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Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: Half-yearly and quarter-yearly rates of motor tax are set in law at a higher rate than the annual fee to take account of the extra workload for motor tax offices and the resultant higher administrative and printing costs. A quarterly renewal of a motor tax disc is equivalent to processing four annual discs in that the same administrative procedures have to be followed each time. In...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 88 and 90 of 9 December 2010.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: General purpose grants from the Local Government Fund are my contribution to meeting the difference between the cost to local authorities of providing a reasonable level of day to day services and the income available to them from local sources and from specific grants. The 2011 general purpose grant allocations in respect of each local authority are set out in the table below. 2011 Exchequer...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: As indicated in the reply to Question No. 279 of 7 December 2010, the introduction of water charges for domestic customers will be preceded by the rollout of a national water metering programme to install meters in households connected to the public water supply. Work is underway in my Department to advance the key tasks necessary for the delivery of the metering programme, including the...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: The development and operation of a landfill is subject to the requirement to obtain a waste licence from the Environmental Protection Agency and planning permission from the local authority or An Bord Pleanála. The number and location of landfill sites which have a waste licence are available on the web site of the EPA at www.epa.ie. The operational requirements of landfills are detailed in...

Written Answers — Special Areas of Conservation: Special Areas of Conservation (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: The restrictions on turf cutting arising from the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulations and the Wildlife Acts apply to sites designated as Special Areas of Conservation and Natural Heritage Areas. Turf-cutting for domestic purposes was allowed to continue for a period of ten years following notification of the then Minister's intention to designate these sites. Survey work...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: I refer to the reply to Question No. 2 of 25 February 2010 which deals comprehensively addresses the matter raised.nd of Take

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 774 to 776, inclusive, together. The projected reserve balance of €1.7 million in the Environment Fund at the end of 2011 takes into account each of the following: - the opening surplus in the Fund at start of 2011 of €36.6m; - projected income into the Fund during 2011 of €66.2m; and - projected expenditure from the Fund in 2011 of €101.1m. The most...

Written Answers — Legislative Programme: Legislative Programme (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 was enacted on 26 July 2010. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10(a)-(e), 11, 12(a)-(c), 13, 14(a) & (b), 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 39, 40, 41(c), 42, 44, 45, 46, 50(a) & (b), 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 64, 65(a), (e) & (f), 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 77, 78 and 81 of the Act have been...

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 778 and 779 together. The recent severe weather has again highlighted the need to sustain our efforts to rehabilitate older water mains, many of which were damaged during the cold spell. Water mains rehabilitation is an integral part of local authority water conservation strategies, whereby water distribution pipelines are relined or replaced, and is a key...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: My Department is committed to consulting with its customers, both to ensure that account is taken of the widest range of views possible in our policy and legislative development, and to evaluate the effectiveness of our programmes and services. The following table sets out expenditure on opinion polling (including structured surveys and questionnaires) and focus groups as part of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: Information in relation to the number of mobile telephones and the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills by public bodies under my remit is a matter for the Agencies themselves.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: The following table outlines the number of mobile phones and the total cost of paying mobile telephone bills for my Department for the time period in question. The mobile phone services are procured under the Department of Finance Mobile Voice and Data Procurement Framework. Date Total No. of Staff with Mobiles Phones (incls blackberrys) Total Cost of providing mobile services 2006 426...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: Notices announcing the classification of Wicklow Mountains Special Protection Area for birds were broadcast on RTE Radio 1 and East Coast FM over the period 15 to 17 of December. The total cost, inclusive of VAT, for the production of the advertisement was €605. The total cost, inclusive of VAT, for air time was €10,968. The stations chosen for the broadcasting of this notice were in line...

Written Answers — Heritage Sites: Heritage Sites (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 785, 789 and 792 together. In January 2007, my predecessor as Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government placed a Preservation Order on nos. 14 to 17 Moore Street under the National Monuments Acts. The Preservation Order was made on the grounds that the buildings, which are privately owned, are a monument, the preservation of which is of...

Written Answers — Motor Taxation: Motor Taxation (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: There is no provision in law for motor tax to be paid by direct debit instalments. An instalment system would be unwieldy and potentially costly in administrative terms. As well as the additional resource costs in monitoring payments and pursuing missed instalments, such a system could introduce an element of uncertainty in relation to the point at which liability for motor tax is...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: Each planning authority is required to include, in its statutory annual accounts, details of contributions received and information on how the contributions have been spent. Information on the amount of development contributions on hand for each local authority at end of year 2010 is not yet available. Information on 2009 will be available in March 2011, following a full audit by the Local...

Written Answers — State Boards: State Boards (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: A number of different statutory processes are involved in appointments to State boards. In some cases statutory selection procedures must be followed or nominations must be sought from independent nominating panels before appointments are made by the Government or by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. In other cases only particular public office holders may be...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each County and City Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible, in compliance with the relevant public sector recruitment and employment law requirements. While my Department gathers data on the numbers employed in...

Written Answers — Turbury Rights: Turbury Rights (12 Jan 2011)

John Gormley: As indicated in the reply to Question No. 259 of 14 December 2010 I intend to revert to Government shortly regarding the arrangements for those who have been affected by the requirement to cease turf cutting on protected raised bogs. The provision of compensation will be considered in that context, within the overall financial resources available to my Department.