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

Dick Roche: The Committee for Performance Awards in the Local Government Sector was established to deal with the assessment of performance awards for senior managers in local authorities. The Committee's mandate is to make an independent determination/scrutiny of awards in accordance with a scheme formulated by my Department with the approval of the Department of Finance and which is consistent with...

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

Dick Roche: I understand that the Technical Working Group has very recently completed its work and that a report on its findings will be circulated to all relevant parties.

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

Dick Roche: The Planning and Development Regulations 2005 were commenced in full on 14 July 2005. The Planning and Development Regulations 2001 provided an exemption for peat extraction from the requirement to obtain planning permission or to conduct an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) where the extraction occurred in a new or extended area of less than 10 hectares, or in a new or extended area of...

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

Dick Roche: The Upper Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as a scheme to commence construction in 2007. Last December I approved Kildare County Council's Preliminary Report for the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant at Osberstown; the Council may now prepare contract documents for this element of the scheme. The Council's...

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

Dick Roche: The general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund to local authorities for the years 2002-2007 are set out in the following table. L.G.F. General Purpose Allocation 2002-2007 Local Authority 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 € € € € € € Carlow County Council 7,727,102 8,550,012 9,728,045 10,682,438 11,791,970 12,536,458 Cavan...

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

Dick Roche: I am continuing to keep the overall employment position in the local government sector under regular review, having regard to the need to deliver quality front line services and achieve value for money within the parameters of Government policy on public service employment generally. My Department maintains appropriate contact with the Department of Finance in this matter.

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

Dick Roche: I have recently approved Kildare County Council's contract documents for the collection systems for the Lower Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme. Subject to no significant adverse effects on the cost or delivery of the overall project, the phasing of any particular element of the project is now within the discretion of the County Council.

Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Local Government Act 2001 modernises the legislative framework, supports community involvement with local authorities in a more participative local democracy and underpins generally the programme of local government renewal. The 2001 Act also facilitates improved access, interaction, linkages and service provision for all towns and areas with their respective county councils. Local...

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Office of Public Works, in association with Dublin City Council and Fingal, Kildare and South Dublin County Councils, commissioned ERM to draw up a strategy for the Liffey Valley. The report, Towards a Liffey Valley Park was published in November 2006 and it is being considered by the implementing authorities concerned. The report does not recommend the designation of the Liffey Valley...

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

Dick Roche: The improvement of non-national roads in County Mayo is a matter for Mayo County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department. I announced the 2007 non-national road grant allocations on 18 January 2007. Grants totalling €27,274,625 were allocated to Mayo County Council, representing an increase of 12% on the 2006 initial allocation to...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Records in relation to staff who have attended formal training courses in project management are only available in my Department for the last four years. In that period, 39 members of staff received such training. Other staff members who have third level qualifications in areas such as engineering, science, architecture and business would have completed courses on project management as part...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (1 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The maintenance and improvement of non-national roads in County Carlow is a matter for Carlow County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department. The Low Cost Safety Improvement Works scheme of grants for non-national roads was introduced by my Department in 2000 as an extension of the scheme operated on national roads under the auspices...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (1 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The information requested is not yet available in my Department. 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...

Written Answers — Control of Dogs: Control of Dogs (1 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 require the owner or other person in charge of a dog to ensure that the dog at all times wears a collar bearing the name and address of the owner on an attached plate, badge or disc. The regulations contain penalties for non-compliance with this requirement or for defacing or rendering illegible the above particulars. These requirements followed...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (1 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: Under electoral law, returning officers are responsible for all matters in connection with the conduct of elections in the constituencies concerned. The detailed arrangements for the counting of votes in Dáil elections are set out in Part 18 of the Electoral Act 1992, by the returning officers including in relation to the selection of count centres in accordance with section 112 of the Act.

Written Answers — Crop Irrigation: Crop Irrigation (1 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: Section 56 of the Water Services Bill 2003, which is awaiting Dail Report Stage, enables a water services authority (county or city council), where it is of the opinion that a serious shortage of water for distribution exists, or is likely to exist in its functional area, to place restrictions on the use of water supplies during a period of such water shortage, for the purposes of water...

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (1 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 288 and 289 together. The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (1 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: My Department has no function in the approval of standards applying to washing machines. However, the Waste Management (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2005 which transpose Directive 2002/95/EC prohibits electrical and electronic equipment, including washing machines, that contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium,...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (1 Feb 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...