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Written Answers — End-of-Life Vehicles: End-of-Life Vehicles (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, ELVs, incorporates measures aimed at: meeting new recovery and recycling targets for ELVs; ensuring that all end-of-life vehicles are deposited, dismantled, treated and recovered by industry at no cost to the final holder or owner of that vehicle and in a manner that does not cause environmental pollution; producers meeting the costs of free...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The north-east Roscommon water, augmentation scheme is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2005-2007 as a scheme to commence construction this year. The west Roscommon regional water supply scheme, which will serve north Roscommon, is approved in the programme to advance through planning. Roscommon County Council's preliminary report for the north-east Roscommon...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: In 2004, the latest year for which complete information is available, the estimated expenditure by local authorities in respect of the operation and maintenance of public water supplies was some €214 million. Such expenditure is funded from a combination of non-domestic user charges, general purpose grants and specific grants. In line with the polluter pays principle and the water services...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I assume that the question refers to general purpose grant allocations from the local government fund. General purpose grants are discretionary block grants paid to local authorities as a contribution towards their current costs. These costs are also funded by specific State grants and income from local sources such as commercial rates and charges for goods and services. It is a matter for...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Government's national water services pricing policy framework requires local authorities to recover the cost of providing water services from the users of these services, with the exception of households using the services for domestic purposes. The unit cost of water services provision will differ between sanitary authorities given the differences in the costs of water production across...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: A Law Reform Commission working group is currently examining a range of legal issues in relation to the management of multi-unit structures. The Government will consider the recommendations in its final report, including the need for any new legislation in this area. Following a request for information from my Department, I understand that the majority of planning authorities do not attach...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: While local authorities are responsible for the operation and maintenance of their public water supply systems, my Department has undertaken a number of initiatives over the years to assist authorities to optimise the management, quality and efficiency of such systems. In 1996, following publication of the greater Dublin water supply strategic study, a new capital funding line was introduced...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Exchequer funding for leak detection works and other infrastructural measures to improve the management of water supplies in the Dublin region was provided under my Department's water services investment programme as part of the Dublin region water conservation project between 1996 and 2000 during which unaccounted for water levels were reduced from 42% to below 29%. Following completion of...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The current output of the water production plants in the greater Dublin area — including Kildare, Meath and Wicklow — is approximately 582 million litres per day. The main water treatment plants providing water to the region are located at Ballyboden, Ballymore Eustace, Leixlip and Vartry. A range of projects to further expand capacity is being advanced under my Department's water...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 39 of 8 March 2006.

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: It is intended that I will visit Malaysia, Thailand and Japan during St. Patrick's week. In Kuala Lumpur I expect to meet the vice-president of the St. Patrick's Society and attend the St. Patrick's ball. I also expect to meet my Malaysian ministerial counterpart, attend an Irish business network function, co-hosted by the Irish Ambassador and Enterprise Ireland, and attend a function for...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2005 provide that local authorities and shall carry out such inspections of farm holdings as are necessary for the purposes of the regulations. The regulations also provide that local authorities should aim to co-ordinate their inspection activities with inspections carried out by other public...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the replies to Questions Nos. 51, 76 and 93 of 8 March 2006.

Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Deputy has made a very specific allegation.

Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: There is a big difference between free speech and libel. Deputy Gormley would not have the courage to do this outside the House.

Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Is the Deputy accusing the Tánaiste of some wrongdoing?

Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Is the Deputy accusing her of anything?

Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: At least they were not robbing banks.

Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Deputy should speak to her friends in the Greens about that.

Political Donations and Planning: Motion. (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Deputy need not hold her breath.