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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: The licensing by local authorities of waste water discharges has been subject to a prescribed fee since 1992 and there are no proposals to amend this position.

Written Answers — Official Hospitality: Official Hospitality (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department does not have a wine cellar. Wines are sourced from suppliers as required for the purpose of individual receptions or other events hosted in the Department.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: Government policy on the control and regulation of numbers in the public sector, including local authorities, was announced in the Minister for Finance's Budget statement of 7 December 2005. I am keeping the overall position in the local government sector under regular review. As regards an individual post in a local authority, the County or City Manager is responsible for the staffing and...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: The information requested is set out in the following table:

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 527 and 546 together. Last December I published a Public Consultation Notice announcing a review of Part M of the Building Regulations (Access for People with Disabilities) and the related Technical Guidance Document (TGD) M and inviting specific proposals to amend the existing Part M regime. Over 40 detailed submissions were made by individuals and...

Written Answers — Sustainable Development Strategy: Sustainable Development Strategy (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I understand from Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) that it is planned to start the training and certification of Building Energy Assessors in the second half of 2006.

Written Answers — International Biodiversity Day: International Biodiversity Day (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: International Biodiversity Day, which was celebrated yesterday, 22 May is an annual event designated by the United Nations with the objective of promoting public awareness across the globe of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Ireland ratified this convention in 1996. The world relies on biodiversity, which represents the variety of life on earth and is the fruit of billions of years...

Written Answers — City Boundaries: City Boundaries (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I met with the Limerick City Manager, and the Limerick County and Clare County Managers on 16 May 2006 with a view to initiating consideration of the range of options open to the three Councils in the context of the application by Limerick City Council for an alteration of the boundary of the City of Limerick, and my response of 5 April 2006 to the Limerick City Manager. The Managers have...

Written Answers — Strategic Development Zones: Strategic Development Zones (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I assume that the Question refers to Strategic Development Zones (SDZs). To date, three SDZs have been designated by Government under Section 166 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The Adamstown SDZ in South Dublin, with a site area of 210 hectares, was designated in 2001 and the Planning Scheme approved by An Bord Pleanála in 2003. The overall scheme involves a rolling ten-year...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 529 of 3 May 2006.

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: The amount of motor tax collected for 2005 by each local authority through the online motor tax service operated by my Department, is set out in the following table. Motor Taxation Office Online Receipts 2005 Carlow 1,563,539 Cavan 1,452,922 Clare 3,405,631 Cork 20,607,998 Donegal 2,206,506 Galway 7,937,097 Kerry 4,253,484 Kildare 9,419,424 Kilkenny 2,773,447 ...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (23 May 2006)

Dick Roche: I expect that formal approval of the revised Preliminary Report will issue to Roscommon County Council within the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (18 May 2006)

Dick Roche: No order has been made in respect of my Department to formally designate functions to the Ministers of State. However administrative arrangements are in place whereby Minister of State Ahern has overall responsibility for housing and urban development issues and Minister of State O'Keeffe has responsibility for a number of issues in the environmental and local government services areas.

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (18 May 2006)

Dick Roche: The Office of Public works has identified a suitable site for my Department's headquarters in Wexford. OPW are currently in negotiations with the owners of the site, Wexford Borough Council with a view to purchasing it as soon as possible. The indicative timescale provided for the completion of the headquarters is Quarter 3 2008. The Wexford County Council and Wexford Borough Council are also...

Written Answers — Housing Issues: Housing Issues (18 May 2006)

Dick Roche: The comprehensive results of the 2005 housing needs assessment at individual local authority level will be published shortly in the Annual Bulletin of Housing Statistics and on my Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Written Answers — Voting Procedures: Voting Procedures (17 May 2006)

Dick Roche: Persons whose names are on the register of electors are generally entitled to vote at elections and referenda, according to their citizenship. Detailed requirements in relation to registration, the right to vote and the procedure for voting are set out in electoral law: implementation of these is a matter for local registration authorities and returning officers, as appropriate. Under and...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 May 2006)

Dick Roche: Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Residential Density were published by my Department in 1999. These included a specific objective of reducing urban sprawl and promoting greater efficiency in the use of energy, transport and natural resources. The Guidelines also aim to assist in achieving high quality residential density of a suitable scale at appropriate locations, in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (17 May 2006)

Dick Roche: Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, producers — i.e. manufacturers and importers — of farm plastics (silage bale wrap and sheeting) are required to take steps to recover farm plastics waste which they have placed on the market or alternatively to contribute to, and participate in, compliance schemes to recover the waste in question. The Irish Farm Film Producers...

Written Answers — County Boundaries: County Boundaries (17 May 2006)

Dick Roche: The procedures currently governing boundary alterations are set out in Part V of the Local Government Act 1991 and associated regulations. Under these provisions, it is open to a local authority to initiate a proposal for the alteration of its boundaries. This involves preparation of a formal boundary alteration proposal by the authority concerned including financial, organisational and other...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (17 May 2006)

Dick Roche: The following tabular statement gives details of the combined capital allocation for disabled persons and essential repairs grants notified to each local authority in 2004 and 2005 and the combined expenditure on the schemes in 2004 by each local authority. In 2004 the capital allocation for these schemes was €73.1 million and actual expenditure notified to the Department by local...