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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The Gort Regional Water Supply Scheme, including the treatment plant, is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as a scheme to start construction in 2009 at an estimated cost of €35.1m. My Department is awaiting Galway County Council's Design Review Report for the scheme. The Gort Sewerage Scheme was fourteenth on the list of sewerage schemes submitted...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The Craughwell Sewerage Scheme is being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009. Further consideration will be given by my Department to Galway County Council's Contract Documents for the collection networks for Craughwell, Claregalway and Milltown, which are being combined for procurement purposes, on receipt of additional information requested from the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The Eyrecourt Sewerage Scheme is being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 at an estimated cost of €4.9 million. My Department has requested Galway County Council to review its Preliminary Report for the scheme and the Council's response will be examined as quickly as possible on receipt.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The Woodford Sewerage Scheme was eighth on the list of sewerage schemes submitted to my Department by Galway County Council in its most recent assessment of needs for water services capital works. The assessment was taken into account in framing the Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009. Given the level of competing demands for available funding, and the priorities identified by the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The Athenry Sewerage Scheme has been approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 at an estimated cost of €11.6 million. Galway County Council's Design Review Report for the scheme, received last week, is being examined in my Department.

Written Answers — Special Amenity Areas: Special Amenity Areas (1 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: On 10 September 2008 I requested the Manager of South Dublin County Council to arrange, as a matter of urgency, for an evaluation to be carried out of lands between Palmerstown and Lucan Bridge, the existing area of Special Amenity and the N4/Old Lucan Road/Old Hill Road, in order to assess the suitability of some or all of these lands to be designated as a new area of special amenity, having...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (1 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: EU Directive 1999/31/EC required member states to put in place national strategies to address the issue of biodegradable waste. Ireland published its national strategy in draft form in 2004 and my Department wrote to all local authorities on 7 April 2004 inviting submissions in relation to the draft strategy. On 11 June 2004, all local authorities were asked to ensure that the implications...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (1 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I am arranging to have a schedule of the proposed National Heritage areas, (NHAs) Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and Special Protection Areas (SPAs) forwarded to the Deputy. At present my Department is prioritising work on the European SAC and SPA designations. As this process is brought to conclusion over the next year or so I envisage greater attention then being given to the NHA...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (1 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The amount of funding paid to local authorities by way of general purpose grant for 2007 and in the period from 1 January to 30 September 2008 is set out in the table. General purpose grants from the Local Government Fund are my contribution to meet the difference between the cost to local authorities of providing an acceptable level of day to day services and the income available to them...

Written Answers — Contracts of Sale: Contracts of Sale (2 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I understand that the Chief State Solicitor's Office is finalising the contracts of sale with the vendor's solicitor in this case.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (2 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1395 of 24 September 2008.

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (2 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 495 of 30 September 2008.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: Expenditure programmes across various Departments contribute in varying degrees to the implementation of the Government's Climate Change Strategy. For example, investment in public transport, afforestation and renewable energy are all important in addressing the level of greenhouse gas emissions. Expenditure on flood protection has a role to play in the necessary adaptation to climate change...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (2 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: Funding is not allocated to Local Authorities specifically for financing TidyTowns related initiatives. Local Authorities receive General Purpose Grants for their operational activities from the Local Government Fund and funding for anti-litter and general environmental awareness-raising activities from the Environment Fund, both of which are administered by my Department. The specific...

Written Answers — Cork Docklands Development Forum: Cork Docklands Development Forum (7 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 363 and 365 together. The Report of the Cork Docklands Development Forum was considered by Government in July 2008. The Government agreed to establish an inter-Departmental group, chaired by my Department, to develop a response to the Report. This group will report to Government shortly, at which time the publication of the Report will be decided upon, there...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (7 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: Water charges apply to the farming sector in the same way as such charges apply to any business. Local authorities are required to recover the cost of providing water services from the users of these services, with the exception of households using the services for domestic purposes. The Government's water pricing policy provides for full cost recovery without profit, with charges based on...

Written Answers — Emergency Services: Emergency Services (7 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: My Department directed all local authorities, in line with Government policy on Public Sector pay costs, to implement a 3% reduction in payroll costs for 2009. Local Authorities have a range of measures at their disposal for deployment at local level to meet this requirement, and will take account of their responsibilities and obligations in regards to the delivery of front line services.

Written Answers — Badger Snaring: Badger Snaring (7 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: My responsibilities under the Wildlife Acts relate to the conservation of populations of certain protected species including the badger. Badgers may not be hunted, injured or wilfully interfered with or their breeding place destroyed. However, the legislation enables me, as Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to issue a licence to a person to capture and humanely kill a...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (7 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: It is a matter for each planning authority, under the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, to prepare development plans and local area plans that set out an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of their area, and which are consistent with national and regional policies and objectives. The making, amending or revoking of development plans is a reserved...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (7 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The website of the Government's climate change awareness campaign, www.change.ie, provides a carbon calculator which enables people to work out their own carbon footprint. Using this tool, it is estimated that the carbon emissions from air travel undertaken in the course of my ministerial functions amounted to 7.87 tonnes in the year to 30 June 2008. This amount is accounted for...