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Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (20 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: The Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations, 2001 require applicants for waste collection permits to publish notice of their intention to make a permit application in a newspaper circulating in the area or areas in which the activity concerned is or will be carried on. To ensure that the public are well informed regarding the nature of the application, the newspaper notice must...

Written Answers — Local Government Policy: Local Government Policy (20 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: The Local Government Act 2001 (Section 237A) Regulations 2003, provide, inter alia, for the supply of specified documentation to Oireachtas Members by the local authority such as local authority budget, draft development plan etc. In addition, equivalent systems, procedures and timeframes to those used in relation to correspondence from local authority members apply also in respect of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (20 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: The costs referred to in the Question are financed by the local authority from their revenue accounts and do not bear directly on the Exchequer. My Department does not have the detailed information requested in the Question, which may appropriately be sought from the individual local authorities concerned.

Written Answers — Protection of Animals: Protection of Animals (20 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: The principal statutes governing animal welfare are the Protection of Animals Acts 1911 and 1965. Responsibility for that legislation, including any proposals for amendment, is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Agriculture and Food. My Department's functions relate to the provisions of the Control of Dogs Acts 1986 and 1992. The main focus of these Acts is the control of stray and...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (20 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department understands that copies of the assessment reports referred to have not yet been made available to member states by the European Commission. The forthcoming Environment Council of 27 June 2006 will provide for an exchange of views on GMOs, including specifically on the role of the precautionary principle in the authorisation and risk assessment of GMOs and GMO products. The...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: Moorehall, Claremorris, Co. Mayo is in the ownership of Coillte. Any proposals for works there would be a matter for Coillte as owners and any limited grant assistance by my Department would be dependent on discussions with Coillte on the costs involved and an assessment of the future use to which the property might be put.

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (20 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: The Government, in May 2005, agreed to a programme of further assessment, testing and validation of the electronic voting and counting system. This programme is intended to address issues raised by the Commission on Electronic Voting (CEV) and demonstrate that the system operates reliably, securely and accurately. The programme includes the commissioning of a security and risk assessment of...

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (20 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 209 and 210 of 23 March 2006.

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (21 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: Monitoring and enforcement of environmental legislation in individual cases is a matter for the local authority concerned or the Environmental Protection Agency.

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

Dick Roche: The Glin Sewerage Scheme, which is being advanced as part of a grouped project that also involves Athea, Askeaton, Foyes and Shanagolden, is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as a scheme to commence construction in 2007. My Department has given Limerick County Council approval to prepare Preliminary Reports for the five locations involved and it is now...

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

Dick Roche: The Limerick County Trunk Water Mains Scheme to serve Patrickswell and Adare is approved for construction in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005 — 2007. Limerick County Council's Contract Documents and Water Services Pricing Policy Report for the scheme will be further considered by my Department on receipt of additional information requested from the Council in October...

Written Answers — Radon Gas: Radon Gas (21 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: To date, the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) has carried out 1222 measurements for radon in homes in County Sligo. Of these, 302 had radon concentration levels in excess of the national reference level of 200 Becquerels per cubic metre (Bq/m3). Of the 209 homes measured by the RPII for radon in County Leitrim, 13 had concentration levels in excess of the national reference...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No 547 of 23 May 2006. The matter should be ready for determination very shortly.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (22 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: Further to the reply to Question No. 330 of 17 May the responses from Galway and Laois County Co are now available and are set out in the following table. County Council How many housing estates do you anticipate will be taken in charge in your area this year? How many houses are affected? How many housing estates for which the life of the relevant planning permission expired more than...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (22 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: IBAL is one of a number of anti-litter initiatives assisted by my Department aimed at raising public awareness of litter pollution and energising support for local authority anti-litter actions. This specific initiative has been supported since 2003. My Department liaise on a regular basis with local authorities in relation to anti-litter initiatives and activities, including IBAL. Under the...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (22 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: In law, the preparation of the Register of Electors is a matter for each local registration authority. It is their duty to ensure, as far as possible and with the co-operation of the public, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the Register. I recently announced a package of measures, to be implemented over the coming months, aimed at assisting local authorities to improve the Register. The...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (22 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 227 and 228 together. The provision of a fire service, including equipment, is a statutory function of the individual fire authorities and my Department has no direct role in this matter. My Department supports the local fire authorities through the setting of general policy, the provision of capital funding, the issue of guidance to fire authorities in...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (22 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department constantly generates internal reports in the course of its work. These reports are generated on an almost daily basis, vary in size and complexity and cover a range of topics across the entire business remit of the Department. Among the Department's more significant published reports that were prepared internally are the National Spatial Strategy, the National Biodiversity Plan...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department coordinates and finances a major programme of investment in new and improved water services infrastructure. Details of projects approved for Departmental funding are set out in the Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 which is available in the Oireachtas Library. The water supply schemes included in the Programme are derived mainly from regular assessments of needs...

Written Answers — Public Services: Public Services (27 Jun 2006)

Dick Roche: The metering of all non-domestic water use and the charging of non-domestic users according to actual consumption is being advanced by sanitary authorities in accordance with the Government's water pricing policy for implementation by end 2006. These new arrangements will replace fixed water charges and relate water bills more transparently to usage, thus more strongly incentivising water...