Results 5,841-5,860 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley

Election Management System. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: I assure the Deputy that candidates will have clarity. Deputy Lynch must remember that I am a leader of a party and I have people running in the local elections also and they are as anxious as him to have the details. They will have those details next week.

Election Management System. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: These matters have been discussed in detail, and as I stated because they are complex issues they must be teased out. However, I will be in a position next week to make a firm announcement.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: The Government decision to introduce public sector pension-related measures announced by the Taoiseach in the House on Tuesday will apply to all public sector employees, including those employed by local authorities. While there will be a saving in respect of local authority staff, there will be a neutral impact on local authority finances as there will be a corresponding reduction in the...

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: For 2007, the total amount paid by local authorities on salaries and wages amounted to €1.7 billion or 35% of their total expenditure. More than €1.5 billion is projected to be available to the local government fund in 2009. The general purpose grants are the contributions from my Department to meet the gap between the cost of providing a reasonable level of day to day services and the...

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: We are broadening the base.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: I just answered it.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: We are broadening the base and it is expected that the new pension levy on local authority staff will yield an amount of €80 million per annum.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: This will be realised by the Exchequer through a reduction of this amount in the Exchequer contribution to the local government fund. Grants to local authorities for 2009 will be reduced by an equivalent amount. That is the answer.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: I can go better than that.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: This is what I tried to state a moment ago. The broadening of the base and the introduction of the levy on second homes will provide extra money to local authorities and this is what they are asking for. I want to ensure that not only can this money be collected locally but that it can be used locally.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: Deputy Hogan asked whether local authorities are getting extra money.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: I gave the Deputy an answer.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: The Deputy knows only too well that adjustments had to be made.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: Nothing in the current climate is sacrosanct. We have tried to ensure we invest in labour intensive activities.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: We need to ensure that water infrastructure, which has increased by 19% to €560 million——

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: ——will remain intact.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: That is my intention.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: We also discussed issues which are of interest to Deputy Hogan's area such as flood protection measures. The measures in question will remain intact.

Recycling Policy. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: I remain committed to building on the success of recycling in recent years despite the recent downturn in recyclable markets. I am glad to say there is now evidence of some market recovery, particularly for good-quality segregated material. I raised the issue at the Environment Council in Brussels on 4 December 2008 and 12 member states supported my intervention. The European Commission has...

Recycling Policy. (5 Feb 2009)

John Gormley: A number of meetings have taken place with Repak and a number of sub-groups are driving action in the recycling market. A meeting took place on 6 January last at which it emerged the material is now moving and that the amount of recyclables in storage has reduced. Repak estimated that approximately 8,000 to 10,000 tonnes are currently in temporary storage. Markets have reopened and prices...