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Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (1 Dec 2009)

John Gormley: Expenditure in 2008 on heating in the Department's main offices in Dublin, including Met Éireann, and in Ballina amounted to €102,808. While the Department operates from over forty locations nationwide, it is not possible to give a total figure in respect of all locations, as a number of offices have electric heating, which is not identified separately from other elements of the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (1 Dec 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 299 and 300 together. Under the Government's water pricing policy, local authorities are required to recover the costs of providing water services from non domestic users of these services including community owned properties and buildings in use for not-for-profit community purposes. In January 2008, the Government introduced transitional arrangements for...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (1 Dec 2009)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 131 of 14 October 2009 which deals comprehensively with the issues raised. The position is unchanged. With regard to activity levels under the Building Energy Rating (BER) system, the latest figures received from Sustainable Energy Ireland indicate that some 2,900 persons are currently registered as BER assessors for dwellings and over 85,000 BER...

Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (1 Dec 2009)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply by my colleague, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, to Question No. 43 of 13 October 2009. The contract for the Change campaign was terminated on 31 October 2009. Since then, while the brand has been maintained, the content of the Change.ie site has been transferred to the climate change section of www.enfo.ie with the calculators for...

Written Answers — Aquaculture Sector: Aquaculture Sector (1 Dec 2009)

John Gormley: The European Court of Justice delivered its ruling in Case C1-148/05 on 14 June 2007 and Ireland was found to be in breach of the Directive on the quality required of shellfish waters by failing to: · designate all shellfish waters requiring designation; and · take all necessary measures to establish pollution reduction programmes (PRPs) for waters requiring designation. The European...

Written Answers — Housing Developments: Housing Developments (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The recently published Fifth Annual Report on Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2008 includes a new indicator in relation to the taking in charge of estates. The indicator includes information on the number of residential estates for which the planning permission has expired, in respect of which formal written requests for taking in charge were on hands at the beginning of the year in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 378 of 10 November 2009. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Staffing Levels: Staffing Levels (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: By the end of 2009 my Department will have approximately 150 fewer staff than in January 2009. This is arising from the moratorium on recruitment and the uptake of the Incentivised Career Break and Incentivised Early Retirement Schemes. In the context of the current Government policy on public sector staffing numbers, my Department is engaging with the Department of Finance in order to...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: My Department carries out a number of media campaigns relevant to its remit, in order to promote awareness and behaviour change or to provide information. Details of media campaigns undertaken in 2009 along with the associated costs are set out in the following table. In addition to such campaigns, my Department routinely advertises in newspapers and on radio for various statutory purposes...

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: Radio and newspaper advertisements were recently placed to notify the public of the proposed designation of seven Special Protection Areas in coastal areas of County Dublin. In addition, affected landowners that were readily identifiable were notified directly. This approach is the standard procedure when any candidate Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area or Natural Heritage...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: Since 1 June 1992, all new, extended or materially altered buildings, including those which have timber frame structures, must be built in compliance with the requirements of the national Building Regulations. Primary responsibility for compliance with the requirements of the Building Regulations rests with the designers, builders and owners of buildings. Implementation and enforcement of...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The management of the Letterkenny waste water treatment plant is a matter for Donegal County Council under the direction and supervision of the Environmental Protection Agency. I have no direct function in the matter.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 260 and 261 together. The revenue from the sale of dog licences and the cost of providing the local authority dog control services for the years 2004 to 2007 are as follows:- Year Revenue Cost of Delivery of Service 2004 â'¬2.5m â'¬4.0m 2005 â'¬2.5m â'¬4.2m 2006 â'¬2.6m â'¬4.7m 2007 â'¬2.9m â'¬5.4m The dog control services operated by...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 262 to 264, inclusive, together. I understand that the wind-farm development referred to in the question was granted planning permission before the site was designated as a Natural Heritage Area (NHA). Subsequent to the designation of the site, the developers have approached my Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service to discuss how best to progress...

Written Answers — Building Control Act: Building Control Act (26 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: Section 14 of the Building Control Act 2007 sets out the eligibility criteria for registration of the title of "Architect". Sections 15 and 16 set out specific criteria in respect of nationals from certain other states. It would be a matter for the Admissions Board, established by the Registration Body provided for in Section 13 of the 2007 Act, to make a decision on whether an application...

Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The Deputy has asked for a commitment to upgrade local authority housing.

Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: I am not in a position to give commitments such as this on the floor of the House without making a proper assessment.

Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: We have worked well with Met Éireann. Its staff are part of the emergency team and any resources required for emergency services have been provided and they will be provided in the future. The adaptation strategy will be published in 2010.

Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: The provision of those funds is a matter for the Minister for Transport. Much of that money is provided from motor taxation.

Flood Relief: Statements. (24 Nov 2009)

John Gormley: Yes.