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- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 976, 980, 981, 982 and 983 together. The upgrading of the wastewater collection networks in these locations is being funded under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as part of the â¬31 million Lower Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme. The works provided for in relation to Straffan have been completed. I have approved Kildare County...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 978 and 987 together. The Ballymore Eustace Wastewater Treatment Plant is approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 under the Serviced Land Initiative, at an estimated cost of â¬1.3 million. My Department is awaiting a modified Preliminary Report for the scheme from Kildare County Council and will finalise its...
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (20 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The improvement and maintenance of non-national roads in County Kildare is a matter for Kildare County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department. In 2007, the total grant allocation by my Department to Kildare County Council for improvement and maintenance works on non-national roads is â¬23,531,054. While my Department maintains...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (20 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Development contributions are levied as a condition of planning permission in accordance with development contribution schemes adopted by the elected members of planning authorities after a public consultation process. Incomes accruing from development contributions schemes are ring-fenced, and it is ultimately a matter for each planning authority to determine the allocation of those...
- Written Answers — Social Inclusion: Social Inclusion (20 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The Local Government Social Inclusion Steering Group was established in late 2004. Its function is to promote and support the embedding of social inclusion in local government in the context of national policies. The Group includes representatives of my Department, the Combat Poverty Agency, the Local Government Management Services Board, the County/City Managers Association, the Institute...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Area Boundaries: Local Authority Area Boundaries (20 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I have received representations from Midleton Town Council about the Council's application for a boundary extension, which inter alia, suggests such a meeting. I am considering the matter and I will respond to the Council as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (20 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: No specific facilities are currently in place which would enable a person with a hearing disability to make a phone call to the Department: my Department will, however, investigate the feasibility of providing such facilities.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: It was not the millions the Deputy spent on posters.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: This is the same Minister who delivered social welfareââ
- Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: He is the Minister who delivered for pensioners.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: They would let them all out.
- Leaders' Questions (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: When those opposite were in power they were all walking out the doors.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Has the Deputy read the amendment?
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: Deputy Cuffe is right in one thing. This is certainly a radical proposition. I asked if the amendment had been read. The amendment proposes that we would limit the amount of carbon purchases in this country to an average of 700,000 tonnes per year. Deputy Durkan said we should have policies that would not close business. If we were to do what this amendment asks, we would put a further...
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: We are in the House to make law.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The Deputy is generous in accepting it. That is the reason I asked if the other Deputies had read it. Clearly they had not read it. I accept the point the Deputy has made. The general point I have made is that this is a framework Bill which allows for a process to go into operation. I made this point during the course of the discussion. The Bill provides a framework within which the...
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: The polluter, if the Deputy is honest about it, and he is an honest man, I am not suggesting otherwise, is us all; it is every citizen. When we light a fire, turn on our car, switch on a light and leave it shining for an excessive period, or forget to switch the television off at night we are all polluters. One way or another, we all must meet the charge of this, which is one of the good...
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: I let Deputy Cuffe speak. I respect him so I ask him to let me speak. The point I was making was that we are all polluters and must pay. There is no free way out of this, no matter what way one does it. If one does it this way, there is a cost to be picked up. If we do it Deputy Cuffe's way, there is a cost to be picked up. There is no free way out of this. If Deputy Cuffe wants to...
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: To be fair, the Deputy has, on several occasions, suggested this.
- Carbon Fund Bill 2006: Report and Final Stages (21 Mar 2007)
Dick Roche: We are now getting to the core. To be fair to Deputy Cuffe, he has been straightforward in this regard. He has indicated that companies like the aluminium plant operating in the west of Ireland should be forced to bear a higher burden. However, I disagree with him. I do not believe that throwing up to 1,000 people out of work in Ireland is a good response to climate change. There are...