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- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: The current position in relation to the provision of the required infrastructure arising from this judgement is set out in the following table: Location Current position Tramore Works completed Sligo Works completed Howth Works in progress and expected to be finalised in 2009 Bray Works in progress and expected to be finalised in 2011 Shangannagh Works in progress and expected to be...
- Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (8 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: The information requested in respect of my Department is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Public Service Staff: Public Service Staff (8 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: My Department employs staff with a wide range of professional qualifications in the environment area, including natural heritage. In addition, many administrative staff have degrees in a variety of subjects. However, my Department's Human Resources records do not hold information in a way that would readily identify the number of staff that hold a degree in Environmental Science. My...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: The Athenry Sewerage Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 â 2009. My Department currently awaits Galway County Council's Design Review Report for the scheme.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: The Loughrea Regional Water Supply Scheme is included for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 â 2009. My Department awaits the submission of Galway County Council's Design Review Report for the scheme.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: The Gort Regional Water Supply Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 â 2009. Following Galway County Council's submission of its tender report and recommendations for this scheme to my Department last month, the Council was recently requested to submit additional information to enable the Department to finalise its consideration of the...
- Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (8 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: The Kinvara Sewerage Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 â 2009. My Department awaits Galway County Council's Design Review Report for this scheme.
- Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (8 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: My Department is in consultation with the Office of Public Works to establish appropriate conservation arrangements for the Turoe Stone, a national monument in state ownership, following which there will be further discussions with local interests regarding its long-term protection.
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: I thank Deputies for their thoughtful contributions on the Bill. Its purpose is to give effect to the Government's budgetary decision to introduce an annual charge on non-principal private residences. The Bill sets the charge at a level of â¬200 and it will be payable, in the main, by owners of rental, holiday and vacant properties. The proceeds from the charge will provide a new source...
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: -----assured me this is a good way to raise revenue. The Bill is important because it gives effect to a new locally based income source for local authorities, the first in many decades. While the amount of income is modest in the context of local authority overall revenue expenditures, it will nevertheless broaden authorities' revenue sources and reduce their dependence on finance from...
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: I thank Deputy Hogan for his amendment. The central issue concerns the body or organisation within the public service that is best suited to administer the â¬200 charge. I assume that Fine Gael's opposition to sections 9, 10 and 11 is based on the principle behind the group of amendments, the purpose of which is to substitute the Revenue Commissioners for local authorities in administering...
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: Or go to an office.
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: I thank the Deputies from the Labour Party and Fine Gael for their amendments. There is no charge for a person paying commercial rates. Fine Gael has tabled a similar amendment. Should I wait for the Fine Gael Members to speak?
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: The Bill takes as its starting point the introduction of a modest annual charge on the owners of non-principal private residences. An exemption is provided for owners of principal private residences and for certain local authority and social housing that is also used for the purpose of principal residence. These exemptions are provided in recognition of the fact that we all need somewhere...
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: Deputy Naughten has repeated an untruth which I have clarified for Deputy Tuffy. The â¬200 is not on top of rates; we have made it clear that it is separate from rates.
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: Deputy Naughten said it was on top of rates, which is not the case.
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: Deputy Mitchell said it is â¬200 and that it could be â¬2,000 before we know it, but the legislation is clear.
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: That is the point. We would have to introduce new legislation if we wanted to change it. It cannot be introduced by sleight of hand. Deputy Deenihan indicated that â¬200 is not a significant amount. That is precisely the point. This is a relatively modest charge in the overall scheme. This economy must raise an incredible amount of money and if we cannot act on this modest charge, we...
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: I thank the Deputy for putting down this amendment. Section 482 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 deals with certain tax reliefs for buildings of significant scientific, historical or aesthetic merit. Deputies will note that I provided for an exemption from the charge for such buildings that had been approved for the purposes of this section by the Revenue Commissioners. Few such...
- Local Government (Charges) Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2009)
John Gormley: As I understand it, they can set it against their expenses for business purposes.