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Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 529: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will account for the problems that local authorities have in meeting demands for accommodation under the rental accommodation scheme; the reason for delays or suspension of the scheme in some areas so that no new applications will be accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10431/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 531: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money allocated to local authorities to administer the rental accommodation scheme for 2008; the amount spent each year since the scheme was announced; and if a Supplementary Estimate is required to ensure its effective running in 2008. [10433/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 532: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people housed using the rental accommodation scheme by local authorities each year since the scheme began; and the waiting list for allocation of accommodation under the scheme in each of the local authority areas. [10434/08]

Written Answers — Joint Policing Committees: Joint Policing Committees (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 530: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the €300,000 allocated for pilot joint policing committees that has been drawn down by the local authorities involved; if there has been a delay in granting this money; the number of requests for funding or organisational funding received from the 29 existing JPCs; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 533: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether it is acceptable that applications for inclusion on Dublin City Council's affordable housing list have been suspended; if this constitutes discrimination against persons who would wish to be on the list; and if it is within the parameters of law to suspend the programme or not. [10435/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 534: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the suspension of applications for inclusion on Dublin City Council's affordable housing list; and the steps he will take to restart the scheme. [10436/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 535: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if councils other than Dublin City Council have suspended applications for inclusion on Dublin City Council's affordable housing list. [10437/08]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 536: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities cannot afford to take up in all cases their allocation of social and affordable housing under the Part V scheme; and the additional funding he will allocate to local authorities in order that they can take up their quotas. [10438/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 537: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the working group on the sale of local authority flats has met since it was announced; when it met; if it issued an interim report; when it will issue the final report to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10439/08]

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 540: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will inform immediately the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Garda Commissioner of any decision he is taking or has taken regarding the Rath Lugh site and the adjacent esker or other historical site along the route of the proposed M3, protected structures under the National...

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (11 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 541: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has informed the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, a company (details supplied) and the Garda Commissioner of his decision that the Rath Lugh site and the adjacent esker are protected structures under the National Monuments Act 1930 and no further excavation of the site must occur. [10518/08]

Written Answers — Taxi Hardship Panel: Taxi Hardship Panel (12 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 191: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the Equality Tribunal's recent ruling finding the decision of the taxi hardship scheme to refuse a driver compensation based on their age discriminatory; the steps he will take to pay those who were refused payment under the scheme on the same grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10768/08]

Written Answers — Consular Services: Consular Services (12 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason his Department refused to help persons (details supplied). [10766/08]

Written Answers — Consular Services: Consular Services (12 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason he refused to meet the family of a person (details supplied); and if he has since requested a meeting with the family to offer further help. [10767/08]

Written Answers — National Monuments: National Monuments (12 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the person under whose instructions Coillte was operating when issuing trespass orders on protestors at an endangered national monument and adjoining lands and esker at Rath Lugh, County Meath, recently, when in fact Coillte no longer owns the land, it having been purchased by Meath County Council and the National Roads...

Written Answers — Asbestos Remediation Programme: Asbestos Remediation Programme (12 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 258: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to remove asbestos from buildings and so on here in view of the continuing danger of asbestos; and if it has encouraged or grant-aided local authorities to remove asbestos free of charge from buildings in their council area. [10769/08]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (12 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 259: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to encourage research to make CFL bulbs brighter initially and more aesthetic in order to encourage more people to switch from less energy efficient products. [10770/08]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (12 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 260: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to encourage local light bulb manufacturers to produce enough CFLs for the market here in order to prevent increases to the carbon footprint resulting from having to import them from, for example, China, thus defeating the environmentally friendly label being associated with them....

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (12 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 261: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure that every CFL purchaser understands the way and the locations to dispose of them. [10772/08]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (12 Mar 2008)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 262: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to warn the public of the action to take if a CFL is broken; his views on the British Department of the Environment direction that everyone must leave the room for at least 15 minutes if one falls and breaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10773/08]