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- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: Under the Building Control Regulations, it is mandatory to obtain a Fire Safety Certificate prior to commencing construction of non-residential buildings, including apartment blocks. A Fire Safety Certificate certifies that the building, if constructed in accordance with the plans submitted, is in compliance with the requirements of Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations....
- Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: On 7 March 2008, in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended), I placed a preservation order on the national monument known as Rath Lugh in the townland of Lismullin, County Meath. The monument had previously been the subject of a temporary preservation order which was due to expire in late March 2008. An intrinsic element of any such order...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 971 and 1012 together. I have received the correspondence referred to in the question and a reply will issue shortly from my office to the correspondent. In the reply to Question No. 679 of 19 February 2008, which related to previous correspondence, I set out the position in regard to waste water treatment systems under the national building regulations....
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: As Minister, I am precluded under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 from exercising any power or control in relation to any individual planning application or appeal with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned. However, in the event that an application is received in respect of the project referred to, the Planning and Development (Strategic...
- Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
- Written Answers — National Parks: National Parks (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: I have significantly increased the budgetary allocations in respect of the work undertaken by my Department's national parks and wildlife service (NPWS) including work in relation to the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive. The 2008 allocation for the service is â¬46.66 million, an increase of 31% on last year's allocation and this provision compares with â¬16.81 million in 2001....
- Written Answers — Departmental Facilities: Departmental Facilities (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: The Department's accommodation is provided by the Office of Public Works (OPW) and any costs arising for the provision of car parking are borne by that Office. The Department currently has 184 car parking spaces available to staff in its Dublin offices, 95 spaces in Wexford shared between 4 bodies including my Department, 94 spaces in Ballina shared between 5 bodies including my Department...
- Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: Government policy since 1998 has been to charge non domestic users for water services and to exempt from water charges water services used by households for ordinary domestic purposes. That policy has been accommodated in Article 9 of the EU Water Framework Directive and is reflected in our water services legislation. Accordingly, the extension of water charges to the domestic sector does...
- Written Answers — Planning issues: Planning issues (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: Under the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2006, any person or body is entitled to participate in the planning process; the process provides for third party participation at all stages i.e. forward planning, development management, and appeal stages. Ireland is one of the few EU Member States to have a third party appeal system. With regard to planning applications for strategic...
- Written Answers — Planning issues: Planning issues (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: The Planning and Development Act 2000 requires that planning authorities must enter on the planning register the particulars of any warning letter issued, the complete decision made on whether to issue an enforcement notice and particulars of any enforcement notice issued. My Department's Development Management Guidelines for Planning Authorities, published in June 2007, available on my...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: The Kilmallock Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007- 2009 as a scheme to start construction in 2008. Limerick County Council's Contract Documents for the treatment plant were received in my Department in March 2008 and are being dealt with as quickly as possible. Contract Documents for the civil works element of the scheme are awaited from...
- Written Answers — Town Placenames: Town Placenames (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: I have no role in relation to Ordnance Survey Ireland, which is a State body under the aegis of the Minister for Finance. The law currently in force in relation to the changing of town placenames is set out in the Local Government Act 1946, as amended. This provides that a local authority may, with the consent of the majority of qualified electors, apply to the Government to make an order...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: I assume the Question relates to the Kildare Water Supply Scheme Phase 2 (Castlewarden to Ballygoran) which has been approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as a scheme to start construction in 2008 at an estimated cost of â¬15.3 million. Kildare County Council's Contract Documents for the scheme are under examination in my Department and are...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: Under Section 126 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, An Bord Pleanála has a statutory objective to determine appeals within 18 weeks. Where the Board does not consider it possible or appropriate to reach a decision within 18 weeks (e.g. because of delays arising from the holding of an oral hearing), it will inform the parties of the reasons for this, and will indicate when it intends...
- Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: The Chief State Solicitor's Office is currently awaiting documentation from the person's solicitor, who had given an undertaking to supply that documentation in October 2007.
- Written Answers — Registration of Title: Registration of Title (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: The Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO) is awaiting replies to 'Requisitions on Title' from the solicitors for the vendor in this case.
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: My Department has improved, and continues to improve, the national Building Regulations in respect of buildings, including hotels. The Building Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2005 introduced energy performance standards so as to limit the amount of energy required for the operation of a building and the quantity of CO2 emissions associated with such use insofar as is reasonably...
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: The European Eco-label for tourist accommodation services was created to reward accommodation services that meet high standards of environmental performance. While I would urge hotels to aspire to such standards, this is an operational matter for the tourist industry and I have no direct responsibility in such matters.
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: The programme referred to is an operational matter for Fáilte Ireland, which operates under the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. I have no function in the matter.
- Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (2 Apr 2008)
John Gormley: The Cleaner Greener Production Programme (CGPP) is being managed by the Environmental Protection Agency as one part of the environmental research programme of the National Development Plan (NDP). Under the Environmental Research Technological Development and Innovation (ERTDI) Programme of the previous NDP (2000-06), the EPA allocated â¬3.7 million in total to the CGPP. Under the NDP...