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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: The Laois Grouped Towns Sewerage Scheme, consisting of Abbeyleix, Durrow, Rathdowney, Mountrath, Stradbally and Clonaslee, is included for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009. Laois County Council's Contract Documents for both the treatment plants and the collection networks elements of the scheme are being examined in my Department and are being...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (7 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: The information requested in the question is set out in the following table. These suppliers were engaged by the Government Supplies Agency in April 2007 and October 2007 respectively. Company Nature of Contract Date of Award of Contract Enterprise Stationery Limited Printing and Supply of File Covers April 2007 Paragon GroupUK Limited Printing and Supplyof Payslips October 2007

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Details of all major water and sewerage schemes included for funding by my Department in Counties Kilkenny and Carlow are set out in the Water Services Investment Programme 2007 – 2009 which is available in the Oireachtas Library. Additional information in relation to progress on individual contracts under this Programme, or in relation to activity generally under the small public schemes...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (7 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Having regard to the Second Schedule of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 and Section 51 of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority Act 1997, the Dublin Docklands Development Authority is specifically excluded from the audit remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General. I am not aware of any provision in the 1993 Act for the making of an order that would place the...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (7 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Question Nos. 498 and 503 together. In September 2008, I requested South Dublin County Council to arrange for an evaluation of lands between Palmerstown and Lucan Bridge, the existing area of special amenity and the N4/0ld Lucan Road/Old Hill Road, in order to assess the suitability of some or all of these lands being designated a new area of special amenity, having regard...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (7 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 — Waste Management: Waste Management (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 409 and 411 of 30 June 2009, which set out in a comprehensive way the position in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: My Department first appointed independent consultants to act as the Litter Monitoring Body in May 1999. Their primary function is to operate the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System (NLPMS) through collating litter quantification and litter pollution data from the local authorities throughout the year and providing an analysis on the national position to me annually. Information...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 to 144, inclusive, together. My Department is currently reviewing the data compiled in relation to Local Authority staffing. The data available from the local authorities concerned in relation to the matters raised in the questions are set out in the table below. The staffing figures are expressed as whole time equivalents. Local Authority June 07 June...

Written Answers — End-of-Life Vehicles: End-of-Life Vehicles (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of life vehicles (ELVs) sets out specific measures to be put in place by EU Member States in relation to the collection, storage, treatment, dismantling, reuse and recycling of end-of-life vehicles. Under the Directive, each Member State is required, inter alia, to ensure that all end-of-life vehicles are dismantled, treated and recovered at no cost to the final...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: In relation to case NT/LM/1420/001, my Department executed the contracts of sale in October 2008 and has issued a deposit. The Chief State Solicitor's Office is in the process of arranging the closing of the sale and payment of the balance. In relation to case NT/LM/1420/009, draft contracts were received by my Department in August 2008. However, having regard to available budgetary...

Written Answers — Local Government: Local Government (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Legislation would be required to confer additional statutory powers on town councils which previously had town commissioner status. The White Paper on Local Government, which will be published following Government consideration of the Report of the Commission on Taxation, will address a broad suite of local government development and financing matters, including issues in relation to town...

Written Answers — Electoral Areas: Electoral Areas (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: In January 2008, I announced that I had established 2 independent committees to review local electoral areas. The terms of reference which I gave the committees included a requirement that they recommend local electoral areas comprising of not less than 4 seats and not more than 7 seats, except in very exceptional circumstances where 3 seat local electoral areas could be recommended if,...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Section 4 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 enables the Minister, by Regulation, to provide for any class of development to be exempted development for the purposes of the Act where, among other considerations, the Minister is of the opinion that such development, by reason of its size, nature or limited effect on its surroundings, would not offend against principles of proper planning...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Ireland is required to meet challenging greenhouse gas emission reductions under the Kyoto Protocol for the period to 2012. All relevant Government Departments are working on the development of further measures to reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions. This work is overseen by the Cabinet Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security, which is chaired by the Taoiseach. I have been...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: When announcing the publication of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill on 3 June 2009, I also indicated that the retention planning permission system is being examined with a view, in particular, to removing the possibility of retention planning permission for unauthorised development which would otherwise have been subject to environmental impact assessment, other than in...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Report and Final Stages.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: I thank the Senators for their amendments. As I indicated yesterday, it was never the intention of the legislation, nor would it have been the ultimate effect, that it would affect elderly and incapacitated people who are long-term residents of nursing homes. However, for the avoidance of doubt, I undertook to make the legislation clear in this regard and to ensure the Bill does not apply...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: I said what I had to say.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Jul 2009)

John Gormley: Yes.