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Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (29 Jan 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will explain the process involved in administration and miscellaneous of local government water supply and sewerage; the cost and breakdown of cost by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2876/09]

Written Answers — Election Management System: Election Management System (29 Jan 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 140: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when spending limits for the local elections in 2009 will be agreed, published and introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2918/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Investigations: Departmental Investigations (29 Jan 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the investigation in respect of matters in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2841/09]

Dublin South By-Election: Motion (3 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: I support the motion tabled by my colleagues in the Labour Party that the writ for the Dublin South by-election should be moved. Dublin South has been without one of its political representatives for the past seven months and this political deficit should be redressed and in the few minutes available Deputy Mitchell and I will try to point out why. The people in Dublin South should be given...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 281: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for naturalisation has been decided on in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3472/09]

Written Answers — Farm Inspections: Farm Inspections (3 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1315 of 27 January, 2009, if he will supply the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3402/09]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will bring forward new proposals to meet Kyoto climate change targets here; the number of carbon credits and the estimated cost of buying same during the Kyoto timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4168/09]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: The Minister has indicated that the recession and the contraction of the economy are what he is depending on in order to meet our Kyoto targets——

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: ——and that there will, as he rightly pointed out, be a serious change from the ESRI's forecast. There is an estimated contraction of 8% or 9% in the economy in 2009. Nevertheless, we must still do certain things in order to ensure that we achieve our objectives. When will work begin on a new national climate change strategy? Will the Minister indicate, notwithstanding the economic...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: I am anxious that the Minister would pursue direct Government action. However, the action taken to date does not inspire confidence, with only 700,000 tonnes of a reduction out of a 7 million target. The Minister's initiative on light bulbs seems to have gone from the radar and has been brought into the context of an EU strategy. The Minister mentioned transport. How does he reconcile what...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: What happened to the 1 January target?

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: I asked about the Minister's policy.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: Are the buses off the road or not?

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: What is the Minister's policy?

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he expects to make changes to the local government estimates arising out of the discussions with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4169/09]

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: Will the Minister clearly indicate what will be the reduction in the local government fund? I am sure he knows the figure. Many staff will be involved. What are the overall numbers? What is the average pension contribution levy required from these staff?

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: The Minister is going back a long way.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: What about 1924?

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: I asked the Minister and he is not answering.

Local Authority Funding. (5 Feb 2009)

Phil Hogan: What is the cut in the local government fund?