Results 1-20 of 164 for epa speaker:Alan Kelly

Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (21 Feb 2018)

Alan Kelly: ...commits the Government to submit an environmental report as part of the approval to the Oireachtas. This has not been done. A strategic environmental assessment, SEA, scoping exercise is not sufficient. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, in its submission in respect of this plan said this had to be on a statutory footing. I suggest that the officials and the Minister read the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4 May 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...and surpluses in one year can be used to cover deficits in any subsequent year. The average incidence of these targets is a 12% reduction relative to 2005. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in March 2016 projected emissions for 2020 which indicate that Ireland’s emissions in 2020 could be in the range of 6-11% below 2005 levels. On a cumulative basis, Ireland...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...privatisation is another myth. I cannot imagine any private entity ever wanting to own thousands of kilometres of Victorian pipes while having to adhere to the strict regulations set down by the EPA and the HSE on water quality. However, a referendum on future public water ownership may help to address people's concerns and the Labour Party will support it if it finally puts the matter...

Irish Water: Statements (27 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...at the right time and getting the balance right between new capital projects, upgrades and planned maintenance works. The aforementioned independent assessment and countless Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, reports pointed to the need not only to address an infrastructural deficit but also to improve the standards of operation. Given what I am hearing, if there is any fairness,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Bituminous Fuel Ban (26 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...of certain residential solid fuels. The ban now applies in 26 urban areas nationwide, including all towns with a population greater than 15,000 people, bringing the ban areas broadly into line with national EPA air quality management zones. In the meantime, air quality monitoring by the EPA has shown that air quality can be poorer in towns where the smoky coal ban does not apply. As...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (26 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: Enforcement action against illegal waste activity is a matter for the local authorities and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Environmental Enforcement. My Department provides the legislative framework under which both local authority and EPA enforcement action is initiated and also continues to provide significant financial support to a network of local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (20 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: Neither I nor my Department have any responsibility for, or role in relation to, the identification, management, operation or maintenance of water services infrastructure. With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services and water services infrastructure including water supply pipes or drainage pipes extending from a waterworks or waste water works to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water (20 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...environment from sewerage systems owned, managed and operated by Irish Water require a waste water discharge licence or certificate of authorisation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Irish Water is required to apply to the EPA for a licence or certificate of authorisation and the authorisation process provides for the EPA to place stringent conditions on the operation of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (20 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...action against illegal waste activity, including littering offences, is a matter for the local authorities and the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Enforcement, and my Department does not compile statistics in relation to fines imposed. Such statistics are publicly accessible through the Local Government Management Agency’s series of annual reports...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts Data (14 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...Print. National media service for community development purposes with Changing Ireland Provision of a press cuttings service with Media Watch Ltd. Managed hosting of and security updates to the Department's website – Annerterch Limited On-going support and development work for the Department's website - Annerterch Limited Hewlett Packard P24 Hardware and Software Support....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (28 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...authorities, has advised that, as of 26 January 2016, the numbers of registered treatment systems for Counties Galway and Mayo are 40,330 and 28,030 respectively. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the supervisory body for the purposes of the National Inspection Plan 2015 - 2017: Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems, which is managed and implemented by the local authorities. My...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Data (28 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...Directive (1) Initial Assessment; (2) Development of a Monitoring Programme; and (3) Development of a Programme of Measures necessary to achieve Good Environmental Status in Irish Marine Waters. (1) Initial Assessment - the technical report was published on the Department's website in Q2 2013 and the summary report was published in Q4 2013. (2) Monitoring Programme – sent to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: The Moy estuary is monitored as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) national Water Framework Directive monitoring programme. Under this programme the EPA assesses general physico-chemical parameters (nutrients, oxygen, temperature, salinity) and biological quality elements (phytoplankton, macroalgae and angiosperms). In addition, Inland Fisheries Ireland assesses fish...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...of remediation of septic tanks and domestic waste water treatment systems which are deemed, following inspection under the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Inspection Plan, to require repair or upgrading. It is not proposed to make any changes to the grant scheme introduced under the Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013 at this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: ....  Support for the work of the Station has been provided by the State to NUIG through the funding of research projects and the provision of scientific support for activities at the site, in particular by the EPA, but also by other national research funding bodies.  My Department does not provide direct funding to NUIG for the operation of the Station.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (9 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: ...and 15,000. Secondary treatment was required by 31 December 2005 for all agglomerations with population equivalents greater than 2, 000 for discharges to freshwater and estuaries. The most recent EPA report, Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2014 , shows 31 out of 174 large urban areas (i.e. population equivalents of greater than 2 , 000) did not comply with the effluent quality and sampling...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts Data (8 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: ... 2011 ARUP Consulting Engineers Study in respect of provision of fire detection and alarms systems in dwellings. Not intended for publication. It is a technical report, to inform work in the Department. €29,935 2011 Barrow Archaeological Services Archaeological reports on Met Éireann site at Valentia. The report is not intended to be published as it is a technical...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: ...collection, treatment and discharge of urban waste water, with the objective of protecting the environment from the adverse effects of waste water discharges. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the environmental regulator responsible for the licensing, authorisation and enforcement of urban waste water discharges. Last week, the EPA published their annual report on compliance...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (24 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: ...fittings within the property boundaries, including within the house itself, therefore rests with the homeowner. In a joint position paper on lead published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Health Service Executive (HSE) in 2013, it is recommended that all lead pipes and plumbing in public and in private ownership should be replaced over time. The full document is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution (18 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: ...address noise pollution, inter alia, through consideration of the introduction of fixed payment notices (also known as “ on-the-spot fines ”). The development of new noise legislation by my Department is being considered in the context of this commitment. However, as indicated in the Government’s Legislation Programme published in September, it is not possible at...