Results 3,801-3,820 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley
- Proposed Legislation. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I did indeed.
- Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The non-completion of any development in line with the planning permission for that development is unauthorised development, which is an offence under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2006. As indicated in the reply to Question No. 227 of 7 February 2008, enforcement of planning control is a matter for the planning authorities, which have substantial enforcement powers and duties...
- Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The main elements of the policy guidance contained in my circular letter will be incorporated into the new sustainable residential development guidelines, which are currently available for public consultation. They will be issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 later this year, which will give them more teeth. The planning authorities are obliged to have regard to...
- Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Deputies have raised important points. Deputy Ciarán Lynch's point on Adamstown is particularly good. This year, a new local government service indicator will be introduced to provide benchmark data in 2009 for monitoring the taking in charge process. Priority will be accorded by individual authorities to the taking in charge of unfinished or legacy estates. While my circular will address...
- Environmental Policy. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: In areas for which my Department has responsibility, the European Commission is currently in correspondence in respect of 28 cases relating to possible infringements of EU environmental legislation. The cases are at various stages of proceedings. Under Article 226 of the EU treaty, seven cases are at letter of formal notice stage, the initial stages of the formal proceedings. These are...
- Environmental Policy. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The Deputy is correct that the European Union has made a tremendous difference and I am on record as saying that without it our environment would be in a far worse state. This is one reason the Lisbon treaty is so important, especially with regard to combatting climate change, though there are also other initiatives. I have made this subject a priority and when I became Minister I sought to...
- Environmental Policy. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: They are doing well in keeping an eye on the environment. I observe all of their reports and compliment their staff on doing difficult work well. The EPA and NPWS required the resources because of the key issues of enforcement of and compliance with environmental law. Ireland's full compliance will probably require further resources and I do not for a moment underestimate the extent of...
- Waste Management. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The EU landfill directive sets challenging targets for the diversion of biodegradable waste. It requires the attainment of specific diversion rates projected to equate to 59% for 2010, 73% by 2013 and 80% by 2016 for this waste stream. The recent National Waste Report for 2006, published in January 2008, by the EPA presents the scale of the challenge in sharp focus. While the recovery rate...
- Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I published for public consultation the draft guidelines for planning authorities on sustainable residential development in urban areas on 10 February, together with an accompanying best practice urban design manual, which illustrates how these guidelines can be implemented. The 12 week public consultation period finishes on 6 May 2008 and I encourage all interested parties to submit their...
- Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Will I take the other questions?
- Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I am trying to recall the question Deputy Bannon put to me.
- Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I recall a reference to capital gains tax on land. The Government has no such proposal. The Deputy mentioned villages and towns. The draft guidelines state that in villages and towns of between 400 and 5,000 people, which are not designated as growth towns in the county development plan, the number of existing dwellings should not be increased by more than 15%. That makes sense. For...
- Planning Issues. (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I will take Deputy Tuffy's question first. The new guidelines on sustainable residential development in urban areas will be issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, which states that local authorities must have regard to them in carrying out their function. I am also looking at what further steps might be needed to strengthen the decision-making process by local...
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to publish a Green Paper on Local Government Reform, which will examine a number of issues with the objective of making local government more transparent and responsive. The Green Paper, which I am currently finalising and which will be published shortly, will present options for reform in advance of a subsequent White Paper. I established a...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Ireland has a successful track record in packaging waste recycling. Under the EU Packaging Directive, Ireland was required to achieve a 25% recovery rate of packaging waste by 1 July 2001, increasing to a 50% recovery rate by 31 December 2005. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported in its National Waste Report 2006 â published in January 2008 â that packaging waste...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I recognise that significant regulatory issues have emerged as waste management services have rapidly evolved in recent years, including through the rapid growth in, and consolidation of, the private waste management sector. These issues, which have been the subject of a formal public consultation, include the dual role of local authorities as regulators and service providers, the need to...
- Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The scope of this question covers the commissioning of 16 reports and the setting up of 10 committees, commissions and other working groups details of which were included in the reply to Question No. 1383 of 30 January 2008. Of the 16 reports commissioned, 4 reports have been received. The recommendations of the report in relation to the Department's supervisory and management role in...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The â¬20 fee for making a submission on a planning application was introduced in the context of the comprehensive review of planning legislation which culminated in the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001. The fee was introduced in tandem with the increased rights given to third parties in the planning process in the revised legislation. Since...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: My Department has prepared a Screening Regulatory Impact Analysis on the options for transposing the EU Environmental Liability Directive. This document is available on my Department's website (www.environ.ie), and the views of interested parties have been sought on it. These views have now been received and assessed. Preparatory work on drafting the legal instrument for transposing the...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 30 and 38 together. Section 179 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the associated Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, set out the legal requirements in relation to local authority own development which does not require environmental impact assessment. Where a planning authority proposes to carry out development in accordance...