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- Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: On 16 June 2008, I received the reports of the two independent Boundary Committees I established in January 2008 to review local electoral areas. When publishing the reports on 17 June 2008, I announced that, consistent with long established practice in respect of constituency formation at European, national and local levels in Ireland, I was accepting the recommendations contained in them....
- Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: A study led by the North/South Market Development Steering Group to determine the feasibility of establishing a paper mill on the island of Ireland was initiated in 2004 and the Phase 1 Study Report was published in August 2006. The feasibility study is the first of two phases and the project was funded jointly by the Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland through Waste and...
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: The National Climate Change Strategy 2007-2012 acknowledged that the public sector, including local authorities, has a key leadership role in adopting high energy efficiency standards and practices that can lead by example and drive change through the wider community. The strategy contained specific commitments for local authorities and delivering on these commitments is primarily a matter...
- Written Answers — Motor Industry: Motor Industry (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: The law relating to trade plates, for which my Department has responsibility, is provided in section 21 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 and the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992. This law does not extend to the use of trade plates outside the State.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Service Indicators: Local Authority Service Indicators (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: A new local government service indicator in relation to the taking in charge of estates has been introduced, which will provide benchmark data from 2009 onwards for monitoring the taking in charge process. The information to be reported will include: the number of residential estates for which the planning permission has expired, in respect of which formal written requests for taking in...
- Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: The timing of European Parliament elections is determined by the EU Council of Ministers by reference to the period corresponding to the first direct elections in 1979. Accordingly, they are held within a specified four-day period in June every five years subsequent to 1979. The Council announced in June 2008 that the 2009 European Parliament elections will take place between 4 and 7 June...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: Local authorities will be notified of their combined capital allocations for the operation of the schemes in question in 2009, following the publication of the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2009. As in previous years, it will be a matter for each local authority to decide on the specific level of funding to be directed towards each of the schemes, from within the combined allocation...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: All County and City Managers, Dublin Assistant City Managers and other posts at that grade in Dublin City Council, and Director of Services and other posts at that grade in all local authorities are free to participate in the Performance Awards Scheme on a voluntary basis. Those who do choose to participate are eligible for consideration for performance related payments. Members of staff...
- Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: My Department has no record of any request for funding for works to Kilmacrennan Abbey. Any such request would be considered by my Department having regard to the available funds under the built heritage capital grant schemes, the overall demand for funding and the relative importance of the works as compared to other project proposals; it should be noted, in this regard, that Kilmacrennan...
- Written Answers — Departmental Property: Departmental Property (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: During 2007, twelve Department owned laptops were stolen as a result of burglary from the Custom House and one was stolen in transit between Department offices. Ten of these were recovered almost immediately. Nine of these laptops were obsolete and had already been prepared for recycling. Of the three laptops not recovered, one was new and unused. One also contained a 3G card. Two Blackberry...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: My Department has an account with a taxi company. Expenditure for the Department on taxis amounted to â¬69,016 in 2007, of which â¬32,186 was paid to the company in question. The corresponding figure for expenditure on taxis in 2008 was â¬73,459, â¬37,307 of which was paid to the taxi company. It is Departmental policy that public transport should be used wherever possible for travel in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: The Department uses external facilities for long-term storage of files, pending their transmission to the National Archives, and for storage of artefacts held by the National Monuments Service. The Department does not hold information on the terms of the contract or on the cost of storage as the contract was effected by the Office of Public Works, which also meets the cost of the storage....
- Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I am currently finalising the White Paper on local government, which I expect to publish shortly following Government consideration.
- Written Answers — Fire Safety: Fire Safety (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I have no function in relation to the training of persons for the installation of multi-fuel and wood burning stoves. Part J of the Building Regulations deals with Heat Producing Appliances and requires that any flue pipe or chimney be designed and constructed so as to reduce to a reasonable level the risk of the building catching fire in consequence of their use. The risk of chimney fires...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: General purpose grants from the Local Government Fund are provided to supplement the income available to local authorities from local sources and from specific grants to enable them to provide an acceptable level of day to day services. It is a matter for each local authority to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard to locally...
- Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: Primary responsibility for the protection and improvement of water quality is assigned to local authorities under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts and related legislation. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exercises general supervision in relation to the performance of these functions by local authorities. The Government is committed to the protection and improvement of...
- Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 225 and 232 together. Some â¬560 million has been provided for my Department's Water Services Investment Programme in 2009, the highest ever such allocation and an increase of 19% over the 2008 provision. This is a clear statement of the priority assigned by Government to the preservation and protection of our water resources, to meeting EU standards for...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: Pending publication of the Revised Estimates Volume for 2009 full details of all grants to local authorities are not yet available.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: Details of all major sewerage schemes approved for funding by my Department are set out in the Water Services Investment Programme 2007 â 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 measure of the devolved Rural Water...
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 233 and 234 together. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to establish new ambitious waste management targets for maximum prevention, re-use, recycling and modern waste treatment to ensure that we match the best performance in the EU for recycling with the objective that only 10% of waste or less is consigned to landfill and to ensure that the...