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Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: The detailed information sought is not available in my Department. National waste statistics for all waste streams are published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). National Waste Reports have been published in respect of the years 1998, 2001 and 2004 with interim reports published in respect of 2002 and 2003. An interim report will be issued by the Agency early in the New Year...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: The Listowel Town Council Upgrade Water Supply Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 to start construction in 2007. My Department is awaiting submission of a countywide strategic water supply study being prepared by Kerry County Council to facilitate further consideration of the Council's Design Review Report for the Listowel scheme.

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Under the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003, primary responsibility for developing and implementing responses to litter lies with local authorities. Local authorities are required, so far as is practicable, to ensure that public roads in their functional areas are kept free of litter. They are also required to take all practicable measures for the prevention, control and disposal of litter...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: There is already good collaboration between the EPA and the relevant Northern Ireland authorities in relation to certain functions, especially environmental research and monitoring. The question of the establishment of new North/South Bodies was addressed in the St. Andrews Agreement which provides that the Irish Government and the Northern Ireland Executive under the auspices of the NSMC...

Written Answers — Constituency Boundaries: Constituency Boundaries (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Following the publication by the Central Statistics Office of the Preliminary Report on Census 2006, I sought the advice of the Attorney General on 21 July 2006 in relation to census results and constituency boundaries. The Attorney subsequently advised that constituencies can only be revised on the basis of the final Census figures. My Department also received a limited amount of other...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Waste management services have traditionally been provided at a local level, with individual arrangements being locally determined and tailored to local circumstances. The present legal framework, as determined by the Oireachtas, reflects this. In accordance with section 52 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003, the determination of waste management charges, and any associated waiver...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: The European Pollutant Emission Register (EPER) is published on foot of a requirement in the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive. In Ireland, the EPER is compiled by the Environmental Protection Agency every three years, and gives details on emissions to air and water from activities licensed under the above Directive where emissions of specific chemicals exceed a reporting...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department funds comprehensive range of grants and subsidies which are available from local authorities under the devolved Rural Water Programme to bring quality deficient group water schemes up to a satisfactory standard. These include including a 100% capital grant for new water treatment and disinfection plants. Last February, I announced a capital allocation of €133m for the 2006...

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

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Priority Question No. 46 on today's question paper. The increase in development contributions in recent years reflects the large rise in construction activity which has led in its turn to increased demands for infrastructure, a fairer application of contributions across all development sectors and more accurate estimates by local authorities of their anticipated...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Section 12 of the Building Control Bill 2005, as amended at Committee Stage, sets out a number of ways in which a person may be eligible for registration as an Architect. These include academic and practical experience options. It also provides that a person who is a fellow or member of the registration body (RIAI) on the date of the passing of the Act will automatically be eligible for...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: By any objective standard, there has been remarkable progress over the lifetime of this Government in relation to the protection and improvement of water quality. This progress includes — since 2000 an increase in waste water treatment capacity equivalent to the needs of a populations of 3.1 million since 1997 an increase from 20% to 90% in the level of compliance with the relevant EU...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Ireland signed the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters on 25 June 1998. Progress towards ratification of the Convention is closely aligned with work at EU level. To date, the European Union has adopted two directives as part of the ratification process for the Convention. These deal with public...

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: I assume that the Question refers to a report (30 May 2006) by the UK based Building Research Establishment (BRE). The report sets out a calculated comparison of the above two methods of achieving compliance with Part L for a small sample of two English dwellings. My attention was drawn to this report in correspondence from the timber frame manufacturer who commissioned it. In its conclusion,...

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

Dick Roche: The following table sets out all funding provided to every local authority from the Local Government Fund for 2003 to 2005 and payments to date in 2006. Local Government Fund Payments 2003 to 2006 Local Authority 2003 2004 2005 2006 Carlow County Council 14,119,303 15,013,519 15,825,157 15,849,389 Carlow Town Council 1,658,438 2,124,826 2,250,188 1,800,037 Cavan County Council...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 518 together. I have received the submission referred to in the Question and will give it careful consideration before the Report Stage of the Building Control Bill 2005.

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Since 2002 my Department has allocated over €90 million in capital grants to assist local authorities in the provision of recycling and recovery infrastructure, including bring bank networks, civic amenity sites, materials recovery, composting and biological treatment facilities. This is provided from a number of sources including the Exchequer, the European Regional Development Fund and...

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

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 55 of 8 November 2006. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: In August this year, my Department published a consultation paper on options for future regulation of the waste sector. Submissions were invited on whether there is a need for a regulator for the sector, if so on what model of regulator might be most appropriate and on what powers any such regulator should be given. Following consideration of the submissions received, which is currently under...

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

Dick Roche: Local authority borrowing is subject to the provisions of section 106 of the Local Government Act 2001; borrowing is a reserved function and requires the sanction of the appropriate Minister. Borrowing proposals, including overdrafts, must be submitted to the relevant Minister together with a resolution of the local authority members approving the proposed borrowing. Where sanction is sought...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Dec 2006)

Dick Roche: Cork County Council has ranked a proposed water supply scheme at Monard as fortieth out of these water and sewerage schemes for its Southern Division for the period 2010-2014 in a list of schemes submitted to my Department in July last. The list did not include any plans for a sewerage scheme in the Monard area. The priorities adopted by the members of Cork County Council will inform the...