Results 4,401-4,420 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: I remind the Senator that 1997 is not that far in the past. The figure for 2006 is far in excess of the rate of inflation and the Government's year-on-year increase in funds allocated to local authorities has been far ahead of the Opposition's when it controlled the public purse. In my meeting today with the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland, I pointed out that commercial rates increased by an...

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: Senator Finucane was not here when Senator Bannon started shouting.

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The overall contribution made by my Department in supporting the local government system should be acknowledged. Of the €3.35 billion available to my Department in 2005, approximately €2.94 billion was transferred to local authorities. That is as it should be because local authorities must be funded on a structured basis. A reform which illustrates the way in which local authorities are...

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: I will address the matter of water presently. The blueprint for this co-operation, the CDB strategy for the economic, social and cultural development of each county and city, represents a major improvement and has operated with success on the ground. The issue of social inclusion is related to community development. Practical measures have been taken to ensure that community consultation is...

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The first matter will be decided by planners.

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: To be fair to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, he made the same point.

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: Did the council decide the rent increases?

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The Senator asked me a question.

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: I ask the Senator to provide me with details.

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: Let him go on.

Seanad: Local Authority Services: Motion. (22 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The Senator is smiling.

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (21 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: On receipt of notification from the agency acting on behalf of An Garda Síochána or from the Courts Service that a person has incurred penalty points, the appropriate points are recorded on the driving licence record of that person in my Department's national driver file and a notification is posted to the driver. When 12 points have been accumulated on the licence record the person is...

Written Answers — Fire Safety Regulations: Fire Safety Regulations (21 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: Information supplied by fire authorities on prosecutions for offences under the Fire Services Act 1981 in the years 2000 to 2004 indicates that in respect of indictable offences, recommendations were made to the DPP for prosecution in seven instances, and in respect of summary offences, one prosecution was taken. Information on the reasons for prosecutions is not available in my Department....

Written Answers — Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants (21 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 654 and 655 together. The Government's international legal proceedings against the United Kingdom under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea concerning the Sellafield Mox plant were suspended in 2003 pending resolution of jurisdictional issues in the dispute raised by the European Commission. These issues were the subject of proceedings by the...

Written Answers — Public Procurement Policy: Public Procurement Policy (21 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1500 of 25 January 2006.

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (21 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department's statement of strategy for 2005-07 incorporates an objective of promoting procurement management reform by developing policies, processes and practices in support of a more strategic approach to contract procurement within the Department and those bodies under its aegis. In accordance with this objective, my Department implements existing and emerging guidelines from the...

Written Answers — Electronic Voting: Electronic Voting (21 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: Information provided by returning officers to my Department indicates that the total annual storage cost for the electronic voting machines and ancillary equipment is some €696,000. Details provided by returning officers in respect of ownership of premises, location and annual rental costs are set out in the following table. As already stated in the reply to Questions Nos. 154, 181, 201,...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (21 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: No such grants are available from my Department. If waste asbestos is present on a local authority site, it would be the local authority's responsibility, as a holder of waste, to dispose appropriately and safely of this waste material.

Written Answers — Fire Safety: Fire Safety (21 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The fire safety remit of the National Safety Council will revert to my Department on an interim basis and arrangements for this transfer are currently being discussed with the Department of Transport. A final decision on the appropriate arrangements for the future promotion of fire safety will be made in the light of work currently under way on community fire safety under my fire services...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (21 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: It is not yet possible to finalise firm proposals for the future development of the former Irish Steel site. There is obvious and interesting development potential at the in the event that viable solutions are available to deal with any contamination or structural issues which could constrain future uses. My Department has been mandated by Government to have a suitable site investigation...