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Written Answers — Departmental Websites: Departmental Websites (27 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The following table lists the websites currently being run by my Department, together with their cost to date. All sites are updated as required. Information on websites of Agencies under the aegis of my Department is not held by it. Site Name Date Went Live Total costs to date (incl annual support and registration) Electronicvoting.ie Feb 2004 €40,700 (€40,256.70 of this was...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: There are no state bodies or boards established under statute or statutory instrument under the aegis of my Department for which I do not have official responsibility to Dáil Éireann. Ministerial responsibility varies in the case of the bodies and boards concerned on the basis of the provisions of the relevant statute or statutory instrument in each case. Day to day operational matters...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (27 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 669 and 671 together. The information requested is set out in the following table. Capital Allocations for Cork County Council 2006 2007 â'¬ â'¬ Housing Schemes 69,750,000 72,280,000 Water & Sewerage Services 12,758,959 10,833,278 Non National Roads 41,864,000 47,126,000 Disability Services 780,000 450,000 Local Services 420,000 547,201...

Written Answers — Data Protection: Data Protection (27 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Only personal information required for business needs is stored by my Department. Access to data is restricted to the appropriate designated sections and/or officers. The Department's Information and Communications Technology User Policy sets out the general policy on access to and use of data held by the Department. Access to personal computers is password protected. Each user is...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 was transposed into Irish law by the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations, 1997 (S.I. No. 94/1997), made by the then Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht on 26 February 1997. I am fully aware of the importance of timely transposition of EU environmental legislation, some 200 items of which, including more than 140 Directives,...

Written Answers — Local Authority Meetings: Local Authority Meetings (22 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The information sought is not available in my Department at present. However, I will have arrangements made to forward the information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (22 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The full proceeds of motor tax across local authority areas accrue centrally to the Local Government Fund. This income is supplemented by an annual contribution from the Exchequer into the Fund. The Fund provides very significant funding to local authorities through general purpose grants and non-national road grants. Grants from the Fund take account of the needs of each local authority...

Written Answers — Tree Felling: Tree Felling (22 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: It is a matter for each local authority to prioritise its spending, within the resources available to it, across the range of services it provides. General purpose grants from the Local Government Fund are my Department's contribution to local authorities towards the cost of providing their day to day services. The general purpose grant allocation to Fingal County Council for 2007 amounted...

Written Answers — Local Government: Local Government (22 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The Agreed 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. A White Paper on Local Government will...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (22 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The information requested in the question is set out, insofar as it is available, in the following table. The information requested in the question is set out, insofar as it is available, in the table under. Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 €M €M €M €M Commercial Rates 1,052 1,190 1,245* N/A** Development Levies *** 519 671 N/A N/A Motor Tax 800 878 944**** N/A *Derived from Local...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (22 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: Ten state bodies and boards under the aegis of my Department were established in the period since 1997 and none were abolished in the same period. One of these bodies evolved from the restructuring of an existing body.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The Valley Sewerage Scheme was forty-eighth on the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Mayo County Council in response to my Department's request to all local authorities in 2006 to undertake assessments of needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of these assessments. These assessments were taken into account in the preparation of...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 579 of 31 October 2007.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The Kildare Town Sewerage Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as a scheme to start construction in 2008 at an estimated cost of €21.4 m. Kildare County Council's Contract Documents for the wastewater treatment plant and collection system have been under examination in my Department and my Department will be in touch with the Council shortly.

Written Answers — Conflicts of Interest: Conflicts of Interest (21 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I assume that the Question relates to the Special Advisers currently serving in my Department and Special Advisers who served in the Department in the past five years. I understand that Special Advisers in my Department during the period referred to have complied with the provisions of the Ethics in Public Office Act, 1995. No declaration of conflict of interest has been required, or made,...

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (21 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The information requested in relation to consultants engaged by my Department to date in 2007 is set out in the table. My Department does not compile or hold data in relation to consultants engaged by agencies under its aegis. Consultant Purpose of Consultancy Contract Amount € Lee McCullough, Consulting Engineers Consultancy study, Eurocode 6 — Design of Masonry Structures 65,004...

Written Answers — Complaints Procedures: Complaints Procedures (21 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The number of complaints received by my Department from members of the public in relation to services provided directly to the public was nine in 2005, twelve in 2006 and four (to date) in 2007.

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (21 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: The amount spent by my Department on advertising and promotional campaigns from 2002 to 2005 inclusive is set out in the table. Information in relation to 2006 and 2007 is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. Expenditure is incurred on statutory notification requirements and a range of advertising campaigns to highlight issues of relevance to my...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: My Department analyses efficiency and cost effectiveness of operations through several individual audit and review mechanisms. The Department's Internal Audit Unit carries out an annual programme of audits and audit reviews of Department Units in order to objectively examine, evaluate and report on the adequacy of internal controls as a contribution to the proper, economic, effective and...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (21 Nov 2007)

John Gormley: I understand that on foot of representations made to my predecessor to the effect that the water charges set by Sligo County Council in 2007 were greater than warranted by the non-domestic sector cost recovery requirement, he requested that the matter be examined by his Department. In March 2007, Departmental officials met with Sligo County Council for the purpose of obtaining detailed...