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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: My Department and the Department of Defence are each funding half of the Exchequer share of the cost of the Curragh/Cutbush/Brownstown Sewerage Scheme. My Department has to date recouped €1.74 million to Kildare County Council from the overall allocation of €1.906 million for the scheme. While the commissioning of the scheme is a matter for the Council, I understand that the scheme is...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (20 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: Responsibility for national roads is a matter for the relevant road authority and the National Roads Authority which operates under the aegis of my colleague the Minister for Transport. The provision and improvement of non-national roads is a matter for local authorities to be funded from their own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department. There have been significant...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (20 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 554 and 556 together. My Department supports a scheme of grants for the conservation of protected buildings. This is administered by local authorities who assess and prioritise applications and approve individual grants. The scheme is aimed at assisting owners and occupiers to carry out conservation works on structures of architectural significance in the...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 337 of 13 February 2007 to the Minister for Health and Children. I am aware of the research to which the Question refers, and I do not believe that further research is necessary in the context of Ireland's Kyoto Protocol commitments. I have no plans, therefore, to commission, or to ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food to commission, similar research.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (20 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: On 5 November 2006, I published a consultation paper containing proposals to revise the exempted development provisions of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 so as to permit the installation of solar panels, and other micro-renewables, without planning permission in certain circumstances. Following the responses to the consultation paper, I laid draft exempted development...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (20 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The EU Nitrates Directive aims to protect all waters against pollution from agricultural sources. Particular care is required for the protection of public health in the case of waters which serve as the source of drinking water. The European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2006 implement the Directive in Ireland and provide statutory support for...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (20 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The latest information available in my Department for end 2005 is set out in the following table. Local Authority Executive Planner — Permanent Executive Planner — Temporary Executive Planner — Vacancies County Councils Carlow 2 0 0 Cavan 1 0 4 Clare 8 0 0 Cork 20 0 11 Donegal 8 0 0 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 11 0 0 Fingal 13 0 1 Galway 7 0 0 Kerry 8 0 0 Kildare 9 0 0...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (20 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 64 of 8 November 2006. Under the Government's decentralisation programme all Dublin based operations of my Department are being decentralised, with the exception of Met Éireann, ENFO, the Private Rented Tenancies Board and a small co-ordination section which it is proposed to retain in Dublin to assist with the Department's Dáil and other business. The...

Written Answers — Sustainable Development Strategy: Sustainable Development Strategy (21 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The Planning Acts already provide for extensive consultation in relation to development at all stages of the planning process. Extensive public participation is required in the making of development plans and local area plans. Before being adopted, a draft development plan must go on public display for at least 10 weeks and anyone may make submissions on it. The local authority must...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: It is a burning question.

Order of Business (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: There was no joint announcement.

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take both questions together. I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. The waste to energy plant concerned is being procured as a public private partnership, PPP, by Dublin City Council acting on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities in the context of the regional waste management plan for which the relevant local authorities have statutory responsibility. As Members...

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I will respond to the Deputy's questions which encapsulate the core issues in this regard. As Deputy Quinn is aware, the PPP process is highly specific, detailed and case-specific on an individual basis. Once a PPP process has been entered into, there is very little latitude, which is proper and appropriate. The Department's role is to ensure that PPP compliance is in place and after the...

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I have always been forthcoming to Deputy Gormley and other Members. I believe in being open and that would have been a reasonable process.

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: Coincidence or not, as it happens I was talking to the Tánaiste on an entirely unrelated project.

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: That is somewhat unfair. Deputy Quinn knows me sufficiently well to know that had we been engaged in conversation together, I would have shared any information I had with him. I do not believe that would be improper and that it would be bizarre not to so do. As for Mr. Twomey's comments yesterday, the city council will hold its final meeting tomorrow morning with Elsam, or its successor...

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I presume the Deputy knows the planning and EPA processes which are entirely stand-alone and independent are in no way related to the financial side of any arrangement.

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: No, they are not. In this particular——

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: In this particular——

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The Deputy and I know that An Bord Pleanála and the EPA will not look into that aspect of the project. Regarding what Mr. Matt Twomey stated yesterday, as I stated, he was carefully reflecting the precise position because until such time as the meeting takes place tomorrow at which the company which succeeded Elsam is finally told the position, it is still theoretically in the deal. The...