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- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: In the period 2008-2012, Ireland will meet its target for the purposes of the Kyoto Protocol through a series of national measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, supplemented as necessary by the purchase of carbon units on the international market. Government policy in this regard is set out in the National Climate Chance Strategy 2007-2013 and, for the purpose of purchasing carbon units...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: The Government's policy on staffing and numbers in the public sector, including local government, is to ensure that overall staffing levels are significantly reduced. Together with the existing recruitment moratorium, three further schemes to support this objective were announced by the Minister for Finance in his Budget Statement of 7 April 2009 - the incentivised scheme of early retirement,...
- Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: The amounts collected to date under the non-principal private residence charge and the net amounts pertaining to each local authority as at 15 January 2010 are detailed in the following table. The net figures incorporate a reduction of approximately 1% on average to cover administration and transaction charges. My Department does not have figures relating to amounts received by town...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: The Bandon sewerage scheme was included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009. Contract Documents for this scheme are currently under examination in my Department and a decision will be conveyed to the council as soon as possible in light of the finalisation of the Water Services Investment Programme for 2010 to 2012. Local authorities were asked in July 2009 to...
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: Housing authorities have been instructed, by Circular letter, to begin the process of designating suitable new-build housing for incremental purchase by way of a Manager's Order. The Housing (Incremental Purchase) Regulations 2009 set out the classes of dwellings to which incremental purchase arrangements apply. Further regulations are required to give full effect to the detailed terms of...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: Local authorities have invested â¬130 million in water conservation projects since 2003, most of which came from Exchequer funds. I can say with absolute certainty that this sum will be substantially exceeded in the three-year period of the next water services investment programme from 2010 to 2012. I will make an announcement shortly in that regard. The degree of leakage varies...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: It does not offer any costings.
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: As I indicated, we are making assessments and will increase substantially the amount to be invested in water conservation in the same way as we fulfilled our commitment to invest in flood protection. Investment will happen because it is an absolute necessity. During the cold snap there was demand in the Dublin area of some 624 megalitres, which broke all previous records. The level of...
- Waste Management. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: The facility in question is being advanced by Dublin City Council, acting on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities in the context of their statutory regional waste management plan, by way of a public private partnership, PPP. The State is not a party to this PPP agreement and has undertaken no financial or other liability in respect of this project. As I previously indicated, it is my...
- Waste Management. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: It is clear that Government policy in this area has changed in many aspects. I have introduced various regulations including, for example, provision to ensure that we increase the amount of waste collected from food outlets. That regulation will be enacted in June. We have clearly stated that incineration will no longer be the cornerstone of policy.
- Waste Management. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: I am saying clearly that incineration is not the cornerstone of waste policy.
- Waste Management. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: Of course. How many times do I have to say it? In regard to the project in question, I said in my reply that it has been put forward by Dublin County Council. It may be embarrassing for Deputy Hogan to be reminded that it was his party's councillors who voted for the proposal to be included as part of the waste plan.
- Waste Management. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: They were told at the time by my colleagues on Dublin City Council that this would invariably lead to the project going ahead, but they ignored that advice and voted in favour in any case.
- Waste Management. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: It is important that people understand this facility has a capacity of some 600,000 tonnes and, as such, will have a major impact on the waste market. The judgment before Christmas by Mr. Justice McKechnie was in line with the contention of the waste industry, namely, that the facility should be reduced in size and that it will have the effect of being anti-competitive. The authorised...
- Waste Management. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: I hope to meet the proposed authorised officer this week, after which that person should be in a position to commence work very quickly. We will have to examine how long it will take to complete the task but I hope it can be done as quickly as possible. I will report back to the Oireachtas as soon as the authorised officer reports to me. It is vital that we engage in this process in order...
- Flood Response Reports. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: Written responses to circular letter MEM 01-09 have been received from 22 of the major local authorities since the flooding event in November 2009. The authorities which have not provided written reports are Donegal, Fingal, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, South Dublin and Waterford county councils, and Dublin and Waterford city councils. A number of those local authorities...
- Flood Response Reports. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: I listed the local authorities that have not responded.
- Flood Response Reports. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: The Deputy has counted them.
- Flood Response Reports. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: Yes. I can assure the Deputy that that will happen. The reports have been circulated to the relevant sections of my Department for consideration and any action that may be required. The reports were also sent to the Department of Transport, which has responsibility at central government level for national and non-national roads and also to the Office of Public Works, which is the lead...
- Flood Response Reports. (21 Jan 2010)
John Gormley: In reply to Deputy Tuffy, in December I made â¬16.488,257 million available to 16 city and county councils and three town councils to assist them with the unexpected expenditure involved in responding rapidly to the flooding in their areas. Deputy Lynch inquired about risk assessment and how we will use the information. We must use the information to ensure that in those areas which have...