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Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The €200 non-principal private residence charge was introduced in the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, which came into force in July 2009. As an exceptional measure for the year of introduction, the liability date for the charge was fixed at 31 July 2009. The Act provides that the liability date for 2010 and future years is 31 March. Payment does not fall due until two months after...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2009 provide the statutory framework for combating litter pollution in Ireland. Section 6 of the 1997 Act places an onus on owners and occupiers of property to keep their properties litter free to the extent that they are public places or are visible from a public place. Section 9 of the same Act empowers local authorities to serve a notice on any person...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Local Government Efficiency Review Group has been established and I have asked that it complete its work by mid 2010. The Group's findings and recommendations will then be considered in the appropriate policy and financial contexts. The membership of the Group is as follows: Mr. Pat McLoughlin, Chairman, CEO of the Irish Payment Services Organisation Mr. Ian Talbot, Chief Executive,...

Written Answers — Motor Tax: Motor Tax (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: I have no plans at present to introduce one-month terms for motor vehicle licences. A change from the present system of issuing licences on a quarterly, half-yearly and annual basis would result in significant increases in staffing requirements, administration and printing costs in motor tax offices. It could also lead to increases in the cost of motor tax to the average motorist as the...

Written Answers — Motor Tax: Motor Tax (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: When an application for a motor vehicle licence is received, motor taxation authorities are required by law to satisfy themselves that the tax disc for which the application is made is the appropriate disc for the vehicle in question. In the case of a commercial vehicle, the applicant must complete a statutory declaration, produce a weight docket if the vehicle is under a certain weight,...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 345 to 348, inclusive, together. A comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure has been approved for County Galway in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 -2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library. The total value of contracts underway and those proposed for commencement during the period of the Programme...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, which sets out the provisions relating to the charge on non-principal private residences, does not provide for a waiver scheme. Owners of second properties would not normally be in a category of persons for whom a waiver scheme would generally be necessary or appropriate, and the charge is relatively modest. The Act places collection of the charge...

Written Answers — Environmental Protection Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: On foot of a commitment in the Programme for Government, a review of the Environmental Protection Agency commenced in February 2010. Details of the review, including the associated public consultation process currently underway, are available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie I expect the Review Group to be in a position to submit its report and recommendations to me in Autumn 2010.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The contracts of sale have been amended as required and my Department forwarded the deposit monies to the Chief State Solicitor's Office on 14 April 2010. It is now a matter for the solicitors for both sides to prepare the documents with a view to closing the sale.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 which sets out the provisions of the non-principal private residence charge, provides at section 4(4) for an exemption to the charge in the case of a property where the owner is, or was, a party to a marriage, the other party to that marriage lives in the property in question as his or her sole or main residence and where a decree of divorce or judicial...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: Details in respect of funding provided directly by my Department to agencies and bodies under the aegis of my Department for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 are set out in the table below. Such agencies and bodies may be funded solely by my Department or through a combination of income from my Department, local authorities and other funds including their own resources and fees. Additional...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: Details of expenditure estimates and outturns for the relevant years are set out in the following table. Year Estimate (Net) Outturn(Net) Deferred Surrender (Carryover) Surplus surrendered â'¬m * â'¬m * â'¬m * â'¬m * 2007 2,964m 2,950m 0m 14m 2008 3,184m 3,154m 6m 23m 2009 2,668m 2,652m 3m 13m 2010 2,174m * All figures rounded up Further information in this regard is...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: In December 2009, following a decision by Government, I indicated that I would be bringing forward proposals for the installation of water meters in households served by public water supplies. These proposals, which my Department is now finalising, will give effect to the commitment in the renewed Programme for Government to introduce charging for domestic water in a way that is fair,...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The National Waste Prevention Programme (NWPP) was established in April 2004 in accordance with the policy document Preventing and Recycling Waste – Delivering Change. Implementation of the Programme is a matter for the EPA. A National Waste Prevention Committee (NWPC), which includes a broad stakeholder group including governmental, non-governmental, business and sectoral interests, was...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: Ireland is making significant progress in ensuring that these directives are correctly implemented. Since coming into office, I have placed a high priority on addressing the implications of a number of adverse findings against Ireland by the European Court of Justice. My Department is at present preparing substantial legislative measures to deal with transposition deficiencies that have...

Written Answers — Pest Control: Pest Control (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 and 370 together. Mink found in the wild in Ireland are descended from animals that escaped from fur farms. They have been breeding in the wild since the 1950s and are now found throughout the country. A report published by my Department in 2009 estimated that the potential population of wild mink in the State was between 20,500 and 33,500 individuals....

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library, provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Clare. While the Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of some €38 million in the county during the period of the Programme, it was not...

Written Answers — Legal Costs: Legal Costs (25 May 2010)

John Gormley: The information requested is set out in the table below. No. Amount Liability Admitted (Yes/No) 1 â'¬14,391.35 No 2 â'¬1,800,000.00 (plus costs which have not yet been settled) No 3 â'¬0 No

Written Answers — Climate Change Convention: Climate Change Convention (20 May 2010)

John Gormley: The recent round of negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change took place over the three days 9 to 11 April 2010. This session was an agenda setting exercise for the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention and the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol, and did not include a Ministerial...

Written Answers — Health Surveys: Health Surveys (20 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Government has considered the position in relation to the former Irish Steel/Ispat site at Haulbowline noting the outcome of the site investigations and the recommendations of the environmental consultants. The Government decided that the Office of Public Works would chair a working group to develop a structured and coherent approach to the further management and development of the site,...