rates for wood and wood products in Ireland are already very high. The National Waste Report 2004 of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, shows that 92% of the wood contained in municipal waste was recovered in 2004, leaving about 14,000 tonnes for landfill. The recovery rate for wood and wood products in manufacturing waste was 98%, leaving just 4,000 tonnes for disposal....

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

Dick Roche: The EU directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment, WEEE, required each member state to introduce regulations providing for a producer funded take-back scheme for consumers of end-of-life equipment from 13 August 2005. The WEEE directive specifically excludes: equipment which is part of another type of equipment that does not fall within the scope of the directive, e.g. car radios;...

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

Dick Roche: There has been significant progress in recovery and recycling of waste in Ireland in recent years. The Government policy document entitled, Waste Management: Changing Our Ways, 1998, set a target of 35% for diversion of municipal waste from landfill by 2013. The National Waste Report 2004 of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, shows that the recovery rate for municipal waste in that...