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Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (8 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent on consultancy fees to date; and the companies and persons that fees were paid in the independent assessment of the establishment of a water utility referenced in his Dáil Éireann speech on 16 June 2011. [39267/11]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (8 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list all consultants used from 1 March 2011 to date in the area of water and or wastewater reform; and the amount that has been spent on each. [39269/11]

Written Answers — Consultancy Contracts: Consultancy Contracts (8 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 58: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his overall budget in respect of consultancy for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 in relation to the establishment of Irish Water. [39270/11]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (8 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish his assessment of the establishment of a water utility. [39268/11]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (8 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 59: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff within his Department and within local authorities currently engaged in preparing for the transfer of responsibility for water service from local authorities to the new Irish water utility. [39271/11]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (8 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the representations he has received from Irish semi-State companies interested in taking responsibility for water and wastewater services. [39272/11]

Written Answers — Water Services: Water Services (8 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 61: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the representations he has received from non-Irish companies interested in taking responsibility for water and wastewater services. [39273/11]

Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Backbenchers do not include the Minister of State, Deputy Paul Kehoe.

Order of Business (8 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: That does not include the Minister of State, Deputy Paul Kehoe.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payment of single payment entitlements to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [39120/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (7 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [39162/11]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) (6 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Fianna Fáil opposes this resolution, which makes minimum financial sense and no environmental sense. The Government is tinkering around and adjusting the bands in respect of low emission cars, which have proven to be an outstanding success in terms of addressing issues such as climate change. The Government has been remiss in terms of addressing climate change. Despite that the issue is...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise (Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) (6 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: -----septic tank charges, cutbacks in school transport and increases in college fees will impact on rural Ireland. The Government is not focusing on climate change. It is hitting people in terms of transport, which is required to keep the economy moving.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (6 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38370/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (6 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a supplementary welfare allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied ) in County Cork. [38373/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 344: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that funding for a specific purpose is put in place on time to ensure that applicants who are successful in being offered specific placements (details supplied) can take up their training placements; and if her attention has been drawn to the lack of communication and co-ordination between the agencies...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 345: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a serious delay in having funding for a specific purpose (details supplied) put in place on time which is causing many applicants who are successful in being offered specific placements to take up their training placements; and if she will investigate this and the lack...

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (30 Nov 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Finance if a publican (details supplied) can also operate as an off-licence; if not, the procedure to be followed to obtain such a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37887/11]

Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)

Niall Collins: On regulation, through the good offices of the Ceann Comhairle we had a special notice question on Priory Hall a number of weeks ago when the issue first came to public prominence. A number of Deputies took part in the debate. At the time I requested that the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, who took the debate because the Minister was not available, undertake to have the Department let us...

Legislative Programme (30 Nov 2011)

Niall Collins: We will all agree that we have to be responsible and get any proposed climate change policy right on this occasion. Some outside commentators have said there is a lack of leadership from the Government in terms of developing and implementing a climate change policy. We all know it is a real issue. The Minister said in reply to other questions that we have had flooding and cold snaps. They...