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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (1 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Under section 206 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, public rights of way may be created by agreement between a planning authority and any person having the necessary power to dedicate such a right over land. Section 207 of the Act provides that, if it appears to the planning authority that there is need for a public right of way over any land, the planning authority may, by...

Written Answers — Turbary Payments: Turbary Payments (1 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: In order to allow payment in this case a current tax clearance certificate has been requested from the person named.

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (1 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The Designated Areas Appeals Advisory Board currently has a total of 51 cases on hand. The average length of time taken by the board to finalise an appeal has been 74 weeks. This average includes cases where, for example, the appellant lived abroad and delays were encountered by the board in securing submission of documents and scheduling a mutually convenient date for a hearing. An analysis...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (1 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: Areas amounting to some 1,060,000 hectares have been proposed for designation as special areas of conservation under the terms of the habitats directive, comprising both terrestrial and marine elements. Some 220,000 hectares are designated as special protection areas under the birds directive and some 59,600 hectares as natural heritage areas under the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000. There is...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (1 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: As previously indicated, Government efforts and resources, together with those of the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, RPII, continue to focus on highlighting public awareness of radon and improving information to householders so as to enable and encourage them to address monitoring or remedial requirements effectively and economically. The Government has over the years, largely...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (1 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: An evaluation of the needs and resources model was completed by independent consultants in 2002, following which it was made available to local authorities via the Local Government Computer Services Board website. A copy of the report is available on request from my Department and I have arranged for a copy to be transmitted to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (1 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 27 October 2005 which outlines the current position regarding completion of the new library in Leixlip. With regard to staffing, the cap on local authority staffing levels dates from a Government decision in December 2002 to cap public service numbers at the then existing levels and to reduce numbers by 5,000 across all sectors by the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The second stage of the Castleisland sewerage scheme is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-2006 as a scheme to commence construction next year at a cost of €5.5 million. Kerry County Council's preliminary report for the scheme, together with the associated water services pricing policy report, is under examination in my Department and is being dealt with as...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (1 Dec 2005)

Dick Roche: The Kerry villages sewerage scheme, which includes Finuge, is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-2006 as a scheme to commence construction in 2006, at an estimated cost of €8.3 million. Kerry County Council's brief for the appointment of consultants to draw up a preliminary report for the scheme is under examination in my Department and is being dealt with...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277, 284, 287 and 288 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 7 of 29 November 2005. The national climate change strategy sets out Ireland's approach to meeting its target for the propose of the Kyoto Protocol, which is to limit growth in greenhouse gas emissions to 13% above 1990 levels in the 2008-12 commitment period. The strategy projected...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 278 and 291 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 105 of 29 November 2005.

Written Answers — Capital Expenditure: Capital Expenditure (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The mid-east region comprises counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. The funding for capital purposes allocated by my Department to the mid-east region, together with allocations to the remainder of the southern and eastern region and the Border, midlands and western, BMW, region for the years 2000 to 2004 is set out in the following table: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 (€million) ...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The Dunlavin sewerage scheme has been included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 as a scheme to enter planning. I understand that Wicklow County Council have prepared a preliminary report for this scheme and are also working to complete internal consultations on the proposals. Following this, I intend that my Department will consider its approval for the...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The improvements made to the terms of the essential repairs grants scheme in recent years have permitted a significant upscaling of the level of activity. In line with these changes and the efforts of local authorities the number of individuals benefiting has increased significantly. The effective maximum grant has been increased to €9,523 and the level of recoupment by my Department to...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The water supply to Athy is being augmented as part of phase 1 of the Kildare water supply strategy which has been approved for construction under my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06. Earlier this month I approved Kildare County Council's tender documents for the augmentation works. It is now a matter for the council to proceed with the invitation of tenders for the...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. Higher thermal performance standards apply to new dwellings commencing on or after 1 January 2003 under amending Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Energy) Building Regulations 2002 and the related 2002 edition of technical guidance document L published by my Department. The setting of a single operative date, 2003, involved bringing...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The national climate change strategy, 2000, contained a proposal for the production of energy efficiency certificates by vendors of older, pre-building regulations 1991, houses. This proposal was overtaken by the subsequent publication, in May 2001, of a draft EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings. This directive, 2002/91/EC, was formally adopted on 19 December 2002. The...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: In the context of the potential reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from the cement sector, companies within the sector are now covered by the EU emissions trading scheme and participating installations are expected to reduce emissions according to the provisions of the scheme. A report commissioned by my Department and published in February 2004, determining the share of national...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (30 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The qualifications declared for the post of assistant staff officer enable existing local authority employees, including persons originally employed as general operatives, to compete for such posts if they have at least two years' satisfactory experience as a clerical officer or in an analogous post. In such cases, the leaving certificate requirement does not apply. It is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (30 Nov 2005)

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