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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: The reply to Question No. 220 of 23 April 2008 referred to the reply to Question No. 537 of 11 March 2008, which outlined the dates on which the Working Group has met to date. A further meeting of the Group is due to be held shortly.

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: Under paragraph J(2) of its amended Terms of Reference, the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments was required to decide, before 1 May 2005, upon matters additional to those specified in paragraph J(1) of the Terms of Reference that would be proceeding to a public hearing, and to record that decision in writing. The Tribunal prepared a document purporting to comply...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: My Department provides direct funding to local authorities for the provision of affordable housing under the 1999 Affordable Housing Scheme through the subsidisation of the site costs. A subsidy is available to local authorities to make houses affordable by covering all or part of the cost of the site so that the selling price of the unit is within the income range of the target group. To...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: Exchequer expenditure on the provision of local authority and voluntary & co-operative housing from 1997 to 2007 is set out in the table below: Year Total Expenditure €,000 1997 245,075 1998 277,515 1999 323,612 2000 459,370 2001 736,015 2002 886,004 2003 814,693 2004 813,217 2005 944,021 2006 1,076,993 2007 1,092,822 The 2008 provision for these programmes is €1.2 billion...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: My Department has approved the Council's brief for the appointment of consultants to prepare Contract Documents for the scheme, subject to some amendments. I understand that the Council is now finalising the brief with view to appointing consultants as soon as possible.

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: My Department is finalising draft planning guidelines on public safety zones around Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports. It is intended shortly to issue the draft guidelines for public consultation under the Planning and Development Act 2000. All comments received during the consultation process will be considered before the guidelines are finalised and issued.

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: My Department's Sectoral Plan, as provided for in section 31 of the Disability Act 2005, was developed in consultation with people with disabilities to assist the Department and local authorities in supporting an inclusive society with accessible buildings, facilities, services and information. There are statutory provisions, codes of practice and guidelines available to assist local...

Written Answers — Student Accommodation: Student Accommodation (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: Student accommodation provided on college campuses is primarily the responsibility of the Department of Education and Science and the Third Level Colleges themselves. Insofar as tax incentives for the provision of student accommodation are concerned, these are a matter for the Department of Finance. With regard to accommodation provided for students in the broader housing market, my...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: The South Roscommon Regional Water Supply Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as part of a grouped project to begin construction in 2009. Roscommon County Council is being requested by my Department to revise the Contract Documents for the scheme to take account of new public works contracts and conditions of engagement.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: Under the Waste Management Acts statutory responsibility for the making of regional waste management plans, which includes determinations in regard to the waste management infrastructure appropriate to each region, rests with the local authority (or local authorities) concerned and my Department has no function in this regard. The proposed development in question is by a private company and...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: The Climate Change Strategy provides for a minimum of €15m to be made available over 5 years for the Change communications and awareness campaign. A contract has been signed for the first two years only with the option of extending it or going back to the market after year two. The overall cost of the campaign for its first two years will be approximately €12.5m (exclusive of VAT),...

Written Answers — Hunting Licences: Hunting Licences (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: I can assure the Deputy that this is not the case. The agreed settlement confirms that I, as Minister, will determine any future application for a licence in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions, and reserves my entitlement to grant or refuse any such application for a licence for a future season with the proviso that certain conditions included in the licence issued in December...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (13 May 2008)

John Gormley: The power of planning authorities to make a Special Amenity Area Order derives from section 202(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000. This permits a specified area to be declared an area of special amenity by reason of: its outstanding natural beauty, or its special recreational value, and having regard to any benefits for nature conservation. Such an order may state the planning...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (14 May 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together. I refer the Deputy to the reply to Questions Nos. 656, 657, 658 and 659 of Thursday, 17 April 2008. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 May 2008)

John Gormley: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Questions Nos. 249 and 250 of 3 April 2008. The Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines for Planning Authorities were published in April 2005, and have a statutory basis as they were issued under Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The Guidelines are designed to achieve a balance between a good planning framework for rural housing and the...

Written Answers — Community Wardens: Community Wardens (14 May 2008)

John Gormley: The pilot community warden service, which was established in five local authorities in 2002, has since been placed on a permanent footing. There are currently 45 warden posts across these authorities. Following a process of adjudication, the practical issues concerning the extension of the service to other local authorities have recently been settled. Accordingly, it is now open to other...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (14 May 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 239 together. Section 10(2)(m) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 requires a development plan to include objectives for the protection of the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Gaeltacht, including the promotion of Irish as the community language, where there is a Gaeltacht area in the area of the development plan. Guidelines for Planning...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 May 2008)

John Gormley: The Council has already received funding of €1.1 million to undertake a pilot phase remedial works scheme in this estate. This was completed in May 2007. A proposal to extend the pilot phase was received by the Department in March 2007. The proposal, however, did not address a number of issues that arose in the pilot phase and did not meet with public procurement policy. A letter to...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 May 2008)

John Gormley: The provision of accommodation by approved voluntary and co-operative housing bodies is an integral part of my Department's overall response to delivering on social housing need. Local authorities and approved housing bodies are working in close co-operation to deliver an expanded range of social housing options and a wide range of accommodation types to meet the needs of low-income families...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (14 May 2008)

John Gormley: A sewerage scheme to serve Blenheim and other areas was sixth on the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Waterford City Council in response to my Department's request to all local authorities in 2006 to undertake assessments of 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...