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- Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: Soon enough.
- Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: I thank Deputies on all sides of the House for their contributions to this important debate. Deputies raised a large number of issues across the electoral horizon but in the limited time available I will focus on issues specific to the report of the Constituency Commission. There will be other opportunities to deal with other issues. I wish to make a general point. Some Deputies have...
- Constituency Commission Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: ââas raised by the Deputy opposite. While attachment to county boundaries is, of course, understandable, the terms of reference of commissions are subordinate to the relevant constitutional provisions which do not refer to counties. In the High Court judgment of Mr. Justice Budd in the O'Donovan case, it was stated: . . . although a system in the main based on counties has in fact been...
- Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: Under the Litter Pollution Acts, 1997 to 2003, primary responsibility for developing and implementing responses to litter, including dog faeces, lies with local authorities. Statistics on local authority enforcement action on litter in general, including the number of prosecutions taken, are submitted by local authorities to my Department every six months. Details of the nature of the...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: Details of expenditure on water services infrastructure under the Economic and Social Infrastructure Operational Programme, the Border, Midland and West Operational Programme and the South and East Operational Programme during the period of the National Development Plan 2000-2006 are set out in the following table. The National Development Plan 2007-2013 provides for investment of â¬4.7...
- Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: The National Development Plan provides for EU and Exchequer investment of some â¬170 million to facilitate the ongoing closure of the urban and village renewal measure of the Regional Operational Programmes 2000-2006, and to support the implementation of a new urban renewal programme for the period to 2013. I intend shortly to announce details of this programme.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 434 of 22 April 2008. The position is unchanged.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: Funding of â¬8.808m has been approved under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007- 2009 in respect of the Feakle, Scarriff and Quilty (including Mullagh) Sewerage Scheme. Under devolved procedures the wastewater collection works are a matter for Clare County Council. The Council's tender recommendation for the provision of the wastewater treatment plants was recently...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: The combined Kilkee and Kilrush Sewerage Scheme has been approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 â 2009. Additional information submitted by Clare County Council in relation to the Preliminary Report for the scheme is under examination in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible. Stormwater works may be considered for funding...
- Written Answers — Hunting Licences: Hunting Licences (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: Section 26(2) of the Wildlife Act, 1976 provides that I, as Minister, may grant to the master or other person having charge for the time being of a pack of beagles or harriers a licence to hunt hares outside the open season for hares which runs from 26 September to 28 February. The Irish Masters of Foot Beagles applied to my Department in December, 2007 for a licence to hunt hares with a...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: As Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government I have overall responsibility for the legislative framework governing development contribution schemes. Under sections 48 and 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, planning authorities may levy development contributions in respect of public infrastructure and facilities provided by, or on behalf of, the local authority that...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 May 2008)
John Gormley: Planning and development control is governed by the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2006 and the associated Regulations. Unless otherwise exempt, advertising in streets and public places is subject to the submission of a planning application in accordance with the provisions of Section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. Under the legislation, the decision as to whether or...
- Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (29 May 2008)
John Gormley: Lagarosiphon major, also known as the curly-leaved pondweed, is a native of southern Africa. It has been widely sold for many years as an oxygenating plant for garden ponds and aquaria. However, it is viewed as a major threat to Irish lakes and their associated wildlife since it became established in Lough Corrib in 2005. Surveys which have been carried out by the Central Fisheries Board...
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (29 May 2008)
John Gormley: EU compliance with the Kyoto Protocol will be assessed on the basis of greenhouse gas emissions throughout the Community over the five-year commitment period 2008-12. I am confident that Ireland will meet its emissions target within the overall EU burden sharing agreement for purposes of compliance with the Protocol.
- Written Answers — Heritage Officers: Heritage Officers (29 May 2008)
John Gormley: The employment of Heritage Officers is a matter in the first instance for each Local Authority. The Heritage Council, under the aegis of my Department, initiated a partnership programme with Local Authorities in 1999 to facilitate the employment of Heritage Officers. The programme involves the allocation of funding to local authorities for the employment of Heritage Officers and the...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (29 May 2008)
John Gormley: My Department has been advised by Longford County Council that the closing date for submissions in relation to the planning application referred to in the Question has recently passed. The Council will take into account the need for consistency with the objectives of the Newtownforbes Local Area Plan 2006 â 2012 in its consideration of the application. As Minister for the Environment,...
- Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (29 May 2008)
John Gormley: I am advised that the Chief State Solicitors Office is currently in contact with the vendor's solicitors with a view to closing this sale.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (29 May 2008)
John Gormley: The Courtmacsherry/Timoleague Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as a scheme to start construction in 2009. My Department is examining a revised Preliminary Report for this scheme which was recently received from Cork County Council and is being dealt with as quickly as possible.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Jun 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 395 and 425 together. Capital funding of â¬207.3m has been committed to approved water services schemes in Co. Kildare under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 which is available in the Oireachtas Library. In addition, I have allocated a block grant of â¬1.886m to Kildare County Council for 2008 under the devolved Rural Water...
- Written Answers — Environmental Regulations: Environmental Regulations (4 Jun 2008)
John Gormley: My Department is examining the appropriate regulatory measures to be taken to control the possession and dispersal of ecologically harmful and invasive species of plants (including Lagarosiphon major) and animals in Ireland. I expect to address this issue in regulations to be made under the Wildlife Acts 1976 and 2000 later this year.