Dempsey, NoelWednesday, 30 May 2001 |
Dáil Eireann Debate
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Priority Questions. - Waste Management.
Was asked: if he will report on the progress made in the level of recycling of construction and demolition waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The latest official data on construction and demolition waste recovery is contained in the National Waste Database Report for 1998, published by the Environmental Protection Agency. This report indica...
We outlined what we wanted the construction industry to do as part of the implementation of our national waste management policy, Changing our Ways. The industry set up a task force to examine ways an...
That can be done if a local authority so desires. I am not sure whether it is addressed specifically in the report. I am giving a general indication from earlier discussions I have had as to what migh...
Priority Questions. - Housing Output.
Was asked: his views on the projections of the Irish House Builders Association that house construction will be down by 17% in 2001; the reason for the reduction in house building; the further reason the number ...
Priority Questions. - Strategic Planning Guidelines.
Was asked: if he has given consideration to the revision of the strategic planning guidelines for Dublin in favour solely of consolidating the metropolitan area which is clearly not being achieved.
The strategic planning guidelines for the greater Dublin area, which were published on 25 March 1999, set out an integrated land use and transportation framework for the sustainable development of the...
I am flattered the Deputy thinks I could be single-handedly responsible for so much. The strategic planning guidelines were published on 25 March 1999 and put in place shortly afterwards. It is a litt...
Priority Questions. - Private Rented Accommodation.
Was asked: the steps he intends to take to revive construction activity in the provision of rented accommodation which has been seriously affected as a direct result of Government policy.
Priority Questions. - Waste Disposal.
Was asked: if he will consider introducing subsidies to help promoters operate on a viable basis and help solve the massive problem of disposal of refuse.
Government policy on waste management is committed to a major reduction in our reliance on landfill and the implementation of an integrated waste management approach which will provide the improved in...
I agree with the Deputy that because of demographics, the scale of the country and the manner in which waste management has been operated up to now, it has been difficult for people to make a successf...
Other Questions. - Bus Safety Regulations.
Was asked: the reason the provision of seat belts is not mandatory for buses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: if he has satisfied himself with the regulations governing bus safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Other Questions. - Traveller Accommodation.
Was asked: if local authorities throughout the country must provide transient halting sites to a group of Travellers whose members are extensively traders and who enter the jurisdiction at various times in the y...
Was asked: the plans he has to undertake a review of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998, as recommended by the recent report of the monitoring group of the task force on the Traveller community; and...
Other Questions. - EU Funding.
Was asked: the degree to which the various targets set by his Department in the context of the national development plan have been to date achieved or are achievable within the timescale set; if he has plans to ...
Was asked: the number of projects in the national development plan for which his Department is responsible which are not to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: if he has satisfied himself that the national roads development plan is on target for completion within the life of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 44, 94 and 195 together. The national development plan sets out a strategic framework for the development of economic and social infrastructure over the period 2000 to...
Except that I know the Deputy is trying to make political points I would say that he reflects the Fine Gael line, that is totally out of touch with what is going on. All Fine Gael has to do is open it...
I am sure the Deputy would like to hear more so that he does not make such unfortunate and out of touch statements in the future.
As indicated we will have motorway or dual carriageway standard on the five major inter urban routes and they will be completed by 2006. The Waterford road which was added following publication of the...
That is the situation and I confirm it.
Part of the consideration of the delivery of the national development plan was to ensure agencies such as the National Roads Authority and the local authorities were given sufficient funding to enable...
The Deputy is correct that the construction inflation rate is about 12.5%. This could have major implications for the timely and cost effective delivery of the infrastructure development programme whi...
It is my intention and that of the Government to have the national development plan, as published, fully implemented in the timescale we have outlined. We have started a number of the programmes relat...
Motor Vehicle (Duties and Licences) Bill, 2001: Financial Resolution.
I move: That, for the purposes of any Act of the present session to amend and extend the Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act, 1952, and the Road Traffic Act, 1961, and the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1992...
Private Members' Business. - Western Development: Motion (Resumed).
