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Written Answers — Land Reclamation: Land Reclamation (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An Bord Pleanála recently refused a proposal by Dublin Port to expand the port by infilling an area of Dublin Bay which is within a Special Protection Area. The Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2010 provide the primary framework in which development proposals are considered by local planning authorities, and An Bord Pleanála in the case of an appeal. Assessment of the potential impact...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following table identifies the bodies under the aegis of the Department: Bodies under the aegis of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Affordable Homes Partnership/National Building Agency/Centre for Housing Research (being amalgamated into the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency) An Bord Pleanála Building Regulations Advisory Body An Chomhairle...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department does not hold information in relation to advertising campaigns carried out by State Agencies, Boards or other bodies under the aegis of the Department.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department carries out a number of advertising campaigns relevant to its remit, in order to promote awareness and behaviour change, to consult with the public, or to provide information. Details of advertising campaigns carried out by the Department in these regards in 2010 are set out in the following table. Costs shown include the total cost of advertising in publications, broadcast...

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. The Deputy may wish to note that a list of Statutory Instruments from the Department, for each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 is published as an Appendix to the relevant Annual Report; these Reports are available on www.environ.ie. The Annual Report for 2010 is currently under preparation....

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A levy on waste disposed of at landfills has been in place since 1 June 2002. Section 73 of the Waste Management Act 1996, as inserted by section 11 of the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001, allowed for the introduction of the landfill levy by regulations and the Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Regulations 2002 came into operation on 1 June 2002. The current landfill levy rate is €30...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In 2008, the latest year for which figures are available, Ireland generated a total of 3,224,281 tonnes of municipal waste, with a total of 1,938,712 tonnes landfilled. The overall recovery rate was 37.5%. The latest figures also show that Ireland landfilled 1,196,044 tonnes of biodegradable waste in 2008, which leaves a gap of some 280,000 tonnes to be achieved to comply with the 2010...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The sand dune system at Inch is possibly the best example of its kind in the country and has been designated as both a candidate Special Area of Conservation and a candidate Special Protection Area. The National Parks and Wildlife Service of the Department met with the developer of this proposed golf course in July 2010 and explained that, in seeking development consent for development...

Written Answers — Urban Regeneration: Urban Regeneration (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Cork Docklands Forum Report is now available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie and on the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation's website at www.deti.ie. A copy has also been furnished to the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No appointments were made to State boards under the aegis of the Department between the 14 January and the 25 of January 2011 inclusive.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is essential that every effort is made to ensure that those responsible for environmental damage fully meet the costs involved. Any question of State funding for any remedial works involved, whether from the Environment Fund or any other source, would fall to be considered in that context. Any facility giving rise to environmental pollution is a cause of concern but there is a system in...

Written Answers — Wildlife Protection: Wildlife Protection (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As counting deer in afforested areas is highly prone to error, there is no reliable estimate of the deer population in Wicklow. The most recent estimate of the deer population in Wicklow Mountains National Park, which is largely an open landscape, was 2,800 in 2009. The number of wild deer culled in County Wicklow, based on figures provided by licensed deer hunters to my Department for the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State at the Department, Deputy Michael Finneran, has two civilian drivers who work on a week on/week off basis. The first civilian driver was paid salary of €25,170 in 2008, €40,707 in 2009, €38,082 in 2010 and €1,895 to date in 2011. The second civilian driver, a son of Mr. Finneran, was paid salary of €16,471 in 2008, €41,911 in 2009, €37,324 in 2010 and...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State at the Department, Deputy Michael Finneran, has two civilian drivers who work on a week on/week off basis. The first civilian driver was paid salary of €25,170 in 2008, €40,707 in 2009, €38,082 in 2010 and €1,895 to date in 2011. The second civilian driver, a son of Mr. Finneran, was paid salary of €16,471 in 2008, €41,911 in 2009, €37,324 in 2010 and...

Written Answers — Public Sector Staff: Public Sector Staff (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department's staffing numbers are controlled by the March 2009 Moratorium on Recruitment and Promotions and the Employment Control Framework 2010-2014 which seeks to reduce public service numbers generally. As a result most vacancies arising in the Department are not being filled, whether they are permanent staff losses due to retirement or departure from the Department, or temporary...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is government policy for some years now that the use of Married Quarters should be discontinued in a managed and orderly fashion. A limited number of Married Quarters are still occupied by serving members of the Permanent Defence Force. The family in question were asked to vacate their house on safety grounds following an examination by the Military Area Engineer Officer, who deemed the...

Written Answers — State Bodies: State Bodies (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are no commercial semi-State bodies under the aegis of the Department of Defence. Civil Defence Board, Army Pensions Board and Board of Coiste an Asgard come under the aegis of the Department. The budget allocation for Civil Defence Board, Army Pensions Board and Board of Coiste an Asgard for 2010 is set out below: Year Civil Defence Board Army Pensions Board Coiste an Asgard 2010...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 498 and 499 together. No advertising campaigns were carried out during the course of 2010 to promote policies or programmes.

Written Answers — Statutory Instruments: Statutory Instruments (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The following is a list of Statutory Instruments signed in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010: 2007 Defence (Amendment) Act, 2007 (Section 71) (Commencement) Order 2007 S.I. 204 of 2007 Published in Iris Oifigiúil: 11 May 2007 Laid before the Houses: 10 May 2007 Defence (Amendment) Act 2007 (Section 70) (Commencement) Order 2007 S.I. 660 of 2007 Published in Iris Oifigiúil: 2 October 2007...

Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (25 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The bodies under the aegis of the Department of Defence are the Civil Defence Board, the Board of Coiste an Asgard and the Army Pensions Board. There have been no appointments to these bodies in the period 14 January 2011 to the 25th January 2011.