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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The extension of the Lough Mask regional water supply scheme from Srah to Westport is approved for construction in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 at an estimated cost of €12.73 million. Further consideration will be given to Mayo County Council's contract documents for the scheme on receipt of additional information requested from the council in August. The...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The east Meath coastal sewerage scheme, which was funded under my Department's water services investment programme, has been operational since late 2004. Meath County Council's proposals to prepare contract documents to extend one of the two rising mains to cater for additional development is under examination in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible. The Slane and...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (2 Nov 2005)

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 cost of providing water services from the users of these services, with the exception of households using the services for domestic purposes. The policy framework requires full recovery of the cost of providing water services to the...

Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department has allocated €3.81 million under the National Development Plan 2000-06 for the construction of a new visitor centre to serve Ballycroy National Park, County Mayo, and a site has been purchased in the village of Ballycroy. Planning permission has been obtained by the Office of Public Works, OPW, on behalf of my Department and tender documents are being prepared by the OPW with...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I understand that Westmeath County Council will shortly be inviting tenders for the scheme to provide waste water facilities for Castletown Geoghegan.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The Coole sewerage scheme is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 as a scheme to advance through planning at an estimated cost of €2.9 million. Westmeath County Council's preliminary report and water services pricing policy report for the scheme is under examination in my Department and is being dealt with as quickly as possible. Once these reports have...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1414 of 28 September 2005.

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: In accordance with the EU water framework directive, national water services pricing policy provides for the full recovery by sanitary authorities of the cost of providing water services from the users of these services, on the basis of average operational and marginal capital costs, with the exception of households using water services for domestic purposes. This recovery of the cost of...

Written Answers — Public Relations: Public Relations (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Two communications contracts for public relations have been awarded by my Department since December 2004, one for a publicity campaign for the draft Register of Electors 2006-07 at a value of €148,158.15; and another for media support for the launch of the Burren LIFE project at a value of €423.50. The latter contract has been completed and paid for in full. The former contract is still...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Details of the staff in my constituency office are set out in the following table: Permanent Civil Servants Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants Number of Full-Time Equivalents Grade Number of Full-Time Equivalents Title 2 Executive Officers 0.8 Special Adviser (Principal Officer grade) 2 Clerical Officers 1 Personal Assistant (HEO grade) 1 Personal Secretary...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The information requested is being compiled and will be communicated to the Deputy shortly. A considerable amount of the information involved was set out in reply to Question No. 1331 of 28 September 2005.

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Staff details for the press office are set out in the following table. The salary scales for these grades are available on the Department of Finance website. www.finance.gov.ie Circular 24/2005. Temporary Unestablished Civil Servants Permanent Civil Servants Number Grade Number Title 1 Press Officer (Principal Officer Grade) 1 Higher Executive Officer 1 Executive Officer ...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The public private partnership, PPP, concerned is for a waste to energy plant which will be procured by Dublin City Council on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities, in accordance with their joint waste management plan. Under guidelines issued by the Department of Finance, my Department is required to monitor compliance by local authorities with public policy in regard to PPP...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department submitted implementation plans to the Decentralisation Implementation Group on the decentralisation of the Department's Dublin operations to four locations in the south east, Wexford, Waterford, New Ross and Kilkenny. These plans are also published on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. The plans inter alia identify the risks attendant on the decentralisation process and...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: Bray Town Council adopted its development plan for 2005 to 2011 on 12 April 2005. The question of including objectives for the zoning of land for different uses is a matter for each planning authority to address in the context of its development plan. Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, planning authorities may also include in their development plans objectives regulating,...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 310 of 27 October 2005.

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: I understand the works referred to arose in the course of a road widening scheme carried out by Donegal County Council. My Department has investigated this matter, and considers that the impacts on wildlife and natural habitats are not significant.

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (2 Nov 2005)

Dick Roche: The low cost safety improvement works scheme of grants for non-national roads was introduced by my Department in 2000 as an extension of the scheme operated on national roads by the National Roads Authority, NRA. The NRA assesses applications for grant assistance under this non-national roads scheme on behalf of my Department. The criteria for grant approval are based on accident data,...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (27 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department does not provide supports to local authorities or voluntary organisations for the maintenance or construction of dog pounds. 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,...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (27 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 597 of 25 October 2005.