Results 581-600 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 446, 447 and 455 together. A complaint was received from the European Commission in May 2009, through the EU Pilot Pre-Infringement process, concerning the regulatory status of the former Irish Ispat site at Haulbowline. Ireland wrote to the Commission in October 2009 setting out the current position and a response from the Commission is still awaited. The...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library, provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in the Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council area. The Dun Laoghaire Sewerage Scheme Phase 1 (Carysfort – Maretimo Stream Contract) is included in the Programme with the list of contracts in...

Written Answers — Local Authorities: Local Authorities (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: A dedicated Cabinet Committee has been engaged in finalising the policy decisions for inclusion in the White Paper on Local Government, including future policy in relation to town government. I intend to publish the White Paper as soon as possible following completion of the Government's deliberations.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: Contracts of Sale in this case were executed on my behalf in October 2008 and the purchase monies were sent to the Chief State Solicitor's Office along with the finalised contracts. However, during the closing of the sale, it was discovered that the vendors had rented out the property in question, including the turbary rights. The Chief State Solicitor's Office has been working on resolving...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 11, 22 and 40 of 8 July 2010, which sets out the current position on this matter.

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: Ireland signed the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters on 25 June 1998. Ratification of the Convention is a matter of the highest priority and my Department is working closely with the Office of the Attorney General in order to finalise this process. Ireland is largely compliant with the provisions...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: In the period from its introduction on 17 July 2001 until the end of 2008, a total of €198,415,515 was paid into the Environment Fund in respect of the landfill levy. Details of monies received into the Environment Fund and also expenditure from the Fund are available in the published Environment Fund Annual Accounts. Copies up to and including 2008 are available from the Oireachtas...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 466 and 468 together. Revenues from the levies on plastic shopping bags and the landfill of waste are paid into a 'ring-fenced' Environment Fund, established under the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001, and can only be used for activities that are of benefit to the environment. The purposes for which the Fund may be used are set out in section 74(9) of...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: The operation of a landfill is subject to the requirement to obtain a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency under the Waste Management Acts 1996-2010. The existing waste legislation contains a number of provisions, including the use of legal remedies, to ensure that landfill sites do not damage the environment. I have no plans to change the existing legislation in this...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: Details of the amounts of funding provided to approved voluntary and co-operative housing bodies for the provision of accommodation for low-income families and persons with specific categories of housing need, and in respect of the provision of associated communal facilities, are set out in the following tables: YEAR Capital AssistanceScheme Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme Communal...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: My Department has received a request from Cobh Town Council seeking funding for proposed slope stabilisation works in Cobh. Since the early 1980s my Department has provided significant financial assistance to Cobh Town Council for stabilisation works, the most recent funding being circa €1m in 2008/2009 with total funding of circa €5m having been provided. In an effort to ensure the best...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: I assume the Question refers to the Water Services Investment Programme 2007- 2009, which outlined 955 schemes worth an estimated €5.8 billion to be advanced over the period of the National Development Plan 2007-2013 and beyond. The Exchequer spent some €1.17 billion over the period 2007–09 in progressing projects under the Water Services Investment Programme. This expenditure related...

Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (12 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: The Irish Heritage Trust was established to acquire for public access major heritage properties where the State does not wish to acquire them directly and where there is an imminent risk to their heritage value. The Trust is designated as a charity under the Companies Acts. The staff of the Trust are not public servants and the salaries set are a matter for the Trust. The Irish Heritage...

Written Answers — Special Protection Areas: Special Protection Areas (7 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: My Department is currently engaged in a programme of classification of Special Protection Areas under the Birds Directive. This exercise includes the re-classification of many existing SPA sites, including Blackwater Estuary which was first designated some sixteen years ago. A judgment delivered by the European Court of Justice against Ireland in December 2007 found that Ireland's...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (7 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: The Government's Water Pricing Policy requires local authorities to recover the cost of providing water services from non-domestic users of these services. Businesses can reduce their costs through introducing water conservation measures. Water charges are calculated based on the costs incurred by the local authority in providing the services. The combined water and waste water charge in...

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (7 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: Certain functions in relation to the foreshore consent process did not transfer to my Department until January 2010. My Department has subsequently been in contact with the individual who made the enquiry and has outlined general information with regard to the procedures involved in obtaining a foreshore licence; these are also set out on the Department's website at www.environ.ie Before...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (7 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: The remuneration payable to board members of agencies under the aegis of my Department, where applicable, from 2007 to date is outlined in the following table: Agency/Body Post Remuneration(Salary Comparator / Annual Fee / Per Diem Fees) 2007 2008 2009 * 2010 ** An Bord Pleanála*** Chairperson High Court Judge equivalent Deputy Chairperson Assistant Secretary equivalent (Maximum Point)...

Written Answers — Contaminated Sites: Contaminated Sites (7 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: While there is no single national inventory of contaminated sites, which would include old landfills, abandoned mine sites and former industrial activities such as steel or gas works, the Environmental Protection Agency, in its 4th State of the Environment Report entitled Ireland's Environment 2008, estimated the number of commercial sites where there is a potential for soil/and or...

Written Answers — Official Engagements: Official Engagements (7 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: The report of the Limerick Local Government Committee, published in September 2010, contains the Committee's recommendations in relation to the current structures of local government in Limerick. I intend to act in relation to Limerick, and will bring proposals to Government for discussion, with a view to early implementation of the Government's decisions. There has already been a wide level...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (6 Oct 2010)

John Gormley: The herd number supplied with the question does not relate to any participant in the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme. On receipt of more information regarding the applicant, my Department will confirm the situation in relation to the payment.