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Written Answers — Wildlife Preservation: Wildlife Preservation (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: The cormorant is a protected wild bird under the Wildlife Acts and my Department does not have a policy for controlling or limiting the cormorant population. Application may be made to the National Parks and Wildlife Service of my Department for a licence under section 42 of the Wildlife Act 1976, as amended, to scare, capture or kill protected wild birds or protected wild animals that are...

Written Answers — Competition Authority Report: Competition Authority Report (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: The report of the Competition Authority on competition in the professional services — architects — makes a number of recommendations on the registration of the title of "Architect" as provided for in the Building Control Bill 2005. I will give careful consideration to these recommendations on Committee Stage of the Bill.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: A contract for sale has yet to be submitted to the Chief State Solicitor's office by the solicitor acting for the person named.

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, producers, that is, manufacturers and importers, of farm plastics, including 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...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: Under section 17 of the Roads Act 1993, the National Roads Authority has a general duty to secure the provision of a safe and efficient network of national roads and for that purpose the authority has overall responsibility for the planning and supervision of works for the construction and maintenance of national roads. The National Roads Authority operates under the aegis of my colleague the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Levies: Local Authority Levies (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: The following table is based on information supplied by planning authorities and sets out the development contributions collected by local authorities for the period 2001-04 and an estimate of development contributions collected in 2005. County Area 2001 2002 2003 2004 Estimate 2005 Carlow 721,492 527,526 4,108,871 5,423,712 4,979,226 Cavan 985,723 1,250,997 1,726,563...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: Kildare County Council's contract documents for the major elements of this scheme are under examination in my Department and I expect a decision to issue shortly.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (6 Apr 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. As I stated in the reply to Question No. 280 of 16 February 2006, I am keeping the overall employment position in the local government sector under regular review. I am awaiting information from local...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: Kildare County Council's revised preliminary report and water services pricing policy report for this scheme are under examination in my Department and I expect decision to issue shortly.

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 910 of 21 March 2006. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 834 of 21 March 2006. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: The information requested is set out in the following tables. Table 1: L.G.F. General Purpose Grant Allocations 2000-2006 Local Authority 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ â'¬ Carlow County Council 5,528,139 6,834,590 7,727,102 8,550,012 9,728,045 10,682,438 11,791,970 Cavan County Council 9,173,748 10,584,524 ...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: Capital expenditure on schemes approved under the water services investment programme is recouped by my Department to local authorities on the basis of progress and spending by authorities on individual projects rather that overall annual allocations. The amounts recouped to authorities during the period 2000 to 2005 are set out in the following table. Table: Water Service Investment...

Written Answers — Local Government: Local Government (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: The Local Government Act 2001 is designed to provide a modern legislative framework for all local authorities. Under the Act all town councils, including former town commissioners such as Bandon Town Council, may take action to promote the community interest; exercise a representational role, with an office of mayor and structured linkage to the county council; provide local amenities and...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 235 of 9 March 2006.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 234 of 9 March 2006.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 233 of 9 March 2006.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: The recently published report on the financing of local government projects the future expenditure demands on local authorities and puts forward a number of recommendations in relation to the financing of the sector. Future expenditure will be met by a combination of the buoyancy in the existing funding system, some additional funding and the achievement of efficiencies in service delivery....

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446 and 447 together. Management companies for residential developments are generally constituted under the Companies Acts and required to comply with the provisions of company law, which comes within the area of responsibility of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. I understand also that many aspects of the establishment and operation of these...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 Apr 2006)

Dick Roche: No proposals have been received by my Department from Clare County Council for water or sewerage works in Killaloe, nor were any such proposals included in the list of schemes submitted by the council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2003 to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas. Accordingly, no provision has been made for a...