Results 4,081-4,100 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: My Department does not compile or hold data in relation to consultants engaged by agencies under its aegis. The information requested in relation to consultants engaged by my Department in 2007 is set out in the following table. Consultant Firm / Individual Purpose of Consultancy Payments in 2007 Basis for calculation of cost Report / Publication Date (If Applicable) QTS Group Firm...

Written Answers — Wildlife Conservation: Wildlife Conservation (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Proposals to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for the purpose of protecting the hen harrier were published in November 2007. The published boundaries were derived from national and local surveys carried out between 1998 and 2005 and represent the most important areas for the protection of the hen harrier. In order to meet the requirements of the European Commission regarding the...

Written Answers — Rights of Way: Rights of Way (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Particulars of rights of way created under section 206 and 207 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 are required to be entered into each planning authority's planning register. The Act requires the planning register to be kept at the offices of the planning authority and to be available for inspection during office hours this requirement is restated in my Department's Development...

Written Answers — Local Authority Correspondence: Local Authority Correspondence (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The Local Government Act 2001 (Section 237A) Regulations 2003, provide, inter alia, for the supply of specified documentation to Oireachtas members by local authorities such as the local authority budget, draft development plan etc. Under the Regulations, local authorities are required in addition, to put in place arrangements to ensure that systems, procedures and timeframes equivalent to...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The Cloonelt and Cloonsuck Bogs in north County Roscommon are not designated, or proposed, as Natural Heritage Areas, nor have they been included on the list of 423 sites transmitted to the EU in December 2007 as Special Areas of Conservation. The designated status of any land may be checked on the website www.npws.ie .

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The Chief State Solicitor's Office have confirmed that they have investigated the title in the above case and have written to the vendor's solicitor with a number of standard pre-contract queries. It is hoped that the matter can be finalised shortly.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: A sewerage scheme to serve Drinagh was ranked twenty first on the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Cork County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2006 to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of these assessments. The priority lists were taken into account in...

Written Answers — Strategic Drainage Study: Strategic Drainage Study (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I understand that a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is being carried out by Fingal County Council in relation to the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study and that the results of the public consultation process in relation to the Environmental Report element of the SEA are under consideration by the Council. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the process in the...

Written Answers — Control of Dogs Act: Control of Dogs Act (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Regulations to implement the majority recommendations of the Working Group to Review the Management of Dog Breeding Establishments are currently being finalised in my Department and I expect to be in a position to publish them shortly.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: My Department has no role in determining the number or location of municipal waste incinerators, or in funding the construction or operation of such facilities. Such decisions are taken by local authorities, in the context of the regional waste management plans for which they have statutory responsibility, and by commercial enterprises, in relation to private sector facilities, and are...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 656 to 659, inclusive, together. The Programme for Government provides for a Community Development Plan, underpinned by a Fund of €150m, to be established over a five year period. The Plan will deal with the provision of community facilities such as playgrounds, community centres, local markets, recycling, sports and recreational facilities and will be...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 1314, 1331 and 1345 of 30 January 2008 in which I stated that, in formulating proposals for a minimum energy efficiency standard for lighting, it will be necessary to have regard to a range of factors, including the availability of alternative lamp technologies in the market to meet consumer requirements. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Information on tyre flows and the management of waste tyres has long been regarded as inadequate. In order to tackle this deficit and put in place a proper regulatory framework, I made the Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007. These Regulations impose obligations on persons who supply tyres to the Irish market, whether as producers (e.g. manufacturers, importers...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The information requested is set out in the following Table: Sewerage Scheme Date of Receipt of Original Preliminary Report Original Estimated Cost â'¬ Glenties November 2006 3,075,000 Dungloe November 2006 4,603,000 Gweedore September 2000 12,791,000 Burtonport April 2002 3,690,000

Written Answers — Electoral Boundary Review: Electoral Boundary Review (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: On 8 January 2008, I announced that I had established two boundary committees to review local electoral areas. The committees are required to report as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than 20 June 2008. The committees' website is www.electoralareacommittees.ie.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The Kenagh and Legan Sewerage Scheme was ranked fourth on the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Longford County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2006 to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of these assessments. The priority lists were taken into account in...

Written Answers — Toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta: Toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Cé nach bhfuil aon chinneadh foirmiúil tógtha faoin ábhar seo, bhéinn ag súil, ar an dul chéanna le h-ócáidí eile, go mbeadh vótaíocht do Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus do na toghcháin áitiúla ar siúl ar an lá chéanna i 2009. Is faoin Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta atá sé cinneadh a ghlacadh i leith toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (22 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to my first carbon budget statement on 6 December 2007 in which I presented an overview of greenhouse gas emissions to date and how they are expected to develop over the next five years. I related these to the programme for Government commitment of an annual average reduction of 3% in emissions, which would equate to a target of 64 million tonnes for our average emissions over the...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (22 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I made it clear in the carbon budget that what I was announcing would reduce it by approximately 600,000 tonnes. We have a range of issues across all Departments, which is precisely the reason we put in place the committee, chaired by a member of the Opposition, on climate change. That is a good progressive measure. At Government level we have the energy security and climate change...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (22 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: With the realities of peak oil, we must make these changes in any case and reduce our carbon footprint.