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

Dick Roche: An upgrade of the Kinnegad waste water treatment plant and an extension of the sewerage network were ranked 11th and 26th, respectively, in the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Westmeath County Council in response to my Department's request to all local authorities in 2003 to undertake fresh assessments of the need for capital works in their areas and prioritise proposals on...

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

Dick Roche: The Coosan surface water drainage scheme was completed at a cost of €600,000 some years ago under the serviced-land initiative measure of my Department's water services investment programme. Detailed information on the number of households connected to the scheme may appropriately be sought from Westmeath County Council.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (29 Jun 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 are under examination in my Department and will be dealt with as quickly as possible. The county council will be...

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

Dick Roche: My Department conveyed approval to Westmeath County Council in April 2005 to proceed as quickly as possible with the provision of stand-alone waste water facilities for Castletown Geoghegan. The decision followed an examination by my Department of the tender report for the Castletown Geoghegan component of a wider pilot programme undertaken by the national rural water monitoring committee. My...

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

Dick Roche: The Mullingar sewerage scheme has been approved for construction in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 at an estimated cost of €66.4 million. My Department is awaiting submission of contract documents for the scheme by Westmeath County Council. Detailed information on the number of households to be connected to the scheme may appropriately be sought from the county...

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

Dick Roche: The Athlone main drainage scheme has been approved for construction in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 at an estimated cost of €10.1 million. My Department is awaiting submission of a preliminary report for the scheme by Westmeath County Council. Detailed information on the number of households to be connected to the scheme may appropriately be sought from the...

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

Dick Roche: The Milltownpass sewerage scheme is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 under the rural towns and villages initiative at an estimated cost of €4.285 million. My Department is awaiting submission by Westmeath County Council of tender documents for the scheme for approval together with a revised water services pricing policy report. Information on the...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (29 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: EU legislation on standards for drinking water was most recently updated by Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of drinking water. The directive was given statutory effect in Irish legislation by the European Communities (Drinking Water) Regulations 2000 which came into force on 1 January 2004.

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (29 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: Each county and city manager is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. My Department does not have information regarding total staff numbers or salaries in respect of housing related functions for each housing authority.

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (29 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 514 and 515 together. I am satisfied that local authorities have adequate powers under sections 19 and 20 of the Litter Pollution Acts 1997-2003 to tackle the problem of defacement, by writing or other marks, of property that is in, or visible from, a public place. Section 20 of the 1997 Act provides for the service of notices on occupiers rather than owners,...

Written Answers — Local Authority Rates: Local Authority Rates (29 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The information requested is set out in the following table. Income from commercial rates 1997-2004. Year National Dublin City Council South Dublin County Council Fingal County Council Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m â'¬m 1997 458.16 122.94 31.12 21.54 30.24 1998 493.10 128.22 33.77 25.35 33.17 1999 538.99 140.52 38.84...

Written Answers — Development Levies: Development Levies (29 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: Information in regard to development contributions collected by planning authorities are published in my Department's annual planning statistics, which are available in the Oireachtas Library. The total amount of development contributions on all developments commercial, industrial and residential collected by planning authorities in 2003 was €215 million. The 2004 planning statistics are...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (29 Jun 2005)

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

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (29 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: Over the years, the Government, largely through the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland, has committed significant resources to assessing the extent of the radon problem throughout the country and to increasing public awareness of radon and public health. To date, the institute has carried out a survey of 1,487 homes in County Clare. Of these, 224 were found to have radon levels...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (29 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: The association in question is represented on the working group was set up to review the management of dog breeding establishments and has, accordingly, a forum in which to make its views known to me. Pending the completion of the report of the working group, I have no proposals to meet with the association.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (29 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: I expect to be in a position to submit a final version of Ireland's nitrates action programme to the European Commission in July.

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

Dick Roche: The Annagh-Baylin water scheme was completed some years ago under my Department's water services investment programme at a cost of €4.8 million. Detailed information relating to the number of households connected to this scheme may appropriately be sought from Westmeath County Council.

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

Dick Roche: The Carrickmacross sewerage scheme is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 as a scheme to commence construction this year. Further consideration will be given to Monaghan County Council's contract documents for the waste water collection system on receipt of additional information requested by my Department from the council earlier this month. The council's...

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

Dick Roche: The Monaghan town sewerage scheme is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-2006 as a scheme to commence construction this year at an estimated cost of €26.76 million. I recently approved Monaghan County Council's preliminary planning report for phase 1 of the scheme which involves new surface water sewers, pumping stations and rehabilitation of foul sewers in...

Planning and Development Regulations: Motion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2005)

Dick Roche: We could have discussed it for hours in committee. I will address that in my response.