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Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 334 of 5 May 2010, which outlines the position in relation to the new motor tax and VRT systems applying from 1 July 2008.

Written Answers — Game Sanctuaries: Game Sanctuaries (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: I propose to take Question Nos. 115 and 116 together. Firstly, I wish to state that I have no plans to ban the shooting of game. The Wildlife Acts 1976 and 2000 provide for the making of orders relating to the provision of open seasons for the hunting of protected birds and mammals. These orders are reviewed from time to time, taking account of the conservation needs of individual species....

Written Answers — Archaeological Sites: Archaeological Sites (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Tara Complex has been included in Ireland's new Tentative List of potential nominees to the World Heritage List submitted to UNESCO as part of the Royal Sites of Ireland series. The submission of the Tentative List to UNESCO is a different process to that of the nomination of a property to the World Heritage List. Such a nomination takes considerable time to prepare and each property...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: I refer to Question Nos. 337 and 342 of the 5 May 2010 which outlined the position in relation to Limerick Sewerage Schemes.

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Litter Pollution Act 1997 defines litter as "a substance or object that, when deposited in a place other than a litter receptacle or other place lawfully designated for the deposit, is or is likely to become unsightly, deleterious, nauseous or unsanitary, whether by itself or with any other such substance or object, and regardless of its size or volume or the extent of the deposit". On...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: The case involving the person concerned is complex and has required the Department to obtain the professional advice of a number of experts, including legal counsel. The Department has been examining the advice received and expects to be in a position to write to the individual in the coming days.

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009, which has now completed Committee Stage in the Seanad where it was introduced, proposes to give statutory effect to the recommendations of the Working Group that reviewed the management of dog breeding establishments. It defines a dog breeding establishment as a premises with not less than 6 bitches of 4 months old and capable of breeding. The Bill...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: There are no proposals for a new playground grant scheme in 2010.

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: I refer to the comprehensive statement which I made in presenting the third Carbon Budget to Dáil Éireann on 11 December 2009. In that statement, I introduced the carbon tax and the Climate Change Bill 2010 as two of the corner-stones that will shape and drive Ireland's response to climate change. Putting a price on carbon, which is being achieved through the implementation of the carbon...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: My Department understands that the issue to which the Question refers concerns the use of sub-standard materials in buildings. The national Building Regulations, which are operative since 1992, set out the legal requirements for the construction of new buildings and the extension of, material alteration to, and certain changes of, use of existing buildings. The comprehensive set of related...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: A comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure has been approved for County Kildare in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 -2012 published last month. The Programme, which includes details of contracts currently at construction, contracts to start in the 2010 to 2012 period and schemes to advance through planning, is available in the Oireachtas Library. The...

Written Answers — Building Energy Ratings: Building Energy Ratings (6 May 2010)

John Gormley: The reply to Question Nos. 621, 622 and 623 of 23 March, 2010 outlines the position in relation to the calculation of energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions for purposes of the Building Energy Rating (BER) Scheme. My Department understands that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), which is tasked with the administration of the scheme, has responded to a number of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (5 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 — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (5 May 2010)

John Gormley: No person who is a former holder of an office of Minister or Minister of State has been appointed by me, or by my predecessors as Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, to any of the state boards under the aegis of my Department in the last ten years.

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (5 May 2010)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 318, 322 and 325 of 27 April and 223 of 29 April 2010. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Special Conservation Areas: Special Conservation Areas (5 May 2010)

John Gormley: The townland of Beltra, beside Beltra Lough, is partly situated within the Newport River Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and the Croaghmoyle Mountain Natural Heritage Area (NHA). The NHA has been selected for designation for its blanket bog interest. Turf cutting is subject to certain restrictions on this site. It is not possible to determine from the information provided whether or not...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (5 May 2010)

John Gormley: My Department met with OPW on 12 April 2010 to discuss their proposals to undertake work to alleviate flooding in the Roundfort-Hollymount area in county Mayo. This area is part of the Kilglassan/Caheravoostia Turlough Complex Special Area of Conservation (SAC) which is protected under the EU Habitats Directive. A number of further aspects of the project, identified at the meeting, need to...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (5 May 2010)

John Gormley: The Killaloe Sewerage Scheme is not included among the contracts and schemes in County Clare to be progressed under my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library. The new Programme aims to prioritise projects that target environmental compliance issues and support economic and employment growth as envisaged in the...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (5 May 2010)

John Gormley: Budget 2007 announced proposals for new motor tax and vehicle registration (VRT) systems to reward low CO2 emitting cars and penalise high CO2 emitting cars. A public consultation process was held from December 2006 to March 2007 and 1 July 2008 was chosen as the starting date for both the new motor tax and VRT systems. The aim of the new system was to influence the purchasing decisions of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (5 May 2010)

John Gormley: The staffing figures supplied to the Department by North Tipperary County Council indicate the number of employees expressed as whole time equivalents, at the dates in question, were are as shown in the table: North Tipperary County Council Permanent Temporary/Seasonal 31st December 2007 584 125 31st December 2008 465 98 31st December 2009 * 461 43 31st March 2010 * 463 65 * This...