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Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (9 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: My Department provides the necessary statutory and policy framework within which individual development contribution schemes are adopted by each local authority. However, the adoption of 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 types of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (9 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Funding for service provision, as opposed to capital infrastructure, comes from a range of income sources such as commercial rates, housing rents, environmental and other waste charges and charges for non-domestic water services. Taken as a whole these provide over half of the current funding needs of local authorities. The balance comes from the Local Government Fund in the form of...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (9 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: The Government has considered the position in relation to the former Irish Steel/Ispat site at Haulbowline noting the outcome of the site investigations; the requirement for various works and further monitoring recommended by the environmental consultants and the development issues, particularly technical constraints, site boundary issues, zoning issues and regulatory requirements, meriting...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (9 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: The detailed information sought in the question is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. The Department procures all goods and services in accordance with the Department of Finance Public Procurement Guidelines.

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (9 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: My Department has not contracted the company in question to build facilities on behalf of the State.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (9 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: My Department carries out a number of advertising campaigns relevant to its remit, in order to promote awareness and behaviour change, to consult with the public, or to provide information. Details of advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by my Department carried out during 2008 and the first six months of 2009 are set out in the following table. Costs...

Written Answers — Building Energy Ratings: Building Energy Ratings (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Question Nos. 385, 393 and 394 together. The register of Building Energy Rating (BER) certificates maintained by Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) does not separately identify those certificates which relate to social housing units. The production of BER certificates and advisory reports to persons expressing an interest in availing of social housing is a matter for each...

Written Answers — Capital Projects: Capital Projects (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: It is open to local authorities to enter into leasing arrangements for capital projects subject to compliance with capital appraisal guidelines issued by the Department of Finance for all publicly funded contracts and in conformity with public procurement procedures. Earlier this year my Department issued a circular letter to local authorities setting out new arrangements for the use of...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Total spending by my Department on the protection and conservation of the built and natural heritage in each of the years 2006-2008 is set out in the following table. Year Amount 2006 â'¬61.189m 2007 â'¬76.594m 2008 â'¬92.280m

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: To date, my Department has executed ten contracts of sale in respect of applications for the Bog Purchase Scheme from vendors in County Longford. According to my Department's records, sales have closed in three of these cases and compensation has been paid in full. In the majority of the other cases, deposits have been paid to the vendor and the balance is being held by the Chief State...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, the procedure under which a person may apply for planning permission, and a planning authority, or An Bord Pleanála on appeal, may determine such an application, is open and transparent. Any person may make a written submission or observations regarding an application for permission for proposed development and, having done so, may appeal a...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: In accordance with electoral law, the preparation of the register of electors is a matter for each local registration authority and it is the duty of each authority to ensure, in so far as possible and with the cooperation of the public, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the register. Under section 63 of the Electoral Act 1997, students attending an educational institute in the State on a...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: The Castleblaney/Ballybay/Clones Sewerage Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009 at an estimated cost of €12 million. My Department currently awaits the submission of Monaghan County Council's preliminary report for the scheme.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: I refer to Question No. 406 of 10 March 2009. Costs associated with the operation and maintenance of water services treatment plants have been increasing in recent years, reflecting both the increased capital investment in the sector over the past decade or so and the need to meet increased water quality standards. Details of income and expenditure by each Water Services Authority in...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 207 of 16 June 2009. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Funding for major water and sewerage schemes in Galway is provided under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 which is available in the Oireachtas Library. The Water Services Investment Programme is currently under review to ensure that spending is focused on priority schemes. Water Services Authorities will be asked to undertake updated assessments of needs which...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: A provision of €500 million is available for the Programme for 2009, which is a 1% increase on the record outturn on the Programme for last year. In addition to funding ongoing commitments and new works under the Rural Water Programme, the provision will fund ongoing progress on some 120 major water and wastewater schemes under the Water Services Investment Programme. The available...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: The EPA is responsible for compiling the national inventories of greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland and for reporting these to the European Union and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). These inventories are compiled on an annual basis using the good practice guidelines established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The results become...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: The information requested in respect of my Department is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: The legal costs incurred by the Department and by the Chief State Solicitor's Office on behalf of my Department are set out in the table. These do not include the costs of the Planning Tribunal. Year Amount € 2008 2,485,619 2007 864,289 2006 2,214,747