Results 241-260 of 2,419 for speaker:Andrew Doyle in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (18 Dec 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered allowing an exemption to the local property tax for an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of the serious failures by the local authority as revealed by a 2007 fire and safety audit that it conducted; if his attention has been drawn to the upgrades being made by the local authority to all local authority-owned properties...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Standards (18 Dec 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious failures by the local authority on an estate (details supplied) in County Wicklow as revealed by a 2007 fire and safety audit which the local authority conducted; if his attention has been drawn to the upgrades being made by the local authority to all local authority owned...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (17 Dec 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 331. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the provisions, safeguards and measures that are currently in place regarding drag hunting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53964/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hunting Guidelines (17 Dec 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the provisions, safeguards and measures currently in place regarding drag hunting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54008/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Generation Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 319. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he has taken to undertake the economic analysis of the agricultural biomass-generated biogas supply chain in order to support the co-ordinated development of the sector and to make recommendations on the use of biogas in Government buildings or in Government vehicles; and if a steering group on the biogas...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (10 Dec 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 347. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has set up a departmental recording system for all the data collected by all local authorities to establish the basis for the analysis of the implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act (2010), whose purpose was to ensure the control of dog breeding establishments and the enforcement of dog welfare in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy Review (3 Dec 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department will be conducting a review of foreign policy; the consultation process he intends to engage in for the comprehensive review; the opening and closing dates of the public consultation process; the forum that will contribute to the overall review; the other stakeholders that will be involved in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alternative Energy Projects (3 Dec 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 350. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the lack of commercial outlets for willow and miscanthus biomass and the €3.5 million in grant aid, if he has reviewed the cost benefit of planting willow and miscanthus as a biomass crop for alternative energy production as part of achieving the national Kyoto alternative energy production targets; if he has or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Alternative Energy Projects (27 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop a national strategy to assist the processing of food waste in the production of biogas for biofuel. [50879/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dog Breeding Establishments (27 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the number and size of dog breeding establishments that have registered in 2010, 2011 and 2012 by county under the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2010. [50881/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dog Breeding Establishments (27 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has reviewed the enforcement of welfare standards in each county since the implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishment Bill 2010. [50892/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 432. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if incentives are being considered for the use and optimisation of vehicles for the use of bio-methane biofuels, in view of their reduced GHG emissions. [50771/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 433. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a national policy on the use of biogas as a fuel in Government vehicles has been developed or is proposed. [50862/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 442. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the approved national system for the delivery of CNG biogas into the national gas network will be finalised. [50765/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 443. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the impact of the potential sale of an Bord Gáis Energy on the future development potential of the biogas sector. [50766/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Bioenergy Strategy Implementation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 444. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a steering group to promote the production of biogas has been planned in the foreseeable future. [50767/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Wind Energy Generation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 445. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any study has taken place to show the amount of reduction in the fossil fuel import bill that has taken place from 2006 to 2012 as a result of the wind farm energy supply being delivered into the national grid. [50769/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if national guidelines are planned for the traceability of meat supplied to the beef, sheep and pig processing plants to resolve the issue of substitution of imported meats in Irish-labelled meat exports. [50759/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans establish a working group to promote the production of feed compounds to reduce the ever-increasing imported feed bill. [50762/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Waste Management (26 Nov 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has taken any action to promote the use of biogas from agricultural waste; and if he has promoted the use of biomethane fuel in agricultural vehicles. [50764/13]