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Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: The information sought in the question is set out in the following table: Campaign Company Expenditure (to nearest €100) Climate Change Awareness Campaign Consortium comprises: Cawley NEA\TBWA, RPS Group, Mary Murphy Associates, OMD Ireland 3,337,100 Race Against Waste Consortium Led By Lyle Bailie International (Formerly Known As McCann Erickson) PR element provided by Mary Murphy and...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 and 352 together. Eight Directives require transposition by my Department, including Directives, 2004/35/CE and 2006/21/EC. Details of these Directives are set out in the following table. My Department is working to ensure the comprehensive transposition of these Directives.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: The monies and the executed contracts were sent to the Chief State Solicitor's Office on May 19th 2008. The deposit cheque was sent to the vendor on June 3rd 2008. The CSSO have been awaiting closing documents since that time from the vendor's solicitor.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338 and 344 together. 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...

Written Answers — Official Travel: Official Travel (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: My Department will not be represented in an official capacity at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: My Department has now engaged consultants, White Young Green, to carry out an independent and rigorous assessment of site conditions following the extensive unauthorised works by sub-contractors on the site. This assessment, which has already begun, is divided into three distinct modules and the consultants have had the full benefit of the advice of the EPA, the Marine Institute and the...

Written Answers — Departmental Publications: Departmental Publications (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I understand that construction work has started on the collection system in Skibbereen and that the Council is preparing contract documents for the collection systems for Baltimore, Dunmanway and Schull. Under devolved procedures, the Council may advance these works to construction without further reference to my Department, provided the tender prices are within approved construction stage...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 347 to 349, inclusive, together. The position on this matter was most recently set out in reply to the Dáil Adjournment item on 5 June 2009 and in reply to Question Number 92 of 27 May 2008. As indicated in reply to previous questions on this issue, the resolution of problems arising between building owners and builders are matters between the parties...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: The Courtmacsherry/Timoleague Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as a scheme to begin construction in 2009, at an estimated cost of €2.47 million. Cork County Council's revised Preliminary Report for the scheme is being examined in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: Ireland signed the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters on 25 June 1998. Progress towards ratification of the Convention is closely aligned with work at EU level and, in that context, the European Union has adopted two Directives as part of the ratification process for the Convention. These deal...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 366 to 370, inclusive, together. The Government's commitment to improving water services infrastructure is reflected in the very substantially increased funding of some €4.7 billion provided for my Department's Water Services Investment and Rural Water Programmes in the National Development Plan 2007-13, an increase of 27% on the previous NDP. Particulars of...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: My Department's capital programmes include responsibility for Housing, Water Services, Environmental Protection, Fire Services, Libraries and other capital projects implemented primarily by local authorities but also by my Department. The scale of these projects range across social and affordable housing projects, water supply and waste water treatment systems, construction and upgrading of...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (9 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: Rentokil, as holder of hazardous waste material, has the statutory responsibility to deal safely with this material under the Waste Management Act 1996, the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Acts 1989 and 2005, the Dangerous Substances Act 1972, Protection of the Environment Act 2003 and accompanying regulations and licensing regimes. My Department's involvement has been to facilitate the...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Question Nos. 871 and 872 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 656, 657, 658 and 659 of 17 April, 2008, which sets out the current position in regard to the matter in question.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 236 of 14 May 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 local housing needs of...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (10 Jul 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. 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 local authorities to introduce the scheme, having regard to...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Question Nos. 875 and 908 together. As stated in the reply to Question Nos. 238 and 239 of 14 May 2008, 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...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: A grant of €17,000 was approved for this work under the 2008 Civic Structures Grant Scheme. A claim for payment of the grant in question was received by my Department last week and is being dealt with.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: The Waterford Grouped Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme is approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 at an estimated cost of €48.3 million. My Department is awaiting submission of tender documents by Waterford County Council for the wastewater treatment plants for the seven locations in the scheme which are being procured under a single...