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- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 160: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to meet the requirements of the various local authorities in respect of waste water management in 2009; the degree to which sewerage schemes proposed by the various local authorities on foot of the need to eliminate the threat of pollution will be funded in this context; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has studied the need for drainage on a local regional basis arising from the need to upgrade facilities on a 50 year basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25331/09]
- Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (24 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which air pollution in being monitored throughout County Kildare; the most serious pollutants recorded arising from such monitoring; the action proposed or expected arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25327/09]
- Written Answers — Air Pollution: Air Pollution (24 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of locations at which air pollution monitoring takes place on a local authority basis; the degree to which trends have been established with particular reference to the most serious pollutants recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25328/09]
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (24 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will indicate the degree to which he will influence local planning decisions in consort with his policy on waste management with particular reference to recycling, land fill and incineration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25329/09]
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (24 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 167: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if existing drainage is being protected in the course of new building or motorway proposals; if particular effort will be made to replace the facilities being disrupted in the course of major excavations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25332/09]
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reported instances of methane gas emissions from sewerage treatment installations; the extent to which funding will be provided for remedial works in response thereto in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25333/09]
- Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: You could address the issue involved Deputy Brady.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Dream on.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: The Minister is deluding himself.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: A special short version would be useful for the Government.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: I had intended to ask about the explosives Bill, but in view of the Government's dazed condition in the wake of the publication of the IMF report, it would be unwise to do so. Instead, I will deal with equally serious matters. The Taoiseach gave an indication in the House of his intention to expedite two Bills relating to the protection of children. One of these is to provide for the...
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: There are two Child Care Bills. One is No. 77 and the other is No. 70.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: What do you mean there is no date?
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: The Taoiseach indicated previously, in respect of both Bills, that there was an urgency and I am merely asking if that urgency has been reflected in activity in the meantime.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: He does not know.
- Order of Business (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: There is no urgency.
- Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: I agree with the sentiments expressed by previous speakers. There have been instances of appalling intimidation of ordinary, law-abiding citizens. They mind their houses and comply with every rule and regulation but are intimidated at every turn and have their houses stoned and egged and their windows broken. Crowds of gougers sit on walls throughout the night and intimidate people,...
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the expected expenditure on mortgage and rent supplements in 2009; the degree to which this is deemed adequate to meet requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23237/09]
- Social Welfare Benefits. (25 Jun 2009)
Bernard Durkan: Might it be a better policy for the Minister to pursue the possibility of entering into negotiations with her colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy John Gormley, with a view to coming to some arrangement whereby some of the locked-up houses throughout the country at the present time be made available to local authorities to alleviate some of the...