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Written Answers — Electoral Management System: Electoral Management System (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Programme for Government, agreed in 2007, contains a commitment to the establishment of an independent Electoral Commission. The renewed Programme for Government , agreed in October 2009, reaffirmed this commitment and identifies a range of responsibilities which the Commission will be mandated to fulfil. An independent Electoral Commission will require new legislation for purposes of...

Written Answers — Carbon Monoxide Detectors: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer to the reply by Minister of State John Moloney, T.D., in response to a Seanad Adjournment Motion on 12 January 2011 which sets out comprehensively the actions already in place and currently being undertaken in order to address the threat of carbon monoxide poisoning. As indicated in that response, the Department is committed to a review of Part J of the Building Regulations, which...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Work is being advanced in the Department on the preparation of draft legislation which will provide, inter alia, for the introduction of domestic water charges. The advice of the Attorney General will be obtained on all aspects of the draft legislation before it is finalised.

Written Answers — Electoral Management System: Electoral Management System (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 121 together. Following the Government decision not to proceed with implementation of electronic voting in Ireland, an Interdepartmental Task Force, chaired by the Department, was established to bring the project to an orderly conclusion and to oversee disposal of the equipment and termination of storage arrangements. The Task Force aims to complete...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department has not issued any instructions to local authorities to review any contracts already entered into in respect of water, sewerage or housing schemes.

Written Answers — National Housing Survey: National Housing Survey (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The National Housing Development Survey database, published in October 2010, established an authoritative baseline analysis of unfinished housing developments to assist in fully understanding the scale and extent of the issues involved; the analysis is informing the work of the high-level Expert Group on Unfinished Housing Developments established in November 2010. A total of 2,846...

Written Answers — Water Supply: Water Supply (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012 , which is available in the Oireachtas library, sets out the plans for investment in major water services projects, including wastewater treatment schemes, in order to meet key environmental and economic objectives over that period. The transposition of the Water Framework Directive in 2003 strengthened the catchment based...

Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. The monitoring, assessment and management of ambient air quality in Ireland is carried out according to the requirements of the EU Air Quality Framework Directive. This Directive was transposed into Irish law through the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (Ambient Air Quality Assessment and Management) Regulations 1999. Under...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is the role of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Government collectively to set the national waste management policy framework. This process is informed by domestic policy goals, EU and wider international policy and practice, and EU legislation and commitments, particularly the revised Waste Framework Directive and the associated waste hierarchy set...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Kildare Water Supply Scheme Phase 2 (Castlewarden to Ballygoran) is included in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012 , as a scheme to advance through planning during the period of this Programme. I understand that Kildare County Council will shortly be submitting the contract documents for the scheme to the Department. Question No. 121 answered with Question No. 109.

Written Answers — Foreshore Leases: Foreshore Leases (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Donegal County Council only recently accepted the valuation terms offered by the Department for a 99 year lease of the foreshore in question. The Department has instructed the Chief State Solicitors Office to finalise drafting of the lease. The Department understands from Donegal County Council that the provision of EU funding for marina development was not or is not conditional on the...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Provision to meet costs arising from the acquisition of turbary rights and freehold under the voluntary bog purchase scheme, together with compensation for commercial and domestic turf cutters who have been obliged to cease activities within designated bogs, will be included in the Revised Estimates for 2011, and supplemented as necessary by support from the Environment Fund over the coming year.

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In Budget 2011 the Government announced that they would be providing an additional 15,000 activation places, delivered through three programmes, to broaden supports that are available to the unemployed. The first of these is the skills development and internship programme which aims to provide unemployed people who are at least 3 months unemployed with a 12 month internship in a host...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (26 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 1 January 2011, my Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I understand that the...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (26 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 1 January 2011, my Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I understand the person...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (26 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 31 December 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 24...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it refused a payment of rent supplement to the person concerned as it was satisfied that he was not legally resident in the State. The HSE has further advised that it has informed the person concerned of its decision and of his right to appeal the decision to its designated Appeals Officer. The HSE has stated that it has no record of an...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Details of proposed legislative changes being contemplated within my remit are set out in the table. Short Title of Proposed Legislative Change Outline of Main Provisions Proposed Approval received for General Scheme of Bill Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2011 To provide for –· a number of measures announced in Budget 2011 which could not be included in legislation...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 07 August 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by or on behalf of the Deciding Officer on the grounds of appeal be sought. These papers were received in the Social Welfare Appeals Office on 28...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In the time frame available, I regret that my Department is not in a position to reply to this question. My Department will be in contact with the Deputy over the coming days and will reply in full to the question raised.