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Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: While there are no declared engineering qualifications with the specific title of Civil Engineering to Water Services Operations Management, there are national qualifications for Engineering posts for Sanitary Services. In 2005, following consultation with all key stakeholders, four National Qualifications for Engineering posts of Senior Executive Engineer, Senior Engineer, Executive Engineer...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: My Department has sought additional information from Fingal County Council in relation to its recent proposal to carry out this work as an addition to the Portrane/Donabate/Rush/Lusk Wastewater Treatment Plant contract. A decision on the proposal will be expedited on receipt of the information requested.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: Professional and Technical staff are employed in my Department to provide technical and scientific analysis and advice, and, where appropriate, to undertake inspections. In this context, the number of people who may be involved in inspections in the areas for which information is sought in the question is as follows: Environment Inspectorate 6 Water Inspectorate 13 Planning Inspectorate...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: There is no one working solely on the collection of overpayments within my Department. Should they arise, overpayments are pursued by the relevant Section of the Department and the recovered amounts are processed by the Accounts Section. In the case of any salary overpayments, recovery arrangements are put in place through the payroll on foot of instructions from Personnel.

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: The issuing of dog licences and exhumation licences are matters for individual local authorities. Deer hunting licences are issued by the licensing section of my Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The licensing section, which has approximately 9 full-time equivalent members of staff, deals with all licences issued under the Wildlife Acts. Regional Management staff of...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: Works funded under my Department's capital programmes, amounting to some €1.5 billion in 2010, are generally labour intensive. Such works include construction in respect of housing and water services; regeneration/remedial works; energy efficiency retrofitting; provision of extensions and improvements; built heritage conservation; and improvements to national parks. These programmes...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Government is committed to introducing comprehensive legislation on noise pollution. As part of the preparatory process, extensive public consultation was undertaken during which over 200 submissions were received from the public and key stakeholders. After due consideration of these submissions, the General Scheme of a Noise Nuisance Bill was prepared and approved by the Government in...

Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: In law, the preparation of the Register of Electors is a matter for each local registration authority – the city and county councils. It is their duty to ensure, as far as possible and with the cooperation of the public, the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the Register. Section 17 of the Electoral Act 1992 requires a registration authority to prepare a special voters list comprising...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: My Department provides a detailed list of the legislative activity (primary and secondary) undertaken during the previous year in each of its Annual Reports. These Reports are published on my Department's website (www.environ.ie). The Acts or Bills initiated by me since coming to office, the House in which they were initiated and the time given to each stage is set out in the following...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Estates: Unfinished Housing Estates (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Department is progressing a range of actions, with the co-operation of local authorities and other key stakeholders, to address the issue of unfinished or unoccupied estates. These actions include an accurate quantification, classification and mapping of the various types of unfinished or unoccupied estates on a county by county basis to understand the scale and distribution of the...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (19 May 2010)

John Gormley: 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 a national eradication programme for mink would cost in excess of €1 million, based on a potential population of between 20,500 and 33,500...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: My Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service has no record of a Hen Harrier farm plan being submitted for the company concerned. No payment can be made without a plan firstly being submitted and approved.

Written Answers — Foreshore Licences: Foreshore Licences (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 309 of 27 April 2010. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: Donegal County Council, as the contracting party in the provision of water services in the county, has not notified my Department of any instance where piping for water or wastewater schemes did not meet the standards set out in contract specifications. Water conservation is a key element of my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012. The primary objective of water...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Mallow / Ballyviniter Regional Water Supply Phase 1 (Box Cross) Scheme is included as a scheme to start construction during the period of the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library. My Department is currently examining Cork County Council's tender submission for the work proposed and a decision in relation to this will be...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: The information requested in relation to the State Agencies under the aegis of my Department is set out in the following table, at end March 2009 prior to the introduction of the moratorium and at end December 2009. End March 2009 End Dec 2009 Agency Staff WTE* Staff WTE* Affordable Homes Partnership 24 23 16 16 An Bord Pleanála 185 177.9 177 168.9 Dublin Docklands Authority 53 51 37...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: The number of permanent and temporary staff employed by local authorities at 31 March 2009 expressed as whole time equivalents is 34,178. The corresponding figure for 31 December 2009 is 32,250. With regard to target numbers for employment in local government, the Government will keep the application of the moratorium on recruitment and promotion under review with a view to ensuring that the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Cork Lower Harbour Sewerage Scheme is amongst the schemes included in the recently published Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2012, for progression through planning in the period covered by the programme. A copy of the Programme is available in the Oireachtas Library. The most recent estimated cost of the scheme is over €70 million. However, its precise scope, phasing and...

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: The primary role of my Department in electoral matters is to provide an appropriate policy and legislative framework for a modern and efficient electoral system. Within that framework, local returning officers are responsible for all matters in connection with the actual conduct of elections and referenda, including the selection, appointment and training of polling station and count staff...

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (18 May 2010)

John Gormley: Drinking cans, disposable bottles and plastic bottles are covered by the scope of Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (the Packaging Directive). This Directive 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...