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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Funding for a Preliminary Assessment of Phase I of Kerry County Council's Villages Sewerage Scheme Refurbishment proposals, which includes Ballylongford, has been approved under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. My Department is awaiting submission of Kerry County Council's report on the Preliminary Assessment. I understand that the Council is also developing a...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (13 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 521 of 5 December 2006. The total cost to my Department of work undertaken in both 2004 and 2005 for the mapping of special areas of conservation which involved the assistance of a helicopter was €64,117 inclusive of VAT @21%. This total relates, as required by my Department's tender specification, to inclusive costs for data capture and analysis per...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (13 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: This circular was issued electronically to County and City Managers and Directors of Services on 29 November, 2006.

Written Answers — Tribunals of Inquiry: Tribunals of Inquiry (13 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: As of 8 December 2006, the overall cost of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments amounted to €61,345,491.42, of which legal costs for third parties amounted to €6,668,070. Fees paid to the legal team engaged by the Tribunal are as follows: Legal Team Member Amount € Senior Counsel John Gallagher* 2,860,694.84 Desmond O'Neill 3,673,673.26 Patrick...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: The Glenamaddy Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as a scheme to start construction in 2007. I approved Galway County Council's Preliminary Report for the scheme earlier this month. Under new procedures I have introduced to speed up progress with the Programme, the Council is now free to advance the scheme to construction without...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323 and 325 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 582 of 21 November 2006.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (13 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: These schemes are included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. I have approved Clare County Council's revised proposals in relation to the scope and scale of the new infrastructure to be provided in each of the locations involved and agreement has been reached with the Council in relation to the funding of the scheme towards which €8.808m will be...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (13 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: The information requested is set out in a table. â'¬ January to date 2006 3,030,593 2005 2,387,589 2004 3,141,139 2003 17,190,665 2002 5,771,127 2001 7,255,079 2000 4,063,875 1999 696,393 1998 741,674 1997 165,748

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 51, 53, 56, 139, 168 and 513 together. I refer to the reply to Priority Question No. 46 on today's Order Paper. As already stated the funding that I will be providing to local authorities for 2007, through general purpose grants from the Local Government Fund, will continue the strong trend of increasing central government support for the local government...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 59 together. In law, the preparation of the Register of Electors is a matter for each local registration authority. It is their duty to ensure, as far as possible and with the cooperation of the public, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the Register. In April 2006, I announced a package of measures to assist local authorities in their work on...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: The Governments water pricing policy requires full and transparent cost recovery of water services — this covers both water and waste water services — supplied to the non-domestic sector. Cost recovery from the non-domestic sector is to be achieved by way of a consolidated meter based volumetric charge, derived from separate rates applicable to water and waste water services. If a...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: As stated in response to previous Questions, the Government has for many years, largely through the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, committed significant resources to assessing the extent of the radon problem throughout the country and to highlighting public awareness of radon and the health risks associated with radon. In reply to Question No. 607 of 1 November 2006, I outlined...

Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57, 71 and 111 together. The Government has provided some €90.2 million, through my Department towards the local authority public library service over the years 1997 to 2006. On foot of this expenditure, supplemented by local authorities from their own resources, 57 new library buildings will have been opened by the end of 2006. In addition, the investment...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: The Kyoto Protocol requires that, the then 15 Member States in the European Union must reduce their aggregate emissions by 8% on 1990 levels during the 2008-2012 Kyoto commitment period. There is no equivalent joint commitment for the current 25 Member States. Under burden-sharing arrangements agreed by the EU in 2002, Ireland must limit its emissions to not greater than 13% above 1990...

Written Answers — Strategic Development Zones: Strategic Development Zones (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Under Part IX of the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Government may by Order, on foot of a proposal from the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, designate a site or sites as a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) to facilitate development considered, in the Government's opinion, to be of economic or social importance to the State. Before proposing the designation...

Written Answers — Electoral Spending Limits: Electoral Spending Limits (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Section 32 of the Electoral Act 1997, as amended, specifies the maximum amounts of expenditure which may be incurred on behalf of a candidate at a Dáil election. The amounts are €25,394.76 in a 3 seat constituency; €31,743.45 in a 4 seat constituency; and €38,092.14 in a 5 seat constituency. Section 3 of the Act provides that these amounts may be varied, by order of the Minister for...

Written Answers — Land Rezoning: Land Rezoning (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Section 10 (2) (a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that a planning authority's development plan shall include objectives for the zoning of land for the use solely or primarily of particular areas for particular purposes (whether residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, as open space or otherwise, or a mixture of those uses). Also, Section 13 (1) of...

Written Answers — e-Government Projects: e-Government Projects (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Substantial progress has been made in my Department on the implementation of e-Government. Vehicle ownership and taxation represent my Department's largest area of direct service provision to citizens and, at an early stage, the Government's Information Society Action Plan identified motor tax as a priority area for electronic service delivery. The motor tax online service, available at...

Written Answers — Public Service Charges: Public Service Charges (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Local authorities are required to recover non-domestic water services costs from users including farm installation. Relevant costs to be recovered include marginal capital costs and operational, administrative and meter installation costs. Following a pilot billing project in one local authority area, and having regard to discussions conducted with farming representatives, I am arranging for...

Written Answers — Sustainable Development Strategy: Sustainable Development Strategy (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: The Ten Year Framework Social Partnership Agreement, Towards 2016, includes a commitment to publishing a renewed National Sustainable Development Strategy by mid 2007. Ireland's first sustainable development strategy, Sustainable Development — A Strategy for Ireland was published in 1997. A review of the Strategy, Making Ireland's Development Sustainable, was published in 2002, ahead of the...