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Written Answers — Carbon Monoxide Detectors: Carbon Monoxide Detectors (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I refer to the reply by Minister of State John Moloney, T.D., in response to a Seanad Adjournment Motion on 12 January 2011 which sets out comprehensively the actions already in place and currently being undertaken in order to address the threat of carbon monoxide poisoning. As indicated in that response, the Department is committed to a review of Part J of the Building Regulations, which...

Written Answers — Water Charges: Water Charges (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Work is being advanced in the Department on the preparation of draft legislation which will provide, inter alia, for the introduction of domestic water charges. The advice of the Attorney General will be obtained on all aspects of the draft legislation before it is finalised.

Written Answers — Electoral Management System: Electoral Management System (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 121 together. Following the Government decision not to proceed with implementation of electronic voting in Ireland, an Interdepartmental Task Force, chaired by the Department, was established to bring the project to an orderly conclusion and to oversee disposal of the equipment and termination of storage arrangements. The Task Force aims to complete...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Department has not issued any instructions to local authorities to review any contracts already entered into in respect of water, sewerage or housing schemes.

Written Answers — National Housing Survey: National Housing Survey (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The National Housing Development Survey database, published in October 2010, established an authoritative baseline analysis of unfinished housing developments to assist in fully understanding the scale and extent of the issues involved; the analysis is informing the work of the high-level Expert Group on Unfinished Housing Developments established in November 2010. A total of 2,846...

Written Answers — Water Supply: Water Supply (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My Department's Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012 , which is available in the Oireachtas library, sets out the plans for investment in major water services projects, including wastewater treatment schemes, in order to meet key environmental and economic objectives over that period. The transposition of the Water Framework Directive in 2003 strengthened the catchment based...

Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. The monitoring, assessment and management of ambient air quality in Ireland is carried out according to the requirements of the EU Air Quality Framework Directive. This Directive was transposed into Irish law through the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (Ambient Air Quality Assessment and Management) Regulations 1999. Under...

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is the role of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the Government collectively to set the national waste management policy framework. This process is informed by domestic policy goals, EU and wider international policy and practice, and EU legislation and commitments, particularly the revised Waste Framework Directive and the associated waste hierarchy set...

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Kildare Water Supply Scheme Phase 2 (Castlewarden to Ballygoran) is included in the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2012 , as a scheme to advance through planning during the period of this Programme. I understand that Kildare County Council will shortly be submitting the contract documents for the scheme to the Department. Question No. 121 answered with Question No. 109.

Written Answers — Foreshore Leases: Foreshore Leases (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Donegal County Council only recently accepted the valuation terms offered by the Department for a 99 year lease of the foreshore in question. The Department has instructed the Chief State Solicitors Office to finalise drafting of the lease. The Department understands from Donegal County Council that the provision of EU funding for marina development was not or is not conditional on the...

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (27 Jan 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Provision to meet costs arising from the acquisition of turbary rights and freehold under the voluntary bog purchase scheme, together with compensation for commercial and domestic turf cutters who have been obliged to cease activities within designated bogs, will be included in the Revised Estimates for 2011, and supplemented as necessary by support from the Environment Fund over the coming year.

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On 1 January 2011, the Department assumed responsibility for making redundancy payments from the Social Insurance Fund. There are two types of redundancy payment made from the fund i.e. rebates to those employers who have paid statutory redundancy to eligible employees and statutory lump sums to employees whose employers are insolvent and/or in receivership/liquidation. I can confirm that a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The HSE has advised that the person concerned was refused a basic weekly payment under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme in July 2010 as she was not considered habitually resident in the State, a decision that was upheld by the Appeals Office in the HSE in January 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Supplementary welfare allowance which includes mortgage interest supplement is administered on behalf of the Department by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE has advised that the mortgage interest supplement claim for the person concerned was suspended for the period October 2010 to December 2010 pending receipt of documentation clarifying the employment status of the applicant. The...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is a matter for the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The changes in the rates of social welfare payments announced by the Minister for Finance in his Budget Statement on 7th December 2010 have been provided for in the Social Welfare Act 2010. This Act was signed by the President on 17th December 2010 and the revised rates of payment took effect from the first week in January 2011.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has advised that it has received an application for mortgage interest supplement from the person concerned in August 2010. The HSE has further advised a decision on entitlement cannot be made pending receipt of documentation indicating which elements of the mortgage loan and value thereof are in respect of the purchase, essential repair or improvement of his...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Under the supplementary welfare allowance (SWA) scheme a number of supplements are available to individuals to assist them where costs cannot be met from their own resources including diet supplement, heating supplement and travel supplements. In addition exceptional needs payments (ENP) may also be made to help meet essential, once-off non-recurring costs. There is no automatic entitlement...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 16 December 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (1 Feb 2011)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Social Welfare Appeals Office has advised me that an appeal by the person concerned was registered in that office on 29 November 2010. It is a statutory requirement of the appeals process that the relevant Departmental papers and comments by the Social Welfare Services on the grounds of appeal be sought. When received, the appeal in question will be referred to an Appeals Officer for...