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Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: The National Hazardous Waste Management Plan is the statutory responsibility of the EPA under the Waste Management Acts. The National Waste Prevention Committee, which operates under the aegis of the EPA, is the oversight body responsible for the coordination of actions to implement the National Hazardous Waste Management Plan. In general terms my policy approach is to promote waste...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: The report on the assessment of site conditions on Haulbowline by White Young Green (WYG) was made publicly available on my Department's website in December 2008. Hard copies were also made available where requested. Furthermore, Professor Phillip Morgan (Sirius Geotechnical & Environmental Ltd) and Dr. Marcus Trett (Physalia Limited, Consultant & Forensic Ecologists) carried out a peer...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply Question No. 20 of 27 November 2008. The Planning and Development Act 2000 updated and modernised planning legislation and introduced a range of measures to ensure sustainable development through the forward planning and development management processes and the enforcement of planning legislation. Development plans, prepared and adopted by local authorities under Part II...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: In law, the preparation of the Register of Electors is a matter for each local registration authority. It is their duty to ensure, as far as possible and with the cooperation of the public, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the Register. In working to compile the Register for 2007/08, local authorities undertook and completed, with assistance from my Department, the most extensive...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: In line with the Programme for Government the energy efficiency requirements for dwellings specified under Part L "Conservation of Fuel and Energy" of the Building Regulations 2005 were improved by 40% in 2007 and will be further upgraded to yield a 60% improvement in energy efficiency in 2010, relative to 2005 standards. My Department is also working on the development of a strategy for...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: Enforcement of the Building Regulations is a matter for the individual local Building Control Authorities. Statistics on enforcement of the Regulations, furnished by local building control authorities to my Department for 2008 (the latest period for which figures are available) show that thirty four enforcement notices were served by building control authorities under the Building Control...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44, 118 and 119 together. I indicated on a number of occasions that I was considering the position in relation to the electronic voting and counting project. On 23 April 2009, I announced that the Government have decided not to proceed with the implementation of electronic voting in Ireland. In announcing the decision, I stated that significant additional...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: The Monaghan Town Sewerage Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 - 2009. A Design Review Report submitted by Monaghan County Council is currently under examination by my Department.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: I assume the Question refers to General Purpose Grants from the Local Government Fund. Local authorities were advised of their 2009 General Purpose Grant allocations in October 2008, which indicated an average reduction of 6.4% over the corresponding 2008 allocations. The detailed information is set out in the following table. These allocations are being reviewed in the light of the...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: The EPA reports on Water Quality in Ireland present a review of water quality in various water bodies, including groundwaters, and identify suspected causes of pollution. The EPA also provides details of the quality of urban waste water discharges and sewage sludges in its reports on Urban Waste Water Discharges in Ireland. Local authorities are responsible for the operation and maintenance...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 May 2009)

John Gormley: No civil servant in my Department has been dismissed from 2004 to date in 2009.

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (12 May 2009)

John Gormley: I am currently finalising the content of the White Paper on Local Government, for Government consideration and subsequent publication.

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (12 May 2009)

John Gormley: I will shortly be advising Government on matters arising from the extensive site investigation and the interim works carried out since 2003 at Haulbowline. The findings of the White Young Green (WYG) reports have informed my proposals in respect of the future management of the former ISPAT site and these proposals are at present the subject of consultation with relevant Government...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (12 May 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 and 347 together. The Programme for Government includes a commitment to undertake a review of waste management policy. Consultants have been engaged to undertake a study to underpin this policy review. The study will address how better to implement waste prevention and minimisation in the particular context of the emergence of new technologies for waste...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (12 May 2009)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to the establishment of an independent Electoral Commission which will take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight, implement modern and efficient electoral practices, revise constituency boundaries, take charge of compiling a new national rolling Electoral Register, take over the functions of the Standards in Public Office...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (12 May 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 349 and 354 together. I indicated on a number of occasions that I was considering the position in relation to the electronic voting and counting project. On 23 April 2009, I announced that the Government have decided not to proceed with the implementation of electronic voting in Ireland. A process will now be put in place, including discussions with the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 May 2009)

John Gormley: The operation and management of public water services infrastructure, including the supply of water for fire fighting purposes, is the responsibility of the relevant local authority, in this case Wexford County Council. While there are no proposals included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009 to upgrade the Bunclody water supply, I understand that the Council...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (12 May 2009)

John Gormley: The information requested in the question is set out in the following table. Consultant/Lobbyist Year Engaged Nature of Work Cost (including VAT) Outcome Waste and Resources Action Programme Ltd 2005 All Ireland Paper Mill Study â'¬82,564 Findings indicate that the paper manufacturing / converting and waste management sectors show favourable interest in exploring the establishment of a...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 May 2009)

John Gormley: The National Hazardous Waste Management Plan is the statutory responsibility of the EPA under the Waste Management Acts. The Government has no role in determining the location of facilities for hazardous waste management which are subject to the statutory planning and waste licence approval processes.

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (12 May 2009)

John Gormley: My Department provides a detailed list of the legislative activity (primary and secondary) undertaken during the previous year in each of its Annual Reports. These Reports are published on the Department's website (www.environ.ie). A detailed list, including the title of each Bill which was passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas and subsequently signed into law in respect of each of the...