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Written Answers — Public-Private Partnerships: Public-Private Partnerships (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The information is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: It is always a pleasure to deal with an issue relating to Carlow. I have borrowed part of it, so the speak, for the moment. I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I apologise on behalf of the Minister for Education and Science for her inability to be here, but I understand she is not the only person who was to be here who is not here, and I will deal with that later. I would like to...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: I will convey the Senator's wishes to the Minister. Am I not to reply to a further Adjournment matter on the nitrates directive?

Seanad: Schools Building Projects. (13 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: That is regrettable.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: I assume that the Question refers to the Donaghmoyne group water scheme, County Monaghan. The provision of water treatment facilities through grouped or bundled DBO contracts was originally pilot-tested in Monaghan on the basis of a recommendation by the national rural water monitoring committee. The pilot project initially involved 11 group water schemes, including Donaghmoyne, and three...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (8 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Under the Local Government Act 2001 responsibility for the performance of local authority functions is shared between the elected council and the manager, with the council having the pre-eminent role through its determination of the policy and budgetary framework, and its powers of oversight and direction of the activities of the local authority. The local government modernisation programme...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (8 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Fingal County Council's proposal to expand the Leixlip water treatment plant is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2004-06. Lands at Cooldrinagh have been acquired by the council for this purpose. I understand that Fingal County Council has an application for planning permission for the treatment plant with South Dublin County Council, in whose functional ambit it...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The staffing composition of my private and constituency offices is set out in the following tables. Private Office. Permanent Civil Servants Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants Full time Equivalent Grade Full time Equivalent Title 1 Executive Officer (Private Secretary) 0.8 Special Adviser (Principal Officer grade) 3 Executive Officer 3 Clerical Officer Annual...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 583 of 22 November 2005 and Question No. 292 of 30 November 2005. The qualifications declared for all local authority posts are kept under review in the light of experience of their operation. There are no proposals at present to amend the qualifications for the post of assistant staff officer.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has asked planning authorities for a report on their policies on attaching conditions relating to management companies to planning permissions for various types of residential developments. It is anticipated that all responses will be received and collated shortly. When all the responses from the planning authorities have been...

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Which of them would Fine Gael cut?

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Remind us what child benefit amounted to in 1997.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: That is what we will do.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The Deputy should be specific.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The Deputy has got his sums wrong again.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: This is the most pathetic speech the Deputy has made.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Not true.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: What was the top rate when Deputy Bruton was in power?

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: That is statistical gobbledygook.

Budget Statement 2005. (7 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The truth is he has not read it. He does not understand it.