Results 161-180 of 7,278 for speaker:Dick Roche
- Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: I compliment the Deputy on getting to the website.
- Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: It is a very good website.
- Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: Is the Deputy referring to the departmental website? I thought he was talking about a private website.
- Water Services Bill 2003 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: The Deputy is pushing an open door.
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: I consider that An Taisce carries out valuable work on a number of environmental and amenity initiatives. These include the national spring clean and the blue flag schemes, both of which receive substantial grant assistance from my Department and a green schools programme, which is widely supported by local authorities. Article 28 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 includes An...
- Written Answers — Marine Conservation: Marine Conservation (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: Given my Department's limited resources for wildlife conservation and protection, it is necessary to target grant assistance towards projects which will fulfil our obligations under EU directives, maximise conservation benefits and address the overall protection of threatened and vulnerable species and habitats. There is an abundant population of seals in Irish waters and the seal species are...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: I propose to take Questions Nos. 566 and 570 together. The Ennistymon, Liscannor, Miltown Malbay and Spanish Point sewerage schemes which are being procured as a grouped project, are included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006 to commence construction in 2006. My Department is awaiting the submission by Clare County Council of a preliminary report for the schemes.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: The Ennis-Clarecastle sewerage scheme is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006 as a scheme to commence construction in 2005. Clare County Council's preliminary report for the scheme is under examination in my Department and will be dealt with as quickly as possible.
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: The compilation of detailed statistics on waste generation, recovery, recycling and final disposal are a matter for the Environmental Protection Agency which prepares the national waste database, NWD, every three years. The most recent such report published in 2003 in respect of waste arising in 2001 is available from the EPA. The agency will in future be compiling the NWD every two years...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: The west Clare regional water supply scheme, contract 6, is included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006 as a scheme to commence construction in 2005. Clare County Council's design review report and contract documents for the scheme are under examination in my Department and will be dealt with as quickly as possible.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: The Ballyvaughan, Corofin and Doolin sewerage schemes which are being procured as a grouped project, are included in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006 to commence construction in 2005. My Department is awaiting the submission by Clare County Council of contract documents for the schemes.
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: Stage 2 of Lisdoonvarna water supply scheme, extension to Ballyvaughan and Fanore, has been approved for construction in my Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2004-2006. Clare County Council's contract documents for the scheme are under examination in my Department and will be dealt with as quickly as possible.
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: Within the frameworks of the national development plan and the Good Friday Agreement, my Department, together with the Department of the Environment, Northern Ireland, is taking forward enhanced North-South co-operation and joint action in a range of areas including environmental research, information and awareness raising, water quality management, waste management, environmental impacts of...
- Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: Under the Waste Management (Farm Plastics) Regulations 2001, producers, that is, manufacturers and importers, of farm plastics â silage bale wrap and sheeting â 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 farm plastics recovery...
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: From an environmental or development control point of view, there is no general statutory requirement limiting construction work on development sites in residential areas to specific times and there are no proposals in that regard. However, as detailed in reply to Question No. 385 of 6 April 2004, the Planning and Development Act 2000 enables planning authorities to impose planning conditions...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: On 23 January 2003, the European Commission issued Ireland with a reasoned opinion to the effect that the â¬20 fee for the making of a submission on a planning application which requires environmental impact assessment is contrary to the public participation provisions of Directive 85/337/EEC on Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA. A reply, responding to each of the points raised in the...
- Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: The latest comprehensive data on waste arisings and recovery in respect of all waste streams are contained in the National Waste Database Report for 2001, published by the EPA in July 2003. No aggregate recycling rate for all waste streams is indicated in the report. Agriculture is the single largest source of waste in Ireland, accounting for an estimated 76.5% of all waste arisings in 2001....
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: The Kilsellagh water treatment works is an element of the Sligo and environs water supply scheme for which the capital funding is being provided by my Department under the water services investment programme 2004-2006. My Department is awaiting submission by Sligo County Council of tender documents for this element of the scheme. Current expenditure in respect of the domestic portion of...
- Written Answers — Local Government: Local Government (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: The Local Government Act 2001 modernises the legislative framework, supports community involvement with local authorities in a more participative local democracy and underpins generally the programme of local government renewal. The Act takes account of the recommendations of the 1996 report, Re-organisation Commission Towards Cohesive Local Government â Town and County, regarding improved...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (19 Oct 2004)
Dick Roche: Athea sewerage scheme is included in my Department's water services investment programme 2004-2006 to commence construction in 2005. My Department is awaiting submission by Limerick County Council of the preliminary report for this and a number of other schemes in the county being advanced as a grouped project.