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Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (22 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 286: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of sites which Ireland is the subject of proceedings by the European Court of Justice or warnings by the European Commission for failures under the landfill directive or other European Union environmental law directives; the counties in which the sites concerned are located; the breaches for which...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (22 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 282: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an audit or count has been carried out by his Department to identify the number of local authorities that have appointed or designated biodiversity officers; the local authorities that his Department has information confirming that a biodiversity officer has been put in place; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 283: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority houses that were completed in the years 2006 and 2007 and to date in 2008 including a table showing the number of houses completed broken down into each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20508/08]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 284: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people on the waiting list for local authority housing for each local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20509/08]

Written Answers — Strategy on Homelessness: Strategy on Homelessness (22 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 285: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the numbers of homeless people in Ireland and by county for the years 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20510/08]

Legislative Programme. (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to introduce legislation that will apply the polluter pays principle to businesses and operators that damage the environment through their actions or failure to act in order that they would be made legally and financially accountable for the environmental damage they cause; and if he...

Legislative Programme. (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 130: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the warnings or opinions Ireland has received from the European Commission on its failure to transpose the environmental liability directive; the steps that have been taken to respond to the European Commission; when the directive will be transposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20787/08]

Legislative Programme. (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank the Minister for his reply and congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, on his appointment. The questions I put to the Minister relate to the need to transpose the environmental liability directive into Irish law. I have asked about this previously, most recently in December. At that stage, the Minister said he was preparing the screening referred to, that it was on his...

Legislative Programme. (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: The directive was spurred on by the sinking of the Erica, which is why I gave it as an example. There are obviously specifics in the directive about exemptions and defences. If there was an oil spill or damage was caused to our coast or our waters or if our land was contaminated or operators of facilities with an IPCC licence damaged the environment, the legislation would mean they could be...

Legislative Programme. (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: This is one of three directives, according to the Minister's reply, that is outstanding for transposition into environmental law. It is one of 29 infringements about which the Commission has been in contact with the Department. There is a strong possibility that Ireland may be referred to the European Court of Justice this year and fined if the legislation is not given priority. When does...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 478: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will publish the next national homeless strategy within the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21191/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when dental treatment will be available to a child (details supplied) in Dublin 22 who is in urgent need of dental extractions and is the holder of a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21059/08]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason given by him in letters to Dublin Bus for them to discontinue three 25X departures during peak hours in the morning from Lucan to the city centre; the reason he concluded that these departures were not in keeping with competition, notification rules or transport legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20802/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 306: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps taken to ensure that Ireland implements the Seveso Directive 2003/105/EC on the control of major accidents involving dangerous substances following the formal notice sent to Ireland from the European Commission on 23 March 2007 and in particular to meet the requirement that three outstanding...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (27 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 307: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the 23 establishments that are required to prepare emergency plans under Article 9 of the Seveso Directive; the plans that have been prepared and which are outstanding in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20801/08]

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (28 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons given anti-social behaviour warnings since the new system came into operation on 1 January 2007; the number of anti-social behaviour orders sought in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21106/08]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (28 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will introduce the Garda charter, promised in the programme for Government, setting out targeted Garda response times and levels of service which the public can expect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21108/08]

Order of Business (29 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: In her capacity as Minister for Health and Children, when does the Minister expect draft legislation on the referendum to be prepared in respect of the age of consent and the protection of children, particularly in respect of eliminating the defence of mistake as to age so that children and teenagers will not have to go before the courts and defend how they looked and dressed and sexual...

Telecommunications Services. (29 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the measures taken to ensure there is not an increase in the digital divide; the proposals for an increase in support for information and communication technology in disadvantaged communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21376/08]

Energy Resources. (29 May 2008)

Joanna Tuffy: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has a policy on the promotion of bio-fuels; and if this policy takes account of the impact of bio-fuels on the environment. [20778/08]