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Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: I have received correspondence about the matter in question. In response, the Department stated that responsibility for managing their files and administering their functions generally rests with local authorities, which are independent statutory bodies with democratically elected councils and their own management systems. The reply also noted that complaints about the administrative...

Written Answers — Parental Leave Legislation: Parental Leave Legislation (21 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The conditions applicable to maternity and parental leave arrangements in public bodies under the aegis of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government are specified centrally by the Minister for Finance. Any increase in entitlements to maternity or parental leave is a matter for consideration in the first instance by the Minister for Finance.

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

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 to 281, inclusive, together. Capital projects funded by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government are mostly initiated by local authorities. The exceptions are a limited number of capital projects pertaining to the heritage programme. Some 187 staff in the Department are assigned wholly or partly to work that relates to supporting...

Written Answers — Wildlife Acts: Wildlife Acts (20 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The following table gives details of the number of prosecutions instigated by my Department against game shooters for breaches of the Wildlife Acts since 2000 and the number of those prosecutions that were successful. No individual was prosecuted on more than one occasion for such offences; however, some prosecutions related to more than one provision of the Wildlife Acts. Year...

Written Answers — Wildlife Acts: Wildlife Acts (20 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: Under the terms of section 29 of the Wildlife Act 1976, as amended, where a person applies to a superintendent of the Garda Síochána for the grant of a firearm certificate and makes the requisite declaration under that section, the certificate shall, if endorsed in the terms specified in the section, be deemed to be a licence granted by the Minister to hunt and kill any protected wild bird,...

Written Answers — Seanad Reform: Seanad Reform (20 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The report on Seanad reform by the Seanad Sub-Committee on Seanad Reform, published in April 2004, sets out comprehensive recommendations for further consideration and action concerning the composition, functions and future role of Seanad Éireann. These include proposals to widen the electorate for the higher education constituency and ancillary matters such as nomination procedures,...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (20 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: Sligo County Council's proposals for works in 2005 under the urban and village grant scheme were received by my Department earlier this month. They include an environmental improvement scheme at Strandhill, County Sligo. These proposals are currently being assessed and will shortly be decided upon.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (20 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The names and functions of persons appointed to the posts of personal secretary, personal assistant and special adviser to the Minister at my Department are as set out in the following tabular statement: Minister Deputy Roche. Name Function Full time or Part time David Grant Special Adviser Work-sharing (4 day week ) Geraldine Cole Personal Assistant Full time Ciara Furlong...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (20 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The information requested is set out in the following tabular statement: Office of Minister Deputy Roche. Name Function Travel & Subsistence costs paid in 2004 (€) David Grant Special Adviser Nil Geraldine Cole Personal Assistant Nil Ciara Furlong Personal Secretary Nil Office of Minister of State Deputy Batt O'Keeffe. Name Function Travel & Subsistence...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for the preparation of annual greenhouse gas inventories in accordance with guidelines from the intergovernmental panel on climate change. The year 2003 is the latest for which inventory data is currently available. The agency compiles much of the information on the basis of national activities data, such as energy balances and agriculture...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (20 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The determination of waste management infrastructure requirements is primarily a matter for local authorities in the context of the relevant regional waste management plan. Facilities may be provided directly by the local authorities concerned or by private sector operators. Detailed information on such facilities is not maintained by my Department. My Department does, however, operate a...

Written Answers — Rights of Way: Rights of Way (20 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: As I stated in last November's Dáil debate on the Private Member's Bill on this subject, I do not consider it appropriate that it should be mandatory to include objectives for the preservation and listing of existing public rights of way in county development plans. I believe that the mandatory inclusion of all public rights of way could lead to much controversy in the preparation and...

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (19 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department has no responsibility for the designation of heritage villages. I understand the designation of heritage towns is undertaken by Fáilte Ireland in the context of their tourism promotion role.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (19 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: No specific funding is available from my Department to local authorities for a summer employment scheme for students. The employment of staff, including any summer employment, is a matter for each local authority. The cost of any such summer employment would be met from the authorities' own resources income and from other income received including general purpose grants from the local...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: Responsibility for the administration of the group water schemes measure of the rural water programme has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. However, the question may relate to an extension of the Erris regional water supply scheme to Glenamoy which is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-2006 to start construction this year. Further consideration...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (19 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: Funding for the local improvement scheme, LIS, is considered in the context of the overall grant allocations for non-national roads and the number of LIS applications on hand in each county at the end of the previous year. A sum of €12.5 million has been provided for the local improvements scheme in 2005 and details of the 2005 individual allocations to county councils will be announced...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The Feakle, Scariff and Quilty-Mullagh sewerage scheme, which is being procured as a grouped project, has been approved for construction in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06. Further consideration will be given by my Department to Clare County Council's contract documents for the scheme on receipt of additional information requested from the council in February last....

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (19 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 — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (19 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: As I advised the House, local authorities are empowered to make waiver schemes where they are directly providing a waste collection service or to make appropriate arrangements with a private service provider where they are not. Generally speaking, waiver schemes have not been applied in respect of privately provided services. My Department has no function in the making of waiver schemes or...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Apr 2005)

Dick Roche: The Waterford grouped towns and villages sewerage scheme is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-06 as a scheme to commence construction this year at an estimated cost of €46 million. The estimated cost of the scheme when it was approved to commence planning in the water services investment programme 2002-2004, published in April 2002, was €43 million. An...