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Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: Cork County Council submitted a revised application for a foreshore licence at the location referred to in the Question in November 2009. The relevant State bodies have been consulted on the application and my Department will shortly advise the local authority on arrangements for public consultation.

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: The information requested is set out in the table below. Number of Tax Discs Issued 2008 and 2009 by Licence Type Licence Type 2008National 2008Meath 2009National 2009Meath Annual 1,630,459 39,789 1,528,384 32,739 Half-yearly 803,338 20,761 778,361 17,532 Quarterly 1,964,038 49,655 2,204,004 46,752 Total 4,397,835 110,205 4,510,749 97,023

Written Answers — Public Sector Recruitment: Public Sector Recruitment (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: With effect from 24 March 2009 until the end of 2010, no public service post, however arising, may be filled by recruitment, promotion, nor payment of an allowance for the performance of duties at a higher grade. This general moratorium also applies to temporary appointments on a fixed-term basis and to the renewal of such contracts. My Department received a delegated sanction from the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: While there are no declared engineering qualifications with the specific title of Civil Engineering to Water Services Operations Management, there are national qualifications for Engineering posts for Sanitary Services. In 2005, following consultation with all key stakeholders, four National Qualifications for Engineering posts of Senior Executive Engineer, Senior Engineer, Executive Engineer...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: My Department has sought additional information from Fingal County Council in relation to its recent proposal to carry out this work as an addition to the Portrane/Donabate/Rush/Lusk Wastewater Treatment Plant contract. A decision on the proposal will be expedited on receipt of the information requested.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: Professional and Technical staff are employed in my Department to provide technical and scientific analysis and advice, and, where appropriate, to undertake inspections. In this context, the number of people who may be involved in inspections in the areas for which information is sought in the question is as follows: Environment Inspectorate 6 Water Inspectorate 13 Planning Inspectorate...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: There is no one working solely on the collection of overpayments within my Department. Should they arise, overpayments are pursued by the relevant Section of the Department and the recovered amounts are processed by the Accounts Section. In the case of any salary overpayments, recovery arrangements are put in place through the payroll on foot of instructions from Personnel.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: The issuing of dog licences and exhumation licences are matters for individual local authorities. Deer hunting licences are issued by the licensing section of my Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The licensing section, which has approximately 9 full-time equivalent members of staff, deals with all licences issued under the Wildlife Acts. Regional Management staff of...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: Works funded under my Department's capital programmes, amounting to some €1.5 billion in 2010, are generally labour intensive. Such works include construction in respect of housing and water services; regeneration/remedial works; energy efficiency retrofitting; provision of extensions and improvements; built heritage conservation; and improvements to national parks. These programmes...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Government is committed to introducing comprehensive legislation on noise pollution. As part of the preparatory process, extensive public consultation was undertaken during which over 200 submissions were received from the public and key stakeholders. After due consideration of these submissions, the General Scheme of a Noise Nuisance Bill was prepared and approved by the Government in...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: In law, the preparation of the Register of Electors is a matter for each local registration authority – the city and county councils. It is their duty to ensure, as far as possible and with the cooperation of the public, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the Register. Section 17 of the Electoral Act 1992 requires a registration authority to prepare a special voters list comprising...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: My Department provides a detailed list of the legislative activity (primary and secondary) undertaken during the previous year in each of its Annual Reports. These Reports are published on my Department's website (www.environ.ie). The Acts or Bills initiated by me since coming to office, the House in which they were initiated and the time given to each stage is set out in the following...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Estates: Unfinished Housing Estates (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Department is progressing a range of actions, with the co-operation of local authorities and other key stakeholders, to address the issue of unfinished or unoccupied estates. These actions include an accurate quantification, classification and mapping of the various types of unfinished or unoccupied estates on a county by county basis to understand the scale and distribution of the...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: Mink found in the wild in Ireland are descended from animals that escaped from fur farms. They have been breeding in the wild since the 1950s and are now found throughout the country. A report published by my Department in 2009 estimated that a national eradication programme for mink would cost in excess of €1 million, based on a potential population of between 20,500 and 33,500...

Written Answers — Climate Change Convention: Climate Change Convention (20 May 2010)

John Gormley: The recent round of negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change took place over the three days 9 to 11 April 2010. This session was an agenda setting exercise for the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol, and did not include a Ministerial...

Written Answers — Health Surveys: Health Surveys (20 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Government has considered the position in relation to the former Irish Steel/Ispat site at Haulbowline noting the outcome of the site investigations and the recommendations of the environmental consultants. The Government decided that the Office of Public Works would chair a working group to develop a structured and coherent approach to the further management and development of the site,...

Electoral Representation (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: I wish to share my time with Deputy Charlie O'Connor.

Electoral Representation (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the Dáil this evening on the question of by-elections and other electoral matters. It gives me a chance to clarify the Government's position and to dispel some of the myths that have been floated by our colleagues on the Opposition benches.

Electoral Representation (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: I had the pleasure of watching the Deputies on the monitor.

Electoral Representation (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Opposition Members have lately begun talking about electoral reform, and the party opposite has produced some modest proposals in that regard. However, today its members have decided to introduce a Bill that focuses on a single issue in isolation from all other aspects of electoral reform. The proposal would serve only to remove the discretion of the Dáil and diminish the role of the...