Results 881-900 of 11,785 for speaker:Niall Collins

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of countries receiving Irish child benefit; the cost involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23535/11]

Written Answers — Invasive Species: Invasive Species (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23536/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 565: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the family income supplement, which is taken into account for the income threshold regarding eligibility on the local authority housing list, will also be taken into account in the calculation for persons who wish to get a loan from the local authority to purchase a house. [23390/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 567: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of employees, in each local authority, that have a mental or physical disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23418/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (14 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 827: To ask the Minister for Health if he will grant final approval under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [22688/11]

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 1: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when he will introduce the septic tank registration and inspection charge; the rate at which it will be set; if he will consider other alternatives to imposing this charge on rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24272/11]

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: I thank the Minister for his reply. Everybody wants to see good quality water, especially groundwater feeding into some public water supplies. It is an issue of vital social importance. There has been much concern expressed to all public representatives because of the charge element. There has also been some confusion in the debate, although we got some clarity in the Minister's statement...

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: He did not say he would introduce a charge.

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: What charge did he sign up to?

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Nobody disputes the merits of the scheme. The charge is the issue.

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: The Minister says today there will be a once-off registration charge but his statement yesterday said an interval of five years is envisaged between each registration. Is it a once-off charge or will it be every five years?

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: It is now a once-off charge, whereas yesterday it was every five years.

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: The Minister's statement referred to registration every five years.

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Okay, that is clear. I will address the other issue.

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Can the charge be avoided completely? The Minister has capacity now, following the savings the Government has accrued under the EU-IMF agreement through the interest rate reduction and so forth, to avoid the charge. Finally, a political charge was made about Fianna Fáil. Fine Gael controls the majority of local authorities in this country, which are the biggest polluters of our waters and...

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Even the Minister cannot claim a win on this.

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Fine Gael is in control of all the local authorities and they are the biggest polluters-----

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: A total of 90% of the pollution is from Fine Gael-controlled local authorities.

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Fine Gael is in charge of local authorities.

Environmental Policy (15 Sep 2011)

Niall Collins: Another stealth tax.