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- Environmental Policy. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: I will talk to my colleague the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources about providing for those who are in, as Deputy Bannon says, in lower socio-economic groups.
- Radon Gas. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: The Government's approach to radon is to concentrate efforts on increasing public awareness of the risks posed by radon in the home. This is similar to the approach adopted in the majority of EU member states. The Government, largely through the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, RPII, has worked towards assessing the extent of the radon problem throughout the country, and...
- Radon Gas. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: The Deputy referred to financial assistance. The radon test kits are available from the RPII at a cost of â¬56. A number of private firms have offered this service. The cost of radon remediation work on a house varies, depending on the severity and the remediation methods employed but, on average, it is â¬1,500 to â¬2,000. There is no provision in the budget of my Department to fund...
- Radon Gas. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: Deputy Tuffy is correct, her colleague Deputy Stagg did that but did not make the money available. I come across this constantly, where the Deputy talks about legislation that must be improved and then I find that the Labour Party introduced the legislation in the first place. That is the nature of politics.
- Radon Gas. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: The Department has received an application for funding for radon testing and remediation in a local authority housing area in north Cork. This request is being examined and will be considered for funding under the 2009 allocation process. We are examining the situation regarding funding. Government policy on radon recognises the individual responsibility on the householder on what, if any,...
- Radon Gas. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: That is a constructive suggestion. The Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland is the organisation with the regulatory, monitoring and advisory responsibilities in these matters and it plays a leading role. It has tried to raise awareness of this issue. We fund the RPII and this year it was allocated â¬4.676 million.
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: Planning authorities have a range of powers under the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2008 which may be used to ensure the timely completion of housing estates in accordance with relevant planning permissions. These include attaching a condition to a planning permission requiring the giving of adequate security for the satisfactory completion of the proposed development and, if...
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: The information we got from the local authorities in 2006 indicates there were 2,423 housing estates for which the relevant planning permissions had expired more than two years previously that had not been taken in charge at that time. Of those, some 785 were considered to have been finished to the required standard, while 1,160 were not. The status of the remaining 478 was not determined....
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: The Deputy is correct. As part of the monitoring and review arrangements set out in my Department's circular, each planning authority was advised to make available to the public their policy on taking in charge. They were to publish it on their website and continue to report on it to the elected members, which is an important aspect, on a regular basis or at least on one occasion annually....
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: I thank the Deputy for that proposal. To reply to Deputy Lynch, we can have a centralised system. I have been criticised here for my interventions, as the Deputy is aware.
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: He did not compliment me either.
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: Yes.
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: No, I was not doing that.
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: With respect, I made no reference to anyââ
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: I think the Deputy is out of order, and the Chair is right to point that out.
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: I compliment you, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle, on pointing out what is and is not in order.
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: I am saying to the Deputy that I have been criticised in the Oireachtas joint committee for interventions I have made in regard to planning matters in certain counties. I am criticised in the committee but then people say we need to take a stronger hand with the local authorities. I have to try to get the balance right. I have always said, in regard to those rezonings, that I only...
- House Completions. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: I was going to complete it but anywayââ
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8, 18 and 33 together. I commissioned this independent examination of the design parameters of the Ringsend waste water treatment plant to determine whether they adequately addressed existing and projected loads. I was particularly concerned about the odour problems beyond the site boundary since the plant was first commissioned. The report finds that the...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (27 Nov 2008)
John Gormley: Do the Deputies opposite listen to my responses? I said the odour problem has been dealt with. I will add a little extra.