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Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The regulations transposing the EU directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment, WEEE, in the State impose obligations on persons who supply electrical and electronic equipment to the Irish market and while based largely on the principle of producer responsibility, include specific provisions relating to retailers. Retailers have an obligation to: when selling a new product, to take...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The regulations transposing the EU directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment, WEEE, in the State impose obligations on persons who supply electrical and electronic equipment to the Irish market. They are based largely on the principle of producer responsibility. Producers have an obligation to: finance the environmentally sound management of WEEE; ensure that WEEE is stored and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Grants: Local Authority Grants (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Earlier this year, I announced a new initiative for the provision of a number of skateboard facilities nationwide. Each city and county council was invited by my Department to submit expressions of interest for grant assistance towards the provision of a skateboard park in its area. The closing date for receipt of applications from local authorities was 15 July 2005. City and county councils...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, producers — i.e. manufacturers and importers — of farm plastics, silage bale wrap and sheeting, are required to take steps to recover farm plastics waste which they have placed on the market or alternatively to contribute to, and participate in, compliance schemes to recover the waste in question. The Irish Farm Film Producers...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 531 together. I have received a copy of the report referred to. It deals with a case, of a kind frequently instanced in Ireland's active economy, of competition between the public interest values of development and conservation. There is no pre-ordained or simple solution to such conflicting considerations. It is the function of the physical planning...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I assume that the question refers to radioactive material which was stored on Rocky Island and which was exported to the US in March 2004. The radioactive material had been detected in some supplies of radioactively contaminated scrap steel delivered to the Irish Ispat steel plant in Haulbowline during the 1990s. Following detection, the radioactive content was removed and stored in the Irish...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The Glasson, Ballykeeran, Coosan sewerage scheme has been approved for funding under the rural towns and villages initiative of my Department's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006, at an estimated cost of €3.6 million. My Department approved Westmeath County Council's brief for the appointment of consultants to prepare contract documents for the scheme on 12 May 2005 and the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The Killybegs sewerage scheme has been approved for construction under my Department's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006, at an estimated cost of €17.2 million. Donegal County Council's preliminary report for the scheme is under examination in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible. The council will be in a position to proceed with the preparation of...

Written Answers — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 535 and 545 together. Ongoing contact through correspondence and meetings at ministerial, official and expert level is being maintained with the UK authorities regarding a range of issues in relation to the Sellafield nuclear plant. These contacts are productive and reflect an increasing recognition by the UK Government of the serious concerns held by the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The accompanying table details grant payments, 2002 to 2004, and allocations for 2005 by my Department to County Councils under the local improvements scheme. Payments/Allocations under the Local Improvements Scheme from 2002 to 2005 County Council 2002 Payment 2003 Payment 2004 Payment 2005 Allocation â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ Carlow 142,189 129,494 156,081 156,081 Cavan...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The Limerick County trunk water mains Patrickswell-Adare scheme has been approved for construction in my Department's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006. Further consideration will be given to Limerick County Council's contract documents and water pricing policy report for the scheme on receipt of additional information which my Department has recently requested from the council.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: While decisions regarding attendance at conferences are a matter for local elected members, the Local Government Act 2001 requires an elected council to be satisfied, inter alia, that such attendance is in the general interest of its administrative area and the local community and the rules, regulations and directions associated with conference attendance are designed to reflect this. In...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The European Communities (Drinking Water) Regulations 2000, which transposed Council Directive 98/83/EC, reduced the parametric value for lead in drinking water from 50 micrograms per litre under the previous directive to 10 micrograms per litre. A December 2013 deadline is specified for achieving compliance with this new standard, with an interim value of 25 micrograms per litre required...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (11 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 542, 543 and 546 together. The product in question, genetically modified oilseed rape GT73, was authorised by the European Commission on 31 August 2005 for importation into the European Community for use as animal feed and for industrial use. Article 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council specifies the conditions under which...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (12 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The compilation and publication of the register of electors is a matter for each local registration authority in accordance with electoral law and includes the carrying out of house-to-house inquiries, delivery of registration forms and running local awareness campaigns. It is the duty of registration authorities to ensure as far as possible the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the register;...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: As part of an overall EU commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8% during the Kyoto Protocol period 2008-12, Ireland is committed to limiting emissions to 13% above 1990 levels. The latest available greenhouse gas emissions figures from Ireland's national inventory report, compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency, show overall emissions in 2003 to be 66.57 million tonnes C02...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (12 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The Shannon Callows special protection area for birds is approximately 6,000 hectares in area and comprises three main habitat types, corncrake habitat, wet grassland, and wet grassland with waders. Numerous meetings between officials from my Department, the Department of Agriculture and Food and farming representatives have taken place seeking to agree management prescriptions for these...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (12 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I understand that the land offered for sale by the persons referred to is situated within a natural heritage area and that an offer to purchase is expected to issue shortly from my Department.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: In this case a payment is anticipated within the next four weeks.

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (12 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The building at No. 16 Moore Street has been attributed special historical interest as the location of the final headquarters of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, and the building where the decision to surrender was made. Because of its significant historical and cultural interest, in accordance with the provisions of section 53 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 I recommended on 25...