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Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (19 Apr 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 478 together. The fire services capital programme for 2005, which I announced on 16 April 2005, includes provision for new fire station projects at Drogheda and Moville to be advanced to construction stage in the period up to the end of 2006, subject to final agreement on scope and design.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (19 Apr 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: There are no proposals before my Department from Kildare County Council for the provision of new or improved fire station accommodation.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (27 Apr 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: The provision of a fire service is a matter for the individual local fire authorities in accordance with section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981. My Department supports fire authorities in the active provision of a fire service through a range of functions, including capital funding assistance towards the cost of the provision of fire stations. In the case of new fire stations, the...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (4 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: It is estimated that between 20% to 25% of first-time lettings by local authorities to households are allocated to single persons. While it is a matter for individual local authorities to decide on the allocation of houses to single persons and other categories on their waiting lists in accordance with their schemes of letting priorities, my Department has advised local authorities of the...

Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (11 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Air quality assessment is a matter for the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, and air quality management is a matter for local authorities informed by air quality measurement data. The EPA's 2002 annual report on air quality monitoring contains details of the monitoring and assessment of national air quality. It incorporates data from all air quality monitoring stations operated by the EPA...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (11 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Waterford County Council's proposals for new fire stations at Tallow and Portlaw, together with an extension to Dungarvan headquarters fire station, are under consideration in my Department in the context of the fire services capital programme. Having regard to the overall availability of resources under the programme it was not possible to approve additional fire station projects in...

Written Answers — Fire Services Capital Programme: Fire Services Capital Programme (11 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 275 and 276 together. Waterford County Council's tender proposal for the purchase of a new fire appliance, which was submitted to my Department on 5 January 2005, is at present the subject of correspondence with the council. On the receipt of the outstanding information a decision will issue to the council as early as possible. A further new fire appliance has...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (17 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I am satisfied that the penalties and enforcement powers in the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003 are adequate to deal with dog fouling. Primary responsibility for management and enforcement responses to litter pollution, including dog fouling, lies with local authorities.

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (17 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Information on the operation of the local improvement scheme in each county council area is sought from councils each year. This includes details of the number of applications on hand and the estimated cost of those applications at the end of each year. Table 1 sets out details of the number of applications on hands and the estimated cost of those applications at the end of 2003 and the...

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (18 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Under the Air Pollution Act 1987, the occupier of any premises, other than a private dwelling, is required to use the best practicable means to limit and, if possible, to prevent emissions, including smoke emissions, from such premises. In addition, the occupier of any premises is prohibited from causing or permitting an emission in such a quantity or manner as to be a nuisance. The Act...

Written Answers — Noise Pollution: Noise Pollution (18 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: There are various general legislative provisions applicable to noise nuisance, as well as a number of practical arrangements to reduce the instances of unnecessary noise from alarms and to tackle persistent incidence of such noise. Section 107 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 provides local authorities with powers to require measures to be taken to prevent or limit noise. In...

Written Answers — Litter Pollution: Litter Pollution (18 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Under the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2003, primary responsibility for enforcement of the litter laws, including section 22 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997, which relates to dog fouling, rests with the local authorities. I am satisfied that the Acts give adequate penalties and enforcement powers to local authorities to deal with the problem of dog fouling.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (24 May 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: As stated in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 11 May 2005, Waterford County Council's proposals for a new fire station at Tallow are under consideration in my Department in the context of the fire services capital programme. The project will be considered for advancement under future programmes having regard to the council's priorities and competing national demands for capital...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (28 Jun 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: The 1999 air quality daughter directive relates to limit values for various air pollutants in ambient air, including particulate matter, PM, and oxides of nitrogen, NOx. In accordance with Article 10, the directive was reviewed by the European Commission and a review report was issued in January 2005. The criterion for defining particulate matter in the 1999 directive is aerodynamic diameter....

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (28 Sep 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1404 and 1405 together. New fire stations at Tallow and Kilmacthomas were included by Waterford County Council on its prioritised list of projects in the context of a review of fire station proposals under the fire services capital programme. A formal proposal for the new station at Tallow has been submitted to my Department and it will be considered for...

Written Answers — Civic Amenity Sites: Civic Amenity Sites (28 Sep 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1416 and 1417 together. The siting of civic amenity sites is a matter for each local authority. I have currently no proposals from Cork County Council for funding of civic amenity sites in Newmarket and Kanturk, County Cork.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (5 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Tender proposals for the construction of a new fire station at Freshford, County Kilkenny, are under examination in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and a decision will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (5 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has asked Kilkenny County Council for additional information on its tender proposal for the purchase of a new fire appliance. A decision will be made on the proposal on receipt of that information.

Written Answers — Fire Services: Fire Services (11 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: The provision of a fire service, including appliances and equipment, is a matter for the local fire authority. My Department assists local fire authorities in providing funding for the purchase of fire appliances and rescue equipment. The building regulations 1997 to 2002 set down functional requirements for fire safety in high-rise buildings and technical guidance document B, issued under...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (13 Oct 2005)

Batt O'Keeffe: Waterford County Council first submitted a proposal for a new fire station at Tallow in 1991. However, that proposal was not approved under the limited funding programme then in place. In September 2001, approval in principle was granted for a new fire station at Tallow and a detailed cost plan and drawings were submitted in November 2001. In 2002, the Department announced that new fire...