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Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (24 Sep 2008)

John Gormley: The information requested in the question is set out in the following table: â'¬ Consultancy Expenditure 2007 1,553,000 Consultancy Expenditure 2008 (to end August) 397,524

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (24 Sep 2008)

John Gormley: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The main purpose of this Bill is to implement the recommendations in the report of the independent Constituency Commission published in October 2007 on revisions to Dáil and European Parliament constituencies. In addition, the Bill amends the law relating to the constituency revision process and provides for the introduction of alternative...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Order for Second Stage (24 Sep 2008)

John Gormley: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Question Nos. 871 and 872 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 656, 657, 658 and 659 of 17 April, 2008, which sets out the current position in regard to the matter in question.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 236 of 14 May 2008. The Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines for Planning Authorities were published in April 2005, and have a statutory basis as they were issued under Section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The Guidelines are designed to achieve a balance between a good planning framework for rural housing and the local housing needs of...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: The pilot community warden service, which was established in five local authorities in 2002, has since been placed on a permanent footing. Following a process of adjudication, the practical issues concerning the extension of the service to other local authorities have recently been settled. Accordingly, it is now open to other local authorities to introduce the scheme, having regard to...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Question Nos. 875 and 908 together. As stated in the reply to Question Nos. 238 and 239 of 14 May 2008, section 10(2)(m) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 requires a development plan to include objectives for the protection of the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Gaeltacht, including the promotion of Irish as the community language, where there is a Gaeltacht...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: A grant of €17,000 was approved for this work under the 2008 Civic Structures Grant Scheme. A claim for payment of the grant in question was received by my Department last week and is being dealt with.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: The Waterford Grouped Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme is approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 at an estimated cost of €48.3 million. My Department is awaiting submission of tender documents by Waterford County Council for the wastewater treatment plants for the seven locations in the scheme which are being procured under a single...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: There is no requirement in law for county or town councillors to obtain advice from conservation experts. However, if the building in question is on the "Record of Protected Structures" planning permission is required for demolition under the Planning and Development Act 2000.

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 884 to 887, inclusive, together. This contract was procured for the purposes of a surface clearance only and it was never envisaged that the contract would involve sub-surface excavation or other such remediation of the East Tip. In Autumn 2003, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government appointed Lisneys to sell any remaining plant and...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: The information requested in the question is set out in the following tables. Consultancy Expenditure by Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 to Date â'¬5,442,000 â'¬7,058,000 â'¬4,424,000 â'¬4,716,000 â'¬4,994,000 â'¬1,553,000 â'¬3,442,000 Consultancy Expenditure relating to Public Relations and Advertising by Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 to Date...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (10 Jul 2008)

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

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 892 to 894, inclusive, together. The testing and monitoring of wastewater treatment and disposal systems in respect of which planning permission has been granted is a matter for each relevant local authority. The interpretation and application of planning guidelines in individual cases is also a matter for each relevant planning authority and An Bord...

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: While my Department compiles a broad range of housing statistics for publication in the quarterly Housing Bulletin, specific data are not available on the number of one-off houses built outside of areas zoned for development.

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: In order to address the issue of accumulated backlogs of farm plastic on farms, my predecessor announced in May 2006 that designated facilities would be provided on a temporary basis by local authorities where farmers could deposit stockpiled farm plastic. In total, some 35,000 tonnes of materials were collected at these temporary facilities over the period 2006 to 2007. Local authorities...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: My Department has prepared a Screening Regulatory Impact Analysis on the options for transposing the EU Environmental Liability Directive. This document is available on my Department's website (www.environ.ie). Preparatory work on drafting the legal instrument for transposing the Directive is underway in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General. I will publish the draft...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Question Nos. 898 and 899 together. Ireland signed the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters on 25 June 1998. Progress towards ratification of the Convention is closely aligned with work at EU level and, in that context, the European Union has adopted two Directives as part of the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 39 of 9 July 2008. The European Court of Justice issued its judgement in the case reference C-215/06 on Thursday 3 July. The case had two aspects relating to: how the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (85/337/EEC as amended by 97/11/EC) is affected by the availability of retention planning permission under Irish legislation; and the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (10 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: The European Commission sent a first letter of formal notice to Ireland in relation to this matter on 27 June 2007. Following consultation between relevant Departments and the Attorney General's Office, Ireland's response issued on 27 September 2007. The Commission issued a second letter of formal notice on 3 April 2008. Ireland's response to this letter is due to issue on or before 18 July 2008.