Results 3,421-3,440 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley
- EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: We are absolutely on time as regards that Green Paper. As I told the Deputy before, some of his Labour Party colleagues are on that consultative committee. They asked for a small time extension to go through some of the details and I was happy to facilitate them. I want to be clear on that. I do not concede the Deputy's last point that these matters are in legal jeopardy. He said the...
- EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I would like to see a timeframe whereby we would ratify it in the new year. That is what I aim to do but there are outstanding difficulties. As the Deputy will appreciate, I am dealing with a number of different Departments. I have written to all the Departments asking them to get their acts together so I am depending on them to come to me. Those are the outstanding difficulties. If I...
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: The waste-to-energy plant proposed for the Poolbeg area is being promoted by Dublin City Council, acting on behalf of the four local authorities, and is provided for in the statutory Dublin regional waste management plan already adopted by the local authorities concerned in accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Act 1996. The project has received planning permission from An...
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I was explicit in my reply to the Deputy if he listened to what I said.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: As regards this project, I am not claiming that I have specific powers. However, while I am not pre-empting the outcome of the review, I said repeatedly in the House that if the review carefully examines the figures that have been supplied to me and which I have issued in the House concerning the total municipal waste arising, which is about 3.2 million tonnes, it can be reduced by...
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: All the huffing and puffing is coming from the Deputy's side. Last night, I attended a meeting in Ringsend and was happy to take questions. Funnily enough, however, there was no one there from Fine Gael.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: The Deputy and his colleagues say they did X, Y and Z, but they voted for the incinerator in Ringsend. It is all documented there.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I believe the Leas-Cheann Comhairle was the Minister at the time the waste management legislation was introduced.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: It is not proper but it is a fact that he did a wonderful job as Minister for the Environment and Local Government.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I must say, however, that when incineration was included in that legislation, Fine Gael voted for it.
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66, 111 and 116 together. The potential savings from the introduction of an energy efficiency standard for lighting are based on emissions attributable to lighting in the residential sector. Sustainable Energy Ireland figures indicate that approximately 18%, or 1,323 gigawatt hours, of electricity use in the residential sector was accounted for by domestic...
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I am happy for the Deputy to continue.
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: If people are using lightbulbs to heat their houses, that represents a very inefficient use of a lightbulb. The calculations I received are from reliable people in Sustainable Energy Ireland who have done much work in this area and I will call on them again when we set up the consultative group. I am convinced about the value of this initiative. I spoke to my counterparts, including Hilary...
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: ââit would be great if its members were to share our enthusiasm for this measure to enhance sustainability.
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: No.
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I do not agree. If the Deputy is saying that the introduction of motor taxation based on CO2 emissions is not a green initiativeââ
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: It will happen in July. While I am speculating, I would like to think it is our participation in government that has resulted in such initiatives. I concede the Deputy has made some valid points on some difficulties in this regard that must be examined. One concerns the question of the light fittings. That is the reason we have allowed a year for the introduction this measure. However,...
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: The then Government went ahead with itââ
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: ââand it was an enormous success. People said it could not be done but it was done. Believe it or not Deputy, I consulted the Minister, Deputy Martin, on this issue and we had a long meeting on it. The Deputy raised the issue of the cost of the bulbs. One CFL bulb can save â¬170 over the lifetime of a bulb. The cost of the bulbs are reducing all the time. By the time we introduce...
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 63. As indicated, I, as Minister, set policy and determine the implementation of policy on waste. I have a range of powers and functions under the waste management legislation which enable me to exercise this role. In particular I have the power to issue directions on policy to require changes to waste plans, although this power does not apply...