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- Written Answers — Dublin Docklands Development Authority: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: Under Section 30 of the Dublin Docklands Development Act 1997 (as amended) and subject to the approval of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, given with the consent of the Minister for Finance, the Authority may borrow money up to its statutory limit for current or capital purposes. As indicated in the reply to Question No. 409 of 2 March 2010, the Authority...
- Written Answers — Heritage Sites: Heritage Sites (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: Ireland's new Tentative List of potential nominees to the World Heritage List has been submitted to UNESCO. The Monastic City of Clonmacnoise and its Cultural Landscape is included on the new List. Clonmacnoise is also included on the List in the Early Medieval Monastic Sites series. A Tentative List is an inventory of properties situated on its territory which a State Party to the World...
- Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: In recognition of the difficulties for turf cutters affected by the necessary cessation of turf-cutting on these sites, cutting has been allowed to continue for more than ten years since these sites were designated, in order to allow the people concerned to make alternative fuel arrangements. Given the scientific evidence of the damage to protected habitats in these Special Areas of...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: The table below lists the number of staff employed in each local authority expressed as whole time equivalents (WTE) as returned to my Department for the end of June 2008 and the end of December 2009. The table shows the change in staffing levels in each local authority over the period in question. Local Authority End of June 2008 End of Dec 2009 Change County Carlow 386 331 -55...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: In general, non-Irish nationals are entitled to seek housing support from a housing authority on the same basis as an Irish citizen if they have established a legal right to remain in the State on a long-term basis or have acquired the right of permanent residence. Such persons would generally have a Stamp 4 designation on their passports or Garda Registration Cards, although not all persons...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: The following are the actual or estimated costs associated with the travel to China by Minister of State Finneran and one official for St. Patrick's Day: Expense Cost International Flights â¬6,666 (actual cost) Internal Flights â¬1,193 (estimate) Accommodation, Shanghai and Beijing â¬1,284 (actual cost) Accommodation, Hong Kong â¬487 (estimate) Motor travel costs â¬286 (estimate)...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 â 2012 which I published yesterday, provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Kildare. While provision is made to commence contracts to the value of some â¬160 million in the county during the period of the programme, it was not possible to include the Ballyna Regional Water Supply...
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: I have not received any complaints regarding the matter in question. Where such a complaint arises, it would be a matter for the relevant local authority or the Environmental Protection Agency, as appropriate, to investigate.
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: While there are no general conditions in place concerning the transportation of waste water sludge, the collection of sludge requires compliance with the conditions of a Waste Collection Permit issued under waste legislation. Furthermore, my Department's Code of Good Practice for the Use of Bio-solids in Agriculture includes mandatory requirements regarding the transportation of liquid...
- Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: The person in question applied to sell turf cutting rights to the Department in November 2009 but submitted incomplete documentation. My Department is currently in touch with the applicant's solicitor in order to obtain the remaining title documents necessary for the sale to proceed.
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: Potential fines that may be imposed by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in respect of non-compliance with EU legislation are determined by a number of variable coefficients, the value of which is determined at the discretion of the ECJ. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict specific penalties with certainty for any given breach of legislation, notably legislation in respect of which...
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (20 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: The EPA's report"Focus on Environmental Enforcement in Ireland - A report for the years 2006 - 2008"summarises enforcement activities including waste related enforcement activities by both the Agency itself and the local authorities. The full range of waste related enforcement activities is explained in Chapter 2 of the Report. Relevant extracts may be downloaded from the Agency's website,...
- Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (21 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: The â¬200 non-principal private residence charge was introduced in the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, which came into force in July 2009. As an exceptional measure for the year of introduction, the liability date for the charge was fixed at 31 July 2009. The Act provides that the liability date for 2010 and future years is 31 March. Payment does not fall due until two months after...
- Written Answers — World Heritage Sites: World Heritage Sites (21 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: The proposed nomination of a property to the World Heritage List requires the preparation of comprehensive nomination documentation including a management plan for the property. Consultation will take place with the relevant stakeholders including local communities in the preparation of this documentation for future nominations. The Management Plan outlines the framework for the property as...
- Planning Issues. (22 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: In appointing Professor Niamh Brennan, a recognised expert in corporate governance, as chairperson of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority in March 2009, I have demonstrated my commitment to ensuring that the authority conducts its business and is managed in a transparent and appropriate manner. I wrote to the authority's chairperson last year, requesting that a comprehensive review of...
- Planning Issues. (22 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: I will leave no stone unturned on this matter. This is precisely why I appointed Professor Niamh Brennan as chairperson of the authority, who has done an outstanding job so far in looking at these matters and is an expert in corporate governance. The Deputy must remember that I commissioned these reports. Professor Brennan has been quite assiduous in looking at all of these matters. Since...
- Planning Issues. (22 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: The Deputy and I have discussed this matter across the Chamber before. On the last occasion here, he stated quite categorically that two members of the board had a conflict of interest. He has used this phrase again today. I wrote to him subsequently and asked him to name the individuals in question. The Deputy then replied to me-----
- Planning Issues. (22 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: -----and said that he would be in a position to name them when he had possession of the report. He has since come into possession of those reports, and I think it is incumbent on him to name these people.
- Planning Issues. (22 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: If we want to get to the bottom of this-----
- Planning Issues. (22 Apr 2010)
John Gormley: I am answering the question on conflicts of interest. It is obvious to anybody looking in on this that there were potential conflicts of interest. However, Deputy Hogan was the person-----