Results 4,121-4,140 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley
- Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: Deputy Hogan asked whether local authorities are getting extra money.
- Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I gave the Deputy an answer.
- Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: The Deputy knows only too well that adjustments had to be made.
- Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: Nothing in the current climate is sacrosanct. We have tried to ensure we invest in labour intensive activities.
- Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: We need to ensure that water infrastructure, which has increased by 19% to â¬560 millionââ
- Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: ââwill remain intact.
- Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: That is my intention.
- Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: We also discussed issues which are of interest to Deputy Hogan's area such as flood protection measures. The measures in question will remain intact.
- Recycling Policy. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I remain committed to building on the success of recycling in recent years despite the recent downturn in recyclable markets. I am glad to say there is now evidence of some market recovery, particularly for good-quality segregated material. I raised the issue at the Environment Council in Brussels on 4 December 2008 and 12 member states supported my intervention. The European Commission has...
- Recycling Policy. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: A number of meetings have taken place with Repak and a number of sub-groups are driving action in the recycling market. A meeting took place on 6 January last at which it emerged the material is now moving and that the amount of recyclables in storage has reduced. Repak estimated that approximately 8,000 to 10,000 tonnes are currently in temporary storage. Markets have reopened and prices...
- Waste Disposal. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: The Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 provide for a system of permitting by local authorities of commercial waste collection activities and for nominated local authorities to attach such conditions as they consider necessary to give effect to the objectives of the statutory regional waste management plans, including in respect of recyclates. Enforcement of a permit is a...
- Waste Disposal. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: Strictly speaking the question does not relate to No. 6 but I will answer it anyway.
- Waste Disposal. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I agree the litter problem is something that needs to be addressed. The Deputy may be aware that we increased the fines already. I am liaising with Irish Business Against Litter, which has done fantastic work. It has asked for a number of changes to be made and I am considering them. In the context of the new international review that we are conducting on waste management, we are examining...
- Waste Disposal. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: The circular I issued means that the brown bins are being rolled out. They have been rolled out in Dublin. That is vital if we are to comply with the landfill directive, especially the amount of biodegradable waste that is going to landfill. The brown bins can make a major contribution to that. Most people are complying with that. There are some initial teething problems but overall the...
- Waste Disposal. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I think I said cement kilns.
- Waste Disposal. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: What I said was that it would be a last resort. We must look at those substances that have a high calorific value and consider what we do with plastics. I said previously that in combination with mechanical biological treatment, MBT, which is what is done elsewhere, we would examine separating out those materials that have a high calorific value. I refer to black bin waste that can go into...
- Proposed Legislation. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 and 218 together. I held a public consultation regarding the control of postering for elections and referenda in autumn 2008. Following the analysis of submissions received by my Department, I informed the Government on 27 January that I intend to pilot test certain measures in the upcoming local and European elections to evaluate their impact on the...
- Proposed Legislation. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: In consultation with local authorities, I am asking them to examine the various options I outlined. They can pick from these options to ascertain which ones are most appropriate to their area and I hope most of them will buy into this. I will meet managers and representative bodies of councillors, which is most important because we must have political buy in, and ask them which option is...
- Proposed Legislation. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: I agree with many of the points made by the Deputy on the role of posters. They are essential. It was never my intention to ban postering. The intention was to introduce some form of regulation so that we would not have the somewhat chaotic postering we have. It is getting worse with successive elections. We received 117 submissions, including that of the Deputy. Many referred to the...
- Proposed Legislation. (5 Feb 2009)
John Gormley: At the risk of repeating myself, we are taking a common sense approach. It is not restricting freedom of expression or unduly restricting postering. What may restrict postering isââ