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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (29 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The greater Dublin strategic drainage study was undertaken by Dublin City Council on behalf of the Dublin area local authorities and funded by my Department under the water services investment programme 2004-06. The study report has been submitted to, and is currently being examined by, my Department in light of its relevance to future strategic investment requirements under the water...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (29 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: Any person who undertakes development on foot of a planning permission must complete the entire development. There are extensive enforcement powers available to a planning authority under Part VIII of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to require the works to be executed in conformity with the planning permission granted. In addition to requiring the provision of a wide range of facilities...

Written Answers — Regional Road Network: Regional Road Network (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The provision or improvement of non-national roads in County Monaghan is a matter for Monaghan County Council to be funded from its own resources supplemented by State grants. In August, 2005, local authorities were invited to submit proposals to my Department for inclusion in the 2006 EU co-financed specific improvement grants scheme. It is a matter for Monaghan County Council to decide if...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The Department is co-operating with the Department of Finance, the decentralisation implementation group and the Office of Public Works in implementing the Government's decentralisation programme. A decentralisation implementation team has been established to oversee the arrangements for the transfer of the Department's Dublin based staff to four locations in the south east. An implementation...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The national building regulations govern construction standards for new buildings and for existing buildings which are materially altered, including hospitality premises. Part B of the regulations deals with fire safety and part J deals with heat producing appliances. The regulations are reviewed periodically and take account of emerging harmonised European standards for construction...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Sep 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 — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: An illustrated summary of the Ardfert Cathedral project of interest to the general reader is planned for publication before the end of this year. The excavations at Ardfert Cathedral took place from 1989 to 1995; it is intended that the detailed excavation report incorporating the human remains analysis - over 2000 burials were discovered - will be ready for publication in late 2006.

Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: Local authorities were asked to review their capital programmes for library development and to submit a prioritised list of proposals which they wished to have considered by my Department. In its most recent submission, Kerry County Council has listed seven projects for consideration, with a new branch library at Shanakill-Rathoonane, Tralee, as its third priority. The priority lists from...

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The information requested is set out in the following tables. Name of Company Purpose of Contract Year of Payment TES Consulting Engineers Development/Management of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System 3 year Contract May 1999 extended to 31.12.2002 1999 to 2002 Computer Associates Plc Consultancy re National vehicle and driver file 2000 Drury communications...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage schemes: Water and Sewerage schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The Enniscrone sewerage scheme has been approved for funding in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006 as a scheme to commence construction as soon as possible. Sligo County Council's tender documents for the scheme are under examination in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and are...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage schemes: Water and Sewerage schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The Broadford sewerage scheme has been approved for funding in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006 under the rural towns and villages initiative. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is awaiting submission of Clare County Council's revised preliminary report for the scheme for approval.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage schemes: Water and Sewerage schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The Scariff, Feakle and Quilty, including Mullagh, sewerage scheme, which is being procured as a grouped project, is approved for construction in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006. Clare County Council's contract documents, and updated water services pricing policy report and economic assessment of the scheme,...

Written Answers — Radon Gas: Radon Gas (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: Following the identification in July 2003 of a house in Castleisland with radon concentration levels of approximately 49,000 Bq/m3, the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland undertook a survey of houses in the area. This involved the institute writing to 2,500 householders in and adjacent to the town of Castleisland advising them to have radon measurements carried out in their homes....

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: Details of approved water services schemes in County Kerry are set out in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006, which is available in the Oireachtas Library. The programme sets out a timetable under which funding is available from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to facilitate the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The EU directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment 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. This directive covers a wide range of equipment from large business equipment, such as large refrigeration units, down to the smallest of consumer products such as pocket...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: Public bodies are encouraged on an ongoing basis to improve their recycling effort to help meet environmental objectives. The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's race against waste campaign aims to raise awareness of waste issues and change behaviour at home and at work to reduce the amount of waste being produced and increase recycling. Under the campaign, an...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: Ireland's national action programme under the nitrates directive, was formally submitted to the European Commission on 29 July 2005. A copy of the programme has been placed in the Oireachtas Library. Draft regulations are being finalised by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and Food, to give legal effect to the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: The Drinagh sewerage scheme was 41 in the list of water and sewerage schemes for its western division submitted by Cork County Council in response to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's request to all local authorities in 2003 to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: While local authorities are responsible for the operation and maintenance of public water supply systems, the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has undertaken a number of initiatives over the years to assist authorities to optimise the management, quality and efficiency of such systems. In 1996, following publication of the greater Dublin water supply strategic...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Sep 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1351, 1353, 1397 and 1401 together. The Rathowen sewerage scheme, estimated to cost some €1.23 million, is included in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government's water services investment programme 2004 to 2006 as a scheme to complete planning. Westmeath County Council's preliminary report for the scheme is under examination in the...