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- Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (18 Dec 2008)
Michael Kitt: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department's role is one of supporting and assisting local authorities in delivering fire services...
- Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (18 Dec 2008)
Michael Kitt: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department's role is one of supporting and assisting local authorities in delivering fire services...
- Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (27 Nov 2008)
Michael Kitt: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. The Department's role is one...
- Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (27 Nov 2008)
Michael Kitt: My Department issued a Circular letter in August 2008 notifying Local Authorities of a new Capital Funding Programme for Libraries and inviting library authorities to submit priority lists for consideration for grant aid under this Programme. South Dublin County Council indicated that the Ballyroan project is its second priority for funding and this application together with those received...
- Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (19 Nov 2008)
Michael Kitt: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of premises is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department's role is one of supporting and assisting fire authorities in delivering fire services...
- Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (18 Nov 2008)
Michael Kitt: The provision of a fire service in its functional area is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under Section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003. Incident command is an integral part of fire service operations and is governed by the provisions of Sections 27 and 28 of the Fire Services Act, 1981 and 2003. It is included in all fire officership training provided by the...
- Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (18 Nov 2008)
Michael Kitt: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. The Department's role is one...
- Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (18 Nov 2008)
Michael Kitt: The Government, largely through the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII), has, for many years now, worked towards assessing the extent of the radon problem in Ireland. In July 2008 the RPII published the results of a three-year long baseline study on the exposure of the Irish population to ionising radiation, which includes radon. This report, entitled "Radiation Doses Received...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (5 Nov 2008)
Michael Kitt: The determination of the conditions of employment of local authority employees is a matter for local authorities in accordance with section 158 (1) (b) of the Local Government Act 2001. I have no proposals for such legislation.
- Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (29 Oct 2008)
Michael Kitt: Provision was made under the 2006 fire service capital programme to recoup the costs in respect of the construction of a replacement fire station at Belturbet, Co Cavan. In August 2008, following an assessment of tenders received in respect of the project, Cavan County Council wrote to the Department requesting sanction to accept a recommended tender. The associated contract documents were...
- Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (21 Oct 2008)
Michael Kitt: The ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of bituminous coal currently applies in 16 urban areas nationally. The selection of these areas took account of air quality monitoring data and population size. On the basis of these criteria, the ban currently applies to two towns in Co. Wicklow, Bray and Arklow. The question of extending the areas subject to smokeless fuels regulations has...
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Oct 2008)
Michael Kitt: The question of extending the areas subject to smokeless fuels regulations has been, and continues to be, kept under review in consultation with local authorities and having regard to the need to ensure good air quality. Monitoring at permanent and mobile monitoring stations by the EPA and local authorities confirms that air quality in Ireland is good. The question of the need to extend the...
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (8 Oct 2008)
Michael Kitt: The question of extension of the areas subject to smokeless fuels is kept under review in consultation with local authorities and having regard to the need to ensure good air quality. Monitoring at permanent and mobile monitoring stations by the EPA and local authorities confirms that air quality in Ireland is good and does not, at this time, provide any data in support of any such...
- Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (2 Oct 2008)
Michael Kitt: A copy of the report Radiation Doses Received by the Irish Population was provided to me by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) at the time of its launch in July 2008 and I have noted its contents. The report summarises the most comprehensive study of its kind undertaken in Ireland, bringing together data on exposure of the Irish population to all sources of radiation,...
- Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (30 Sep 2008)
Michael Kitt: The Scheme of Housing Aid for Older People is available to assist older people, generally over 60 years, to have necessary repairs or improvements carried out to their homes. Where a suite of works is being grant aided under this scheme, local authorities may also, as part of the package of works, assist with the provision of radon remediation works, where applicable. There is no other...
- Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (25 Sep 2008)
Michael Kitt: My Department has been engaged in consultations with the library authority and An Chomhairle Leabharlanna regarding library development in Kildare Town for some time. While the issues surrounding this proposal are complex, my Department is currently in further contact with the local authority in an effort to finalise the matter and I hope to be in a position to make a decision in the near...
- Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Kitt: The provision of a fire service, including the provision of fire fighting and emergency equipment, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Act 1981 and 2003. The Department supports fire authorities through the setting of general policy and the provision of capital funding, including the recoupment (within the overall funding available) of costs...
- Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (9 Jul 2008)
Michael Kitt: Over the period 1999 to 2007, my Department has provided over â¬12 million in grant aid towards various ICT projects in the public library service. The funding enabled the provision of public access Internet PCs, the automation of library systems and the development of a significant number of other grant aided ICT services/projects, including the Ask About Ireland and Borrow Books websites....
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (9 Jul 2008)
Michael Kitt: Block grant allocations totalling â¬101.85 million have been notified to local authorities in respect of group water scheme measures from the â¬135 million provided for the 2008 Rural Water Programme. This is generally in line with profiled expenditure for the overall â¬750 million provision for the Programme in the National Development Plan 2007-2013. Details of the individual block...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2008)
Michael Kitt: Funding of â¬100,000 has been allocated under my Department's 2008 Built Heritage Capital Programme for the conservation of the Bolton Library in Cashel.