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Order of Business (30 Apr 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: There was a report in a newspaper recently that an official from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government said there would be a planning Bill 2009, that there was a need to prevent excessive rezonings or rezonings in poorly located areas because the Government could not resource that anymore and that we need to stop urban sprawl. Our economic crisis has been largely...

Written Answers — Tax and Social Welfare Codes: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (30 Apr 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 49: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the steps she proposes to take in conjunction with the Minister for Finance, to ensure that cohabitating couples are treated equitably by both the tax and welfare systems recognising their couple status. [16992/09]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (6 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will confirm that Irish troops serving with the UN in Chad may not qualify for UN medals for their tour of duty in view of the fact that they will fall 90 days short of the 400 required; if he will raise this matter with the United Nations with a view to securing medals for these troops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. ...

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (6 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the UN's assistant secretary for peacekeeping, Mr. Edmund Melet, that the UN operation in Chad has less than half the troops required and it is chronically short of helicopters; his views on whether these shortages may expose Irish troops to undue risk; if he has raised the matter with...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (6 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding applications to adopt being processed in view of the 1 May 2009 deadline; when the negotiations will be finalised; the reason the delegation from Ireland did not travel to Vietnam sooner; the reason a satisfactory interim arrangement was not put in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18081/09]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 492: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status with regard to the proposed new sewerage scheme at Summercove, Kinsale, County Cork; when he expects work to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17768/09]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (6 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 493: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has had discussions with the water services investment programme team regarding the Dunmanway regional water supply scheme, County Cork; the progress of discussions to date; when he expects the project to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17769/09]

Order of Business (Resumed) (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: As for the issue of management companies and managing agents, I do not know whether the Government is aware of a recent court case. My understanding is that it found that the Private Residential Tenancies Board has a role in adjudicating between apartment owners and management companies. This is because a legal landlord-tenant relationship was judged to exist between apartment owners and...

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: The main progress which has been made with drinking water is that it is now being monitored very substantially by the EPA and we have had reports for the past couple of years. The progress made on the issue has been very slow. There were 339 supplies on the risk list last year with 83 being removed and 62 added. Almost a third of our water supplies are still considered risky by the EPA,...

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: To return to water charges, I understand the Minister stated to a group of architects or people of a related profession that water charges are inevitable. Why is it inevitable that we will have water charges for household water users?

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Is the Minister stating that he intends to introduce water charges for domestic users? He should answer yes or no.

Water Quality. (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I am not really happy.

Water and Sewerage Schemes. (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: I recently visited Dublin City Council's wastewater treatment plant, on which a great deal of money was spent. Does the allocation of €500 million also relate to wastewater treatment? In the context of current capacity to deal with wastewater treatment, how many further plants will it be necessary to construct? When will these plants be delivered? Section 49 of the Planning and...

Departmental Agency. (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: First, the Minister mentioned an investigation. Does he know when that investigation will be completed? Second, I was watching a news report the other day about a conflict of interest being raised regarding the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. What is the Minister's view on that issue?

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take in respect of the findings of the Environmental Protection Agency report Climate Change in Ireland - Refining the Impacts for Ireland and the need to plan for climate changes that are already occurring and will be clearly evident within 40 years, and its suggestion that we need to plan...

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the national strategy for adaptation to climate change will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18098/09]

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the steps she has taken, in view of the blacklisting of ten Health Service Executive regions by the Russian federal authorities and the consequent suspension by Russia of processing applications for adoption by persons who have had home studies prepared by these HSE regions, to ensure that the HSE regions named comply with all...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the legal status of the letter of commitments issued by the Health Service Executive to prospective parents intending to adopt from Russia in view of the blacklisting of ten HSE regions by the Russian federal authorities and the consequent suspension by Russia of processing applications for adoption by persons who have had home studies...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason, in view of the blacklisting of ten Health Service Executive regions by the Russian federal authorities and the consequent suspension by Russia of processing applications for adoption by persons who have had home studies prepared by these HSE regions, of the providers of home studies here only an organisation (details...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 May 2009)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a decision will be reached in respect of a medical card application for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the delay in dealing with this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18374/09]