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- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I said I was signalling that I would introduce amendments.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I thank the Senator who talked about a lack of respect. I have the highest respect for this House. His party leader called for its abolition, but I have never gone that far. If the Senator wants to talk about a lack of respect for this House, he should use other examples, not me.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I am confident that the Bill, as amended, will safeguard the welfare of dogs in breeding establishments and ensure a thriving greyhound industry leading to the creation of employment by enhancing standards and the reputation of dog breeding in Ireland. The amendments will be subject to further advice from the Parliamentary Counsel and represent significant concessions to respond to the needs...
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: That was rough wording. I was trying to be helpful because Senator Bradford asked for it.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I certainly accept the sentiments behind the amendment and agree that we require greater efficiency at local authority level. That is why I have set up a local authority efficiency review group chaired by Mr. Pat McLoughlin, and it is to report shortly. However, at this time to be proscriptive and tell each local authority how to do its business in this regard is not something I envisage in...
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I have explained in detail the genesis of the amendments, how I have engaged with the specific stakeholders and the amendments' complexity. I will state to Senator O'Donovan that I also wrote to the Taoiseach and that he must accept my bona fides on this matter. I do not write to the Taoiseach lightly on such issues but I did so because this spells out in detail exactly what I had in mind....
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I have explained to the Senator on two occasions why that is the case.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: It is not disrespectful in any way to Members of this House. Quite simply, it is due to time constraints and the complexity of the issue which requires the input of the Parliamentary Counsel. This militated against us in introducing the amendments in this House, but as the Senator knows only too well, they must be endorsed by this House.
- Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (16 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Not only did the people on the working group do first year in veterinary medicine, they were veterinary experts. That is the reason they were in the working group in the first place. The amendment would have the effect of not including any bitch less than two years old. That is the key issue. It is fairly incredible that the Senators could envisage a Bill to regulate puppy farms which...
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (17 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Enforcement actions against illegal waste activity are a matter for the local authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE). I am satisfied that appropriate powers and resources are available to these enforcement authorities. I have no specific information on illegal dumping problems in South Tipperary. The 2005 report of the OEE, The Nature and Extent of Unauthorised Waste...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 â 2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library, provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water and sewerage services infrastructure in County Galway. While provision is made to commence contracts to the value of some â¬130 million in the county during the period of the Programme, it was not possible to...
- Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: To implement a commitment in the Programme for Government in 2007, re-iterated in the renewed Programme for Government in October 2009, a review of the Environmental Protection Agency commenced in February 2010 following the appointment of members on 2 February 2010. The review's terms of reference are as follows: i) To review the legislation governing the EPA, including the licensing...
- Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (17 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: In December 2009, following a decision by Government, I informed the House that I would be bringing forward proposals for the installation of water meters in households served by public water supplies. These proposals will give effect to the commitment in the renewed Programme for Government to introduce charging for domestic water in a way that is fair, significantly reduces waste and is...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I refer to the reply to questions Nos. 337 and 342 of 5 May 2010 which sets out the position on the Pallasgreen, Bruff and Hospital Sewerage Schemes.
- Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (17 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, which gives effect to the â¬200 charge on non-principal private residences, defines "owner" at section 1 as "a person . . . who . . . is entitled to receive the rent of the property, or where the property is not let, would be so entitled if it were so let". Where a property is willed or gifted to an individual and a right of residence is retained by...
- Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (17 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, which sets out the detail of the â¬200 charge on non-principal private residences, is structured from a starting position of a universal liability for the charge in respect of residential property. It goes on to exempt certain properties and owners from the charge, the most significant exemption being where a property is occupied by the owner as his...
- Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (22 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The application for a foreshore licence made by the person in question is currently under consideration by my Department and I expect to make a decision on the matter as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 and 424 together. Mains rehabilitation is a key priority under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 â 2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library. A key input to the development of the Programme was the assessment of needs prepared by local authorities in response to my Department's request to the authorities last...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I refer to the reply to question No. 316 of 11 May 2010 which sets out the position on the Cooraclare Sewerage Scheme.
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (22 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: My Department wrote to the legal representatives of the person in question on 15 June 2010.