Results 321-340 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (23 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: My Department does not provide grant assistance to registered charities dealing with the issue of institutional and religious abuse. Approved housing bodies which operate and manage accommodation financed by my Department's voluntary and co-operative funding schemes may have charitable status but this information is not collected by my Department. Capital funding amounting to €1.385...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (18 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: My responsibilities under the Wildlife Acts relate primarily to the conservation of populations of certain protected species, which includes the granting of licences for the hunting of certain protected species. It is my understanding that the activity referred to in the question involves following a scent, and that it does not come within the scope of the Wildlife Acts.

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (18 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: Having regard to available budgetary resources, priority is being given under the bog purchase scheme to those wishing to sell their interest in the 31 raised bog sites which were nominated for designation as Special Areas of Conservation between 1997 and 1999, on which the derogation for turf cutting has now ended. The person in question owns land within a Natural Heritage Area designated in...

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

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 245 of 10 November 2010, which outlines the position in regard to the plant in question.

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (18 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: Information in relation to external reports and reviews commissioned by State Agencies and Boards under the aegis of my Department is a matter for these bodies themselves.

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (17 Nov 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 Kildare. Two contracts for the Kildare Sewerage Scheme are included in the Programme amongst the list of contracts in the county to start in the period 2010 – 2012. Earlier this...

Written Answers — Farm Plan Scheme: Farm Plan Scheme (17 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: My Department's Farm Plan Scheme is currently closed to new applicants. Further access to the scheme will be subject to the availability of funding during 2011 and beyond. Any decision to invite new applications will be publicly announced. In such an event, applications to join the scheme will be assessed on the basis of conservation priorities, biodiversity added value and value for money.

Written Answers — Postal Voting: Postal Voting (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: 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. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of certain categories of person who are entered in the register of electors. The Electoral Act 1992 provides for postal voting...

Written Answers — Hare Coursing: Hare Coursing (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: Section 26(3) of the Wildlife Act 1976 allows me, as Minister, to grant a licence to a coursing club to undertake hare coursing on a day or days which are outside the Open Season Order dates, (the period between 26 September and 28 February). The two clubs referred to in the question applied to my Department to hold meetings on Saturday 25 September, 2010. I approved these two applications...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: An Bord Pleanála (the Board) was established in 1977, under the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act 1976, primarily to provide for independent consideration of planning authorities' decisions on planning applications in the event that such decisions are appealed. An applicant for permission, and any person who has made a valid submission or observation on a planning application,...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: The Revised Estimates for Public Services 2010 provide a capital allocation to my Department for this year of €1,509.103m; capital expenditure to the end of October 2010 is €720.170m. Details of the allocations and spend across the various capital programmes within my Department's remit, which are administered primarily by local authorities, are set out in the following table. ...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: For purposes of consents given under the Planning and Development Acts, it is a matter for the planning authority in question to decide whether or not an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or Appropriate Assessment, in accordance with the Habitats Directive, is required. Similarly, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for determining whether an EIA and/or Appropriate...

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: Under the Water Pollution Acts 1977 and 1990 it is an offence to permit polluting matters to enter waters. The Acts require that discharges of trade effluent to waters or to sewers are licensed by local authorities. In granting a licence, the local authority may attach such conditions as it considers appropriate, for example, covering the nature, composition and volume of discharges. In...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: The Government in the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009 broadened the revenue base of local authorities through the introduction of the charge on non-principal private residences. The charge is set at €200 and is being levied and collected by local authorities. With some exemptions, the charge applies to a residential property that is not the sole or main residence of the owner,...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: I expect the Bill to be published before the end of the current Dáil term.

Written Answers — Cross-Border Co-operation: Cross-Border Co-operation (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: There is ongoing co-operation between my Department and the Department of Environment in Northern Ireland and other relevant agencies in a wide range of areas related to the environment. Within the North South Ministerial Council, we have discussed matters mandated under the Good Friday Agreement such as waste, water quality, and environmental research and monitoring. Other important areas...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 and 317 together. Revenues from the levies on plastic shopping bags and the landfill of waste are paid into a 'ring-fenced' Environment Fund, established under the Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001, and can be used for activities that are of benefit to the environment. The purposes for which the Fund may be used are set out in section 74(9) of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Reports: Departmental Reports (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: While the Cork Docklands Forum Report, which was submitted to the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in 2008, has not been formally published, I understand that the main findings and recommendations of the report are in the public domain. As stated in the reply to Question No. 104 of 19 October 2010, enabling measures are currently being considered further to progress the...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: My Department has paid Mayo County Council a total of €6.243 million to date in 2010 in respect of water services schemes in the county, against a total claimed of almost €7.1 million. The shortfall is largely due to some claims being adjusted by the Department to comply with approved scheme budgets or to exclude ineligible expenditures. My Department is currently examining claims on...

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (16 Nov 2010)

John Gormley: The detailed terms and conditions under which public authorities may enter into framework agreements, and contracts based on agreements, are set out in Regulations 33, 34 and 35 of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities' Contracts) Regulations 2006, which were made by the Minister for Finance. The duration of a framework agreement may not generally exceed 4 years. It is a...