It is an educational experience to listen to the conversion of Fine Gael to the need for infrastructure in the west. Most people will clearly remember their views on a variety of issues regarding the ...
We are used to revisionism from the Fine Gael Party. It usually pertains to the early part of the last century, but it is even better at it with regard to the latter part of it. Deputy Connaughton, wh...
I have so much more to say that I am sure the Opposition would like to hear it—
—because they seem to be badly informed. They might allow me another minute to finish.
I will send a copy of my script to Deputy Ring.
A grand alliance.
If I had been given leave to continue, I would have. I was only half-way through my script when I had to finish.
The Deputy might be interested—
The Deputy might be interested to know that Fine Gael did not mention Longford in its motion. Perhaps he can take that up with his colleagues.
Longford is not mentioned. The motion mentions Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim, Clare and Donegal.
I am just pointing out it was not mentioned in the motion.
The Deputy is getting personal.
No, I am only saying that Longford is not mentioned in the motion.
If I am making announcements, I must have made decisions.
Fine Gael is in control of Longford County Council, is it not?
I am just asking the question.
Written Answers. - Taxi Licences.
Was asked: if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 18 of 5 April 2001, he will clarify the likely timescale for agreement to be reached with various interest groups on the specification for wheelchair accessib...
Written Answers. - Local Government Renewal.
Was asked: if he intends to confer additional powers on directly elected mayors.
The Local Government Bill, 2000, provides for the direct election by the people of the cathaoirleach of city and county councils from the next local elections in 2004 and to hold office for the same t...
Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.
Was asked: the number of local authority houses completed during 2000; the number of voluntary sector houses completed in 2000; the number expected to be completed in 2001; and if he will make a statement on the...
Written Answers. - National Spatial Strategy.
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to recent figures showing that 40% of new homes built in 2001 were in the countryside; if he is satisfied with this pattern having regard to the implications for planni...
Yes, I am aware of these figures which emerged from research undertaken as part of the initial phase of the preparation of the national spatial strategy. On the basis of this research it was estimate...
Written Answers. - Water Quality.
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to the criticism made by the OECD of the quality of drinking water; the plans he has to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Statutory responsibility for the provision of drinking water supplies and for upholding the prescribed quality standards rests with sanitary authorities. Stringent drinking water standards are prescri...
Written Answers. - Homeless Persons.
Was asked: the main points contained in and the likely timetable for the initiative aimed at eliminating homelessness from the streets of Dublin, launched by the Taoiseach on 2 May 2001; and if he will make a st...
Was asked: when it is expected that the Dublin action plan on homelessness will be finalised and published; the main features of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Penalty Points System.
Was asked: when he expects that the proposed penalty point system for driving offences will be in operation; the progress being made in regard to updating computer systems to facilitate the introduction of the p...
Written Answers. - Public Contracts.
Was asked: if there have been any complaints from individuals or companies regarding the tendering system operated by public bodies including local authorities.
Was asked: if he is satisfied that the system of tendering and awarding of contracts in the public sector including local authorities is above board and that there are no corrupt practices involved.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 175 together. My colleague, the Minister for Finance, is primarily responsible for national policy and guidelines on tendering and contract award procedures in ...
Written Answers. - National Spatial Strategy.
Was asked: if he will publish the spatial policy papers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: when he expects to publish the Government's long promised spatial plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 53 and 64 together. My Department is making good progress on the preparation of the national spatial strategy. Following an initial round of public consultation last y...
Written Answers. - House Fires.
Was asked: the number of people who have lost their lives or suffered injury as a result of house fires in 2000 and 2001 to date; if, in view of the proven effectiveness of smoke alarms, he will consider a Gover...
Information supplied by fire authorities indicates that 38 of the 43 fatalities from fires attended by fire brigades in 2000 occurred in the home. To date this year fire authorities have reported 31 f...
Written Answers. - Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Was asked: the progress made in the implementation of the Government's climate change strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the steps he proposes to take to enable Ireland to comply with the Kyoto Protocol; and the reason for the lack of progress to date in so complying.
