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- Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (4 Mar 2008)
John Gormley: Under the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003, primary responsibility for developing and implementing responses to litter lies with local authorities, who are required to take all practicable measures for the prevention, control and disposal of litter in their functional areas. My Department is in regular contact with local authorities in this regard. The National Litter Pollution Monitoring...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (4 Mar 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 569, 570 and 572 together. Legislation governing the regulation of management companies is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment being involved in relation to any company law aspects. As Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, I have overall...
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (4 Mar 2008)
John Gormley: Information provided by the Returning Officer for the Mayo constituency indicates that storage costs in respect of the electronic voting machines and ancillary equipment in 2007 were â¬38,608 with costs for 2006, 2005 and 2004 amounting to â¬37,426, â¬34,930 and â¬34,930 respectively. Payments to Returning Officers in respect of their electoral duties are made by the Department of Finance...
- Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (4 Mar 2008)
John Gormley: In accordance with its Environmental Policy Statement, my Department is fully committed to the conservation and effective management of our consumption of resources, including energy, waste, paper, equipment and other consumables. This is a critical element of our ongoing accreditation to ISO 14001, in respect of our Headquarters in the Custom House. Through the OPW, my Department has a...
- Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Financial Resolution (4 Mar 2008)
John Gormley: I move: That, for the purposes of any Act of the current session, provision be made to amend and extend the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952 and the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 in respect of certain duties or licences leviable or issuable thereunder, and for related matters.
- Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (28 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The Race Against Waste Campaign, which commenced in 2003, has been the most extensive waste information campaign ever run in Ireland. The campaign combined a multimedia national awareness campaign and a supporting communications strategy which aimed to stimulate the prevention, reduction, reuse and recycling of waste. It featured initiatives and practical measures that could be taken by...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (28 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: My Department has the lead role in promoting the co-ordinated implementation of the Water Framework Directive, which relates to all land areas and to coastal waters, and deals with those aspects of the OSPAR Convention which relate to marine pollution from land-based sources, including discharges of radioactive substances and to biodiversity. I also have powers under the European Communities...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I am not proposing to introduce a new tax or levy as the existing landfill levy has been in place since 2002. I have announced my intention to increase, by 31 March 2008, the levy from â¬15 per tonne to â¬20 per tonne for waste legally deposited, and â¬20 per tonne to â¬25 per tonne for waste illegally deposited. Landfill gate fees have fallen dramatically in recent years and this...
- Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (28 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I placed a temporary Preservation Order on the national monument at Rath Lugh, on 28th September 2007, under Section 4 of the National Monuments Act 1954 (as amended). To assess the stability of the esker on which the monument at Rath Lugh is located I commissioned a report from a firm of consultants with relevant expertise in this matter. The report I have received recommends that a number...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (28 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Consultations are ongoing with the Department of Finance in relation to the current ceiling on local authority staff numbers including impacts in relation to increased servicing requirements in areas which have experienced high population growth.
- Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (28 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Section 107 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 provides local authorities with powers to require measures to be taken to prevent or limit noise from commercial premises. Under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (Noise) Regulations 1994, a person may also seek an order in the District Court to have noise giving reasonable cause for annoyance abated, including noise from...
- Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (28 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: This is a matter for the owners and residents of apartment buildings. I have no function in this matter.
- Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to publish a Green Paper on Local Government Reform, which will examine a number of issues with the objective of making local government more transparent and responsive. The Green Paper, which I am currently finalising and which will be published shortly, will present options for reform in advance of a subsequent White Paper. I established a...
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Ireland has a successful track record in packaging waste recycling. Under the EU Packaging Directive, Ireland was required to achieve a 25% recovery rate of packaging waste by 1 July 2001, increasing to a 50% recovery rate by 31 December 2005. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported in its National Waste Report 2006 â published in January 2008 â that packaging waste...
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I recognise that significant regulatory issues have emerged as waste management services have rapidly evolved in recent years, including through the rapid growth in, and consolidation of, the private waste management sector. These issues, which have been the subject of a formal public consultation, include the dual role of local authorities as regulators and service providers, the need to...
- Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The scope of this question covers the commissioning of 16 reports and the setting up of 10 committees, commissions and other working groups details of which were included in the reply to Question No. 1383 of 30 January 2008. Of the 16 reports commissioned, 4 reports have been received. The recommendations of the report in relation to the Department's supervisory and management role in...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The â¬20 fee for making a submission on a planning application was introduced in the context of the comprehensive review of planning legislation which culminated in the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the Planning and Development Regulations 2001. The fee was introduced in tandem with the increased rights given to third parties in the planning process in the revised legislation. Since...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: My Department has prepared a Screening Regulatory Impact Analysis on the options for transposing the EU Environmental Liability Directive. This document is available on my Department's website (www.environ.ie), and the views of interested parties have been sought on it. These views have now been received and assessed. Preparatory work on drafting the legal instrument for transposing the...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 30 and 38 together. Section 179 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 and the associated Part 8 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, set out the legal requirements in relation to local authority own development which does not require environmental impact assessment. Where a planning authority proposes to carry out development in accordance...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each County and City Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements, including the provision of architectural services, necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. My Department makes an annual General Purpose Grant to local authorities to meet the gap between the...