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Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (2 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: A copy of the correspondence referred to was received in my Department on 21 May 2010. Under the Building Control Act 1990, responsibility for compliance with the Building Regulations is a matter for the owner or builder of a building. Enforcement of the building regulations is the responsibility of the 37 local building control authorities. The authorities are empowered to carry out...

Written Answers — Removal of Graffiti: Removal of Graffiti (2 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: Management and enforcement responses to litter problems, including defacement by graffiti, are a primary responsibility of each local authority to be met from their existing resources. My Department also provides anti-litter and anti-graffiti awareness grants to local authorities to encourage long-term behavioural change in this regard. It is a matter for each local authority, in this case...

Written Answers — Building Control Act: Building Control Act (2 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: Section 14 of the Building Control Act 2007 sets out the eligibility criteria for registration in the statutory register of architects. It includes a category of persons who have been who have been assessed as eligible for registration by the Technical Assessment Board in accordance with the practical experience assessment procedure viz. practising architecture for a minimum period of 10...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: The Gweedore Sewerage Scheme is included as a scheme to start construction under the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library. My Department is currently examining Donegal County Council's Design Review Report and a decision will be conveyed to the Council as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 166 together. My Department has not received any complaints in relation to the disposal of sludge from waste water treatment plants by the company 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. Following enquiries by my...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: The derogation given in 1999 to allow a continuation of turf-cutting by land owners and turbary right owners for their own domestic use has now elapsed for two Special Areas of Conservation located in Co. Mayo. These are Flughany Bog SAC and River Moy SAC. The areas in the River Moy SAC where turf cutting restrictions apply from this year are those bogs previously designated as part of the...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I intend to make the report available in the coming days.

Written Answers — Non-Principal Private Residences: Non-Principal Private Residences (3 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: The table attached to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 199 of 13 May 2010 provides the total number of non-principal private residences registered in each local authority area as at 3 March 2010 (306,790 nationwide) and the number of that total registered to non-resident owners in each local authority area (14,305 nationwide). To remove any possible ambiguity, the table attached...

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (10 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 435 of 1 June 2010. In the meantime, my Department has written to An Garda Síochána requesting an investigation of any offences under the National Monuments Acts and the initiation of prosecutions, as appropriate.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: My colleague, Minister of State Finneran, met a deputation from the Kilreekill Group Water Scheme in March 2010 in relation to the provision of a water supply to the village from the Loughrea Regional Water Supply Scheme. Since then, I have published the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012, which provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services...

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak in favour of the motion. On an occasion such as this I believe we, in Leinster House, live inside a bubble because instead of addressing real issues we usually have political jousting. People are fretting about their jobs and the economy.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: The publication of the Saville report today shows that we must confront issues directly, with courage and in a timely manner. I concur with Deputy Ó Caoláin that the report is a major issue which should be debated in this Chamber. I will cut to the chase. The purpose of the Fine Gael Party's stance is to ask the Green Party and other parties to vote for a general election.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: The question I must ask the Fine Gael Party is why would we want to do that?

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: The parties opposite have described my progressive planning legislation as "Stalinist" and would like to undo it. They have also stated that they wish to repeal my animal welfare legislation.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I am not being provocative but simply stating the facts. The parties opposite do not have any interest in protecting 32 raised bogs or in habitats. Last week, they indicated their opposition to a landscape conservation area. I also hear mutterings about civil partnership. The legislation on these issues is necessary and forms part of a progressive agenda.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: Sometimes I believe the Fine Gael Party, in particular some of its newer members, is much more comfortable with the politics of Ms Sarah Palin than those of President Barack Obama.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I want to continue with our reform agenda. We have managed to reform the expenses regime, a long overdue measure, cap the number of junior Ministers and reduce the number of civil servants working in Ministers' offices.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: We want to go further by banning corporate donations and having a register of lobbyists. We also made two very good appointments in Professor Patrick Honohan as Governor of the Central Bank and Mr. Matthew Elderfield as Financial Regulator. We hear much about the reports published last week. I remember Deputies opposite and members of the media arguing that they would be a whitewash.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: They are not a whitewash but two incisive, hard-hitting reports which do not pull their punches.

Confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government: Motion (15 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: They clearly state that mistakes were made. The Taoiseach acknowledged the mistakes and took full responsibility. The reports also make a number of important statements which have been ignored. The report of the Governor of the Central Bank, Professor Patrick Honohan, states that Anglo Irish Bank was systemically important and the guarantee was necessary. Mr. Regling stated before an...