Gormley, JohnTuesday, 22 June 2010 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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Question put: “That the proposal for dealing with No. 21 be agreed to.”
Voted Yes 
Written Answers - Foreshore Licences
Was asked: the position regarding instructions being issued to complete the granting of a foreshore licence in respect of a person (details supplied) in Cork South-West; and if he will make a statement on the m...
The application for a foreshore licence made by the person in question is currently under consideration by my Department and I expect to make a decision on the matter as soon as possible.
Written Answers - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Was asked: if he will confirm that water-main rehabilitation contracts have gone to tender; if so, when he expects construction work to commence on these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
Was asked: the position regarding any estimates that have been carried out and available to his Department on the total expenditure required to carry out mains rehabilitation work throughout the country to redu...
I propose to take Questions Nos. 386 and 424 together. Mains rehabilitation is a key priority under my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012, a copy of which is available in the O...
Was asked: further to Parliamentary Question No. 951 of 3 November 2009, the position regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I refer to the reply to question No. 316 of 11 May 2010 which sets out the position on the Cooraclare Sewerage Scheme.
Written Answers - Departmental Correspondence
Was asked: further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 6 May 2010 and No. 223 of 26 May 2010, the reason his Department has not contacted this person as stated in the previous replies; when his Department will...
My Department wrote to the legal representatives of the person in question on 15 June 2010.
Written Answers - Social and Affordable Housing
Was asked: the reason local authorities have different maximum income thresholds which prevent applicants from inclusion on the social housing list and the steps he will take to create uniformity in the system....
Was asked: the maximum income threshold of each of the local authorities here which is preventing applicants from being included on the social housing list.
Written Answers - Local Authority Housing
Was asked: if detailed legislation is now in place for the sale of existing local authority houses to tenants based on the incremental purchase model as contained in Part 4 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisi...
Written Answers - Building Regulations
Was asked: if he will carry out an audit of all buildings constructed before 2007/08 which have been damaged by pyrite infill; if he has directed local authorities to carry out such an audit; and if he will mak...
Was asked: if he will carry out an audit of all materials used in housing construction from a quarry (details supplied) in Dublin 15 or from other similar quarries in north Dublin and north Leinster; if he has ...
I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 and 393 together. The position in regard to pyrite in house construction has been set out in replies to previous questions and most recently in the reply to Questi...
Written Answers - Local Authority Housing
Was asked: the number of persons on local authority housing lists per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the number of people on the local authority housing list by county at the end of 2006 to 2009 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers - Local Authority Funding
Was asked: the position of service providers who sign up to participate in the early childhood care and education scheme regarding the payment of rates; the conditions under which such providers are exempt from...
Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent ...
Written Answers - Departmental Offices
Was asked: the number of Government-run canteens operating in Government buildings in his Department and agencies; the number of commercially-run cafes or restaurants that are operating in Government buildings ...
There is a staff restaurant, operated by a private company, in my Department’s offices in the Custom House. There are also seven catering concessions open to the public in the National Parks. While ...
Written Answers - Water Services
Was asked: if he will support a matter (details supplied).
In December 2009, following a decision by Government, I informed the House that I would be bringing forward proposals for the installation of water meters in households served by public water supplies...
Written Answers - Local Authority Housing
Was asked: if there are regulations or guidelines in place on the way local authorities should treat applicants on their housing waiting list who have received a financial settlement as a result of a marital br...
Written Answers - Water Quality
Was asked: his plans to improve water quality in the Fingal area in view of a report identifying it as being the worst in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The EPA published its report on The Quality of Bathing Water in Ireland 2009 earlier this month. The report identified nine beaches which were non-compliant with the EU mandatory bathing water qualit...
Written Answers - Radon Levels
Was asked: the position regarding homes in which the radon levels have been found to be high in view of the risks associated with prolonged exposure to high radon concentrations; the grants that are available t...
The Government, largely through the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII), has been active for a number of years in assessing radon-related issues in Ireland. Between 1992 and 1999 the ...
Written Answers - Local Authority Charges
Was asked: the position regarding a matter (details supplied); the exemptions, if any, available for the elderly, particularly when the second home is not occupied; the date on which this will have to be paid i...
The €200 non-principal private residence charge was introduced in the Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, which came into force in July 2009. As an exceptional measure for the year of introduction, ...
