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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The Rochfortbridge sewerage scheme has been approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 under the serviced land initiative. Westmeath County Council's contract documents for the scheme were approved by my Department in June 2004. Revisions to the contract documents were subsequently approved in September 2005 and it is now a matter for the council to...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department is aware that sanitary authorities may in particular circumstances meter domestic water usage in order to assist water management and conservation measures. However, Government policy prohibits the charging of domestic households for domestic water meter services. In the case of domestic water supply provided by way of a private group water scheme, the installation of meters on...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: In accordance with the EU water framework directive, the national water services pricing policy framework provides for the recovery by sanitary authorities of the full cost of providing water services from the users of these services, with the exception of households using the services for domestic purposes. This policy of cost recovery from the non-domestic sector extends to the provision of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (7 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The following table sets out the directions given under section 10 of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act 1978 to local authorities limiting permissible increases in rate poundages-rateable valuation multipliers-annual rates on valuation as the case may be. The directions given to local authorities for the financial years 1978 and 1979 were in anticipation of the provision of the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The contract in this case has been executed on behalf of my Department and is currently with the Chief State Solicitor's office with a view to finalising arrangements with the vendor's legal representatives so that payment may be made to the vendor.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The Mayo towns and villages sewerage scheme, of which Ballyheane is an element, is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 as a scheme to commence construction in 2007. My Department is awaiting submission of Mayo County Council's preliminary report for the scheme. Once the preliminary report is approved the council will be in a position to prepare contract...

Water Services. (2 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: I thank the Deputy for raising this interesting issue. Water metering has been widely abused by people who oppose logic. It is a positive thing. The national water services pricing policy framework provides for the recovery by sanitary authorities of the cost of providing water services from the users of those services, with the exception of householders, and the latter point raised by Deputy...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: A number of legislative measures are in place to address the issue of noise nuisance. Under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (Noise) Regulations 1994, a local authority or any person may seek an order in the District Court to have noise giving reasonable cause for annoyance abated. The procedures involved have been simplified to allow action to be taken without legal...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2005 have been designed to protect waters against pollution from agricultural sources. The regulations give effect to the EU nitrates directive of 1991 and a number of other directives relating to water quality. They provide for compliance by Ireland with the terms of the judgment of the European Court...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: My Department has engaged consultancy assistance in relation to communications in seven cases in the period 2003 to 2005. In all but one case the contract was awarded on a fixed price basis. In one case where communications advice was part of a larger contract it was provided on a per diem rate. In all but one case the contractors had previous experience in working with Departments. Details...

Order of Business. (2 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: Opposition Deputies take it more seriously.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (1 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 322 and 327 together. As the Deputy is aware, the determination of waste management charges, and any associated waiver scheme, is a matter for the relevant local authority, where it acts as the service provider. My Department understands that the annual standing charge introduced by both Dungarvan Town Council and Waterford County Council of €130 and €150...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (1 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The committee for performance awards in the local government sector was established to deal with the assessment of performance awards for senior managers in local authorities. The committee's mandate is to make an independent determination and scrutiny of awards in accordance with a scheme formulated by my Department with the approval of the Department of Finance and which is consistent with...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The Feakle, Scariff and Quilty, including Mullagh, sewerage scheme is approved as a scheme for construction under my Department's water services investment programme for 2005 to 2007. Following consideration of Clare County Council's contract documents, water services pricing policy report and economic assessment, my Department requested the council in December 2005 to re-examine the scheme...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 325 and 326 together. I am forwarding details to the Deputy of the water and sewerage schemes identified by Galway County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2003 to produce updated assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The 2003 assessment...

Written Answers — Housing Schemes: Housing Schemes (1 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: Planning authorities have extensive powers under the Planning and Development Act 2000 to take enforcement action against developers who fail to comply with planning permission. My Department issued Circular PD 1/06 on 25 January 2006 reminding local authorities of their obligations under section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 on the taking in charge of estates. Each local...

Written Answers — Electronic Management System: Electronic Management System (1 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: As part of a programme of further assessment, testing and validation of the electronic voting and counting system, my Department appointed consultants in July 2005, following an open tender competition, to undertake a security and risk assessment of all aspects of the chosen system and to devise a comprehensive programme of additional testing. This work is intended to address issues raised by...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 330 and 331 together. The Tubbercurry and Strandhill sewerage schemes have been approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme, 2005-2007, under the serviced land initiative. The schemes are being procured as a grouped project that also includes the Grange sewerage scheme. Sligo County Council's preliminary reports for these...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The Loughrea regional water supply scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme, 2005-2007, as a scheme to commence construction in 2007. Galway County Council's revised preliminary report for the scheme, which would also serve Kilrickle, is being examined in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible. Once the preliminary report has been...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (1 Feb 2006)

Dick Roche: The relevant communications contracts joined by my Department are set out in the following table. Consultancy Consultant Address Contract amount Date initiated Date completed € Race Against Waste awareness campaign — PR element Consortium led by Lyle Bailie International 31 Bruce Street, Belfast 810,216 July 2003 July 2006 National Inventory...