Was asked: the steps he intends to take arising from findings of the report of the European Environment Agency that Ireland exceeded every other EU member state, apart from Spain, in the rate of increase in gree...
Was asked: the extent to which Ireland is now compliant with the Kyoto guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 55, 61, 89 and 192 together. The national climate change strategy which I published in November 2000, and which is available in the Oireachtas Library, sets out a ten ...
Written Answers. - Planning Process.
Was asked: the steps he intends to take arising from the recent report of the Ombudsman which found that the administration of the planning system was in a state of collapse; if, in view of the Ombudsman's findi...
As the recent annual report by the Ombudsman acknowledges, there has been a huge increase in planning applications in the past few years in line with the growth in the economy. Planning authorities ha...
Written Answers. - Fire Service.
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns expressed by the chairman of the Chief Fire Officers' Association that staff shortages in the fire service would lead to a major loss of life; t...
I am aware that there are some recruitment and staff retention difficulties in parts of the fire service which militate against a full regime of fire prevention inspections. I arranged via the Fire Se...
Written Answers. - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
Was asked: when he will provide funding for the proposed new sewerage schemes at Courtmacsherry and Timoleague, County Cork.
These schemes were not included on the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Cork County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities to undertake a fresh assessment o...
Written Answers. - Local Authority Lands.
Was asked: the steps which have been taken to ensure that local authorities maintain land reservations to accommodate the public transport provision outlined in the Dublin Transportation Office's report entitled...
Land is reserved for infrastructure development through the relevant planning authority development plans. Under section 10 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, each planning authority is requir...
Written Answers. - Staff Shortages.
Was asked: the steps being taken to address serious staff shortages in An Bord Pleanála and planning departments of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I refer to the reply to Question No. 50 of 5 April 2001. The position is unchanged. Question No. 61 answered with Question No. 55. Question No. 62 answered with Question No. 50.
Written Answers. - Air Pollution.
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to reports of the deteriorating level of air quality due to an increase in the number of vehicles; the plans he has to address this situation; and if he will make a sta...
Was asked: if air pollution monitoring equipment currently in use throughout the country is sufficiently modern and up to date and capable of giving accurate readings; and if he will make a statement on the matt...
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to reports on air pollution; if he has given any instructions arising from these; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: if he has given any policy directives regarding the monitoring of air pollution throughout the country; if he has received any reports from the Environmental Protection Agency, health boards or other ...
I propose to reply to Questions Nos. 63, 191, 197 and 200 together.
Written Answers. - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
Was asked: if funding will be provided by his Department in the Esti mates for 2001 for the new sewerage scheme at Schull, County Cork.
Schull sewerage scheme has been approved for funding in the Water Services Investment Programme 2000-02, under the rural towns and villages initiative. I approved the preliminary report for this schem...
Written Answers. - Homeless Persons.
Was asked: if there has been an escalation in the number of homeless people on the streets of Dublin since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Housing Report.
Was asked: when he expects to conclude his consideration of the report of the National Economic and Social Forum on social and affordable housing, including its recommendation for a national housing authority; a...
Written Answers. - Proposed Legislation.
Was asked: if he will bring forward legislation urgently to govern and control road openings and way leaves, the absence of which is a major contributor to traffic congestion and to local authority costs.
Powers available under existing legislation, in particular section 101D of the Road Traffic Act, 1961, are already being used by urban road authorities to regulate the opening of roads by utilities. F...
Written Answers. - Local Authority Programmes.
Was asked: the steps which he has taken to strengthen the planning department and project management in local authorities to ensure implementation of projects in the national development plan.
Local authorities and the National Roads Authority have been taking a number of significant measures to strengthen programme and project management in relation to the estimated £19 billion investment,...
Written Answers. - Vehicle Disposal.
Was asked: the progress made arising from his discussions with the motor industry in relation to measures for the safe and effective disposal of end of life vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matte...
I refer to the reply to Question No. 17 of 5 April 2001. I am writing this week to the main parties concerned in this matter, the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, the Irish Motor Vehicle Recyclers...
