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Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The Government's Water Pricing Policy, in consistency with the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive, requires local authorities to recover the cost of providing water services from all non-domestic users of these services by means of a volumetric charge based on actual metered consumption. Accordingly, under the Pricing Policy, all non-domestic users are obliged to pay water charges.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: It is a matter for the appropriate consent authority to ensure that any development or activity that could have a significant impact on a Natura 2000 site is granted such consent in compliance with the provisions of the Habitats and Birds Directives, as transposed into Irish law in the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations. Waste water treatment plants are generally subject to...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that, where an estate is completed to the satisfaction of the planning authority in accordance with the planning permission, the planning authority must initiate taking in charge procedures as soon as possible following a request to do so by the developer or by the majority of the owners or occupiers. Similarly, where an estate...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Rates are local property taxes that are levied by local authorities on commercial properties rateable under the Valuation Act 2001. Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation. The determination of the annual...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Sections 34(4)(g) and 180(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provide respectively that a planning authority may attach conditions to a planning permission requiring the giving of adequate security for the satisfactory completion of a proposed development and, if a development is not subsequently completed satisfactorily, apply a security given under section 34 for the satisfactory...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The Freshford/Johnstown/Goresbridge Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 — 2009 at an estimated cost of €7.9 million. Following my approval of the Preliminary Report for the scheme last November, Kilkenny County Council have been progressing the preparation of contract documents. Local authorities were asked in July to submit an...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 985 and 986 together. The primary purpose of the levy on plastic bags is not to generate revenue but to change consumer behaviour and achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of plastic bags dispensed at retail outlets. The introduction of the levy at the rate of 15 cent per bag in 2002 led to a dramatic reduction in the number of disposable plastic...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The information requested in the question is set out in the following table. Name of the Report Cost Independent Assessment of Proposed Acquisition by the Irish Heritage Trust Limited of Anne's Grove House, Garden and Home Farm, Castletownroche, Mallow, Co Cork. €14,520 Independent Assessment of Proposed Acquisition by the Irish Heritage Trust Limited of 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 988 and 989 together. A scheme to extend the Lough Mask Regional Water Supply Scheme from Shrah to Westport and to upgrade the water treatment plant in Tourmakeady is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 — 2009. My Department received proposals in July 2009 from Mayo County Council for progressing the scheme to...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Lixnaw is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 — 2009 as part of the NSS Hub Cluster Sewerage Scheme which will serve a number of towns and villages in Co. Kerry. Further information is awaited from Kerry County Council to enable my Department to examine the Preliminary Report for Lixnaw. I understand that Kerry County Council is undertaking a strategic...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 991 and 992 together. The information requested in relation to my Department is set out below: DOEHLG 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total Early Retirement 5 6 3 23 37 Resigned 10 8 3 4 25 Contract Terminated 1 0 0 0 1 Total 16 14 6 27 63 There is no cost to this Department in relation to staff who retire — lump sums are paid by this Department but subsequently...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce comprehensive legislation on noise pollution within the lifetime of this Government. Earlier this year, following an extensive consultation process, the General Scheme of a Noise Nuisance Bill was prepared in my Department and approved by the Government. The Noise Nuisance Bill is included in Section A of the Government...

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: In September 2008, I requested South Dublin County Council to arrange for an evaluation of lands between Palmerstown and Lucan Bridge, the existing area of special amenity and the N4/old Lucan Road/Old Hill Road, in order to assess the suitability of some or all of these lands for designation as a new area of special amenity, having regard to the provisions of section 202 of the Planning and...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Postal voting is provided for in respect of certain categories of person as specified in electoral law. Electors who are eligible for, but not already included on, the postal voters list may apply for entry on the supplement to this list and they can do this at any time. Under section 15A(4) of the Electoral Act 1992, as inserted by section 7 of the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2001, an...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: My Department's contract for the provision of mobile phones is with Vodafone. The contract is in place from June 2008 to date.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: My Department has not sanctioned or applied for the payment of a top-up or discretionary payment on retirement to any staff member of my Department in the last three years. In relation to the agencies under the aegis of my Department, within the last three years one retirement was sanctioned in 2006 by my Department and the Department of Finance under the terms of Department of Finance...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: One member of staff in my Department was dismissed in 2006 for failing to fulfil the terms of their contract. No other members of staff were dismissed in the past 5 years.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: In a judgment in July 2008, the European Court of Justice ruled that the retention permission system as it applies in Irish law with regard to projects that require or may require an environmental impact assessment (EIA) under the EIA Directives does not comply with the Directives and needs to be amended. The response to the judgment, including any provisions for exceptional cases, will be...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Having regard to available budgetary resources, priority is being given under the bog purchase scheme this year to those wishing to sell their interest in the 32 raised bog sites which were nominated for designation as Special Areas of Conservation in 1999. For these sites, the derogation given by the Government, which allowed the continuation of turf cutting for personal domestic use,...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (6 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1010 and 1011 together. Data in relation to social housing starts and completions are published in my Department's Quarterly Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library and on my Department's website, www.environ.ie. The following table sets out my Department's recoupment to the housing authorities in County Kildare...