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Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 228: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends introducing the Designated Land (Housing Development) Bill; if he will provide for a use it or lose it scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28865/07]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 107: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the recommendation that has been made regarding the removal of the refund of excise duty on fuel used in passenger transport services in view of the fact that private bus operators were not made aware of this imminent decision until recently and the consequences that the matter will have for 2008 contracts with...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when the decentralisation of the Arts Council to Kilkenny will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28864/07]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will allocate additional gardaí to Castlecomer Garda station in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/07]

Written Answers — Garda Stations: Garda Stations (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when he will proceed with the construction of a new Garda station in Kilkenny city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28839/07]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 215: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the urgent measures he will adopt to ensure that private apartment schemes have adequate fire safety provision in view of the recent Dublin City Council survey of private apartment schemes which highlighted that three-quarters of private apartment schemes in Dublin have inadequate fire safety provision; and...

Social and Affordable Housing. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 39: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to reform housing and local government legislation in order to provide more Part V social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28886/07]

Social and Affordable Housing. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: I cannot understand the reason the Minister of State can be happy with the output under the Part V mechanism of the social and affordable housing scheme when 90,000 houses were built in 2006, 20% of that is 18,000 and the Minister got 2,400. First, why are we only getting slightly in excess of 2,000 houses under the Part V mechanism when we should be getting much more based on the number of...

Social and Affordable Housing. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: As of June 2007, €73.5 million was collected and is in the coffers of the local authorities. In many instances the developer may propose to give money but the final decision is that of the local authority. Local authorities can give sanction. A preferred option for us is that they would get completed units; that is important. In fact, the overall acquisition of completed units...

Social and Affordable Housing. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: I thank the Minister for indicating he will ask the local authorities for explanations about all of the money in their funds because the low level of output is surprising. Has the Minister done any calculations on what is likely to be the rollout of affordable housing nationally in 2007 and 2008?

Local Authority Auditing. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason local authorities are establishing new audit committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28428/07]

Waste Management. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will bring clarity and coherence to the national waste strategy by stating whether the number of incinerators to be built is two, four, eight or another number; if his preference for two incinerators stands up to his assessment that 1.3 million tonnes of waste can be treated by MBT, in view of the fact...

Waste Management. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: The Minister mentioned two incinerators on an RTE programme. Perhaps he did not mean to, but he mentioned that two incinerators would be sufficient. However, there are seven incinerators going through the planning process at the moment. The Minister has obviously taken the view that incineration is no longer a problem. He could have instructed the local authorities to review their waste...

Waste Management. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: I am referring to the amount of waste that will be treatable by MBT.

Waste Management. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: The Minister did not answer the question I asked. I have no difficulty about the figures he mentioned. What he said was that 1.3 million to 1.4 million tonnes of waste would be treatable by MBT. That is what I am referring to, not the total amount of waste we have to deal with, which is 1.7 million tonnes. I accept that figure, although it may be closer to 2 million tonnes. I asked the...

Waste Management. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Surely I am entitled to bring the Minister's memory back to reality in terms of what he said in the past, as he is now in a position to do something about it.

Waste Management. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: I ask the Minister again to answer the question I asked.

Waste Management. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: Does the Minister want to be reminded of what he said in the Poolbeg submission?

Register of Electors. (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: He was not registered twice.

Order of Business (14 Nov 2007)

Phil Hogan: When is it going to be implemented?