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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority housing starts expected to accrue from his recently announced public housing programme; the extent to which this is expected to affect the number of people on local authority housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4149/09]

Written Answers — Water Pollution: Water Pollution (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 224: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken or proposes to take to incentivise the prevention of pollution of rivers, lakes and streams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4141/09]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the level of investment in the provision of adequate domestic drinking water supplies; his proposals for the future in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4142/09]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken or proposes to take to prevent the possible recurrence of contamination of the domestic water supply in the future; the precise action in this regard in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4150/09]

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 226: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the full extent of grant aid being made available by his Department to the various local authorities in 2009; the various headings under which such allocations are to be made; the extent to which this represents an increase or decrease on previous years whether in respect of new or ongoing expenditure; and...

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 227: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals for the funding and development of the part-time fire services in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4145/09]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 230: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and location of sewerage schemes expected to benefit from the capital programme in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4148/09]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention to continue indefinitely with the use of landfill as a means of waste disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4151/09]

Written Answers — Waste Disposal: Waste Disposal (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his preferred options for the future management of all forms of waste with particular reference to the continued use and development of landfills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4152/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (5 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in regard to an application for a higher education grant in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4096/09]

Written Answers — Energy Costs: Energy Costs (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he has taken or proposes to take nationally or through the aegis of the EU to ensure that energy prices here including electricity, gas and motor fuel prices reflect the downward trend in the price of oil on world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4569/09]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of companies currently licensed and approved for the production of bio-diesel or other forms of plant oil or motor or heating fuel; the total production from all such sources in each of the past three years to date; the number, if any, of such companies that have, as yet, not supplied any products...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he has taken or proposes to take to bring the standard and quality of communications here up to best international practice; his plans to encourage sufficient infrastructural investment in the industry to bring this about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4568/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy to improve mobile telephone quality and coverage here in line with the best standards throughout the European Union; if his attention has been drawn to the dramatic difference in this regard at present; if he has issued directives or instructions to the service providers or regulators to ensure the...

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí currently deployed to Maynooth Garda Station, County Kildare; the extent to which numbers have fluctuated in the past twelve months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4529/09]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare was awarded stamp four status; the time, date and basis for its subsequent renewal; the reason for the delay in the current renewal requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4530/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent, if any, to which he proposes or intends to encourage state of the art investment in the telecommunications sector, with particular reference to the need to dramatically improve the State's capability in this sector and the need to become leader in this sector throughout the European Union; and if...

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 512: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects Ireland to again join the leading EU countries in the telecommunications sector in respect of both cable, wire and wireless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4958/09]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he expects broadband availability and speeds to become as available here as in leading competing economies throughout Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4961/09]

Written Answers — Electricity Network: Electricity Network (10 Feb 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position in relation to the provision of electricity interconnectors, north-south and east-west; if he has a specific timeframe in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4917/09]