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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Generally, planning permission is needed for any development of land or property unless the development is specifically exempted from this requirement. Under the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, the provision of a hard surface within the curtilage of a house is exempt from the requirement to obtain planning permission, subject to certain conditions. However, this does not...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Sections 34(4)(g) and 180(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 Act provide that a planning authority may attach a condition to a planning permission requiring the giving of adequate security for the satisfactory completion of a development, and, if the development is not subsequently completed satisfactorily, may apply the security to that satisfactory completion. The matter of...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1797 and 1810 together. Work on implementation of the majority recommendations of the working group which was established to review the management of dog breeding establishments is currently underway in my Department. The process includes the development of standards for relevant dog breeding establishments and the drafting of new Regulations under the...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: This judgment of the European Court of Justice relates to the position obtaining in 2003, when a Reasoned Opinion was received by Ireland from the Commission. Since then, substantial progress has been made in addressing the matters to which the judgment relates. The legal measures required on foot of the judgment were provided for in the Habitats (Amendment) Regulations 2005. Substantial...

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: In February 2005, I announced a Fire Services Change Programme in response to key fire services and fire safety recommendations of the Review of Fire Safety and Fire Services in Ireland. This Programme sets out the strategy for the future development of the fire service and includes measures addressing the development of community fire safety programmes, the development of a risk based...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The trade plate system is administered by the motor tax offices of the local authorities in accordance with the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1992. One of the legal requirements of obtaining a trade plate is that the motor trader submits to the local motor tax office satisfactory evidence of the valuation of the relevant business premises for local...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: As indicated in the reply to Question No. 515 of 5 December 2006, my Department is examining possible options, including examples of the practices adopted in other countries, to deal with hedges of the type referred to. I expect to receive proposals in the near future.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Complaints about planning enforcement should be made in writing to the planning authority in the first instance. Any person who is not satisfied with the service he or she has received from a planning authority may complain to the Director of Planning Services in that authority or to the Office of the Ombudsman. In addition, section 160 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 empowers the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Creggs Sewerage Scheme was ranked as fourth priority by Galway County Council in the list of sewerage schemes submitted by the 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 local councils...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Any person making a planning appeal is required to pay a fee as a contribution towards the cost of administering the planning appeal system. Section 144(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that, subject to the approval of the Minister, An Bord Pleanála may determine fees in relation to appeals, referrals and other matters coming before the Board. An application from An Bord...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Broadford Sewerage Scheme is approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007 under the Rural Towns and Villages Initiative. I approved Clare County Council's revised Preliminary Report for the scheme last month and it is now a matter for the Council to advance it to construction as soon as possible in accordance with the new accelerated procedures...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: I have approved an extension of the Blarney Water Supply to Station Road under the Serviced Land Initiative measure of my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. My Department is awaiting information requested from Cork County Council to enable the Exchequer funding for the scheme to be determined. However, under new streamlined procedures I have introduced for the...

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, producers — i.e. manufacturers and importers — of farm plastics (silage bale wrap and sheeting) are required to take steps to recover farm plastics waste which they have placed on the market or alternatively to contribute to, and participate in, compliance schemes to recover the waste in question. The Irish Farm Film Producers...

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: In March 2005, Sligo County Council submitted to my Department a copy of a report prepared jointly by Sligo, Mayo and Roscommon County Councils regarding the condition of the R294 between Ballina and Boyle. The report proposed a number of both short and long term improvement works to the route. My Department responded that it would be open to the relevant county councils to include the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: This scheme is approved for construction in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005 –2007 and my Department's examination of Clare County Council's Contract Documents for the scheme will be finalised as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: The Kilkee and Kilrush Sewerage Schemes, which are being advanced as a joint project, are approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. Further consideration will be given to Clare County Council's Preliminary Report for the schemes on receipt of the additional information which was requested from the Council last month.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1822 and 1850 together. The Athea and Askeaton Sewerage Schemes, which are being advanced as part of a grouped project that also involves Foynes, Glin and Shanagolden, are approved for funding in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2005-2007. My Department is awaiting submission of Limerick County Council's Preliminary Reports for the project.

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Waste management services have traditionally been provided at a local level, with individual arrangements being locally determined and tailored to local circumstances. The present legal framework, as determined by the Oireachtas, reflects this. In accordance with section 52 of the Protection of the Environment Act 2003, the determination of waste management charges, and any associated waiver...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: Statistics on local authority enforcement action, including the number of prosecutions taken and the number of on-the-spot fines issued, are submitted by local authorities to my Department every six months; these figures are available in the Oireachtas Library. The number of prosecutions taken and on-the-spot fines issued for the first six months of 2006 — the most recent information...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (31 Jan 2007)

Dick Roche: IBAL is one of a number of anti-litter initiatives supported by my Department. It is aimed at raising public awareness of litter pollution and energising support for local authority anti-litter activities. In August last year, following the publication of a litter survey which they had carried out in Dublin, IBAL suggested that a litter commissioner should be put in place to manage litter in...