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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Broadford Sewerage Scheme is approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 under the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative. I approved Clare County Council's revised Preliminary Report for the scheme last month and it is now a matter for the Council to advance it to construction as soon as possible in accordance with the new accelerated procedures...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: I have approved an extension of the Blarney Water Supply to Station Road under the Serviced Land Initiative measure of my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. My Department is awaiting information requested from Cork County Council to enable the Exchequer funding for the scheme to be determined. However, under new streamlined procedures I have introduced for the...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, producers — i.e. manufacturers and importers — of farm plastics (silage bale wrap and sheeting) are required to take steps to recover farm plastics waste which they have placed on the market or alternatively to contribute to, and participate in, compliance schemes to recover the waste in question. The Irish Farm Film Producers...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: In March 2005, Sligo County Council submitted to my Department a copy of a report prepared jointly by Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon County Councils regarding the condition of the R294 between Ballina and Boyle. The report proposed a number of both short and long term improvement works to the route. My Department responded that it would be open to the relevant county councils to include the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: This scheme is approved for construction in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005 –2007 and my Department's examination of Clare County Council's Contract Documents for the scheme will be finalised as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Kilkee and Kilrush Sewerage Schemes, which are being advanced as a joint project, are approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. Further consideration will be given to Clare County Council's Preliminary Report for the schemes on receipt of the additional information which was requested from the Council last month.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1822 and 1850 together. The Athea and Askeaton Sewerage Schemes, which are being advanced as part of a grouped project that also involves Foynes, Glin and Shanagolden, are approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. My Department is awaiting submission of Limerick County Council's Preliminary Reports for the project.

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Waste management services have traditionally been provided at a local level, with individual arrangements being locally determined and tailored to local circumstances. The present legal framework, as determined by the Oireachtas, reflects this. In accordance with section 52 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003, the determination of waste management charges, and any associated waiver...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Statistics on local authority enforcement action, including the number of prosecutions taken and the number of on-the-spot fines issued, are submitted by local authorities to my Department every six months; these figures are available in the Oireachtas Library. The number of prosecutions taken and on-the-spot fines issued for the first six months of 2006 — the most recent information...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: IBAL is one of a number of anti-litter initiatives supported by my Department. It is aimed at raising public awareness of litter pollution and energising support for local authority anti-litter activities. In August last year, following the publication of a litter survey which they had carried out in Dublin, IBAL suggested that a litter commissioner should be put in place to manage litter in...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Kinvara Sewerage Scheme has been approved for construction in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. I approved Galway County Council's Preliminary Report for the scheme last month. Under new procedures I have introduced to speed up progress with the Programme, the Council is now free to advance all the elements of the scheme to construction without further...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Legal advice has been sought regarding the amount of compensation, if any, due to the applicant in this case. This advice is being considered and the applicant will be informed as soon as a decision is reached.

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: In 2006, my Department commissioned Oxford Archaeology Ltd to undertake a conservation study to inform future policy-making on the care, maintenance and conservation of the nationally important archaeological monuments in the Rathcroghan area. To date, site visits have been undertaken by the consultants and the required public consultation process has taken place. It is anticipated that the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: In general, planning permission must be sought for the erection of an antenna support structure or mast. The Planning and Development Regulations 2001 set out certain exemptions in this area. These include, subject to certain conditions, works carried out by a statutory undertaker authorised to provide a telecommunications service comprising: the attachment of additional antennae to an...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: These schemes are approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 under the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative. I approved Galway County Council's Tender Documents for the treatment plants last year and my Department has also responded to certain technical issues the Council subsequently submitted for consideration. Further progress on the scheme is a...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The local authority sector as a whole has exceeded the Government's target of 3% for the employment of people with disabilities in the public sector each year since 2001. The information requested is set out in the following table for 2005, the latest year for which statistics are available. Total Workforce Total number of PWD employed % Workforce PWD Local Authority (County Councils,...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 126 of 12 December 2006. The Government is committed to meeting Ireland's commitments under the Kyoto Protocol and has recently established a Ministerial Taskforce on Climate Change to finalise the revised National Climate Change Strategy on foot of the related consultation process. I intend that the revised strategy will be published as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 596 of 17 October 2006. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Moville/Greencastle Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as a scheme to commence construction in 2007 at an estimated cost of €9 million. My Department is awaiting the submission by Donegal County Council of a Preliminary Report for the scheme.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Inishowen Regional Water Supply Scheme was ranked as second priority by Donegal County Council in the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by the Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities last year to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The priorities...