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Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: Provision for recycling and recovery facilities is primarily a matter for local authorities under the applicable regional waste management plan. My Department operates a capital grants scheme, under which grant assistance may be made to certain facilities, but the responsibility for identifying the need for facilities within the waste management plan and for initiating and progressing those...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The capital grants scheme operated by my Department is in respect of recycling and recovery facilities in general and this encompasses a large range of projects. Initial applications for the current round of funding range from major biological treatment plants to small bring centres, including composting facilities, and are being reviewed at present. I expect to announce a further tranche of...

Written Answers — Town Boundaries: Town Boundaries (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: Under the provisions of Part V of the Local Government Act 1991 and the associated regulations, it is open to a local authority to initiate a proposal for the alteration of its boundaries. This involves preparation of a formal boundary alteration proposal by the authority concerned, including financial, organisational and other implications; invitation of public submissions and consultation...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The work of voluntary groups in collecting unwanted furniture and electrical goods for charitable purposes is commendable. It cannot be determined, however, that the material concerned would otherwise have been landfilled given that its potential for reuse and recycling is evidenced by its continuing usage value. My Department does not have funds available for allocation to support this work.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: A response to the correspondence has issued.

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department does not transport recyclable waste out of the country, nor does it fund such transport whether by local authorities or otherwise. Local authorities are responsible for providing recovery and recycling facilities consistent with the relevant waste management plan. Some of these facilities may be eligible to receive funding from my Department's capital grants scheme.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The Ballymote sewerage scheme is an element of the Owenmore catchment scheme and was included in the Sligo County Council's programme of works for 2007-12 submitted by the county council in response to my Department's request to all local authorities in June 2003 to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The Kilkee and Kilrush sewerage schemes, which are being advanced as a grouped project, are included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 as schemes to commence construction this year. My Department is awaiting the submission by Clare County Council of a preliminary report for the schemes.

Written Answers — Rural Housing Guidelines: Rural Housing Guidelines (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The network of statutorily protected areas which has been established in Ireland, includes nature conservation sites of European importance, special areas of conservation and special protection areas, known collectively as European or Natura 2000 sites and sites of national importance, natural heritage areas. The statutory provisions relating to the designation and protection of these areas...

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: As indicated in reply to Question No. 57 of 13 April 2005, all the papers relating to this case will be available in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Acts when I have completed my statutory determination of the matters involved.

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: On 9 March 2005, Sligo County Council submitted to my Department a copy of a report, Improvement Study of Regional Road R294, prepared jointly by counties Roscommon, Sligo and Mayo. The report proposed a number of both short and long-term improvement works. Sligo County Council has been advised that, within the coming months, the Department will be inviting local authorities to submit...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (26 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department has developed draft revised and updated waste permitting regulations. These draft regulations address a number of issuing, including the permitting of inert soil and construction type wastes which are being used for the purposes of land reclamation and other similar activities. I intend to publish these draft regulations shortly for public consultation.

Written Answers — Public Capital Programme: Public Capital Programme (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. Capital projects funded by my Department are, in the main, initiated by local authorities, save for a limited number of capital projects pertaining to the heritage programme. Generally, capital projects are funded by means of a grant for full costs or partly grant-funded, with the remaining costs funded from the sponsoring bodies' own...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: I, and my predecessors, would have had extensive contacts and interactions with, and would have received advice or representations from, many persons in the private sector regarding infrastructural issues over the period in question. The detailed information sought in the question is not, however, readily available in the Department, and its compilation would require a disproportionate amount...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer the Deputy to the reply to Question No. 264 of 9 February 2005. The situation in respect of the waste management capital grants scheme remains unchanged and it is not proposed to extend the scheme to private sector providers.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The Rochfortbridge sewerage scheme was approved for funding under my Department's water services investment programme, 2004-06, under the serviced land initiative, at an estimated cost of €4.3 million. The Department approved Westmeath County Council's contract documents for the scheme in June 2004 and is awaiting the submission of the council's tender recommendation.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The Headford sewerage scheme has been approved for construction in my Department's water services investment programme, 2004-06. Galway County Council's tender recommendations for the civil works and the treatment element of the scheme, which is being procured as a design build operate contract, are being examined in the Department and will be dealt with as quickly as possible. The council...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: Following an open competition to fill vacant positions in the grade of conservation ranger in the national parks and wildlife service of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, a conservation ranger has been appointed to cover the Inishowen area of Donegal and has commenced duty.

Written Answers — Archaeological Surveys: Archaeological Surveys (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: An archaeological detection device licence for geophysical survey work at Killsallaghan, County Dublin, was issued by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on 3 March 2005. The licence was issued to a geophysicist working on behalf of the Killsallaghan residents association. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland, which is under the aegis of the Department of the...

Written Answers — Water Supply Contamination: Water Supply Contamination (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: In so far as the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is concerned, the main statutory authorities with responsibilities in respect of water quality are the Environmental Protection Agency and the local authorities. The Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 obliges the agency to create maintain databases of information about environmental quality, including the...