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Written Answers — Hazardous Substances: Hazardous Substances (14 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The Environmental Protection Agency instigated a survey of Irish surface waters in 1999-2000 to establish the occurrence of certain toxic metals, pesticides and other organic compounds. The survey related to 78 substances and the results are detailed in the EPA report entitled A Survey of Dangerous Substances in Surface Freshwaters 1999-2000, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (14 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: Ireland is working towards the deadline of 30 April 2007 for implementing the EU Directive 2004/35/EC on environmental liability. The directive will apply, inter alia, to installations which are subject to a permit under Council Directive 96/61/EC concerning integrated pollution prevention and control. This permitting requirement is being implemented in Ireland through EPA licensing under...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (14 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The judgment of the European Court of Justice against Ireland in case C-282/02 included an order that the State should pay costs. It is not possible at this stage to indicate these costs, as they remain to be computed by the European Commission. I am advised by the Office of the Attorney General that counsel has not yet submitted a bill for the preparation of Ireland's defence and rejoinder.

Written Answers — Site Development: Site Development (14 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 881 to 883, inclusive, together. The land at Carlyle Pier is owned by Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company. My Department has no function in relation to this proposed development. The baths site is owned by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and I am aware that the council has put proposals for redevelopment of this site on public display. I understand that the...

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (14 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: This proposal is being co-ordinated by the Office of Public Works which placed advertisements in the daily newspapers on 27 May 2005 advising of the appointment of consultants to undertake a feasibility study on a Liffey Valley park and seeking submissions from the public. My Department understands that, the consultants also engage in consultative meetings. Local media will thus be afforded...

Written Answers — Coastal Erosion: Coastal Erosion (14 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: I understand that Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councils are in consultation regarding the carrying out of trial digs and the taking of samples to facilitate a risk assessment for this site and the further action may be required following this. In addition, I recently issued under section 60 of the Waste Management Act 1996 a direction to all local authorities requiring them to...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (14 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: Capital funding is not made available by my Department for the construction of facilities for final disposal of waste. In the Dublin and the south-east waste management regions limited grant assistance has been provided from the environment fund on a pilot basis to assist the development of infrastructure solutions by means of public private partnerships. Capital funding provided by the...

Leaders' Questions. (15 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: That is all the Deputy is good for.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (15 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The energy performance of buildings directive, 2002/91/EC, was adopted on 16 December 2002. While the transposition deadline for this directive is 4 January 2006, the option of a longer period, up to 4 January 2009, is provided for the implementation of more complex provisions regarding mandatory energy performance rating or labelling of newly constructed buildings and of existing buildings,...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: Based on my Department's examination of the register of persons disqualified or restricted from holding a directorship of a private company, I am satisfied that no such person is a member of any body under the aegis of my Department.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The Athea sewerage scheme, which is being advanced as part of a grouped project, has been approved for construction in my Department's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006. Limerick County Council's revised fee proposals for the consultants selected to prepare the preliminary report for the scheme were received on 31 May last and a response will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (15 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The planning tribunal, established on 4 November 1997 is the only relevant inquiry in respect of my Department. Detailed information is being compiled and a comprehensive reply will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (15 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The current project under way on Garnish Island is for the provision of new staff facilities, the opening of the Martello tower to visitors and the provision of a shelter for visitors at the pier. I understand from the Office of Public Works that this project is practically completed. Apart from the above improvements, there are no plans at present to add further to existing facilities for...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The information requested will be provided to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (15 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The area in question is located near the Carrigower river, a tributary of the River Slaney, and is within the Slaney river valley candidate special areas of conservation. My Department is in the process of implementing a revised approach to inclusion of marginal areas along river banks in candidates for special area of conservation. In general terms, the boundaries of river for candidate...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage. (16 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: I am tempted to say that the residents of No. 22 have all the luck, but that would be very unkind.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Report Stage. (16 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: It is because I consider the issue to be important that I was prepared to allow the Bill to be recommitted in respect of the amendment. I welcome the discussion. I picked up on the phrases "pretty close" and "near enough" which were used in the debate to describe the difference between the preliminary report on the census and the final report in volume 1. To be pretty close or near enough is...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (16 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: Details of net provisions and outturns from 1997 to date are set out in the following table. Also included are the resulting residual surpluses surrendered to the Exchequer, which are for the most part relatively small when compared to the full year provisions; the surplus in 2002 arose in the main from the transfer at that time of responsibility for national roads from my Department to the...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (16 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: While my Department provides financing for the protected structures grant scheme for the conservation of protected buildings, the scheme is administered by the local authorities. It is consequently a matter for individual local authorities to assess and prioritise applications and approve funding. Queries relating to this grant scheme may appropriately be made directly to the local authority...

Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (16 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: Cork County Council, along with all library authorities, submitted a prioritised list of library proposals for consideration by my Department for inclusion in the Library Capital Expenditure Programme 2005-2007. The council has listed Mitchelstown library fourth in its order of priority. However, my Department has not received any specific submission in regard to this project from Cork County...