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

John Gormley: The Chief State Solicitor's Office have confirmed that they have investigated the title in the above case and have written to the vendor's solicitor with a number of standard pre-contract queries. It is hoped that the matter can be finalised shortly.

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

John Gormley: A sewerage scheme to serve Drinagh was ranked twenty first on the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Cork County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2006 to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of these assessments. The priority lists were taken into account in...

Written Answers — Strategic Drainage Study: Strategic Drainage Study (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I understand that a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is being carried out by Fingal County Council in relation to the Greater Dublin Strategic Drainage Study and that the results of the public consultation process in relation to the Environmental Report element of the SEA are under consideration by the Council. It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the process in the...

Written Answers — Control of Dogs Act: Control of Dogs Act (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Regulations to implement the majority recommendations of the Working Group to Review the Management of Dog Breeding Establishments are currently being finalised in my Department and I expect to be in a position to publish them shortly.

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

John Gormley: My Department has no role in determining the number or location of municipal waste incinerators, or in funding the construction or operation of such facilities. Such decisions are taken by local authorities, in the context of the regional waste management plans for which they have statutory responsibility, and by commercial enterprises, in relation to private sector facilities, and are...

Written Answers — Sport and Recreational Development: Sport and Recreational Development (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 656 to 659, inclusive, together. The Programme for Government provides for a Community Development Plan, underpinned by a Fund of €150m, to be established over a five year period. The Plan will deal with the provision of community facilities such as playgrounds, community centres, local markets, recycling, sports and recreational facilities and will be...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 1314, 1331 and 1345 of 30 January 2008 in which I stated that, in formulating proposals for a minimum energy efficiency standard for lighting, it will be necessary to have regard to a range of factors, including the availability of alternative lamp technologies in the market to meet consumer requirements. The position is unchanged.

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

John Gormley: Information on tyre flows and the management of waste tyres has long been regarded as inadequate. In order to tackle this deficit and put in place a proper regulatory framework, I made the Waste Management (Tyres and Waste Tyres) Regulations 2007. These Regulations impose obligations on persons who supply tyres to the Irish market, whether as producers (e.g. manufacturers, importers...

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

John Gormley: The information requested is set out in the following Table: Sewerage Scheme Date of Receipt of Original Preliminary Report Original Estimated Cost â'¬ Glenties November 2006 3,075,000 Dungloe November 2006 4,603,000 Gweedore September 2000 12,791,000 Burtonport April 2002 3,690,000

Written Answers — Electoral Boundary Review: Electoral Boundary Review (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: On 8 January 2008, I announced that I had established two boundary committees to review local electoral areas. The committees are required to report as soon as possible and, in any event, not later than 20 June 2008. The committees' website is www.electoralareacommittees.ie.

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

John Gormley: The Kenagh and Legan Sewerage Scheme was ranked fourth on the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Longford County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities in 2006 to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of these assessments. The priority lists were taken into account in...

Written Answers — Toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta: Toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta (17 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Cé nach bhfuil aon chinneadh foirmiúil tógtha faoin ábhar seo, bhéinn ag súil, ar an dul chéanna le h-ócáidí eile, go mbeadh vótaíocht do Pharlaimint na hEorpa agus do na toghcháin áitiúla ar siúl ar an lá chéanna i 2009. Is faoin Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta atá sé cinneadh a ghlacadh i leith toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta.

Death of Former President: Expressions of Sympathy (15 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: Fear ciúin séimh ab ea Pádraig Ó hIrighile, but like many quiet people, he was not to be underestimated. Patrick Hillery's career had taken him into well deserved retirement by the time I was elected to Dáil Éireann, but memories of him and his colleagues remained here long after he had ceased to serve as a TD. Like many here today, my abiding boyhood memory of him dates from those...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: On the basis of legal advice available to me, I am precluded from publishing or disseminating either the correspondence from the European Commission in relation to enquiries or investigations into possible infringements or the State's responses as these documents are regarded as part of possible legal proceedings. For this reason, I cannot provide specific details of my Department's response...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (10 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines for Planning Authorities, which were published in April 2005, are designed to strike a balance between establishing a good planning framework for rural housing and facilitating those who are part of or have links to local communities who want to build a house. The Guidelines consolidate the approach on rural housing in the National Spatial Strategy...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (10 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The information requested in the question is given in the following tables. Raised Bogs nominated cSACs in 1999 No# Year Site Code Site Name County Hectares of SAC % of Raised Bog Habitat 1 1997 000457 Derrynabrock Bog Mayo/Ros Subsumed into SAC 2298 2 1997 000497 Flughany Bog Mayo/Sligo 231.09 47% 3 1997 000547 Tawnaghbeg Bog Mayo Subsumed into SAC 2298 4 1999 000297 Lough Corrib...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (10 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: In 1990, a Review Group was established by the then Minister for the Environment to undertake a review of the systems and procedures of An Bord Pleanála. The review was designed to identify any changes that might be made to support the most expeditious disposal of appeals while ensuring that the Board's procedures are adequate and fair for their purpose. The Review Group presented its report...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (10 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The purchase of designated bogland may be complicated by the different types of landownership interests involved, either of the owner or third parties, and therefore can be time consuming from initial application to final closure of contract. Full title to the land must be proven, together with any third party rights. The primary matters which may cause delay include difficulty in sourcing...

Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (10 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The number of elected members in each local authority is set out in section 21 and schedule 7 of the Local Government Act 2001. The Programme for Government contains a commitment to publish a Green Paper on Local Government Reform, which will examine a number of issues in relation to the organisation of local government. The Green Paper will be published shortly; a White Paper on Local...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (9 Apr 2008)

John Gormley: The EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings, which was transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2006, introduced a requirement for a Building Energy Rating System, or BER as it is more commonly known. The BER system is being implemented under the Regulations in 4 phases: BER for new dwellings was introduced with effect...