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Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: That is the reality we face in the health service.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: That is why we need consensus. More than 60,000 people were treated as day cases in 2006, an increase of 140% over 1997. Those are the difficulties.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I could speak on other issues in respect of cancer prevention if I could get a word in edgeways.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Consensus is the way forward, not these sorts of partisan motions.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Liability for rates arises under local government legislation. The Water Services Act 2007 requires water services authorities to charge for the full cost of the provision of water services to non-domestic users, while prohibiting charging for water services provided to households for domestic purposes. Water services authorities must determine their charges for the provision of water...

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The nucleus of Killarney National Park was bequeathed to the State under the Bourn Vincent Memorial Park Act 1932, to be managed as a national park for the general purpose of the recreation and enjoyment of the public. My Department has received legal advice that it is not open to me, as Minister, to swap or otherwise dispose of the lands covered by that Act.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 and 283 together. I have approved additional staff for Fingal County Council in relation to the new library at Malahide. My Department is in consultation with the Department of Finance in relation to staffing requirements in the local government sector as set in out in reply to Question no. 305 of 10 October, 2007.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The Burncourt Water Supply Scheme, which includes a new treatment plant at Glengara, has been approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009 as part of the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative. South Tipperary County Council is advancing the scheme jointly with Stage 2 of the Fethard Water Supply Scheme which is also approved for funding under the...

Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to publish a Green Paper on Local Government in the coming months. This Paper will examine a number of issues in relation to the organisation of Irish local government including the establishment of new town councils in those towns that have shown significant population growth in recent years. The White Paper on Local Government, which will...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285, 288 and 290 together. The principle of producer responsibility requires waste producers to contribute to the waste management costs of products which they have placed on the market at end-of-life. In support of this approach, a producer responsibility initiative operates in Ireland in relation to packaging waste, underpinned by the Waste Management...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Newsprint does not come within the definition of packaging and hence is not covered by waste packaging legislation. It is however a major waste stream accounting for about two-thirds by weight of the contents of kerbside dry recyclables. Ireland has to meet challenging targets under the Landfill Directive, specifically diversion rates of 59.3% for 2010, 72.8% by 2013 and 80.1% by 2016 of...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Ireland relies significantly on foreign based materials recycling infrastructure, which dealt with 83% of recycled waste in 2005. While there has been recent progress in the provision of more infrastructure within Ireland to process materials recovered for recycling, for example in the development of new facilities to process waste electrical and electronic equipment, the Government...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: In accordance with the provisions of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste it is a matter for the European Commission to draw up a list of waste belonging to the categories listed in Annex 1 of that Directive. The Directive provides for periodic review and, if necessary, a revision of this list and in these regards the Commission is to be...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The Broadford Sewerage Scheme has been approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 — 2009 as part of the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative. My Department approved Clare County Council's revised Preliminary Report for the scheme in December 2006. In accordance with devolved procedures for schemes costing less than €5m, the Council may advance this...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I welcome publication of the Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The fundamental message that climate change is unequivocal should not come as a surprise to anyone. We now know with a high level of confidence that global greenhouse gas concentrations have increased markedly since 1750 and far exceed pre-industrial values spanning many thousand of...

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I apologise for not being here for some of the contributions but I heard them on the monitor. I must leave for a meeting at 6.30 p.m. but I am glad the Seanad is debating this serious issue. I thank Senators Dan Boyle and Deirdre de Búrca for moving the motion. Our national political institutions are at the heart of the State and it is vitally important that they remain effective and...

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I was obliged to rush back to obtain my copy of the script. I hope further copies can be circulated to Members. The report sets out a package of comprehensive recommendations for further consideration and action concerning the composition, functions and future role of Seanad Éireann. Many of these recommendations are radical and far-reaching. The principal recommendations propose that...

Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The approach of the sub-committee to re-evaluating the role of the Seanad, advocating and embracing reform and developing new roles for this House, while maintaining its integral character and status as part of our modern democracy, is to be commended. The 2004 report was not the first effort made to address the reform of the Seanad. A total of 11 separate reports on the reform of the...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (29 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The great majority of appeals against Natural Heritage Areas, which are designated under national legislation, have already been finalised. However, in order to meet the requirements of judgements by the European Court of Justice, my Department has recently begun giving priority to the completion of any outstanding appeals on sites designated under the EU Habitats and Birds Directives...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (29 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: In order to be able to vote at elections and referenda in this jurisdiction, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Subject to this primary requirement, the person's citizenship then determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. Irish citizens who are registered to vote may vote at all...