Written Answers. - Litter Pollution.
Was asked: the funding spent by his Department each year for the past four years in promoting anti-litter initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Roads Funding.
Was asked: if he is satisfied himself current tolling policy contains adequate safeguards to protect the integrity of the national road network for the public; and his views on whether that there should be some ...
The statutory power to levy tolls on national roads, to make toll bye-laws and to enter into toll agreements with private investors is vested in the National Roads Authority, NRA, under Part V of the ...
Written Answers. - Private Rented Sector.
Was asked: the progress made to date in implementing the recommendations of the report on the private rented sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Taxi Regulations.
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by commuters in Dublin that the additional taxi licences have not led to any significant reduction in waiting times, especially at peak periods; a...
Written Answers. - Waste Management.
Was asked: if he will provide details of his Department's involvement in a project (details supplied); the impact such a scheme will have in reducing packaging waste; and if he will make a statement on the matte...
The select to re-use, sort to recycle project involves 20 schools in a pilot scheme under which pupils will recycle cardboard and milk cartons by making their own learning materials. The project has t...
Written Answers. - Flood Relief.
Was asked: if he received a request for additional funding for maintenance from Wicklow County Council as a result of damage caused by flooding in November and December of 2000; and if he will make a statement o...
A request from Wicklow County Council for special funding for flood damaged roads was received in my Department in February 2001. My Department has informed the council that funds allocated to local a...
Written Answers. - Referendum Commission.
Was asked: if he will report on the progress made in the establishment of the Referendum Commission.
Referendum Commissions in respect of the forthcoming referendums were established on 17 April 2001.
Written Answers. - Housing Forum.
Was asked: the progress made to date by the housing forum established under the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness; when it is expected that the forum will complete its work and publish a report; and if he wi...
Written Answers. - EU Court Judgment.
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to reports that Ireland faces a multi-million pound fine by the EU due to the fact that the Government has not yet complied with a 1999 judgment of the European Court w...
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Community concerned the transposition by Ireland of Directive 85/337/EEC on environmental impact assessment. The court decided that Ireland did not...
Written Answers. - Roads Projects.
Was asked: if he will provide the necessary funding to enable Listowel UDC complete the inner relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I refer to the reply to Question No. 278 of 22 May 2001.
Written Answers. - Kyoto Protocol.
Was asked: the Government's position on the recently announced US decision not to be bound by the principles of the Kyoto Accord; the common position of the European Community in this regard; and if he will make...
I refer to the reply to Question No. 1 of 5 April 2001.
Written Answers. - European Landscape Convention.
Was asked: the proposals there are for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: if he has submitted proposals to Government on signature of the Council of Europe's European Landscape Convention; when the Government will sign the convention; and if he will make a statement on the ...
I propose to take Questions Nos. 82 and 103 together. I have not yet submitted proposals to Government on the signature by Ireland of the Council of Europe's European Landscape Convention. Proposals i...
Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.
Was asked: the number of local authorities which have drawn up housing strategies under Part V of the Planning and Development Act, 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Dublin Traffic Management.
Was asked: the submissions he has received on the consultation paper on institutional arrangements for land use and transport planning in the greater Dublin area; when he expects to bring forward legislative pro...
A consultation paper on proposals for new institutional arrangements for land use and transport in the greater Dublin area was published on 5 April 2001. A two month consultation period will expire on...
Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.
Was asked: the total number of houses built by local authorities in the past four years; the number of persons on the housing list four years ago; the number of persons currently on the housing list; the number ...
Was asked: if he has received plans for local authority house building in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Implementation of Legislation.
Was asked: the sections of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, which remain to be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: if all sections of the Planning Acts have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to answer Questions Nos. 87 and 190 together. The Planning and Development Act, 2000, was enacted on 28 August 2000. Because of the scale and complexity of the Act and the need to make regul...
Written Answers. - Political Contributions.
Was asked: if, in regard to his press statement of 15 December 2000, he will indicate when the Government intends to publish specific proposals to limit contributions to candidates and political parties; and if ...
