Results 5,261-5,280 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley
- Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: The Deputy wishes to talk about climate change but her record on this is appalling. It is oppositional.
- Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: Everything I have tried to do on climate change has been opposed. There is such a thing as constructive opposition. When I was in opposition, if the Government did something good on climate change, my party supported it. On a small initiative, such as the introduction of energy efficient light bulbs, Deputy Tuffy was first out of the trapsââ
- Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: She is on the record as sayingââ
- Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: Perhaps she is trying to rewrite history but RTE has coverage of what she said when she ran on to the plinthââ
- Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: She also said that CFLs were dangerous, trying to spook people. She probably succeeded to some extent. This is a good initiative.
- Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: The Labour Party opposed the increase in excise duty, something that will reduce approximately 150,000 tonnes. Some initiatives may not be palatable but what is required is courage and leadership.
- Environmental Policy. (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: Deputy Tuffy does not have that courage and those leadership qualities.
- Local Government Reform. (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: I published the Green Paper, Stronger Local Democracy â Options for Change, in April 2008. The Green Paper presents a set of options which share a common theme of strengthening local democratic leadership. For example, Stronger Local Democracy â Options for Change proposes a regional mayor for Dublin to meet the strategic challenges the city faces. The paper also suggests that local...
- Local Government Reform. (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: The matters referred to by Deputy Terence Flanagan will be dealt with by the Minister for Finance in the forthcoming Finance Bill. In the context of the White Paper, we are examining further initiatives for extending the revenue base of local authorities, which is what the tax on second homes is all about. I hope Deputies in the Labour Party see this as an equitable and progressive measure....
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: As provided for in the Waste Management Acts the relevant local authorities have the responsibility both for making statutory waste management plans and regulating the activities of persons engaged in the collection of household waste. Furthermore, the statutory responsibility for collecting or arranging for the collection of household waste is vested in local authorities by virtue of section...
- Written Answers — Rural Housing: Rural Housing (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: At both public consultation stages of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2007-2013, which was adopted in March 2007, my Department expressed serious concerns that the draft plan did not support the objectives of the National Spatial Strategy, the Regional Planning Guidelines for the Border Region or the Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines for Planning Authorities The Council's draft plan...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: I am satisfied that the 2009 Exchequer provision for the Environmental Protection Agency, together with its income from licensing and the Environment Fund, will leave it well placed to continue to carry out its important environmental functions. The reduction in the 2009 allocation reflects in part the fact that work on the construction of the Agency's new headquarters building has progressed...
- Written Answers — Local Electoral Areas: Local Electoral Areas (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 16 and 222 together. On 16 June 2008, I received the reports of the two independent Boundary Committees I established in January 2008 to review local electoral areas. In carrying out their work, the Committees undertook public consultation which involved inviting submissions by way of notices in national and local newspapers; a dedicated website; and writing...
- Written Answers — Car Parking Levy: Car Parking Levy (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: The Finance Bill, which is due to be published in November, will address the implementation of the Government's proposed car parking levy. Suitable arrangements for implementation of the levy will be determined by my Department in that context. With regard to sustainable travel patterns, my Department actively encourages staff to use means of transport, other than cars, wherever possible....
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 18 and 190 together. The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for assessing Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions, including the impact of sequestration by carbon sinks. The forecast figures used in the Carbon Budget last week reflect those contained in the report Ireland's National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections to 2020 issued by the Agency on...
- Written Answers — Toxic Waste: Toxic Waste (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 21 and 40 together. Following extensive unauthorised works by sub-contractors my Department re-engaged consultants, White Young Green, to carry out an independent and rigorous assessment of site conditions on Haulbowline, including assessment of any health or environmental risks posed by the work, assessing quality of surface water, marine sediment and...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to undertake an international review of waste management policy. In February 2008 a procurement process was initiated to appoint consultants to undertake comprehensive research on the waste sector in Ireland and to cover a wide range of issues to help identify how best to proceed with further efforts to reduce waste levels, improve recycling...
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 25 and 189 together. The National Climate Change Strategy signalled the possibility of supplementing greenhouse gas emission reductions with the purchase of up to 18 million carbon units in respect of the five-year Kyoto Protocol commitment period 2008-2012. In this regard, the Government announced the provision of â¬270 million for the purchase of units,...
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: Significant progress has been made in reducing emissions in Ireland which contribute to long range transboundary air pollution. The National Programme on Transboundary Pollutants, which the Government approved in 2005 and updated in 2007, provides for the progressive reduction of these emissions by 2010 through a range of policies and measures in different sectors. These include: improved...
- Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (23 Oct 2008)
John Gormley: The Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments is empowered by relevant Oireachtas resolutions to carry out such preliminary investigations in private, as it thinks fit. My Department has cooperated with all requests by the Tribunal to make files available. However it would not be appropriate to disclose details of material provided in this way to the Tribunal, on a...