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- Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (20 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Alternatively, if the choice is to purchase a high CO2 emissions car, a higher rate of motor tax will apply. For most of us a car is likely to be the most expensive thing we will ever buy, with the exception of a home. Every year, more than 150,000 Irish people decide to buy a brand new car. The prices paid by consumers range from â¬11,000 for the most inexpensive models to, in rare cases,...
- Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (20 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: So the Deputy will support the increase again next year.
- Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (20 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Motorists knew in advance this would be the case.
- Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill 2008: Second Stage (20 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: God be with the days when people sent faxes.
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Under the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (Noise) Regulations 1994, a person may seek an order in the District Court to have noise giving reasonable cause for annoyance abated. The procedures involved have been simplified to allow action to be taken without legal representation. A public information leaflet outlining the legal options available to persons experiencing noise...
- Written Answers — Percent for Art Scheme: Percent for Art Scheme (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 671 and 672 together. The provision and management of capital projects and any associated art works funded through my Department's capital programmes are matters primarily for the local authorities. My Department does not have comprehensive data on projects which have incorporated an artistic feature under this scheme. General National Guidelines on the Per...
- Written Answers — Financial Management Systems: Financial Management Systems (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: My Department has one financial management system, namely Oracle E-Business Suite that was provided by Oracle EMEA Ltd. The cost of maintaining the software in 2007 was â¬147K.
- Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The provisions governing local authority membership and local authority employment are set out in sections 13 and 161 of the Local Government Act 2001. Under section 13 of the Act, a person employed by a local authority who is not the holder of a class, description, or grade of employment designated by order under section 161 is disqualified from being elected or co-opted to, or from being a...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Details of the recoupments made by my Department to South Tipperary County Council during the period 2002 to 2007 in respect of sewerage schemes funded under the Water Services Investment Programme are set out in the following Table. In addition, my Department made block grant allocations to the Council in each of these years under the small public schemes measure of the devolved Rural...
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: In the context of Partnership and the agricultural agreement made under Towards 2016, a formal consultation mechanism is in place between the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the farming representative bodies. This facilitates regular consultation in relation to issues involving designated land and the...
- Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Ireland ratified the World Heritage Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage in 1991. Nominations to the World Heritage List are considered only if a nominated property has been included on the State Party's tentative list i.e. an inventory of those cultural and natural heritage properties considered to be of outstanding and unique value. There are...
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I received the correspondence referred to in the question and a reply issued from my office to the correspondent on 18 February 2008. The reply set out the position in regard to wastewater treatment systems under the national Building Regulations. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 312 and 314 on 6 February, 2008. Part H of the Building Regulations (Drainage and Waste Water Disposal)...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The St Johnston Sewerage Scheme has been approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 â 2009 as part of the Serviced Land Initiative. My Department is awaiting submission of detailed proposals for the scheme by Donegal County Council.
- Written Answers — Equity Stake: Equity Stake (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Some 30,000 shares of â¬1.30 each were issued in respect of the Housing Finance Agency. The Minister for Finance holds all except 13 of these shares with the 12 Directors holding one each and the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government holding the remaining 1. The Minister for Finance is the beneficial owner of all the shares as the 13 held by the Directors and the...
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: The functions of local authorities under the European Communities (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2006 ("the Nitrates Regulations") are clearly prescribed in the Regulations and include matters such as the monitoring of water quality, inspection of farm holdings, consultation and co-ordination with other public authorities, powers to specify variations on the...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 686 and 687 together. The Galtee Regional Water Supply Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 â 2009 as a scheme to start construction in 2009 at an estimated cost of â¬14.5m. The Ardfinnan Regional Water Supply Scheme is included in the Programme to advance through planning at an estimated cost of â¬5.5m. My...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 688 and 689 together. The Burncourt and Fethard Water Supply Schemes have been approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 â 2009 as part of the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative at estimated costs of â¬6.4m and â¬8m, respectively. South Tipperary County Council's revised Preliminary Report for the schemes, which...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 690 and 691 together. Proposals for water and sewerage schemes in both Cashel and Carrick on Suir were included in the list of schemes submitted by South Tipperary County Council in response to my Department's request to all local authorities in 2006 to undertake assessments of needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the...
- Written Answers — Architectural Heritage: Architectural Heritage (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Nominations to the World Heritage List are only considered if the nominated site has already been included on the State Party's tentative list. There are eight sites on the current tentative list which can be considered for nomination. Georgian Dublin is not included on the current tentative list and therefore is ineligible for nomination at present. It is my intention to review the tentative...
- Written Answers — Gateway Innovation Fund: Gateway Innovation Fund (19 Feb 2008)
John Gormley: Following the Call for Proposals under the competitive â¬300 million Gateway Innovation Fund (GIF) which issued in June 2007, proposals from all nine National Spatial Strategy gateways were received by the closing date of 15 November 2007. These proposals, seeking some â¬720 million in total funding under the GIF, are currently being evaluated against the criteria set down in the Call for...