A number of amendments to the Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 2000, in relation to electronic voting and counting and other technical matters were published on 29 May 2001. Further amendments to the Bill ...
Written Answers. - Local Authority Staff.
Was asked: if he has received a request for a meeting from the Irish Planning Institute regarding its concerns regarding the filling of some major planning posts by non-professional staff; if he has met represen...
I received a request from the Irish Planning Institute for a meeting to discuss a number of local authority staffing issues. I pointed out to the institute that the management of staff resources is th...
Written Answers. - Infrastructural Development.
Was asked: his views on the need for a proactive approach to the provision of infrastructure and infrastructural development in peripheral regions to enable them attain a level of competitiveness that would be i...
The national development plan, NDP, provides for a total investment of £24 billion in infrastructure through the economic and social infrastructure. On a per capita basis, the investment involved will...
Written Answers. - Local Authority Staff.
Was asked: the number of cases in which disciplinary action has been taken against employees of local authorities arising from the reports he sought from county managers regarding possible improper involvement b...
Was asked: if he will publish the reports by city and county managers on alleged conflicts of interest in respect of officials, in particular, the reports for Dublin Corporation and Fingal County Council.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 92 and 183 together.
Written Answers. - Driving Tests.
Was asked: the average waiting time for driving tests at each testing centre at the latest date for which figures are available; the average waiting time nationally; the number of centres at which the target of ...
Written Answers. - Road Safety.
Was asked: the number of persons killed and injured in road traffic accidents during 2000 and 2001 to date; if, in regard to the Government strategy on road safety, he will list those commitments which have been...
Was asked: the progress made in implementing the road safety strategy.
Was asked: the measures that are under consideration to improve road safety; the measures that have been agreed; the timescale for such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
Was asked: if he will ensure that the proposals from Waterford County Council for a sewerage treatment plant for Ardmore, County Waterford will get priority in view of the recent report of the Environmental Prot...
Ardmore sewerage scheme was approved for funding in the Water Services Investment Programme 2000-2002 under the rural towns and villages initiative. Waterford County Council has since proposed that th...
Written Answers. - Road Network.
Was asked: if he will consider the establishment of a clear and specific programme for the maintenance and upkeep of category III rural roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I am satisfied the existing range and level of non-national road grants, which are designed to supplement local authorities' own resources, provide appropriately for the ongoing needs of the non-natio...
Written Answers. - Infrastructural Development.
Was asked: the current position in relation to the study on infrastructure, co-launched by himself and Lord Dubbs in Omagh, courtesy of, among others, the North West Region Cross Border Group; and if he will mak...
The Joint Transportation Infrastructure Study referred to in the question, which was launched in February 1999, was commissioned by the Irish Central Cross Border Area Network, ICBAN, and the North We...
Written Answers. - Traveller Accommodation.
Was asked: the steps he intends to take arising from the recent report of the monitoring group on the Task Force on the Travelling Community, which found that the number of travelling families on the roadside or...
Written Answers. - Waste Disposal.
Was asked: the targets and timescale for the reduction of bio-degradable municipal waste going to landfill; the measures he intends to take to reach these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste provides that, not later than July 2003, member states must set up a national strategy for the reduction of biodegradable waste going to landfills...
Written Answers. - Taxi Licences.
Was asked: the progress that has been made in the process of dialogue and the Minister's willingness to work with taxi service providers to develop further quality improvements for taxi services as referred to i...
Written Answers. - Homeless Persons.
Was asked: the number of overnight emergency beds that are used to accommodate homeless people on a weekly basis; if such beds are requested to be vacated on a daily basis; and if he will make a statement on the...
Written Answers. - Housing Sector.
Was asked: the reason housing registrations for the Dublin area have fallen dramatically in the first six month period of 2001.
Was asked: the number of areas of the country where the Government intends to designate lands for the purposes of establishing housing under the strategic development zones as provided for in the Planning and De...
I refer to the reply to Question No. 178 of 17 May 2001. The position is unchanged.
Written Answers. - Urban Council Status.
