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Written Answers — Local Government Elections: Local Government Elections (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to publish a Green Paper on Local Government in the coming months. This Paper will examine a number of issues in relation to the organisation of Irish local government including the establishment of new town councils in those towns that have shown significant population growth in recent years. The White Paper on Local Government, which will...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285, 288 and 290 together. The principle of producer responsibility requires waste producers to contribute to the waste management costs of products which they have placed on the market at end-of-life. In support of this approach, a producer responsibility initiative operates in Ireland in relation to packaging waste, underpinned by the Waste Management...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Newsprint does not come within the definition of packaging and hence is not covered by waste packaging legislation. It is however a major waste stream accounting for about two-thirds by weight of the contents of kerbside dry recyclables. Ireland has to meet challenging targets under the Landfill Directive, specifically diversion rates of 59.3% for 2010, 72.8% by 2013 and 80.1% by 2016 of...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Ireland relies significantly on foreign based materials recycling infrastructure, which dealt with 83% of recycled waste in 2005. While there has been recent progress in the provision of more infrastructure within Ireland to process materials recovered for recycling, for example in the development of new facilities to process waste electrical and electronic equipment, the Government...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: In accordance with the provisions of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste it is a matter for the European Commission to draw up a list of waste belonging to the categories listed in Annex 1 of that Directive. The Directive provides for periodic review and, if necessary, a revision of this list and in these regards the Commission is to be...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The Broadford Sewerage Scheme has been approved for funding under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007 — 2009 as part of the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative. My Department approved Clare County Council's revised Preliminary Report for the scheme in December 2006. In accordance with devolved procedures for schemes costing less than €5m, the Council may advance this...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I welcome publication of the Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The fundamental message that climate change is unequivocal should not come as a surprise to anyone. We now know with a high level of confidence that global greenhouse gas concentrations have increased markedly since 1750 and far exceed pre-industrial values spanning many thousand of...

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this sensitive and difficult issue. The women in question have been traumatised by incompetence in Portlaoise hospital.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I welcome the fact that the Minister for Health and Children took the opportunity yesterday to apologise directly to the women in question. It is outrageous that the women heard about their fate on the radio.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: That is completely and utterly unacceptable.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I was sceptical about the HSE in opposition and some of those concerns were justified.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Let me say this, and I will talk about the Opposition lot in a few minutes.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: We can engage in all the banter we like but it is not appropriate.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The lives of these women have been turned upside down but the HSE needs to be turned upside down. It needs root and branch reform.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: This Minister will set about doing that.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: We owe a great debt of gratitude to the nurse who blew the whistle in this case.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: It is unacceptable that we have to rely on whistleblowers. Will sacking the Minister improve the situation of these women or the health service?

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The truthful answer is no. The Opposition would have a political scalp but that will not improve the situation for these women.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The best way forward is through consensus.

Confidence in Minister for Health and Children: Motion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: It is possible to get consensus on many issues and it should be possible to get it on the health issue because there does not appear to be a great difference between the parties on the question of health.