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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Mountmellick Sewerage Scheme (Phases 1 and 2) is approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 - 2009. Phase 1 works, which are at construction stage, involve improvement works to the existing waste water infrastructure in the town. The Council has appointed consultants to prepare the Preliminary Report in relation to the Phase 2 works, which will...

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (20 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Day to day operational matters, including arrangements for booking accommodation, travel arrangements, entertainment allowances for meals and so on for officials, board members or directors of the agencies under the aegis of my Department, and arrangements associated with the hosting of any Ministerial functions by these agencies, are a matter for the agency or body concerned and my...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (20 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 158, 265 and 290 of 14 October 2009. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The Clonlara Sewerage Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009 under the Serviced Land Initiative measure. In April 2009, following a review of the Serviced Land Initiative in light of developments in the economy at large, and in the housing market in particular during 2008, and having regard to the oversupply of housing in some...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (20 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Under electoral law, local returning officers are responsible at a referendum for sending a polling information card (PIC) to every presidential elector (i.e. Irish citizen) whose name is on the register of electors. At the recent referendum, the address of the relevant registration authority (city or county council) was included as the return address on the PIC. An Post was responsible for...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: My Department has not provided any funding to my constituency office or the constituency offices of the Ministers of State at this Department for leaflet design, production, delivery and other related costs in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009.

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The total cost of foreign travel incurred by me and the Ministers of State at my Department during 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 is as follows: Year 2007 2008 01 Jan – 13 Oct2009 Total Expenses €43,505.18 €55,474.01 €30,082.74

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The Government has decided to broaden the revenue base of local authorities by introducing a charge on all non-principal private residences. The charge, which is set at €200, is payable by the owners of private rented accommodation, holiday homes and any other residential property that is not the owner's sole or main residence. While detailed guidance has been provided to local authorities...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings, which was transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2006 - 2008, introduced a requirement for a Building Energy Rating (BER) system. The Regulations clearly and unambiguously specify that any person who offers a building for sale or letting on or from 1 January 2009 or any agent...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The Common Recruitment Pool system, which has been in operation for more than 20 years, provides for the filling of posts at Grades V to VII in local authorities and other relevant agencies by competition confined to Local Authorities, Health Boards, Vocational Education Committees, Institutes of Technology and certain other health and local government agencies. Since 1 January 2007,...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Section 247 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that a person who has an interest in land and who intends to make a planning application may, with the agreement of the planning authority concerned (which shall not be unreasonably withheld), enter into consultations with the planning authority in order to discuss any proposed development in relation to the land and the planning...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Following the recommendation of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector (Part 2 of Report No.38 of 25 September 2000) a scheme of Performance Related Awards was introduced in the local authority sector for Managers, Assistant Managers and Directors of Services commencing with the calendar year 2003. The purpose of the scheme was to encourage and reward excellence within...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The fee for making submissions or observations to a planning authority in respect of a planning application is €20. It was introduced in the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001. Since the enactment of the 2000 Act, planning authorities are statutorily obliged to acknowledge submissions on planning applications and to consider those...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Minister Finneran and I have had several discussions in regard to turf-cutting in designated raised bogs. We recently considered the issue of ensuring that the views of all parties, including those directly affected by any restrictions on turf cutting, are reflected in deliberations on the matter. This will be considered further by the Inter Departmental Working Group that I have...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The correspondence referred to in the question was acknowledged but a full response has not yet issued. Aspects of the correspondence are relevant to the work of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on the Cessation of Turf Cutting in Designated Areas and these have been referred to it for its consideration, along with other submissions received. The detailed technical and scientific issues...

Written Answers — Ministerial Travel: Ministerial Travel (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The cost of official domestic travel incurred by me and the Ministers of State at my Department during 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009 is as follows: Year 2007 2008 01 Jan - 13 Oct 2009 Cost â'¬79,245.59 â'¬120,071.01 â'¬49,412.07

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: The Ballyna Regional Water Supply Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009, at an estimated cost of €11.5 million. My Department awaits the submission of Kildare County Council's brief for the appointment of consultants to prepare a Preliminary Report for the scheme. Local authorities were asked in July 2009 to submit an assessment...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (15 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: Work is underway in drafting an amendment to the Control of Dogs Acts and I hope to publish my proposals in the near future. The draft Bill proposes to give statutory effect to the recommendations of the Working Group that had been established to review the management of dog breeding establishments. The Working Group recommended that a dog breeding establishment be defined as 'a premises...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority. (14 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: I have not issued any direction to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority on this or any other matter. Recognising the current difficulties in securing an appropriate and realistic valuation of property assets under the present extraordinary market conditions, my Department and the Department of Finance met with representatives of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority in July. It...

Dublin Docklands Development Authority. (14 Oct 2009)

John Gormley: I am not aware of the position of other agencies but I will address the question of whether I favour current market value. If the Deputy is referring to the NAMA way of doing business, it is current market value plus a premium. I understand, and I believe it already has been in the public domain, that the site we are referring to has been written down by approximately 85%, if one is to...