Was asked: when he envisages granting urban district council status to Bandon Town Commissioners and Bantry Town Commissioners.
I refer to the reply to Question No. 209 of 8 May 2001.
Written Answers. - Local Authority Funding.
Was asked: the amount of funding for local improvement schemes allocated to each county council.
Written Answers. - Building Regulations.
Was asked: the person or group who is the first beneficiary of the extended exemption for electricity generators from requirements in the building regulations in relation to fire safety referred to in Circular L...
The Building Regulations, 1997, under class 9, provided an exemption for the ESB. In the light of the deregulation of the electricity industry, amending regulations were made last year extending that ...
Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.
Was asked: if, in relation to the 25,000 total authorised housing starts under the multi-annual housing programme 2000-2003, he will state the number of these dwellings which have been completed; and the number ...
Was asked: if he will list, for each housing authority, the number of new local authority dwellings completed for each of the years 1997 to 2000; and the breakdown of these completions by reference to that autho...
Written Answers. - Road Safety.
Was asked: if he will consider the introduction of a new lower maximum speed limit, for application at least in school zones, if not in all densely populated areas.
Written Answers. - Rural Resettlement Scheme.
Was asked: the number of applicants who participated under the rural resettlement programme in County Sligo since its inception in 1997; the number of applicants on the waiting list who wish to transfer from urb...
Written Answers. - House Grants.
Was asked: the plans he has to introduce grants for the renovation of derelict houses; if he will consider introducing a grant for first-time buyers who wish to purchase an older house in need of repairs; and if...
Written Answers. - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
Was asked: if he will take steps to ensure that an application from Westmeath County Council for approval to seek contract documents to erect a reservoir at Croughill, Loughnavalley, to install a rising mains an...
This proposal was included in the list of water and sewerage schemes submitted by Westmeath County Council in response to my Department's request to local authorities to undertake a fresh assessment o...
Written Answers. - Taxi Licences.
Was asked: the steps he is taking to deal with the ongoing reports of people with disabilities being unable to access taxis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
Was asked: the criteria he will use for the selection of rural areas for the pilot programme for group sewerage schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The report of the national rural water monitoring committee on small scale rural waste water treatment recommends a pilot programme at up to 12 locations which would be advanced with the objective of ...
Written Answers. - Local Authority Housing.
Was asked: if he will provide adequate funds to the various local authorities in County Kildare to facilitate them in their efforts to address the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the current average waiting time for rehousing by local authorities; if it is true that some housing applicants are on the housing list for ten years or more; and if he will make a statement on the ma...
Was asked: the number of local authority tenants assigned to new houses since he came into office; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Inland Waterways.
Was asked: the extent to which he proposes to introduce positive inducements to deter pollution of waterways, such as rivers, streams and canals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Water and Sewerage Schemes.
Was asked: the extent to which adequate capital has been made available or is likely to be for the provision of adequate domestic water supplies in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The national development plan provides for expenditure of almost £3 billion over the period 2000-06 on water and sewerage services, £1.3 billion of which is in respect of water supplies, including the...
Written Answers. - Waste Disposal.
Was asked: the plans he has to encourage the greater segregation of waste by local authorities so as to facilitate recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I have no direct function with regard to the provision of waste collection services. Under the Waste Management Act, 1996, local authorities have a qualified obligation to collect, or arrange for the ...
Written Answers. - Waste Management.
Was asked: if he has changed his plans in respect of legislations affecting waste management; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The Waste Management (Amendment) Bill, 2001 has been passed by Seanad Eireann and I expect shortly to commence the Second Stage of the Bill in Dáil Éireann. The main purpose of this Bill is to provide...
Was asked: his preferred options regarding waste management; if he favours landfill, recycling or other methods or a combination of methods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The preferred approach to waste management is set out in the 1998 policy statement on waste management – Changing our Ways – copies of which are in the Oireachtas Library. Changing our Ways advocated...
Written Answers. - National Car Test.
Was asked: when the contract given to a company (details supplied) ends; if he has received many complaints from clients; if he has received many complaints from workers; the person or body responsible for super...
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