Written Answers - Architectural Heritage
Was asked: if he will support a group which is endeavouring to preserve a building (details supplied) which has had literary significance for more than a century; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
The conservation principles of care and protection of the architectural heritage are set out in Part IV of the Planning and Development Act 2000. Generally, under the Act, planning authorities have a...
Written Answers - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Was asked: if he will allocate funds to rectify the issues affecting water treatment plants (details supplied) in County Mayo.
Was asked: the reason there is a delay in implementing recommendations from consultants (details supplied) regarding the replacement of filters at water treatment plants.
Was asked: if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the filters in water treatment plants (details supplied) in County Mayo have degraded to the extent that both schemes are now on a boil notice; and if...
Written Answers - Land Aggregation Scheme
Was asked: if he will guarantee that local authorities will have first option on lands that they surrender to the agency under the proposed land aggregation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter...
Written Answers - Local Authority Housing
Was asked: the way persons who hold neither a passport nor a driving licence can prove their identity when making an application for social housing to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the m...
Written Answers - Proposed Legislation
Was asked: if he will address the concerns (details supplied) of the Irish Greyhound Board regarding the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I have met on a number of occasions with the Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) as has my Department, with a view to addressing their concerns regarding the proposed legislation contained in the Dog Breeding...
Written Answers - Departmental Expenditure
Was asked: the number of departmental credit cards in use in his Department; the names of the authorised signatories of same; the credit limit of same; the amount spent in respect of each card in each of the pa...
There are currently five credit cards in use in my Department. Details of the cardholders and credit limits are as follows: Charges to these cards from 2007 to May 2010 were as follows: Private Secre...
Written Answers - Departmental Agencies
Was asked: the amount that has been awarded in bonuses to staff in each of the semi-State or similar bodies within his remit in each of the past three years; if he will provide a breakdown of these bonuses; and...
Performance-related bonus payments in non-commercial semi-state bodies were suspended in 2009 pending a review of the levels of remuneration for this group by the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in...
Written Answers - Ministerial Staff
Was asked: the number of special advisers his Department has had since June 2007; the names of same; the amount each has claimed in expenses in each of the past three years; the amount that has been spent on tr...
Four special advisers have been appointed to the Department since June 2007. They are Donall Geoghegan, Programme Manager; who is based in the Department of the Taoiseach; Ryan Meade and David Healy,...
Written Answers - Building Control Act
Was asked: if he has received an invitation from the Joint Committee on Environment, Heritage and Local Government to appear before it to answer questions on the problems arising with architects from the imposi...
I have not received the invitation referred to in the question. On receipt of such an invitation I will respond directly to the Committee.
Written Answers - House Prices
Was asked: the progress which has been made on the setting up of a national house price register database; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the steps he will take to establish a national house price register database; his views on whether there is a need for such database to which the general public should have access and for greater tra...
Written Answers - Social and Affordable Housing
Was asked: the number of applications that have been accepted under the terms of the long-term leasing scheme for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the number of social housing starts expected to be made by county for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Was asked: the number of social housing units built in 2006 to 2009 on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers - Foreshore Licences
Was asked: when a club (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive the result of its application for a foreshore licence.
This is a case of an unauthorised development which is the subject of court proceedings. I understand that the applicant has been given ample opportunity to regularise the position but has failed to d...
Written Answers - Private Rented Accommodation
Was asked: his plans to introduce a deposit protection scheme for tenants in private rented dwellings as proposed by an organisation (details supplied); the consideration he has given to such a scheme; and if h...
Written Answers - Urban Renewal Schemes
Was asked: if he has Cabinet support for the revised Limerick regeneration plan; the amount of money that has been committed for the implementation of the plan; the time period over which funding has been commi...
Written Answers - Departmental Correspondence
Was asked: the proposals he has to ensure that representations made by Members of the Oireachtas on behalf of members of the public to his Department are responded to; and if he will make a statement on the mat...
My Department’s Customer Service Action Plan 2009-2011 commits to ensuring that timely and accurate responses are given to all requests for information received by my Department. Individual standards ...
Written Answers - Building Control Act
Was asked: his plans to address the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) regarding promoting diversity and choice in architecture; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Part 3 of the Building Control Act 2007 sets out the detailed requirements for registration of the title of “Architect”. Section 14 of the Act sets out the eligibility criteria for registration in the...
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