Written answers
Tuesday, 28 June 2005
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- EU Directives
Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the nature of the Government's input to the evaluation of the EU air quality draft directives on particulate... - Departmental Websites
Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether concerns expressed regarding the usability of his Department's website have been fully... - Nuclear Plants
Question 32: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he continues to have confidence in the capacity of the British Nuclear Inspectorate to be fully briefed by... - International Conferences
Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Ireland will have any representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency's uranium symposium to be... - Local Government Policy
Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the phenomenal growth in population in the Drogheda — south Louth — east Meath area (details... - Election Management System
Question 36: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of significant population changes, he will examine as a matter of urgency the local electoral... - Housing Policy
Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has plans to widen home ownership among those on low incomes; and if he will make a statement... - Waste Disposal
Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to make funding available to local authorities for the remediation of older illegal dump sites or... - EU Directives
Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in meeting obligations under the wild birds directive to protect the habitats of rare and... - Planning Issues
Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his role in renewing the strategic planning guidelines for the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a... - Water Conservation
Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will assess the initial impact of his Department's campaign to reduce domestic water wastage; and if he... - Nuclear Plants
Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the international legal action taken by the Government with a view to securing the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the functioning of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2004 to determine... - Waste Disposal
Question 47: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and percentage of gardeners and landscapers in the Dublin area who hold permits for the disposal of... - EU Directives
Question 48: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date by the task force set up in his Department to establish strategies to address the... - Election Management System
Question 49: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the total all-in costs of the Government's e-voting proposals to date; if he intends to take any steps to... - Departmental Websites
Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of unique visitors to his Department's website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22299/05] - Water Quality
Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the Environmental Protection Agency's report, Water Quality in Ireland... - EU Directives
Question 53: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the draft action plan on the implementation of the nitrates directive; and if he will make a... - Waste Disposal
Question 54: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the communication he has had with Northern Ireland Office officials and Ministers regarding cross-Border... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy regarding genetically modified crops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22297/05] - Building Regulations
Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the minimum building standards in apartments regarding heat and noise... - Local Authority Properties
Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities which have constructed new headquarters or made substantial improvements to... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 58: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the consultants' report advising on EU Regulation 2037/2000 (details supplied) which was commissioned in... - Waste Disposal
Question 59: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on his recent policy directions on action against illegal waste activity. [22288/05] - Radon Gas Levels
Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the funding allocated for radon barriers which has been spent; and if he will make a statement on... - Archaeological Sites
Question 62: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legal basis for contesting the ownership and other issues relating to the [i]Lusitania[/i]; and the... - Register of Electors
Question 63: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he met with two persons (details supplied) regarding the future of Thom's Directory, arising from changes to... - Housing Policy
Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of any discussion he has held with the Department of Finance regarding the impact of tax incentives... - Local Authority Briefings
Question 66: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if all city and county managers have met with their respective Oireachtas Members as required by law; and if he... - Homeless Persons
Question 67: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the LINK system; the length of time this system has been in operation; if this system has been... - Planning Issues
Question 68: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action to be taken in the immediate future on foot of the publication of the South East Agenda 2020 report;... - Radon Gas Levels
Question 69: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the statement by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland that the only proper... - Social Welfare Benefits
Question 70: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is evidence of widespread abuses in the rent allowance system; the number of cases of alleged abuse... - Disabled Person's Grant Scheme
Question 71: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a local authority (details supplied) enforces a claw-back... - Register of Electors
Question 72: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of recent research that shows that there were between 660,000 and 800,000 surplus polling cards... - Environmental Policy
Question 73: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action his Department will be taking on foot of Met Éireann's report, Climate Change — Regional Model... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 74: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take in respect of the two thirds of local authorities which failed to spend allocated... - Archaeological Sites
Question 75: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if media reports that the decision to roll over the Woodstown Viking site in Waterford for the city's N25... - Water Quality
Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plan of action for the improvement in the quality of groundwater sources, in particular for drinking... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he proposes to take to ensure that Ireland can cut greenhouse gas emissions and reverse the trend... - Waste Disposal
Question 78: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the latest report from the Health Research Board on the health effects of living near incinerators... - Local Authority Staff
Question 79: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the introduction of a students summer jobs scheme for local authorities; and if he will make a... - Freedom of Information
Question 80: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests his Department received in the first six months of 2005; the... - Natural Heritage Areas
Question 81: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date with regard to curbing recreational activities that may adversely affect sites protected... - Local Authority Staff
Question 82: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount that has been awarded to persons in each local authority following the recent introduction of... - Litter Pollution
Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to extend the city neighbourhood competition to other major population centres; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
Question 84: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish his planning and development regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - EU Directives
Question 86: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the exact transposition dates for the six directives in his Department's area of responsibility which are... - Child Care Services
Question 88: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 18 May 2005, if his Department will collate and make available... - Local Authority Functions
Question 89: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has considered giving local authorities a specific role in the effort to reduce emissions output. [22336/05] - Recycling Policy
Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that although farmers pay to have all of their waste silage plastic... - Water Services
Question 92: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will identify the local authorities in which progress has been made to date in preparing for the metering... - Planning Issues
Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish his draft development management guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rental Accommodation Scheme
Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the progress to date of the rental accommodation scheme; if the first eligible recipients have... - Planning Issues
Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on allowing a golf course development at Inch, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Water Services
Question 99: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22303/05] - Waste Management
Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the significant variations between local authorities in their responses to waste management... - Local Government Modernisation Programme
Question 101: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to review and increase the powers and responsibilities of local government elected... - Public Private Partnerships
Question 102: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will assess the success of the various public private partnerships undertaken by his Department in... - Local Authority Funding
Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has researched the possibility of improving financing for local government by replacing... - Local Authority Housing
Question 105: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the housing needs assessment should be conducted annually; and if he will make a... - Election Management System
Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the timeframe envisaged for the completion of the new round of tests planned for the electronic voting... - Departmental Strategy Statements
Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding his Department's statement of strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Local Authority Housing
Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent on the local authority house building programme, excluding the voluntary sector, in the past... - EU Directives
Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the possibility that Ireland may be in breach of the habitats directive... - Road Network
Question 119: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the EU directive on environmental impact assessment is being applied properly in the... - Animal Welfare
Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether there is an urgent need to undertake a national feral cat neutering programme. [17400/05] - National Spatial Strategy
Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date on the report on rural housing commissioned by his Department from the National... - European Council Meeting
Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the EU Council of Environment Ministers meeting held in Brussels. [22296/05] - Fire Services
Question 129: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the fire services change programme, as announced on 17 February 2005, to be complete; if the... - Official Languages Act 2003
Question 130: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department of implementing the Official... - Local Authority Housing
Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date on housing management initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Waste Disposal
Question 132: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to receive a report from the interdepartmental high level group established to study the... - Radon Gas Levels
Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the proposed World Health Organisation international radon project; and if... - Public Relations Contracts
Question 134: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent by his Department on employing the services of modelling agencies which provide models for... - Litter Pollution
Question 137: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he intends to take in relation to littering in urban areas following the classification of almost...
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