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Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (23 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 210 together. The local government sector operates under public procurement guidelines issued by the Department of Finance. These require contracting authorities, including local authorities, to ensure that tenderers have regard to minimum pay and other legally binding industrial or sectoral agreements when preparing tenders and that tender documents...

Written Answers — Hunting Licences: Hunting Licences (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 205 of 23 March 2006.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: In addition to the strengthened and simplified enforcement regime introduced by the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Government has increased the resources available to planning authorities to carry out all their planning functions, including enforcement. Planning authorities' staffing levels increased by more than 40% in the years 2000-04 from 1,333 to nearly 1,867 full-time and...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Under the urban and village renewal measures of the current regional operational programmes, available funding may be drawn down in the period to 2008 in respect of projects approved this year for grant assistance. Proposals for a subsequent grants scheme for urban and village renewal are under consideration in the context of the next national development plan.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The serviced land initiative assists local authorities to provide water services facilities, primarily as extensions to existing water supply and waste water collection systems, to increase the supply of serviced land available to meet established demand for new residential development. My Department provides 40% of the approved cost of individual schemes and there are no proposals at present...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 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 householders. The capital cost element of a water services scheme related to domestic users is normally funded in full by the Exchequer through the water services investment programme. The capital...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Revised peat extraction controls were introduced under the Planning and Development Regulations 2005 in July 2005 to ensure compliance with EU requirements on environmental impact assessment. The regulations generally exempt peat extraction below a threshold of ten hectares from the requirement for planning permission. However, there are exceptions where the peat extraction would have...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Caherdaniel is one of the villages included in the Kerry villages sewerage scheme, which is approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 to commence construction in 2007. My Department is awaiting the submission of a preliminary report for the scheme by Kerry County Council. Following approval of the preliminary report, the council will be in a...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Use of personal public service, PPS, numbers has been suggested as a means of improving the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the register of electors. The issues that arise in this regard include linkage with public policy generally concerning identity management, the establishment of mechanisms for associating PPS numbers with electors on the register, the systems required so that...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The conservation grant under urban renewal forms part of the National Development Plan 2000-06. It is supported by the European Union under the regional operational programmes for the Border, midland and west, BMW, and southern and eastern regions. Funding is provided to bodies such as local authorities, civic trusts, etc. to upgrade public buildings of significant architectural and heritage...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: In general, planning permission must be sought for the erection of an antenna support structure or mast, whether proposed by a statutory undertaker or otherwise. The Planning and Development Regulations 2001, however, set out certain exemptions in this area including, subject to certain conditions, the attachment of additional antennae to an existing antenna support structure, the erection of...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Septic tanks installed on or after 1 June 1992 must comply with part H of the national building regulations. Technical guidance document H — drainage and waste water disposal — calls up the following standards, namely, for septic tanks serving single houses, Irish standard recommendations SR6 of 1991 for domestic effluent treatment and disposal from single dwellings issued by the National...

Written Answers — Commemorative Events: Commemorative Events (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I plan to attend the Easter Rising 90th anniversary military parade and State reception on Sunday, 16 April 2006. The Ministers of State at my Department, Deputies Noel Ahern and Batt O'Keeffe, also plan to attend these events.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 493 on 28 February 2006.

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The provision and management of capital projects and any associated art works funded through my Department's capital programmes are matters primarily for the local authorities. While guidance has been issued to local authorities on the artistic features scheme commenced in 1986 and on the per cent for art scheme that succeeded the former in 1997, my Department does not have comprehensive data...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: Traditionally, waste management services have been provided at a local level with individual arrangements being locally determined and tailored to local circumstances. The present legal framework as determined by the Oireachtas reflects this situation. In accordance with section 52 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003, the determination of waste management charges and the provision...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: The Shanagolden and Foynes sewerage schemes, which are being advanced as part of a grouped project, are included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as schemes to commence construction in 2007. On receipt of the information requested from Limerick County Council by my Department in September 2005, further consideration will be given to the council's fee proposals...

Written Answers — Motor Vehicle Registration: Motor Vehicle Registration (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 840 of 21 March 2006 on this matter. Arrangements for the provision of a service for on-line change of vehicle ownership for motor traders are at an early stage of development and no significant costs have as yet been incurred on this aspect of the motor tax on-line system.

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: A new and updated draft guide for registration authorities on preparing and maintaining the register of electors was completed by my Department in November 2005. The aim of the guidance document is to secure significant improvement in the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the register by setting out clearly the legal requirements in this complex area and identifying best practice for...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Mar 2006)

Dick Roche: I understand that Wicklow County Council is investigating a problem with a storm overflow drain at North Beach, Greystones, with the view to identifying and funding from its own resources the necessary remedial action.