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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Nuclear Plants (3 Feb 2004)

Jack Wall: Question 143: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the outcome of his meeting on 1 December 2003 with the British Minister for Energy, Mr. Stephen Timms, to discuss concerns regarding the Sellafield plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2889/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (3 Feb 2004)

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Decentralisation Programme (3 Feb 2004)

John Gormley: Question 144: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the nature of the relationship between the national spatial strategy and the programme for decentralisation announced on budget day. [2963/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Environmental Policy (3 Feb 2004)

Liam Twomey: Question 145: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to present a proposal to Government to make Ireland a dioxin-free country. [2951/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Waste Disposal (3 Feb 2004)

Pat Rabbitte: Question 146: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the judgement of the European Court of Justice is expected in the case being taken by the Commission against Ireland arising from this country's inadequate administrative response to illegal waste disposal activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2879/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Housing Grants (3 Feb 2004)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 148: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the disabled persons' grant; if there are recent changes leading to a restriction on the availability of the grant; the person who decides on the extent of the disability leading to an entitlement to qualification for the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2693/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (3 Feb 2004)

Denis Naughten: Question 149: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the grant available for small group sewerage schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28335/03]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Waste Management (3 Feb 2004)

Bernard Durkan: Question 150: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he proposes to deal with the issue of waste management in the future, with a view to maximising recycling and eliminating landfills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2946/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Playground Statistics (3 Feb 2004)

Ciarán Cuffe: Question 151: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of playgrounds there are in the State; and his proposals for increased provision. [2960/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Housing Grants (3 Feb 2004)

Arthur Morgan: Question 153: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention to increase the disabled persons' housing grant to cover 100% of the cost of approved building costs on the basis of need; the measures he intends to take to address the hardships caused by the fact that, due to underfunding of local authorities, applicants for the disabled persons'...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: House Prices (3 Feb 2004)

Seán Crowe: Question 154: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government has begun to reassess its position regarding house prices in view of the fact that, contrary to Government statements, over the past 18 months house prices have continued to rise, and rose by 13.7% in 2003 alone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2973/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: EU Directives (3 Feb 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Question 155: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legal actions and actions of instances being taken against his Department for failure to implement EU directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2977/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Feb 2004)

Dan Neville: Question 156: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will issue new planning guidelines to local authorities. [2697/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 Feb 2004)

Paul Gogarty: Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the figure for the resultant increase in the number of individuals seeking housing from local authorities, or seeking rent supplement from the State, by reason of the fact that the number of housing tenants in rent protected private rented sector dwelling has fallen dramatically in recent years, and that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (3 Feb 2004)

Brian O'Shea: Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date in implementing the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions agreed by Ireland under the Kyoto agreement; when he expects that the targets will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2870/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (3 Feb 2004)

Kathleen Lynch: Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total number of persons on local authority housing lists at the latest date for which figures are available; the way in which this figure compares with the corresponding figure for the equivalent dates in each of the previous five years; the total number of local authority dwellings completed or acquired...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Development Levy (3 Feb 2004)

Billy Timmins: Question 160: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to address infrastructural deficits in some counties which led to unacceptable high levies on housing and commercial developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2949/04]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Affordable Housing (3 Feb 2004)

Gay Mitchell: Question 161: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses to be made available as part of Sustaining Progress affordable housing in each of the local authorities in the greater Dublin area; the location of each of these developments; the number and type of housing units at each location; the proposed completion date; the projected cost of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Homeless Persons (3 Feb 2004)

Arthur Morgan: Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the changes he intends to implement in 2004 to ensure that an accurate count of those forced to sleep rough throughout the country is made in view of the concern regarding the accuracy of the figures in recent years; if the national anti-poverty strategy target of eliminating rough sleeping by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (3 Feb 2004)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is the Government's intention to use this State's Presidency of the European Union to initiate a programme for the targeted reduction of emissions on an EU-wide basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2972/04]