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Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (6 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 499: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason behind initiating a review of the way in which planning laws and policy are being implemented by a number of local authorities around the country; the reason he choose the six authorities; the contact he has had with each authority to date, up to and including the announcement of this review; the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision will issue on the release of funding for a project (details supplied); the timescale for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29218/10]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (6 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 633: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding that has been spent on purchasing of land for the years 1980 to 2010 by her Department outlining in which constituency the money was spent in each year in tabular form. [29375/10]

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (1 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 85: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the decline in issuing original birth certificates to adopted persons when requested from 97% in 2005 to 37% in 2009 from the independent Adoption Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28840/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 277: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to a project (details supplied) in County Cork; the timescale to complete this project. [28833/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (1 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 278: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to a project (details supplied) in County Cork; the timescale to complete this project. [28834/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (1 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 279: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to each school in Cork city and county from her Department in the years 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [28835/10]

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (1 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 280: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils enrolled into each school in Cork City and county for the years 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [28836/10]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (1 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 281: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers, both full-time and part-time, on both temporary and permanent contracts, in Cork City and county for the years 2000 to date in 2010 in tabular form. [28837/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (1 Jul 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 282: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that has been allocated from her Department to each of the 43 constituencies from 1980 to 2010 in tabular form. [28838/10]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (30 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 234: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made in 2010 regarding a scheme (details supplied); the funding that has been spent to date on this scheme; and the time scale that has been put in place for the completion of this scheme. [28564/10]

Written Answers — Wildlife Issues: Wildlife Issues (30 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 239: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to prevent the illegal poisoning of birds of prey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28640/10]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (29 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Transport when funding for a project (details supplied) will be made available to Cork County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27796/10]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (22 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will state who the members of the independent review group on child deaths will be; when these persons will be appointed; and the timescale for the work of this group. [26813/10]

Written Answers — Children in Care: Children in Care (22 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the independent review group on child deaths has been allocated a budget; and if so, if any has been spent to date. [26814/10]

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: I recognise the work of the Minister and the Department. A number of EU member states have tried to introduce a similar windfall levy but it has proven to be tricky legally to do so. Even though I have been banging this drum for ages, I acknowledge this has not been a simple process legally. It is a shame this could not have been done a few years ago because significant sums could have...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: I think I understand what the Minister is trying to do but it may require some further clarification. First, my amendment No. 8 essentially states that generating plant subject to PSO, whether it be for peat or for anything else, should also have the windfall tax or the carbon levy, as the Minister has decided to christen it, applied to it in terms of power that is generated and sold on to...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: Regarding the capacity in an agreement that a generator would have with the ESB to sell power to it, when there is a CADA involved is it or is it not the case that a carbon levy will be applied? I want some clarification on that. Is the Minister saying there are only two generating stations in the country to which this may have relevance? In other words, for the peat power stations the...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: The challenge for the Minister is that he will need to find other ways of bringing electricity prices down to balance the inflationary impact of PSO payments. The way to do so is to examine other elements of electricity bills such as network charges. Amendment No. 8 is slightly different from one I tabled on Committee Stage which was ruled out of order. It proposes to allow the Minister to...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Report and Final Stages (22 Jun 2010)

Simon Coveney: The Minister is aware of our approach in this area. He has also met representatives from Endesa, the company to which we are referring. I am aware that it has written to his Department to seek understanding for its situation. My amendment, which is similar to Deputy McManus's, is linked to the previous amendment, which was ruled out of order and to which I cannot speak directly. However, I...