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Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: I move amendment No. 34: In page 7, to delete line 40 and substitute the following: "(7) No application for permission in respect of a development referred to in subsection (1) shall be made to a planning authority unless or until a notice is served under subsection (4)(b) in relation to the development. (8) In this section 'appropriate planning auth-".

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: I move amendment No. 36: In page 7, line 45, to delete "that subsection" and substitute "subsection (1)".

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: During the course of the long debate on Committee Stage and elsewhere we had constructive discussions on this issue. Deputy Murphy, I am sure inadvertently, has touched on the core of the issue. The matter of the colour of notices was previously dealt with in regulation. I suggest there will be colour differentiation but as in the case of the yellow notice, which the Deputy said is helpful,...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: I am grateful to Deputy Cuffe for giving me the opportunity to repeat the point I made several times on Committee Stage that I intend that regulations will cover. That is exactly the arrangement that exists at present. I am pleased to make that point clear. In reference to the point made by Deputy Murphy the best way to do that is by different colours being required by regulation. I am...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: I compliment Deputy O'Dowd on making creative use of his time.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: It is a very interesting discussion. I draw the Deputies' attention to section 37C(3). That requires the board to keep a record in writing of any consultations under section 37D with regard to a proposed development, including the names of those who participated in the consultations; and that such a record should be placed and kept among the relevant documents. That is transparency in the...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: I have listened with great patience and I would ask the Deputy to indulge me and let me develop my point. The Deputy can then respond.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: It is not a question of trying my patience, but of simple courtesy and good manners. If the board differentiates from the decision of the inspector or rejects its decision, it should not be decried. The inverse is that the board must always accept the views of the inspector. I am not arguing that Deputies stated this. This would mean the board has no place at all, and it would not be...

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: That is the good practice established by the Act.

Planning and Development (Strategic Infrastructure) Bill 2006 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: It will. It will be cross-referenced to this by the board itself. I will deal with specific references because I have strayed somewhat from them. The amendments would change the requirements on the question of what information is available to the public on both pre-planning applications and mediation meetings. It is important that minuted meetings be kept, and as I have mentioned, this is...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: Primary responsibility among public authorities for the protection and improvement of water quality is assigned to local authorities, in this case Meath County Council. My Department in conjunction with the EPA, local authorities and other agencies is also pursuing a comprehensive range of measures to protect and improve water quality generally in the context of implementation of the Water...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: Part E (Sound) of the Building Regulations 1997, and the related Technical Guidance Document E (1997 Edition), sets out minimum requirements in relation to sound insulation in buildings, including new dwellings. Home Bond are carrying out a major study of sound insulation standards in Ireland and selected other EU Member States, which is due to be completed by mid- 2007. I intend to initiate...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: Allocations made by my Department to local authorities in 2006, to support the work of the Community and Voluntary Fora in their respective areas, are set out in the following table. To date allocations have been made to 30 of the 34 County and City Councils. Allocations to the remaining four local authorities will be made following receipt and consideration of additional information sought...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (4 Jul 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 improve the Register. The...

Written Answers — Vehicle Registration: Vehicle Registration (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: The information requested is set out in the following table: 2005 Taxation Class Number of vehicles Private Cars 1,662,157 Motor Cycles 34,300 Goods Vehicles 286,548 Other Vehicles 155,675 Total 2,138,680

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: In May 2005, I introduced a new initiative for the provision of skateboard facilities by local authorities. Each City and County Council was invited to submit expressions of interest for grant assistance towards the provision of a skateboard park in its area. Applications were assessed in my Department in conjunction with the National Children's Office and some 21 projects in 21 different...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: The operation of the regional wastewater treatment plant in Ringsend is the responsibility of Dublin City Council and my Department has no direct function in the matter. However, I understand that remedial measures to deal with odour issues are being carried out by the plant operators on behalf of the City Council.

Written Answers — Factory Closures: Factory Closures (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: I am not aware of any particular environmental problems arising from the closure of the factories concerned. As the manufacture of sugar is an activity to which the Integrated Prevention and Pollution Control system applies, the necessary environmental controls will be catered for by IPPC licensing or in the context of an application for the surrender of a licence.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: Under the Government's decentralisation programme all Dublin based operations of my Department are being decentralised, with the exception of Met Éireann, ENFO, the Private Rented Tenancies Board and a small co-ordination section which it is proposed to retain in Dublin to assist with the Department's Dáil and other business. The programme involves the relocation of my Department's...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (4 Jul 2006)

Dick Roche: It remains the intention of Kildare County Council to undertake urban renewal works in the Square in Kilcock this year as one of their projects under the Urban and Village Renewal Programme. I understand that it is not expected that these works will have any significant impact on the availability of parking in the Square. It is understood that Kildare County Council provided a surface car...