Results 2,741-2,760 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley
- Dublin Docklands Development Authority. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: I am not at all concerned. I understand these valuations have been carried out by the reputable valuers Lisneys, who have said that the valuation of this particular site has gone down by as much as 85%. Listening to what some people have said about NAMA, one might think the decrease is 50% but in this case it is not; the figure is 85%, which is unprecedented but the truth of the matter and...
- Dublin Docklands Development Authority. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: I have not received a valuation.
- Dublin Docklands Development Authority. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: I have heard from my officials and I will say, for the third time, that as I understand it, the value of this site has depreciated by up to 85%. That is my information and it is accurate. It reflects what I have seen in newspaper coverage as well.
- Local Authority Funding. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: Local authorities have budgeted to spend some â¬11 billion in 2009 between current and capital expenditure. The capital income is funded mainly through grants, borrowing and other capital income sources. Current expenditure is funded from specific grants, commercial rates, income from goods and services and general purpose grants. I am providing some â¬905.2 million in general purpose...
- Local Authority Funding. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: The Deputy is aware that when I spoke about costing, it was in the context of a forthcoming budget. The budget provides the costings for a programme for Government. The programme is simply a series of political commitments but the budget puts a financial shape on those commitments. With regard to the programme for Government, we have considered a number of issues relating to the financing...
- Local Authority Funding. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: A two-pronged approach is required in this regard. In the first instance, we must consider a number of expenditure cuts. I am sure the Deputy will agree that it also will be necessary to reform the public service. It is common knowledge that, unlike the boom years, there is not a great deal of activity in planning departments at present. I am obliged to ask myself what these staff are...
- Local Authority Funding. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: I have asked my Department to prepare scoping documents in respect of both matters. The process relating to introducing water meters into people's houses would be both extensive and complex. It will be some time before I can make available to the Deputy a scoping paper on that matter. However, I will keep him well informed of progress. It will take a great deal of time to introduce a site...
- Election Management System. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: On 23 April 2009 I announced that the Government had decided not to proceed with implementation of electronic voting in Ireland. Since then, a process has been put in place to address the issues that arise from that decision. An interdepartmental task force, chaired by my Department, has been established to bring the project to an orderly conclusion and to oversee disposal of the equipment...
- Election Management System. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: As the Deputy will be aware, to date some â¬51.33 million has been spent on the development and roll-out of the system. In addition, there have been associated storage costs. For 2008 these amounted to â¬204,000 - lower than those for the previous years. Storage costs for the years 2004 to 2007, inclusive, were â¬658,000, â¬696,000, â¬706,000 and â¬489,000, respectively. Pending the...
- Election Management System. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: As for the storage arrangements and the costs involved, the original electronic voting machines were stored at 25 local premises. In 2007-----
- Election Management System. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: I already have given this information to the Deputy.
- Election Management System. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: In most cases, these leases are of relatively short duration and will not involve negotiation of termination arrangements or the payment of a penalty to end the lease. The most widely publicised lease concerns the storage facility in Cavan-Monaghan, which was arranged by the former Monaghan county registrar. While the length of that lease - which has been publicised as being for 25 years -...
- Election Management System. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: I told the Deputy previously that I would deal with this issue.
- Election Management System. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: I have done so and I repeat that it will be dealt with.
- Carbon Budget. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: As announced in the 2008 carbon budget and confirmed more recently as part of the supplementary budget in April 2009, there is an unequivocal commitment that a carbon levy will be introduced in 2010. This commitment is reflected in the renewed programme for Government. The recent recommendations of the Commission on Taxation of course must be considered in formulating the carbon levy. The...
- Carbon Budget. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: It certainly is.
- Carbon Budget. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: While this issue falls into the domain of my colleague, the Minister for Transport, that certainly is the intention. I hope the Deputy agrees this shift in ratio is essential and must be made as we were out of kilter with regard to sustainability for far too long. In other words, we were investing far too much in roads and not enough in our public transport system. Thankfully, the new...
- Carbon Budget. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: On the latter question, we are making progress. Many might state that progress is being made in respect of transport simply because there are fewer cars on the road. However, substantial progress is being made in Dublin city, for example, in respect of other modes of transport. I am pleased to note that cycling has increased substantially and visibly throughout the city. Although the bike...
- Carbon Budget. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: Were the Deputy to examine the report of the Commission on Taxation, he would find therein an outline of what a possible carbon levy might look like. That is the closest thing to an estimate I can provide to him at this point.
- Local Authority Funding. (14 Oct 2009)
John Gormley: As Minister, my role is to provide the necessary statutory and policy framework within which individual development contribution schemes are adopted by each local authority. The adoption of individual development contribution schemes is a reserved function of the locally elected members of each planning authority. It is a matter for the members to determine the level of contribution and the...