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- Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: In line with the Programme for Government the energy efficiency requirements for dwellings specified under Part L "Conservation of Fuel and Energy" of the Building Regulations 2005 were improved by 40% in 2007 and will be further upgraded to yield a 60% improvement in energy efficiency in 2010, relative to 2005 standards. My Department is also working on the development of a strategy for...
- Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: Enforcement of the Building Regulations is a matter for the individual local Building Control Authorities. Statistics on enforcement of the Regulations, furnished by local building control authorities to my Department for 2008 (the latest period for which figures are available) show that thirty four enforcement notices were served by building control authorities under the Building Control...
- Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44, 118 and 119 together. I indicated on a number of occasions that I was considering the position in relation to the electronic voting and counting project. On 23 April 2009, I announced that the Government have decided not to proceed with the implementation of electronic voting in Ireland. In announcing the decision, I stated that significant additional...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: The Monaghan Town Sewerage Scheme is included for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 - 2009. A Design Review Report submitted by Monaghan County Council is currently under examination by my Department.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: I assume the Question refers to General Purpose Grants from the Local Government Fund. Local authorities were advised of their 2009 General Purpose Grant allocations in October 2008, which indicated an average reduction of 6.4% over the corresponding 2008 allocations. The detailed information is set out in the following table. These allocations are being reviewed in the light of the...
- Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: The EPA reports on Water Quality in Ireland present a review of water quality in various water bodies, including groundwaters, and identify suspected causes of pollution. The EPA also provides details of the quality of urban waste water discharges and sewage sludges in its reports on Urban Waste Water Discharges in Ireland. Local authorities are responsible for the operation and maintenance...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: No civil servant in my Department has been dismissed from 2004 to date in 2009.
- Water Quality. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6, 26, 43, 120 and 121 together. As I indicated in reply to Question No. 1, my Department co-ordinates and finances a major programme of investment in improved drinking water supply infrastructure, active leakage control, telemetry and rehabilitation of water mains, on which some â¬1.6 billion has been invested by the Government in the period since 2000....
- Water Quality. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: The previous reply I gave to the Deputy on the matter is correct. The Deputy put other questions, initially regarding the amount of money involved. The â¬500 million for 2009 is a substantial amount. Although there has been reference to a reduction of â¬60 million on the â¬560 million envisaged in the 2009 Estimates, it should be stated very clearly that the provision represents an...
- Water Quality. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: I gave an interview after my speech to engineers. I was talking about rainwater harvesting and the recycling of water, which is essential, and the conservation of water. My comments were made in the context of climate change. The EPA report to which I referred indicates that as a result of climate change there will be higher precipitation in certain areas of the country and drought in...
- Water Quality. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: I said exactly the opposite. As I informed the Deputy, the reply I gave to her on a previous occasion stands. The position remains the same.
- Water Quality. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: He is never happy.
- Water Quality. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: The Deputy is being deliberately disingenuous.
- Water Quality. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: How unequivocal must I be? All the statements I have made in respect of that matter in the House are completely accurate and they stand. I made reference at the conference in question to the Commission on Taxation, which is considering all of these issues. As matters stand, there is no plan to introduce domestic water rates.
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: The capital provision for water services infrastructure in 2009 is â¬500 million, which represents an increase of 1% on last year's outturn and reflects the Government's ongoing commitment to the sector. In the period since 2000, the Exchequer has spent â¬2.5 billion on the provision of wastewater infrastructure, with 144 major schemes completed. These schemes include the construction of...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: The Deputy inquired with regard to the capital provision of â¬500 million. In the context of the water services investment programme, some 150 schemes are currently in progress. Of these, 90 are wastewater schemes. It is expected that 40 schemes will be completed this year. Of these, 30 are wastewater schemes. It is anticipated that construction will commence on some 50 new schemes....
- Water and Sewerage Schemes. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: It was not quite as straightforward as that. I am very familiar with this plant. I live very close to it. In fact, if Pigeon House Road is the starting point, I live on the same road. The problem is that both parties, Dublin City Council and the contractors, were blaming each other. The contractors were blaming Dublin City Council because in their own document they did not give adequate...
- Departmental Agency. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: Since its establishment in 1997, the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, which operates as a commercial entity and is funded entirely from its own resources, has engaged in the purchase, management, development and sale of lands in the Docklands area. The authority, through its involvement in a joint venture company, Becbay Ltd., made a significant investment in the acquisition of the...
- Departmental Agency. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: The Deputy's essential question is whether it merits further investigation. The answer is "Yes". That is one of the primary reasons I appointed someone who is an expert in corporate governance and who has great expertise in all of these areas, Professor Niamh Brennan, who will be assiduous in examining all of these matters. I agree we must examine them in great detail. Again, I am very...
- Departmental Agency. (7 May 2009)
John Gormley: It is far too early to come to such a judgment. We must await the outcome of these inquiries. In reply to Deputy Tuffy, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General is an independent body. No Minister has, or should have, any influence on it. It will come to its own conclusions. It will inquire into whether the matter merits investigation. However, I welcome the fact that the matter...