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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (16 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: Sections 34(4)(g) and 180(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provide respectively that a planning authority may attach conditions to a planning permission requiring the giving of adequate security for the satisfactory completion of a proposed development and, if a development is not subsequently completed satisfactorily, empowers the Authority to apply a security given under...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (16 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: Under section 35 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended, a planning authority is empowered to refuse to grant planning permission where it forms the opinion that the applicant for such permission has substantially failed to comply with a previous planning permission. No appeal shall lie to an Bord Pleanála from a decision of a planning authority in this regard. However, an...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (16 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: My Department is finalising arrangements for a scheme to offset carbon dioxide emissions from air travel on Government business by Ministers, civil servants and officials. This will apply retrospectively to air travel since June 2007, but no expenditure has as yet been incurred. I am aware that some Ministers, including myself, have also made individual arrangements to offset particular...

Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach and Senators for inviting me today to discuss the Oireachtas joint committee's report on the EU climate package. Before addressing the report, I wish to make a few general comments on climate policy. The 7 October was a milestone in terms of the people of Ireland and Europe taking responsibility for the future of the climate. On that day, the European...

Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: Does that mean the Senator supports the carbon tax?

Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I welcome the support of the Senator for the carbon levy.

Seanad: Report on EU Climate-Energy Package: Statements (16 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: So the Senator supports it.

Written Answers — Driving Regulations: Driving Regulations (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The law relating to trade plates for which my Department has responsibility is provided in section 21 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 and the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992 . This law does not extend to the use of trade plates in Northern Ireland.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The financial provisions for capital spending both by my Department and local authority capital services funded by my Department are set out in the annual expenditure estimates for my Department, details of which are available in the Oireachtas library. The compilation of information, not readily available, on hundreds of capital projects across all local authorities for the period in...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: Payments from the Environment Fund are allocated on the basis of their ability to best contribute to those purposes as set out in Section 12 of the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001. These purposes are: (a) to assist, support or promote any programmes or schemes established for the prevention or reduction of waste in the State or the establishment of such programmes or schemes, (b) to...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I anticipate that the private sector will continue to invest in waste management infrastructure. Therefore, I have no plans at present to consult with the Department of Finance to provide incentives to the private sector for the provision of such infrastructure. The significant investment that has already taken place in waste infrastructure by the private sector demonstrates that such...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I have no function in the matter raised in the Question.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The Office of Public Works (OPW) has responsibility for acquiring property under the decentralisation programme. My Department has not incurred any property related costs to date. The total expenditure by my Department in relation to non-property costs for the decentralisation programme for each of the last four years is set out below. This covers training, travel and subsistence, and costs...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: Under the decentralisation programme, a site has been acquired for my Department's Headquarter offices in Wexford. The building is under construction and expected to be completed by December 2008 and ready for occupation from February 2009. My Department will then transfer 270 posts into these offices, commencing in Q1 2009. An advance office was established in Wexford on 25 June 2007 and...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484, 485 and 493 together. The total pension cost in respect to staff who retired early from the Department in the period 2003 to 2007 is set out in the following table: Year Total Pension Cost â'¬ 2003 18,133.61 2004 0 2005 100,805.44 2006 80,740.64 2007 94,995.89 All staff with one exception were subsequently replaced. Replacement costs for...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: It is the Department's policy to ensure that all newly procured laptops have encryption software installed as standard. A rolling project to ensure that all existing stock is updated with the latest encryption technology is also underway. Blackberry devices are secured using a combination of PIN and password protection. The Department's Information and Communications Technology security...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The Bruff Sewerage Scheme, which is being advanced as part of a grouped project that includes Drumcollogher, Hospital and Pallasgreen, is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as a scheme to start construction in 2009. Limerick County Council's Preliminary Report for the grouped project was received in my Department in September 2008 and is being examined.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The Adare Sewerage Scheme is being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009. My Department is awaiting submission of Limerick County Council's Contract Documents for the scheme.

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: Local authorities provide a dog warden service in accordance with the provisions of the Control of Dogs Acts. Dogs which are impounded are generally kept for five days before being put to sleep. The cost of operating this service is a matter for each local authority. Details in respect of dogs put to sleep in 2007 by each local authority are provided in the following table. No statistics...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (21 Oct 2008)

John Gormley: The information requested in relation to the period 2003 to 2007 is set out in the following table: Average Level of Absenteeism 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 DOEHLG Staff 3.12% 2.92% 3.31% 3.58% 3.78%