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Written Answers — Local Authority Expenditure: Local Authority Expenditure (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: This information requested is not held by my Department and is a matter for individual local authorities.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The Cooraclare Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009. My Department approved grant assistance of €1.016 million for the scheme in November 2006 with further progress being a matter for Clare County Council. Local authorities were asked in July to submit an assessment of needs for water and sewerage services to my Department by 23...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No.162 of 23 September 2009. Consideration of borrowing applications for 2010 in respect of water services schemes will not arise until next year, at which stage local authorities will be asked to confirm their borrowing requirements and decisions will be made on individual applications in the light of the overall amount of borrowing available for water...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 953 and 971 together. Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has submitted a request to my Department for the designation of lands at Cherrywood, Dublin 18, as a strategic development zone under Section 166 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The request is currently under consideration in my Department.

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: Earlier this year, I wrote to all city and county councils, requesting that each establish a Business Support Unit to act as a point of contact to ensure a quick, co-ordinated response to businesses from local authorities in areas such as planning, water and roads. I understand that the Units or equivalent alternative arrangements are in place in each city/county council.

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: At its scheduled meeting on 21 October 2009 in Luxembourg, the EU Council of Environment Ministers adopted a comprehensive set of conclusions as a contribution to development of a final EU policy position for the climate change conference which will be held in Copenhagen in December. This contribution from Environment Ministers is reflected in the conclusions subsequently adopted by the...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: A breakdown of the nature conservation designations of special area of conservation, special protection area and natural heritage area on a county by county basis is provided in the table. It should be noted that, for the purpose of this exercise, designations were reconciled to an Ordnance Survey Ireland county dataset. Marine areas were excluded and area figures were rounded to the nearest...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 were made in September 2007 to provide for an authorisation regime for local authority wastewater discharges, which is being administered by the EPA. The Regulations are intended to prevent and reduce the pollution of waters as required under the European Union Water Framework Directive. Furthermore, the regulations are part of a...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each County and City Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. Therefore, it is a matter for each local authority to decide how best to allocate resources and personnel.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The Government decided to broaden the revenue base of local authorities through the introduction in the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 of this charge on non-principal private residences. The charge is intended to make available to local authorities a locally-based, relatively stable stream of income. Monies from the charge are being retained by individual local authorities and are being...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The Faithlegg Water Supply Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009 at an estimated cost of €2.1 million. Waterford County Council's revised Preliminary Report for the scheme is currently being examined in my Department and a decision on it will be notified to the Council in due course. Local authorities were asked in July to...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: My Department provided capital grant aid Meath County Council towards Ashbourne library in the amount of €2,049,565.81 in 2006 and €74,752.05 in 2008, in addition to the amounts outlined in the previous Question in relation to funding for one-stop shops in earlier years.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: Details of expenditure incurred by the agencies, offices or bodies under the remit of my Department in relation to any membership of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation are a matter for the agencies themselves. My Department does not hold this information.

Written Answers — Dog Licences: Dog Licences (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The number of dog licences issued in the last five years is as follows:- Year No. of Dog Licences Issued 2008 215,190 2007 217,420 2006 198,174 2005 196,160 2004 197,017 The breakdown of the number of dog licences issued by each local authority in 2008 is as follows:- CONTROL OF DOGS ACTS, 1986 & 1992 2008 DOG LICENCES Local Authority Individual licence General licence Total...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The long-term health of Ireland's bogs may be affected by changes in temperature and precipitation patterns brought about by climate change. While research published by the EPA in 2008: Climate Change – Refining the Impacts for Ireland (NUIM) - and available on the EPA's website outlines a range of potential climate change impacts on Irish ecosystems including bogs, projected impacts on...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to carry out an international review of waste management plans, practices and procedures and act on its conclusions. Consultants were engaged to undertake a major international study on waste management policy to underpin this review and I can confirm that this report has recently been delivered. I am currently examining the report and its...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The National Climate Change Strategy 2007 - 2012 sets out the measures on foot of which Ireland will meet its target for the purposes of the Kyoto Protocol. Since the publication of the Strategy, work has continued across Government Departments on the development of measures to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions. Progress in implementing such measures, and the coordination of work...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: Rainwater harvesting has the potential to benefit the environment and contribute to reducing the cost of water services for certain uses. However, the introduction of a grants scheme for any purpose must be managed within current budgetary constraints and, insofar as the funds administered by my Department are concerned, there are currently no plans to introduce a scheme for the installation...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 does not make any explicit provision for a waiver scheme in respect of the €200 charge on non-principal private residences. It places the charge under the care and management of the relevant local authority, and the question as to whether or not a waiver scheme introduced by a local authority in respect of the charge would be ultra vires is...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (3 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: I understand that this relates to a query raised at a meeting with Cobh Town Councillors, Passage West Town Councillors and Cork County Councillors held in Cobh Town Hall and asking whether the concrete foundations for a crematorium at Rocky Island were poured over hazardous dust waste stored on that island. Rocky Island did not form part of the former Ispat site that transferred back to...