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Order of Business (1 Jul 2008)

John Gormley: I have not met them yet; I am meeting them later.

Written Answers — Outdoor Events: Outdoor Events (26 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: Section 230 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that a licence is required in respect of the holding of a prescribed event or class of event. Part 16 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 provides for the licensing of outdoor events. Article 183 of the Regulations provides that a prescribed event for the purposes of Section 230 is an event at which the audience...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (26 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to determine the extent of cross-party agreement on the recommendations of the April 2004 Report on Seanad Reform by the Seanad Sub-Committee on Seanad Reform, and to advance proposals for implementation. The Report on Seanad Reform sets out comprehensive recommendations for further consideration and action concerning the composition,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: My Department's Vote does not include any Grant in Aid provisions.

Written Answers — Special Protection Areas: Special Protection Areas (26 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: Some 804 objections were received to the proposals to designate 6 Hen Harrier sites as Special Protection Areas (SPAs). Of these, 60 were deemed to be invalid. My Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is currently in the process of assessing the 744 valid objections. Approximately three-quarters of these relate to requests to have land removed from the SPA, with the...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: The net amount remitted to my Department in 2007 in respect of the plastic bag levy was €22,211,727. Copies of the Environment Fund's Annual Accounts up to and including 2006 are available in the Oireachtas library and detail the amount received in respect of the plastic beg levy for years prior to 2007. The 2007 Annual Accounts will be lodged in the Oireachtas library in due course after...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (26 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: On behalf of Rentokil, Arthur Cox Solicitors made my Department aware of the existence of seven cylinders of hydrogen cyanide in April 2007 at the Rentokil premises at Ballymount. This followed a series of meetings held by Rentokil with South Dublin County Council, the Defence Forces, the Fire Services and An Garda Síochána to develop a solution for the disposal of the cylinders. South...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (26 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: The senior administrative and technical posts in the Fire Services and Emergency Planning Section are all fully staffed. In addition, the technical posts in the Section have in recent years being augmented by senior staff seconded from Fire Authorities.

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: In line with the commitment given in the Programme for Government my Department is continuing to provide grants to support the development of waste recycling facilities such as civic amenity sites. This year alone my Department has provided capital grants towards the development of 22 specific civic amenity sites and has paid €8.274 million in grant assistance to Local Authorities under...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (25 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: Scientific assessment of this site dates back to the early 1970s when it was surveyed by An Foras Forbatha. The site was then surveyed in detail in 1984 as part of The National Raised Bog Survey (NPWS). The site features in the report The Raised Bogs of Ireland (1990), where it is compared to a number of other raised bog sites in Co. Galway. In 1995 the site was considered for selection as...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (25 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 and 242 together. Lagarosiphon major, also known as the curly-leaved pondweed, is a native of southern Africa. It has been widely sold for many years as an oxygenating plant for garden ponds and aquaria. However, it is viewed as a major threat to Irish lakes and their associated wildlife since it became established in Lough Corrib in 2005. A...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: The information sought is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work. Some 200 items of EU environmental legislation, including more than 140 Directives, have now been transposed in this country. The four Directives listed in the table below are outstanding for transposition and my Department is working hard to ensure they are...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: As was indicated in the debate on the recently enacted Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Act 2008, the rates under the CO2 system were determined on a revenue neutral basis so as not to undermine the monies available to the Local Government Fund. In addition, it was pointed out that retrospection would not be practicable, as the CO2 data for the car fleet had not been authenticated for...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 457 of 29 April, 2008 in relation to recent correspondence from the club in question. My Department has been in contact with the club and Limerick County Council and received a copy of an Archaeological Assessment for Carnane, Fedamore, Co. Limerick from Limerick County Council on 9 June. The report is being examined by my Department to assess any...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 to 394, inclusive, together. Human rights are, and have always been, a priority of successive Governments and central to our foreign policy. Together with our EU partners, the Government monitors the human rights situation in many countries, on the basis of information obtained from a variety of sources including non-governmental organisations. Where...

Written Answers — Serviced Land Initiative: Serviced Land Initiative (24 Jun 2008)

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

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: Under the Planning Acts 2000-2006, all development, unless specifically exempted under the Acts or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 enables a planning authority to grant a planning permission subject to or without conditions as appropriate. Section 34(4)(c) of the Act provides that the planning authority can make a...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: My Department funds a scheme of grants for the conservation of protected structures, which is administered by local authorities. A total of 603 projects were funded from the scheme in 2007. Almost €7m has been provided for the scheme this year, an increase of 17% on the amount spent last year. The purpose of the scheme is to assist owners or occupiers of structures of architectural...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: The number of hybrid engine motor cars on the national vehicle file on or before 31 December 2007 is 2,304. My Department does not have information on emissions reductions specifically arising from the use of these hybrid engine motor vehicles. However a combined annual saving of 50,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide is attributed to the rebalancing of motor tax and vehicle registration tax and...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (24 Jun 2008)

John Gormley: In order to be able to vote at elections and referenda in this jurisdiction, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Subject to this primary requirement, the person's citizenship then determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. Irish citizens who are registered to vote may vote at all...