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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: Apart from staff who are availing of statutory or civil service leave entitlements such as maternity leave, sick leave, annual leave, etc., my Department has no staff who are in receipt of full salary and not working.

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: The portal tomb monument at Woodtown, which is listed on the statutory Record of Monuments and Places for County Dublin, is in private ownership. There are currently over 120,000 sites listed on the Record of Monuments and Places nationally. The State has direct responsibility for over 700 national monuments but the conservation and maintenance of other monuments not in State care remains a...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: Ireland has an excellent record in recovering and recycling packaging waste. Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste is based on the concept of producer responsibility, which effectively requires producers to contribute to the waste management costs of products which they have placed on the market at end-of-life. Under the Directive,...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: The improvement of non-national roads in County Cork is a matter for Cork County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants provided by my Department. The initial selection and prioritisation of projects to be considered for funding under my Department's Specific Improvements Grant scheme is a matter for the relevant local authority. All applications submitted...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: The amount collected by An Bórd Pleanala in third party appeals in the years 2000 to 2006 is set out in the table below: Year Amount of 3rd PartyAppeal Fees Received € 2000 561,636 2001 569,711 2002 456,150 2003 555,400 2004 687,800 2005 837,080 2006 841,890 Total 4,509,667 The total fees revenue collected by the Board is applied in full towards meeting its ongoing operational...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: There are no proposals along the lines referred to in the Question.

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: Unlike for Dáil constituencies, there are no constitutional or statutory requirements in relation to the frequency of local electoral area reviews. The last review of local electoral areas was carried out in 1998. The June 2004 local elections took place on the basis of the existing local electoral areas. The next local elections are due to take place in 2009. Consideration can be given...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: Contamination of drinking water by cryptosporidium is an ongoing risk in relation to which water authorities in Ireland and other countries must exercise constant precaution and vigilance. Management of public drinking water supplies is the responsibility of the relevant local authority and information on the specific procedures put in place by Mayo County Council to safeguard against...

Written Answers — Development Levies: Development Levies (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 660 and 666 together. Sections 48 and 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 set out the framework within which planning authorities must draw up a development contribution scheme in respect of public infrastructure and facilities provided by, or on behalf of the local authority that benefit development in the area. The Act provides for three types of...

Written Answers — Public Bodies: Public Bodies (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: I am satisfied, having regard to the legal advice available to me, that additional legislation is not necessary to meet the access to justice provisions of EU Directive 2003/35 (Public Participation Directive).

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 662, 663 and 665 together. I understand that the European Commission at their meeting of 21 March decided to refer to the European Court of Justice a case against Ireland that will include issues regarding protection of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel. However, my Department has yet to receive official notification in that regard. The Guidelines to which the...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: The appropriate level of resources required by the Environmental Protection Agency to discharge its functions is monitored, on a continuing basis by my Department, in consultation with the Agency.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: The 1997 Report of the Strategic Review Committee on the Construction Industry – Building Our Future Together — recommended that the title of "Architect" should be registered by law. Subsequently, the Forum for the Construction Industry submitted proposals to my Department for the registration of Architects, following consultation and agreement with the architectural representative...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: My Department and the Department of Finance are currently working up the terms of the operational framework for the Gateway Innovation Fund, which has been established under the National Development Plan 2007-2013 to help fund targeted strategic investments that can trigger the accelerated development of the Gateways and their wider regions. When the qualifying and assessment criteria have...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: To address the issue of accumulated backlogs of farm plastic, designated facilities are being provided on a temporary, once-off basis by local authorities where farmers may deposit stockpiled farm film plastic and silage wrap. These special arrangements operated on a pilot basis in the first instance in counties Clare, Galway, Mayo, Offaly and Waterford during June and July of last year....

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: Section 12 (3) of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994 provides for the protection of monuments and places listed on the statutory Record of Monuments and Places. Two months notification in writing of any works proposed at or in relation to a listed monument is required to be given to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Contravention of this requirement...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: In the first instance, the maintenance and improvement of public roads, including modifications to associated public footpaths, would normally be a matter for the relevant roads authority and not for private householders. Under class 6, schedule 2, Part 1 of the 2001 Regulations, the provision of a hard surface within the curtilage of a house is exempt from the requirement to obtain planning...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: In May 2005, I introduced a new initiative for the provision of skateboard facilities by local authorities. Each City and County Council was invited to submit expressions of interest for grant assistance towards the provision of a skateboard park in its area. Applications were assessed in my Department in conjunction with the National Children's Office and some 21 projects in 21 different...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: Prior to 2004, my Department did not operate a specific scheme of grants for playground projects. Ready, Steady Play: A National Play Policy, which was published in 2004, provided a new framework for the development of public play facilities in Ireland, with the overall aim of ensuring that children have access to a range of quality play opportunities to enrich their childhood. As part of...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (3 Apr 2007)

Dick Roche: The provision, improvement and maintenance 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. In 2007, the grant allocation by my Department to Kildare County Council for the improvement and maintenance of non-national roads is €23,685,337. This is over three and a half times the funding...

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