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Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: My Department concluded an agreement with the farming pillar under Sustaining Progress in July 2004. This agreement included increased rates of compensation for the cessation of turf cutting in bogs that have been statutorily proposed for designation. The new rates are deemed to reflect the increase in the value of bogs since the original scheme was launched in March 1999. The new rates...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: There are extensive measures in place under existing electoral law to protect the electoral franchise. The returning officer or the presiding officer may of his or her own volition, or if so requested by a personation agent present in the polling station, request any person applying for a ballot paper to produce a specified identification document. If a person fails to produce such a...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 524 and 528 of 8 February 2005.

Written Answers — Cycle Facilities: Cycle Facilities (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: The provision and funding of cycle lanes is a matter for the relevant local authority. Local authorities may, however, use discretionary improvement and block grants, provided by my Department, towards the cost of providing cycle lanes. The total discretionary improvement grant allocation by my Department to county councils in 2005 is €22.661 million, which represents an increase of 3% on...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: In accordance with my Department's water services pricing policy, grants to individuals for the provision of water supplies are confined to supplies for domestic consumption. There are no proposals to review that position.

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 520 of 8 February 2005. As that reply stated, an open tender competition was undertaken for the procurement of each item of the ancillary equipment. These contracts were for the provision of specific equipment and the question of renewal does not arise. The value of the contracts is set out in the following table: Ancillary equipment Total value of...

Written Answers — Retail Sector Developments: Retail Sector Developments (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525, 526 and 537 to 539, inclusive, together. I recently announced the decision to amend the retail planning guidelines, with effect from 1 February 2005, to provide that the floorspace cap on retail warehouses will no longer apply within the functional areas of the four Dublin local authorities and in the other national spatial strategy gateways. The gateway...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: A tender report was received by my Department in December 2004 from the procurement authority, Meath County Council, in respect of the group of sewerage schemes, including Castletown-Geoghegan, selected by the national rural water monitoring committee as a pilot programme to test a range of new, small-scale waste water collection and treatment systems. The tender report is under examination...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: I intend to issue draft planning guidelines in respect of the land use of zones that have been identified as public safety zones at State airports this year. Any guidelines issued will adhere to any relevant Government policies, including those relating to better regulation.

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, permission may be refused for a development where the proposed development could, due to the risk or occurrence of a major accident, lead to serious danger to human health or the environment, or where the proposed development is in an area where it is necessary to limit the risk of serious danger to human health or the environment. Compensation is...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 and 533 together. Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste is based on the principle of producer responsibility, which is intended to require producers to contribute to the waste management costs of products which they have placed on the market at end of life. Under the directive, Ireland was required to achieve a 25% recovery rate of packaging...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: The Shanagolden and Foynes sewerage schemes, which are being advanced as part of a grouped project, are included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004 — 2006 as schemes to commence construction this year. My Department is awaiting the submission by Limerick County Council of a preliminary report for the schemes.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: The Dunmore, Kilkerrin and Leenane sewerage schemes have been approved for funding in my Department's water services investment programme 2004 -2006 under the rural towns and villages initiative. Galway County Council's tender documents for the three waste water treatment plants, which are being procured as a grouped design-build-operate contract, together with the council's tender...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: The revised retail planning guidelines published by my Department on 28 January 2005 have been carefully drafted to ensure that the development of large-scale retail warehouses will contribute in a positive way to urban renewal and the development of the national spatial strategy gateways. Any proposals for retail warehouses in excess of the 6,000 sq. m. cap will have to be situated in an...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: In 2005, the total allocation for non-national roads from my Department is €495.27 million and grant allocations were notified to all authorities on 31 January. Of the total funds available, a sum of almost €392 million has been allocated to local authorities for improvement works. Grants for improvement works are allocated under a number of different grant categories. Under some of...

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: Labour Party and Fine Gael councillors unanimously supported the council's estimates, which included the waste charges. However, Deputy Gilmore, the local representative, is now criticising a system of local charges introduced by a council dominated by his party and its putative partner in Government, Fine Gael, in a resolution which won the specific endorsement of his party colleague and...

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: There is no honesty in the approach that involves actions at local level which differ significantly from what has been expressed locally.

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: The people of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown expect people to act as they say and to say as they act.

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: It makes a change from those who check out my website.

Domestic Refuse Charges: Motion. (15 Feb 2005)

Dick Roche: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "(i) notes: that the operational details of waste management services have never been the responsibility of central Government; that local authorities have received record levels of discretionary general purpose grants from the local government fund in the current year; the very significant...