Results 18,301-18,320 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: Is the Deputy not against that?
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: Yes.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy does not know what she is talking about.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy believes in conspiracy theories.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: We are.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I suppose I was asked to freeze charges also.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy is talking nonsense.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy is looking for a headline.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: We have agreement on those charges, Deputy.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: They are not increasing their charges now. They are freezing their charges.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: Does the Deputy believe in paying by weight?
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: That is a reasonable approach to an issue that clearly was raising much concern in many households last week. We are responding to it. We now have a step-by-step process to encourage people to change their behaviour and to reward them - by means of a pricing model - for doing that on a voluntary basis. After 12 months - unfortunately Deputy Healy is not here - we have made no promise-----
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I will conclude on this. We have made no promise to the industry in terms of what will happen at the end of 12 months, except to say that we will hold a full review of its activities and, indeed, the progression towards a better way of charging.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy should not be scaring people with spurious statements.
- Waste Collection Charges: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: “supports the introduction of pay-by-weight charging for household waste collection from 1st July, as the most effective and proven means of managing and segregating household waste, in line with the polluter pays principle, to reduce residual waste going to landfills...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Yield (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I assume the Question refers to the Local Property Tax (LPT). LPTis collected and administered by the Revenue Commissioners and is remitted to the Central Fund. The Revenue Commissioners publish LPT information including details of LPT collected in all local authority areas on their website at the following link: . Section 157 of the Finance (Local Property Tax Act) 2012 provides that an...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal Charges (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229, 256 and 268 together. My Department has met with groups who represent persons with special needs to discuss and explore the impact of pay-by-weight charging on households with special needs. My Department has also been in consultation with the HSE and the waste management industry to discuss the issue and to try to find a workable and fair solution...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 267 together. In December 2013, my Department published proposed “draft” revisions to the noise, setback distance and shadow flicker aspects of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These draft revisions proposed: - the setting of a more stringent day and night noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, -...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: I am aware of concerns regarding discharges in the functional area of Fingal County Council. However, neither I nor my Department has any direct role in monitoring or supervising the delivery of water services or any pollution incidents arising therefrom. Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (21 Jun 2016)
Simon Coveney: Information in relation to the number and value of local authority housing loans is available on my Department’s website at: . The most up-to-date information relates to Quarter 1, 2016.Of the 17,696 local authority housing loans as at end Q1, 10,134 have just one named borrowerand the remaining 7,562 loans have more than one named borrower.