Results 12,521-12,540 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: When will the new climate change strategy be ready? When will the House have an opportunity to discuss it? What new initiatives has the Minister in mind to achieve the 3% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions promised in the programme for Government? Is the programme still the basic document towards which we should work?

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: We did not oppose the VRT increase. The Minister should try to be accurate.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Yes but not in regard to VRT changes. The Minister should try to be accurate.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: We do not have the details of the Minister's policy yet.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister is not in the best of form this week but he should not provoke the Opposition. We are trying to be constructive about this important issue. I asked a basic question and he turned on me.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister decided to go AWOL for a few seconds. He recently stated he is not the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or the Minister for Transport and he called on his colleagues to do something to meet the programme for Government commitment. He does not know much about collective Cabinet responsibility. The Minister has a key position in the Government to achieve the goals he...

Greenhouse Gas Emissions. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: We have heard all this before.

Waste Disposal. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to deal with hazardous waste sites that need remediation, particularly Haulbowline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36815/08]

Waste Disposal. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: The Minister has confirmed that the Haulbowline report will be published in a few weeks and that its peer review, which is presumably still in draft form, is ongoing. The Minister alluded to a serious matter raised in the Environmental Protection Agency's state of the environment report, namely, that between 1,980 and 2,300 sites could pose risks to ground water. What will be the cost of the...

Waste Disposal. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: I would have expected the Department, through the EPA, to have identified the sites in question, numbering between 1,980 and 2,300, and the costs arising for the Department in terms of an action plan in each case. Otherwise, we are saying to the public that we are satisfied to allow a situation to continue where ground water is contaminated. We will have more problems with the water supply...

Water Supply Contamination. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Question 4: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received reports into the level of water contamination, particularly lead contamination; the amount of finance required to upgrade water systems to meet Environmental Protection Agency standards, including future EU standards for lead levels in water; the action he will take to protect public health;...

Water Supply Contamination. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: The current maximum level for lead in water is 25 micrograms per litre, with a reduction in this figure to ten micrograms per litre by 2013. In view of the various instances of lead contamination of the water supply throughout the State and notwithstanding the welcome increase of 19% in provision for water services investment, is the Minister satisfied he will have sufficient resources to...

Water Supply Contamination. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: The EPA's report on drinking water published last January indicated that 339 schemes out of a total of 994 are contaminated. The Minister will require substantial resources to rectify this problem. Will he engage with the local authorities in regard to the manner in which schemes are approved and, where the money is allocated, the length of time it takes before a waste water treatment...

Local Authority Funding. (23 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Question 5: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the finance available via the local government fund; the impact reduced funds will have on services administrated by local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36817/08]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (22 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if cutbacks have affected plans to purchase speed cameras for deployment and operation here; the most up to date time line for purchasing and deployment of these cameras; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36292/08]

Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (21 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has terminated the Government Construction Contracts Committee in view of recent decisions made in respect of various public contracts. [35764/08]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (21 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive approval for a childcare grant. [35527/08]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (21 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when an organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive approval for a childcare grant. [35528/08]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (21 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when construction of an extension to the garda station at Carlow town will commence; the amount of finance spent on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35526/08]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Oct 2008)

Phil Hogan: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when funds will be approved for counties Carlow and Kilkenny under the rural development strategy. [35529/08]