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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2000

Vol. 513 No. 1

Written Answers. - Water Quality.

Emmet Stagg

Emmet Stagg

Emmet Stagg

Question:

124 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of section 12 notices under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977, issued from each local authority since the Act came into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26698/99]

Dan Wallace

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment and Local Government (Mr. D. Wallace):

The information requested, in so far as it is available in my Department, is set out in the following tabular statement. It is also available in publications held in the Oireachtas Library including the annual reports of my Department and our quarterly Environment Bulletin. Some of the information requested in relation to the period 1977 to 1987 is not readily available and its compilation would involve a disproportionate amount of time and work.

Notices served by Local Authorities under Section 12 of the Local Government (Water Pollution) Act 1977

LocalAuthority

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Total

CountyCouncells

Carlow

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1

0

0

0

5

2

0

1

0

3

0

N/A

12

Cavan

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

264

252

255

219

223

226

431

434

434

434

427

N/A

3599

Clare

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

25

1

5

8

8

7

6

12

9

19

19

N/A

119

Cork

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

189

214

107

41

51

8

4

5

19

9

97

N/A

744

Dublin

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

14

7

12

15

31

33

–

–

–

–

–

N/A

112

Donegal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

36

2

0

8

6

1

2

4

2

6

2

N/A

69

D. Lgh-Rotwn

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

–

–

–

–

–

–

0

5

9

6

32

N/A

52

Fingal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

–

–

–

–

–

–

0

0

2

8

–

N/A

10

Galway

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5

4

1

3

1

0

2

0

0

0

2

N/A

18

Kerry

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

39

9

8

3

15

3

4

9

12

8

8

N/A

110

Kildare

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

23

25

13

22

3

1

0

43

22

5

N/A

177

Kilkenny

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

13

3

2

6

19

11

33

10

19

17

13

N/A

146

Laois

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

2

2

2

5

4

0

3

5

10

N/A

33

Leitrim

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

4

6

1

7

4

3

6

1

8

7

–

N/A

47

Limerick

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

14

7

4

3

14

5

4

8

3

2

25

N/A

89

Longford

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

2

0

0

0

1

2

6

435

15

376

N/A

837

Louth

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

4

Mayo

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

15

3

6

79

86

92

17

7

8

7

8

N/A

328

Meath

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

133

5

84

76

43

55

111

27

69

54

63

N/A

720

Monaghan

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

15

15

15

12

7

12

8

7

14

16

16

N/A

137

Offaly

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

6

62

5

12

34

12

16

23

23

22

16

N/A

231

Roscommon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1

0

0

0

0

12

4

1

0

0

0

N/A

18

Sligo

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

6

7

2

4

10

16

2

2

10

7

29

N/A

95

South Dublin

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

–

–

–

–

–

–

5

7

5

2

1

N/A

20

Tipp. (NR)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

52

20

23

22

0

1

10

3

5

9

10

N/A

155

Tipp. (SR)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

39

12

5

0

1

3

6

17

0

3

14

N/A

100

Waterford

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

35

8

16

12

12

14

19

29

29

4

N/A

199

Westmeath

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

5

12

5

5

0

124

134

123

125

126

127

N/A

786

Wexford

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

28

5

19

40

64

55

22

28

23

18

12

N/A

314

Wicklow

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

16

1

3

3

6

6

4

3

4

2

0

N/A

48

Cty B Corps

Cork

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

2

1

0

0

N/A

5

Dublin

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

5

1

1

1

0

0

2

2

N/A

12

Galway

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

0

Limerick

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

2

Waterford

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

33

4

N/A

70

Other BCorps/UDCs

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

N/A

2

Totals

N/A

N/A

32

178

192

162

242

176

373

351

825

965

710

598

602

667

710

853

764

1346

891

1314

N/A
Statutory responsibility for water management and protection, including the serving of notices under section 12 of the Local Government (Water Pollution) Act, 1977, to prevent or control pollution of waters, rests primarily with local authorities. The Environmental Protection Agency is also responsible for water management and protection in so far as activities licensable by the agency are concerned, and as part of its overall responsibility for the preparation and implementation of environmental monitoring programmes and the establishment and maintenance of databases of information related to the environment. The functions of the EPA in this regard include supervision of the performance of statutory environmental functions by local authorities. Data are provided to my Department by local authorities in relation to their activities under the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts 1977 and 1990, including the serving of notices under section 12 of the 1977 Act.
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