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Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: A cessation of turf cutting scheme was launched in March 1999 and provided standard rates for the purchase of raised bog and, in exceptional cases, blanket bog that had been statutorily proposed for designation as a special area of conservation or a natural heritage area. In July 2004, my Department concluded an agreement with the farming pillar, under Sustaining Progress, which involved...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The Clifden sewerage scheme is approved for construction in my Department's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006. Galway County Council's preliminary report for the scheme is being examined in my Department in conjunction with a supplementary site location report and a hydrographic marine survey. The latter was received in the Department last month. Once the preliminary report has...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Some 646 producers of electrical and electronic equipment,EEE, were registered with the WEEE register by close of business Friday, 21 October 2005. My Department does not have a record of the total number of undertakings with producer obligations in accordance with the provisions of the EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, WEEE. However, I am advised that the WEEE...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, WEEE, required each member state to introduce regulations providing for a producer funded take-back scheme for consumers of end-of-life equipment from 13 August 2005. Implementation of the directive has been achieved as a result of close co-operation between all stakeholders — producers, retailers and both central and local...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (25 Oct 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 — Regional Road Network: Regional Road Network (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The provision and improvement of non-national roads in County Louth is a matter for Louth 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...

Written Answers — Town Councils: Town Councils (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The number of persons employed directly by town councils, shown as whole time equivalent, WTE, in the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 by town, as provided by the local authorities, is set out in the following table: Staffing Numbers (WTE) 2002 2003 2004 Borough Councils Clonmel Borough Council 92.0 93.0 98.0 Drogheda Borough Council 166.2 163.6 163.6 ...

Written Answers — National Spatial Strategy: National Spatial Strategy (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Page 103 of the National Spatial Strategy deals with housing location considerations. It sets out principles to be considered in ensuring the sustainable provision of housing and is an input to housing strategies and the development plans of planning authorities. It is a matter for each planning authority to ensure that provision is made in its area for an adequate supply of land for...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I am aware of the report to which the question refers. Following the Government decision that a carbon tax would not be an appropriate policy option for the purpose of achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions, alternative policy options are being examined in the context of the review of the national climate change strategy.

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: On 6 July 2005, the Government approved the early purchase of the majority of land interests on An Blascaod Mór for €1.7 million to be provided from within the existing heritage capital allocation of my Department. The Office of Public Works is currently engaged in ongoing negotiations for this purpose and it is expected these will be completed in 2006. The future promotion and management...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department has supported the green schools programme for schools since 2000. The green schools programme is the implementation in Ireland of an international environmental education programme known as eco-schools, a programme of the foundation for environmental education, FEE. FEE is an organisation founded to raise awareness of environmental issues through education. In Ireland the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The Macroom sewerage scheme was included as a proposal for the period 2007 to 2012 in the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Cork County Council for its southern division in response to my Department's request to all local authorities to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department has no application from Fingal County Council in this case nor was such a proposal included in the most recent list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by the council in response to the Department's request to all local authorities to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments....

Written Answers — Local Government: Local Government (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Quality customer service delivered in an efficient and effective manner is a core principle of the local government modernisation programme. In this context, close links and a partnership approach between town and county councils, and local authorities generally, are important to facilitate integrated service delivery and better meet the needs of communities. My Department has supported this...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 624 and 649 together. Ireland has a successful record in meeting EU targets for recovery of packaging waste. Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste is based on the principle of producer responsibility, which is intended to require producers to contribute to the waste management costs of products which they have placed on the market at end-of-life....

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The 15 cent levy on plastic bags, as provided for in the Waste Management (Environmental Levy) (Plastic Bag) Regulations 2001, which took effect on 4 March 2002, applies to all plastic bags supplied to customers at the point of sale to them for the conveyance of goods or products. Prior to the introduction of the levy, an estimated 1.2 billion disposable plastic shopping bags, the majority of...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: Ireland's national action programme under the nitrates directive was formally submitted to the European Commission on 29 July 2005. Earlier this month I issued a consultation paper together with the text of draft regulations to give legal effect to the action programme. Copies have been placed in the Oireachtas Library. Submissions and comments on the draft regulations have been requested by...

Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The Lifesteps initiative, which I launched on 3 October 2005, enables people to use the Internet for major life events through on-line and paper-based guides. It will be promoted across the country through the 32 library authorities and their 374 information points — 345 branch libraries and 29 mobile libraries — between now and the end of the year. The 17 guides published so far have...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department is finalising for publication an interim review of progress in implementing all actions under the national biodiversity plan. I expect to publish the review shortly.

Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (25 Oct 2005)

Dick Roche: The information requested is being compiled and will be communicated to the Deputy shortly.