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Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: Members of the Traveller community can currently be registered at the side of the road. That flexibility could apply. I am more concerned about the other point made by Deputy Gilmore. He is worried about two things and one of them is the problem with homeless people registering, but practical arrangements can be made in that respect. His other concern was about someone who might be put in...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: That is correct. A garda will do that to be secure. Deputy Gilmore's point is a bit more subtle, if I read him correctly. Someone of evil intent who wants to punish his or her family might try using the register.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: The Deputy has raised a subtlety that is not easy to capture in primary legislation. That may happen in one in a million cases, but the case in which it happens is the most important case. I think it could be dealt with in the guidelines.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Report Stage (28 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: We discussed this on Committee Stage. I undertook to discuss some of these matters with the Parliamentary Counsel as they were to do with text. I am advised that it would be wise to leave the wording as it is, and I am following that advice. A whole group of amendments are being taken together because they are textual in their nature. I am advised that it is not required to go for an...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006: Instruction to Committee (28 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 125, it be an instruction to the committee to which the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2006 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, that it has power to make provision in the Bill in relation to the Second Schedule to the Electoral Act 1992 in relation to the preparation of the register of electors. The motion before the House concerns an...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: The National Climate Change Strategy proposed implementation of a system of fuel economy labelling for new cars and the monitoring of carbon dioxide emissions rates for all newly registered cars. Since August 2001, national Regulations require all new passenger cars for sale to be individually labelled with fuel economy and carbon dioxide emissions information. This labelling requirement is...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: According to returns supplied to my Department for the Annual Planning Statistics 2005 275 staff were engaged in planning enforcement in planning authorities in 2005. The figures collected for the annual planning statistics prior to 2005 do not distinguish the staff engaged in planning enforcement and other activities such as development management and forward planning. The Draft Development...

Written Answers — Water Consumption: Water Consumption (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: I assume that the Question refers to water consumption in premises which combine both domestic and other uses. My Department has not issued guidelines in relation to this matter. However, the law requires sanitary authorities in such cases to make a reasonable estimation of the domestic element of water consumption in the premises, and to exclude this from any changes which they make for the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: The EU urban waste water treatment directive prescribes varying standards of treatment for waste water discharges from a graduated range of agglomerations. Discharges from the domestic population and from economic activities are taken into account in determining the extent to which the requirements of the Directive apply to individual agglomerations. As the volume of waste water discharged...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 428 and 429 of 22 November 2006.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: Payments under my Department's scheme for Sheep de-stocking are issued in December of each year. In the present year, farmers will have to participate in either the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) or the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Farm Plan Scheme in order to qualify for a compensation payment.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: The number of school wardens employed by local authorities, as indicated by the local authorities, in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 is set out in the table. School Wardens 2003 2004 2005 County Councils Carlow 7 7 7 Cavan 0 0 0 Clare 4 4 7 Cork 44 42 45 Donegal 8 8 8 Dún Laoghaire Rathdown 88 88 68 Fingal 89 89 97 Galway 0 0 0 Kerry 8 8 8 Kildare 24 25 23 Kilkenny 2 2 2...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: The Local Government Act 2001 has been designed to provide a modern legislative framework for all local authorities. Under the Act all town councils, including former town commissioners, may take action to promote the community interest; exercise a representational role, with an office of mayor and structured linkage to the county council; provide local amenities and raise a local community...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: The information requested, which is derived from the adopted budgets of local authorities, is set out in the following table. 2004 2005 Commercial Rates to be levied Annual Rate on Valuation Commercial Rates to be levied Annual Rate on Valuation € € County Councils Carlow 3,731,278 55.25 3,971,318 58.01 Cavan 5,611,200 46.76 6,137,500 49.10 Clare 23,542,593 57.83...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: Under section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 money paid as development contributions can only be applied as capital for public infrastructure and facilities. Circular Letter PD 4/2003, issued by my Department on 27 June 2003, advised that as such they cannot be used to pay current costs. The circular also advised that refurbishment, upgrading, enlargement or replacement of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: The data requested are set out in the attached table and is derived from local authority 2005 Annual Financial Statements. Capital account debt includes mortgage-related debt and non-mortgage debt; mortgage related loans, although classified as debts, are matched by the income stream from repayments of individual borrowers. Overdrafts are used to fund temporary cash deficits in respect of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: The number of persons employed directly by town councils shown as whole time equivalent (WTE), in the years 2003, 2004 and 2005, as provided by the local authorities, is set out in the table below: Staffing Numbers (WTE) 2003 2004 2005 Borough Councils Clonmel 93.0 98.0 96 Drogheda 163.6 163.6 176.46 Kilkenny 111.0 109.0 107.00 Sligo 118.2 111.4 114.10 Wexford 75.4 71.9 78.15...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (23 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 291 and 292 together. Table 1 under, which is based on data supplied by local authorities for the Report on Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2005, sets out the numbers of grants of permission for individual houses and for housing developments in 2005. House completions in 2005 are set out in Table 2. Table 3 summarises the responses to a survey of...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 428 and 429 together. The Lower Liffey Valley Sewerage Scheme has been approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 at an estimated cost of €31 million. The scheme provides for the expansion of the Leixlip waste water treatment plant under one contract and for the upgrading and improvement of the waste water...

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (22 Nov 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department engaged the services of a private company, on 5 April 2005, to test all buildings under the control of the Department for levels of radon gas. Tests have been carried out to-date on all of the Department's main offices and it is expected that testing of the remaining offices will be completed in the coming months. In cases where high levels of radon are detected remedial...