Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 May 2010
205 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons employed to carry out inspections (details supplied) in schemes or agencies under his remit. [20836/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraProfessional and Technical staff are employed in my Department to provide technical and scientific analysis and advice, and, where appropriate, to undertake inspections. In this context, the number of people who may be involved in inspections in the areas for which information is sought in the question is as follows:
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Number |
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Environment Inspectorate |
6 |
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Water Inspectorate |
13 |
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Planning Inspectorate |
6 |
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Housing and Building Standards Inspectorate |
33 |
Within the Environmental Protection Agency, approximately 100 people are employed to carry out a range of inspections.
206 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons employed in the collection of overpayments. [20845/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere is no one working solely on the collection of overpayments within my Department. Should they arise, overpayments are pursued by the relevant Section of the Department and the recovered amounts are processed by the Accounts Section. In the case of any salary overpayments, recovery arrangements are put in place through the payroll on foot of instructions from Personnel.
207 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons employed in the issuing of licences (details supplied) in agencies or schemes under his remit. [20850/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe issuing of dog licences and exhumation licences are matters for individual local authorities. Deer hunting licences are issued by the licensing section of my Department's National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The licensing section, which has approximately 9 full-time equivalent members of staff, deals with all licences issued under the Wildlife Acts. Regional Management staff of the NPWS are also consulted in the assessment of deer licence applications but this constitutes a small proportion of their work.
Waste licences (including landfill), Integration Pollution Prevention Control licences, waste water discharge licences, licences for the contained use and deliberate release of Genetically Modified Organisms, and Volatile Organic Compound licences are issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, where approximately 50 staff are employed in the issuing of licences.
The National Property Services Regulatory Authority, horse licences, and dangerous substances licences are matters for my colleagues the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation respectively.
