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Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 619 and 620 together. The area downstream of Clonlara, including the Shannon Cut, is part of the Lower River Shannon candidate Special Area of Conservation. This area of river is of high ecological value with valuable salmon and lamprey habitat and alluvial woodland of a type classed as a priority for conservation under the 1992 Habitats Directive. Both the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The Gorey Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 — 2009 as a scheme to start construction this year at an estimated cost of €13.8 million. My Department is examining Wexford County Council's contract documents for the expansion of the existing wastewater treatment plant and for the upgrade of the town's collection system. Both sets of...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Part VIII of the Planning and Development Act 2000 sets out the existing statutory provisions for enforcement action by planning authorities in cases of breaches of the planning code. The 2000 Act also made a number of significant improvements to the enforcement provisions for persons who make complaints, in particular that all well-founded complaints must be investigated by the planning...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 623 and 667 together. There is no exemption from water charges available in Article 9.4 or elsewhere of the EU Water Framework Directive for schools, hospitals, farms or care centres. This has been repeatedly confirmed by the European Commission. The only exemption available to Ireland, and availed of, is contained in Article 9.4 and relates to dwelling...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Land use and planning functions in the area are primarily a matter for Meath County Council. I can confirm, however, that my Department will be reviewing the current management plan for the world heritage site of Brú na Bóinne later this year with the aim of ensuring that the highest levels of protection and presentation continue to be applied to this group of archaeological monuments...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Ireland is required to protect habitats of European importance under the Habitats Directive 1992, which was transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1997, and the Wildlife (Amendment) Act, 2000. In accordance with the Directive, Ireland has nominated certain raised and blanket bogs, which are priority natural habitats under the Directive, as...

Written Answers — Wildlife Conservation: Wildlife Conservation (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The cormorant, like all wild birds, is a protected species under the Wildlife Acts and the EU Birds Directive. In 2002 the estimated population in the State was 4,550 pairs. As a protected species it cannot be controlled or culled except under licence from my Department. Section 42 of the Wildlife Act, 1976 allows the scaring, capturing or killing of cormorants in instances where serious...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a range of commitments in respect of waste management policy centred on the Government's continued support for the internationally recognised waste hierarchy which places major emphasis on the prevention, reuse and recycling of waste while minimising reliance on landfill and other disposal options. This commitment to the waste hierarchy has added...

Written Answers — Registration of Architects: Registration of Architects (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Section 13 of the Building Control Act 2007 provides that the registration body for the registration of architects shall be the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland. Section 14 of the Act sets out the eligibility criteria for registration in the statutory register of architects. A person who is a fellow or member of the registration body is included as being eligible for...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Where an application for a licence for a discharge of effluent to waters is incorporated in an Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) licence application to the Environmental Protection Agency, the relevant regulations require a site notice as well as a newspaper notice. I have at present no proposals to amend the regulations regarding the licensing by local authorities of...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Current estimates indicate that the average annual sequestration effect of forest areas established as a result of grant aid under the State/EU funded afforestation schemes since 1990 will be 2.074 million tonnes during the Kyoto Protocol period 2008-2012. This represents a significant increase on the estimate for 2006 due to growth of young forests planted in recent years.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: My Department has yet to receive Monaghan County Council's Preliminary Report for the scheme. I understand that the Council is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement in respect of the Castleblayney proposal.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 637 and 643 together. Drumcollogher and Pallasgreen, along with Hospital and Bruff, are being advanced as part of a grouped sewerage scheme that has been approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 to begin construction in 2009. Athea, Askeaton, Foynes and Glin Sewerage Schemes are part of a separate grouped scheme...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I have no function under the Roads Act 1993. Within the functional area of a local authority, noise mapping and action planning in relation to any road to which the provisions of the Environmental Noise Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 140 of 2006) apply are matters for the local authority concerned.

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The conservation study of the Rathcroghan archaeological complex, Co. Roscommon was published in Autumn 2007 and can be viewed on my Department's website, www.environ.ie. Since the publication of the conservation study, my Department has been in contact with Roscommon County Council to progress the relevant recommendations in the study in the context of the review of the Roscommon County...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: My Department does not compile or hold data in relation to consultants engaged by agencies under its aegis. The information requested in relation to consultants engaged by my Department in 2007 is set out in the following table. Consultant Firm / Individual Purpose of Consultancy Payments in 2007 Basis for calculation of cost Report / Publication Date (If Applicable) QTS Group Firm...

Written Answers — Wildlife Conservation: Wildlife Conservation (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Proposals to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for the purpose of protecting the hen harrier were published in November 2007. The published boundaries were derived from national and local surveys carried out between 1998 and 2005 and represent the most important areas for the protection of the hen harrier. In order to meet the requirements of the European Commission regarding the...

Written Answers — Rights of Way: Rights of Way (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Particulars of rights of way created under section 206 and 207 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 are required to be entered into each planning authority's planning register. The Act requires the planning register to be kept at the offices of the planning authority and to be available for inspection during office hours this requirement is restated in my Department's Development...

Written Answers — Local Authority Correspondence: Local Authority Correspondence (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The Local Government Act 2001 (Section 237A) Regulations 2003, provide, inter alia, for the supply of specified documentation to Oireachtas members by local authorities such as the local authority budget, draft development plan etc. Under the Regulations, local authorities are required in addition, to put in place arrangements to ensure that systems, procedures and timeframes equivalent to...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The Cloonelt and Cloonsuck Bogs in north County Roscommon are not designated, or proposed, as Natural Heritage Areas, nor have they been included on the list of 423 sites transmitted to the EU in December 2007 as Special Areas of Conservation. The designated status of any land may be checked on the website www.npws.ie .