Results 6,561-6,580 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: The Deputy is correct. Transport is the one area where I believe we have difficulty. The Deputy heard me say that on the day and I repeat it now.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I am discussing the issue with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Dempsey. He and I must work together on sustainable transport policy.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: Fine Gael is the party that continues to support the use of the private car and the building of all these motorways. That is the situation.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I am not in a Mercedes like Deputy Kenny.
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: If Deputy Kenny stopped heckling me, I would be happy to facilitate the House.
- EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: Ireland signed the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters on 25 June 1998. Progress towards ratification of the convention is closely aligned with work at EU level and, in that context, the European Union has adopted two directives as part of the ratification process for the convention. These deal...
- EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I am not wearing make-up.
- EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I do not know to which Green Paper the Deputy refers.
- EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: Yes and we are absolutely on time as regards that.
- EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: We are absolutely on time as regards that Green Paper. As I told the Deputy before, some of his Labour Party colleagues are on that consultative committee. They asked for a small time extension to go through some of the details and I was happy to facilitate them. I want to be clear on that. I do not concede the Deputy's last point that these matters are in legal jeopardy. He said the...
- EU Directives. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I would like to see a timeframe whereby we would ratify it in the new year. That is what I aim to do but there are outstanding difficulties. As the Deputy will appreciate, I am dealing with a number of different Departments. I have written to all the Departments asking them to get their acts together so I am depending on them to come to me. Those are the outstanding difficulties. If I...
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: The waste-to-energy plant proposed for the Poolbeg area is being promoted by Dublin City Council, acting on behalf of the four local authorities, and is provided for in the statutory Dublin regional waste management plan already adopted by the local authorities concerned in accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Act 1996. The project has received planning permission from An...
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I was explicit in my reply to the Deputy if he listened to what I said.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: As regards this project, I am not claiming that I have specific powers. However, while I am not pre-empting the outcome of the review, I said repeatedly in the House that if the review carefully examines the figures that have been supplied to me and which I have issued in the House concerning the total municipal waste arising, which is about 3.2 million tonnes, it can be reduced by...
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: All the huffing and puffing is coming from the Deputy's side. Last night, I attended a meeting in Ringsend and was happy to take questions. Funnily enough, however, there was no one there from Fine Gael.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: The Deputy and his colleagues say they did X, Y and Z, but they voted for the incinerator in Ringsend. It is all documented there.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I believe the Leas-Cheann Comhairle was the Minister at the time the waste management legislation was introduced.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: It is not proper but it is a fact that he did a wonderful job as Minister for the Environment and Local Government.
- Waste Management. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I must say, however, that when incineration was included in that legislation, Fine Gael voted for it.
- Energy Efficiency Standards. (18 Dec 2007)
John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 66, 111 and 116 together. The potential savings from the introduction of an energy efficiency standard for lighting are based on emissions attributable to lighting in the residential sector. Sustainable Energy Ireland figures indicate that approximately 18%, or 1,323 gigawatt hours, of electricity use in the residential sector was accounted for by domestic...