Results 5,121-5,140 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Nobody owns me.

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I am simply making the point, before the Deputy chooses to make personalised comments, that nobody owns me.

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Thank you.

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "—recognising the importance of well-planned and well-designed residential development, commends the Government's commitment to promoting sustainable communities which: —offer choice to householders across a wide range of accommodation options; —embody high quality urban design which is also...

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I am grateful to Deputy Broughan for removing the slur he placed on me. I am an independent individual and do not depend on any developer. I welcome the opportunity to speak on an issue which is of importance to the everyday lives of so many homeowners. Since coming into office this Government has led an unprecedented reform of the planning system. We have updated planning law from scratch...

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: We will consider its recommendations in their totality.

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Perhaps the acoustics are not what they should be on the far side of the House. I am awaiting the report of the Law Reform Commission and as soon as I receive it I will act on it in its totality. I will consider all aspects of it. Issues exist such as those in Kildare, which I have raised with the council. I will not announce some precipitous action without the benefit of the Law Reform...

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Further to the point made by Deputy Stagg, local authority members have a responsibility to take control of their own areas. Local authority members regardless of their party membership have a democratic imperative which no bureaucrat has. I do not accept the suggestion that they must be beholding and bow down before managers. It is time local authority members used their existing powers.

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The Deputy's party supported that change. He should not play the hypocrite.

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: There is no point in weaselling around and trying to slide out of it now. His colleague sitting behind him is very good at slithering out of issues. In reality that was his party's view.

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Local authority members have considerable responsibility to take charge of what happens in their counties.

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The law is the law.

Housing Developments: Motion. (22 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: It does not. I have replied and the Deputy knows the law as well as I do.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (17 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Draft guidelines to planning authorities on wind energy development, to replace the existing 1996 guidelines, have been the subject of lengthy consultations which commenced in August 2004. My Department has been engaged in giving detailed consideration to the submissions received and I intend to publish the final guidelines in the coming weeks. The new guidelines will recommend that the key...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (17 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department is arranging for a final inspection of the lands in question, in preparation for completion of a contract.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The amount of money spent on public relations consultants or awareness campaigns in 2004 is €4,010,168. This figure includes expenditure on media and materials. The net voted expenditure for the Department in 2004 was €2.2 billion. The names and addresses of the persons who provided printing facilities costing over €5,000 in 2004 for this Department are listed below. Name Address ...

Written Answers — Regional Road Network: Regional Road Network (17 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The provision and improvement of non-national roads in County Cork is a matter for Cork County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants. In August this year, my Department sought applications from road authorities for funding under the 2006 EU co-financed specific improvements grant scheme. The initial selection of projects to be submitted for consideration for...

Written Answers — Control of Dogs: Control of Dogs (17 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 and 1992 place statutory responsibility for dog control on local authorities. The implementation of the Acts is vested in local authorities who have power to appoint dog wardens, to provide shelters for stray and other dogs, to impose on-the-spot fines for several offences and to initiate prosecutions. Local authorities may also make by-laws regarding the control...

Written Answers — Establishment of Town Councils: Establishment of Town Councils (17 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Part 17 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that qualified electors of a town having a population of at least 7,500 as ascertained at the last preceding census and not having a town council may make a proposal for the establishment of such a council. Under the relevant provisions of the Act, a proposal to establish a town council, and the timing of any such proposal, is a matter for the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (17 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: On 18 May 2005 my Department invited each city and county council to apply for grant assistance towards the provision of one skateboard park in its area. All applications received were evaluated on a competitive basis by my Department in conjunction with the National Children's Office having regard to the following criteria which had been notified to local authorities at the time applications...