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Radon Gas Levels. (10 Oct 2007)

Tony Killeen: The Government has decided to delegate this function to me, as well as some other functions.

Radon Gas Levels. (10 Oct 2007)

Tony Killeen: I am aware of some of the points made by Deputy Tuffy. We need to decide which scheme will produce the best results as we try to address these difficulties. It is accepted that it is hugely important that we ensure people are aware of the risk of radon in the first instance. We should tell them not only that a radon test can be conducted relatively inexpensively, but also that advice about...

Fire Services: Motion (9 Oct 2007)

Tony Killeen: I wish to offer my sincere condolences to the families of Brian Murray and Mark O'Shaughnessy and to their colleagues and friends in the Bray area. It was clear to those of us who attended their funerals that they were held in the highest esteem. The tragedy of their deaths brought home to all of us the tremendous work fire-fighters do, the risks they take and the level to which communities...

Written Answers — Fire Service: Fire Service (4 Oct 2007)

Tony Killeen: The Department operates a scheme of long service awards for members of the fire service, one for twenty years service and the other for thirty years service. The scheme is administered on behalf of the Department by the Fire Services Council. Local authorities also operate a Certificate Scheme in recognition of ten years' service. There is no scheme within the Department's remit for...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (2 Oct 2007)

Tony Killeen: The Fire Services Act, 1981 places a duty of care on persons, having control of premises to which the Act applies, to take all reasonable measures to prevent the outbreak of fire and to ensure as far as possible the safety of those using the premises in the event of fire. The Act also enables fire authorities to provide advice on fire safety measures to owners or occupiers of any premises....

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Oct 2007)

Tony Killeen: The project for the provision of water treatment facilities for privately sourced group water schemes through bundled Design/Build/Operate contracts was pilot tested in Monaghan on foot of a recommendation by the National Rural Water Monitoring Committee. The pilot project initially involved eleven group water schemes, including Donaghmoyne, and three local authority public water supply...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (27 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: An application from Donegal County Council for the provision of a new fire station in Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal was received in the Department on 15 February, 2006. The project was subsequently included in the 2006 Fire Services Capital Programme. In May 2007, the Department sanctioned Donegal County Council's proposal to accept a tender for the construction of the new fire station. I...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (27 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: Approval in principle was granted in April 2005 for a new fire station in Castlecomer, County Kilkenny. The Council submitted design documents to the Department on 21 June 2006. In May 2007, the Department conveyed approval to the local authority to invite tenders in respect of this project. I understand from the Council that tender documentation is currently being prepared with a view to...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: There are no plans to create a scheme of grant assistance for remediation of homes with radon levels that exceed the National Reference Level adopted by the Government in respect of houses. No such scheme has been introduced in Ireland previously. Increasing the awareness of the public to the risks posed by radon in the home is considered to be a more effective approach than the provision of...

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: I wish to share time with Deputy Dooley. I am tempted by Deputy Broughan's contribution to follow the same line because his experience is not entirely unique and I am envious of him because, unlike me, he did not go through the Opposition lobbies on his own. I will resist the temptation to remind him and others of the wonderful rhetoric of Opposition Members who did the exact opposite when...

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: Unlike the hypocrites in Opposition, I can say that having done it. I know what I am talking about it. I would like to set out the position and deal with the realities. The Minister has set out the legal position and nobody has put up an argument to undermine that. However, important issues are outstanding. The briefings of the chief executive officer of Aer Lingus regarding industrial...

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: ——and it has slots it will not fill in Belfast. The charade of this debate will not advance that one whit.

Shannon Airport: Motion (27 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: I remind Aer Lingus management that this is a Government motion setting out what the Government as a shareholder thinks, which is an important issue to address.

Local Authority Funding. (26 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. Ready, Steady, Play: A National Play Policy which was published in 2004 provides a framework for the development of public play facilities in Ireland, with the overall aim of ensuring children have access to a range of quality play opportunities to enrich their childhood. The development of the policy by the National Children's Office was as a...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: The Action Plan for Rural Drinking Water Quality, drawn up by the National Rural Water Monitoring Committee, has identified 728 group water schemes serving 88,627 households as being subject to the requirements of the EU Drinking Water Directive. The Plan also identified treatment solutions to ensure all schemes achieved compliance with the drinking water quality standards in the Directive....

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (26 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: Approval in principle was granted in 2001 for a new fire station in Tallow. While it has not been possible to provide funding for this station as part of the 2007 fire services capital programme, announced earlier this year, funding has been provided for various other priority projects which have been advanced in County Waterford since 2001. These include replacement stations and extensions...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (26 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: The Department is funding a pilot programme, proposed by the National Rural Water Monitoring Committee, to test a range of new, small-scale wastewater collection and treatment systems under Irish conditions. The objective of the pilot programme is to evaluate new approaches to meeting the wastewater collection and treatment needs of rural communities and to examine the potential role for...

Written Answers — Radon Gas Levels: Radon Gas Levels (26 Sep 2007)

Tony Killeen: I am aware of the findings of the RPII regarding the high levels of radon in buildings in Dublin and Cork. Over the years, the Government has committed significant resources, largely through the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII), to assessing the incidence of radon throughout the country, to creating enhanced public awareness of radon and to highlighting the health risks...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (5 Jul 2007)

Tony Killeen: This important matter is of interest to many people in the Shannon region and beyond. The Minister, who regrets he is not available this evening, explained to the House yesterday in response to a written question that the Department had provided the funding to Dublin City Council for a study to assess the long-term water use and supply needs of the greater Dublin area and to identify...

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (5 Jul 2007)

Tony Killeen: I am only able to speak one sentence at a time. I will come to that. Dublin City Council is now carrying out a detailed appraisal of the Shannon and desalination options to determine which, if either, would represent the optimum solution to the region's long-term water needs. The appraisal is just that, an appraisal, and no decision has been taken, at either local or departmental level, as...