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Written Answers — Register of Electors: Register of Electors (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: In order to be able to vote at elections and referenda in this jurisdiction, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Subject to this primary requirement, the person's citizenship then determines the polls at which he or she is entitled to vote. Irish citizens who are registered to vote may vote at all...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1820 of 31 January 2007.

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The Government decision to proceed with the movement of the electronic voting equipment to centralised premises was made taking into account a range of factors, including costs of current and centralised arrangements and the likely benefits to be realised. In this regard, the Commission on Electronic Voting in its Second Report concluded that, as the current arrangements under which voting...

Written Answers — Spray Paint Regulation: Spray Paint Regulation (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I assume that the Question refers to the problem of graffiti. The sale of spray paint is not regulated in this regard.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 218 together. I understand that the persons concerned were offering for sale a specific type of turbary right which had originally been purchased from the Land Commission. It transpired that it was not possible to transfer this type of turbary right to the State, but only to extinguish the right. The complex issues involved in cases of this kind were...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I understand that a letter of offer to purchase Turbary Rights issued from my Department to the person concerned in August 2006. To date, no response to this offer has been received from the person or their Solicitor.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I understand that Contracts in this matter are currently being examined by the Chief State Solicitor's Office who are liaising with the vendor's solicitors with a view to finalising this transaction.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I understand that a letter of offer to purchase Turbary Rights issued from my Department to the person concerned in May 2006. To date no response to this offer has been received from the person or their Solicitor.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I understand that Contracts in this matter are currently being examined by the Chief State Solicitor's Office who are liaising with the vendor's solicitors with a view to finalising this transaction.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I understand that Contracts for Sale in this case were forwarded by my Department to the Chief State Solicitor's Office on 14 February 2007. The Chief State Solicitor's Office will be liaising with the vendor's solicitors with a view to finalising the transaction.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The Ballinahown Sewerage Scheme was ranked 24th in the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Westmeath County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities last year to undertake fresh assessments of the needs for capital works in their areas and to prioritise their proposals on the basis of the assessments. The priorities adopted by the members of Westmeath...

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take both questions together. I thank the Deputies for raising this issue. The waste to energy plant concerned is being procured as a public private partnership, PPP, by Dublin City Council acting on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities in the context of the regional waste management plan for which the relevant local authorities have statutory responsibility. As Members...

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I will respond to the Deputy's questions which encapsulate the core issues in this regard. As Deputy Quinn is aware, the PPP process is highly specific, detailed and case-specific on an individual basis. Once a PPP process has been entered into, there is very little latitude, which is proper and appropriate. The Department's role is to ensure that PPP compliance is in place and after the...

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I have always been forthcoming to Deputy Gormley and other Members. I believe in being open and that would have been a reasonable process.

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: Coincidence or not, as it happens I was talking to the Tánaiste on an entirely unrelated project.

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: That is somewhat unfair. Deputy Quinn knows me sufficiently well to know that had we been engaged in conversation together, I would have shared any information I had with him. I do not believe that would be improper and that it would be bizarre not to so do. As for Mr. Twomey's comments yesterday, the city council will hold its final meeting tomorrow morning with Elsam, or its successor...

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: I presume the Deputy knows the planning and EPA processes which are entirely stand-alone and independent are in no way related to the financial side of any arrangement.

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: No, they are not. In this particular——

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: In this particular——

Waste Management. (22 Feb 2007)

Dick Roche: The Deputy and I know that An Bord Pleanála and the EPA will not look into that aspect of the project. Regarding what Mr. Matt Twomey stated yesterday, as I stated, he was carefully reflecting the precise position because until such time as the meeting takes place tomorrow at which the company which succeeded Elsam is finally told the position, it is still theoretically in the deal. The...