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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 566 and 567 together. The Cong Water Supply Strategic Study and the Lough Conn — East Mayo Regional Water Supply Feasibility Study are approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009. My Department is awaiting Mayo County Council's proposals for both studies.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: The Mayo Sludge Management Scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 as a scheme to start construction in 2009. My Department is awaiting submission of Mayo County Council's infrastructural proposals for dealing with sludge from the county's wastewater treatment plants. These proposals are the subject of an ongoing Environment Impact Assessment.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570 and 571 together. The Belmullet and Foxford Sewerage Scheme, which is being advanced as a joint Design/Build/Operate project, is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 to start construction in 2009, at an estimated cost of €21.4m. It is not possible at this stage to give a more precise date for construction. My...

Written Answers — Ministerial Transport: Ministerial Transport (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: The information requested is set out in the table. Minister of State 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 € € € € € Pat 'The Cope' Gallagher T.D. 45,301 31,512 Noel Ahern T.D. 15,931 11,660 17,579 19,432 19,313 Batt O'Keeffe T.D. 9,430 41,633 50,502 27,496 Tony Killeen T.D. 12,241

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: In undertaking radio advertising and public awareness campaigns, my Department always endeavours to make use of the most appropriate and relevant forms of national, local and community media, thus ensuring that information is targeted at the most relevant audience, and consideration will be given to this radio station in future campaigns.

Written Answers — Outdoor Events: Outdoor Events (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: My Department has not granted the Ward Union Hunt a Wildlife Dealers licence at any time.

Written Answers — State Agencies: State Agencies (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: Information relating to the matters raised in the Question is being compiled in my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: My Department coordinates and finances a major programme of investment in new and improved water services infrastructure to meet identified needs including, where appropriate, the lack of adequate wastewater treatment facilities in particular areas. Details of approved schemes are set out in the Water Services Investment Programme 2007-2009 which I published in September 2007 and which is...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: Under the Planning and Development Act 2000, a development plan must set out an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the area concerned. Development Plan Guidelines for Planning Authorities, published on 8 June 2007, provide that the development objectives that must be included in the plan include objectives for the provision, or facilitation of the...

Written Answers — Site Investigations: Site Investigations (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: My Department has considered the detailed reports on the site investigation which have been finalised. In the interim consideration has been given to the establishment of a group led by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to examine the potential future use of the site. Following further consultation between the Departments I will be reporting to Government on the implications...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 584 and 585 together. Statutory responsibility for protection and improvement of water quality is assigned primarily to local authorities acting under the general supervision of the EPA. Measures for the protection and improvement of water quality are being progressed on a systematic basis, particularly within the context of the Water Framework Directive. I...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste is based on the concept of producer responsibility, which effectively requires 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 waste by 1...

Written Answers — Wildlife Protection: Wildlife Protection (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: The Minister's direct responsibility in relation to deer management in the Wicklow hills relates solely to the Wicklow Mountains National Park area. The primary aims of the Wicklow Mountains National Park Management Plan, which was published in 2005, are to develop and maintain the highest standards of conservation management and to facilitate appropriate educational, recreational, and...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: Cutting turf on designated Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), including Ballinagare Bog (SAC 000592), is strictly limited in order to protect this internationally important type of habitat. A derogation was agreed in 1999 to allow turf cutting for domestic use only on less sensitive areas of bogs designated as SACs for a period of up to ten years — that is, until the end of 2008. A...

Written Answers — Regulatory Impact Assessments: Regulatory Impact Assessments (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: Details of Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) conducted by my Department since 21 June 2005 are presented in the table. Following the Government decision of 21 June 2005, a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) must be applied to:(i) all proposals for primary legislation involving changes to the regulatory framework (subject to some exceptions);(ii) significant Statutory Instruments;(iii)...

Written Answers — Irish Language: Irish Language (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: The Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004, of December 2004, issued under the Official Languages Act 2003 and covering in excess of 2,300 placenames, had the effect of changing the placename of Dingle to An Daingean. On 20th October 2006 Kerry County Council conducted a plebiscite under the Local Government Act 1946 to ascertain whether the majority of the qualified electors in the...

Written Answers — Heritage Sites: Heritage Sites (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: The structure to which the question refers was added to the Record of Protected Structures by Kerry County Council in 2006 at the request of the owner. This Department administers an annual Civic Structures Conservation scheme of grants for the restoration and conservation of buildings of significant architectural heritage merit and which are in public ownership or open to the public...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: The Monaghan County Development Plan 2007-2013 was adopted in March 2007 following public consultation at draft and material amendment stages. At both stages, my Department expressed serious concerns that the draft plan did not support the objectives of the National Spatial Strategy, the Regional Planning Guidelines for the Border Region, or the Sustainable Rural Housing Guidelines. My...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: My Department received a Letter of Formal Notice dated 27 June 2007 from the European Commission, seeking the observations of the Government on whether the "local needs" test contained in a number of County Development Plans for the granting of planning permission for one-off dwellings in rural areas is compatible with Articles 43 and 56 of the EC Treaty which guarantee respectively the...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (16 Oct 2007)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 596 and 597 together. Under the decentralisation programme, all Dublin based operations of my Department are being decentralised, with the exception of Met Éireann, ENFO, the Private Rented Tenancies Board and a small co-ordination section which it is proposed to retain in Dublin to assist with the Department's Dáil and other business. A total of 682 Dublin...