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Seanad: Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Mar 2008)

Tony Killeen: I thank you, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, and other Members for facilitating the passage of this short but nonetheless very important Bill. Certain issues were raised on Second Stage and I have issued letters of clarification in respect of some of those. While others remain outstanding, I will ensure that letters are issued to Members concerning those. The Bill has the consequence of ensuring...

Seanad: Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Bill 2008: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Mar 2008)

Tony Killeen: I will make sure the Senator receives the information.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (6 Mar 2008)

Tony Killeen: Approval in principle was granted under the Department's 2005 fire service capital programme for the construction of a new two bay fire station in Youghal, County Cork. The fire authority submitted detailed design drawings and a cost plan in respect of the project to the Department in September 2006. Based on the documentation submitted, in April 2007, the Department approved the fire...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (4 Mar 2008)

Tony Killeen: I propose to take Questions Nos. 541 to 543, inclusive, together. The provision of a fire service in a fire authority's functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of the individual fire...

Seanad: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: I thank Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill for raising these important matters and for the opportunity to clarify the important issue of the use of asbestos cement pipes in water schemes. I am responding on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley. Asbestos cement piping formerly used in local authority water mains was required to meet...

Seanad: Schools Building Programme (28 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: On behalf of the Minister for Education and Science I thank the Senator for giving me the opportunity of outlining to the House the Department's position regarding the proposed provision of additional accommodation and refurbishment works for Howth Road mixed national school. Under the lifetime of the national development plan almost €4.5 billion will be invested in schools. This is an...

Seanad: Schools Building Programme (28 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: I undertake to pass that message to the Minister.

Seanad: Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Bill 2008: Second Stage (28 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: I thank Members for their constructive comments. A number of interesting points were made, although not all necessarily confined to the remit of the legislation before the House. They were, nevertheless, interesting for any of us who have served on local authorities, who acknowledge the wonderful work they do and who suspect they could do much better work if the framework was more...

Seanad: Health Policy (28 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: I thank Senator Keaveney for raising the issue, which I am responding to on behalf of my colleague, Deputy Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children. The programme for Government contains a commitment to the development of a freely available and personalised national programme to provide for the prevention and early detection of illnesses for both men and women. The programme intends...

Seanad: Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Bill 2008: Second Stage (28 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: I thank the Cathaoirleach and the House for facilitating today's debate. I appreciate the opportunity to introduce the Bill in the Seanad and I look forward to positive contributions from Members. The Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) Act 1971 was first debated in the Seanad, so it is fitting that this short confirmatory Bill relating to the 1971 Act is introduced in this...

Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (27 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: Information supplied by fire authorities indicates that, at 1 January 2007, the total number of full-time and retained personnel employed in the fire service as Fire-Fighter/Leading Fire-Fighter/Driver/Mechanic is 1,057 and 1,692 respectively. The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, is a statutory function of...

Written Answers — Departmental Projects: Departmental Projects (27 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: The application is currently under consideration and I expect a decision on this matter will be made in the near future.

Broadband Services: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate on broadband services and to speak in support of the Government counter-motion, which details recent progress in the area of broadband and signals the Government's intent to further ambitiously improve Ireland's position. A planned investment of €8 billion for science, technology and innovation in the National Development...

Broadband Services: Motion (27 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: ComReg found that 40% of Irish households had a broadband connection at the end of September 2007. I expect that ComReg data for the current quarter will confirm that we are now at the 50% household penetration mark. Significant Government investment has given Ireland excellent international connectivity and helped reduce the cost of regional backhaul to allow private sector investment in...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (26 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: I refer to the reply to Question No. 620 of 12 February 2008. The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section...

Broadband Services: Motion (26 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: What does Deputy Joe Carey think?

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (20 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of fire stations / brigades, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. I am informed that the Department is not in receipt any application for funding from Galway County Council in relation to the provision of a new fire station for...

Written Answers — Employer's Liability Insurance: Employer's Liability Insurance (19 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: There is no statutory requirement under the Minerals Development Acts for a holder of a State Mining Lease or Licence to hold employer's liability insurance and such a requirement was not a standard condition of State Mining Leases in March 1977. It is now, however, a standard condition of any such lease or licence that the holder take out and maintain both employer's and public liability...

Seanad: Road Network (13 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: I thank Senator Healy Eames for raising this issue. I will try to answer her questions in so far as the information is provided. I am speaking on behalf of the Minister for Transport, Deputy Noel Dempsey. The Minister for Transport has responsibility for overall policy and funding of the national roads programme element of Transport 21. The implementation of individual national road...

Seanad: Road Network (13 Feb 2008)

Tony Killeen: The information I have appears, in respect of the paragraph referred to by the Senator, to refer to the main N17 bypass. I then referred to the proposal by Galway County Council in respect of which outstanding questions arise.