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Written Answers — Development Applications Tracking System: Development Applications Tracking System (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The development applications tracking system, DATS, is designed to provide staff of my Department examining archaeological, architectural and wildlife heritage aspects of development proposals referred by planning and other regulatory authorities with an integrated workflow, document management and geographic information system. The pilot phase of DATS was launched last November to test it in...

Written Answers — Spatial Data Infrastructure: Spatial Data Infrastructure (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: To facilitate the implementation of an Irish spatial data infrastructure, ISDI, my Department is currently preparing a draft policy framework document for consideration by Government later this year. The framework will deal with a wide variety of issues related to the establishment of an ISDI, including basic principles, standards, data issues, finances, legal matters, including intellectual...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: In law, preparation of the register of electors is a matter for each local registration authority. It is their duty to determine the detailed arrangements to be adhered to in the preparation of the register. I understand that, while authorities increasingly make available an on-line register search facility and the relevant forms can be downloaded from registration authority websites,...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: As stated in the reply to Question No. 245 of 2 March 2006, peat extraction below ten hectares in area is exempt development except where it could have significant effects on the environment. The threshold has been set at a level that ensures that the vast majority of sub-threshold peat extractions will not have a significant effect on the environment. However, the planning code recognises...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The improvement of non-national roads in counties Louth and Monaghan is a matter for Louth and Monaghan county councils, respectively, to be funded from their own resources supplemented by grants provided by my Department. Grants totalling €542,938 were paid to Louth County Council from 1999 to 2005 in respect of improvement works on the R178, and in 2006 a grant of €300,000 was allocated...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The group concerned has been advised that Galway County Council's preliminary report for the Kinvara sewerage scheme is under examination in my Department and that additional information is awaited from Galway County Council in that context. Following approval of the preliminary report the scheme can then be advanced to construction without further reference to my Department in accordance...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Quilty, Scariff and Feakle sewerage scheme, which includes Mullagh, has been approved for construction in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. However, Clare County Council is currently reviewing the scheme, including the extent of the catchments to be served and the treatment capacities in each location, with a view to devising proposals that represent more...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Each year, my Department undertakes an advertising campaign to coincide with the publication of the draft register of electors to encourage electors to check the draft and ensure that they are correctly registered. Over recent years, the advertising campaign has included elements specifically targeted at young people. Electoral law has been amended on an ongoing basis to make voting more...

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: At the end of February 2006, the overall cost of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments amounted to €47,206,948. Legal fees paid to the legal team engaged by the tribunal are as follows. Legal Team Member Amount â'¬ Senior Counsel John Gallagher * 2,860,694.84 Desmond O'Neill 3,219,015.76 Patrick Quinn 1,924,277.66...

Written Answers — Swimming Pool Safety: Swimming Pool Safety (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 858 and 859 together. Safety recommendations for swimming pools were issued by my Department in 1986. At the request of my Department, the Irish Water Safety Association is reviewing those recommendations with a view to producing more modern and comprehensive guidance.

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I understand that an offer to purchase will issue from my Department in this case very shortly.

Written Answers — Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland receives data on a quarterly basis from the UK Environment Agency on radioactive discharges from the Sellafield plant. The figures provided show monthly discharges and cover a total of 30 different radionuclides. The data available to the institute show that the level of discharges of some radionuclides has remained constant, others show an...

Written Answers — Asbestos Remediation Programme: Asbestos Remediation Programme (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: No such grants are available from my Department.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Roscommon towns and villages sewerage scheme is approved for construction in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-07. My Department is examining additional information received from Roscommon County Council earlier this month in relation to its design review report for the scheme as a whole. When the design review report has been approved the council will be in a...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Under Article 5 of Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, member states of the European Union are required to prepare and oversee the implementation of a national strategy on biodegradable waste which will set out measures to progressively divert biodegradable municipal waste away from landfill in accordance with specified targets over a 15 year period. In April 2004, Ireland's first...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: A planning authority may create a public right of way by agreement — section 206 — or by order — section 207 — under the Planning and Development Act 2000. An appeal against the making of an order may be made to An Bord Pleanála, which may confirm the order with or without modifications or annul it. My Department has no role in this process nor does it have detailed information on...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I understand that this matter relates to the proposed transfer of a site from the relevant community council into the ownership of Cork County Council which is being delayed due to a legal issue over site ownership. My Department has no function in regard to this transfer which is a matter for the local authority involved. No specific grants were provided by my Department in respect of the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Funding for a preliminary assessment of phase 1 of Kerry County Council's proposals to refurbish a large number of village sewerage schemes has been approved in my Department's water services investment programme 2005-07. Milltown is included in the proposed first phase. The Department has approved Kerry County Council's brief for the appointment of consultants to undertake the preliminary...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Waste Management Acts 1996 to 2005 place a general duty of care on any holder of waste not to hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste in a manner that causes or is likely to cause environmental pollution. Under section 59 of the Waste Management Act 1996, each local authority is responsible for the supervising, and enforcing the relevant provisions of the Acts in relation to the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The 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 householders. The policy framework, which provides among other things for the metering of the non-domestic sector, was agreed by Government in 1998. It is a requirement of water pricing policy that the cost of...