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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 May 2005)

Dick Roche: Details of the major water and sewerage schemes approved for funding nationally and in north and south Tipperary local authority areas are set out in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06, which is available in the Oireachtas Library. In addition, a block grant allocation of €1.6 million and €1.1 million has been notified to North Tipperary and South Tipperary county...

Written Answers — Skateboarding Facilities: Skateboarding Facilities (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: On 20 February 2005, I announced my intention to introduce a new initiative to provide, on a pilot basis, facilities for teenagers such as skateboard parks. My Department is developing this proposal and I will be announcing specific details as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: A number of different audit facilities are available on the electronic voting machines and the computers to aggregate and count the votes cast. The equipment was used in Meath, Dublin North and Dublin West, the pilot constituencies at the May 2002 general election. Following a review of the use of the system in 2002, a number of improvements were made in the procedures for recording and...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: Following the Government's decision to adopt the recommendations of the national flood policy review group, the Office of Public Works has the lead role at national level in regard to the management of flood risk and the implementation of flood relief works. In addition, consideration may be given under my Department's water services investment programme to the inclusion, in an approved waste...

Written Answers — Water Supply Contamination: Water Supply Contamination (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: I understand Carlow County Council, in consultation with the Health Service Executive, has put in place a number of short-term measures to deal with contamination of Carlow town's water supply. Operational expenditure incurred by local authorities on their existing water services is financed from their own resources, including from local government fund grants and charges payable by...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: A strategy document prepared by Kildare County Council proposes extensive works at the Square, Kilcock. The proposed works include significant improvements to footpaths and pedestrian areas, together with soft landscaping and provision of street furniture. These works are due to be carried out in 2006 under the urban and village renewal measure of the southern and eastern regional operational...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: Responsibility for monitoring water quality is assigned primarily to local authorities and to the Environmental Protection Agency. Local authorities have been monitoring groundwaters and surface waters in the context of the nitrates directive since 1992. The level of nitrates is also a parameter which is monitored by local authorities in the context of their monitoring of drinking water...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: In July 2004, my Department concluded an agreement with the farming pillar under Sustaining Progress which involved increased rates of compensation for the cessation of turf cutting in bogs that have been proposed as designated conservation areas. This agreement incorporates retrospective provisions benefiting landowners who participated in the original 1999 scheme for disposal of raised bogs...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: I will be under pressure in Wicklow.

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: I will get the spelling right.

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: That is true.

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: I hope the application is not on her land.

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: I thank the Seanad for the opportunity to discuss the recently published sustainable rural housing guidelines. Unlike many other parts of Europe where most people live in cities and towns, in Ireland about one third of our people live in the countryside. In some parts of the country, the proportion of people living in the countryside is much higher, especially in parts of the midlands and the...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The guidelines advocate a more proactive role for planning authorities in terms of the following: analysing and understanding the processes driving change in rural settlement patterns and identifying the different types of rural area in each county; acting as facilitator to bring together the different interests involved; developing awareness of what is happening on the ground; working to...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: These were the people who provided for and supported local families. They educated a generation of Irish who went on to build the Celtic tiger. There is something fundamentally odd in closing our doors to them or making it difficult to give them some positive consideration. I was surprised at some of the negative comments on this provision. This small concession is the least we owe to people...

Seanad: Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines: Statements. (28 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: ——emigrants' remittances. I have also included a new provision in the guidelines to the effect that planning authorities should grant permission in cases where exceptional health circumstances, as certified by a doctor and the relevant disability organisation, may require a person to live in a particular environment or close to family support. Since the publication of the guidelines I...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (27 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: This appeal was unsuccessful at the initial stage of internal review by the national parks and wildlife service of my Department. Given this outcome, the appellant was offered, and is pursuing, the option of having the appeal referred to the designated areas appeals advisory board. I am advised that the appellant has presented an expert scientific case in support of the appeal and that the...

Written Answers — Community Recreation Facilities: Community Recreation Facilities (27 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: In 2005, my Department is providing €19.525 million in respect of communal facilities in voluntary housing schemes, the development and improvement of public libraries, community centres and for the provision of playground and skateboard parks. In addition, local authorities when developing new housing projects frequently provide a community facility as part of the development. Such...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The database is located here.

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: They usually tripped themselves up on it.