Written answers
Tuesday, 29 November 2005
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken directly or indirectly to achieve compliance with the Kyoto protocols; the extent to... - Waste Management
Question 13: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the threshold for an EIS on a transfer of waste for a recovery facility; when this threshold was established;... - Housing Policy
Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the progress of implementing the report Property Rights under the Constitution.... - Radon Gas Levels
Question 16: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he sought the reintroduction of a radon remediation grant scheme for householders during discussions on the... - Architectural Heritage
Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the current funding for architectural protection grants; and if he will make a statement on... - Local Authority Staff
Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of litter wardens employed in major towns and cities here; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dog Breeding Industry
Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to act on the recommendations of the working group examining the issues surrounding dog breeding... - Proposed Legislation
Question 20: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to have the critical infrastructure Bill published; and the estimated timeframe for the... - Environmental Policy
Question 21: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to extend the ban on bituminous coal to other local authority areas; and if he will make a... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which the targets for social housing completions, as set down by the national development plan, can... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if further use of biofuels will be encouraged for vehicles within his Department; and if he will make a... - Housing Policy
Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recommendations from the NESC report Housing in Ireland: Performance and Policy his Department intends to... - Nuclear Safety
Question 25: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the RPII has made a submission in relation to the strategy proposed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency in... - State Agencies
Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the proposed new Irish Heritage Trust will have within its remit responsibility for elements of Ireland's... - Legislative Programme
Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that he has an adequate number of parliamentary draftsmen to process existing and proposed... - Planning Issues
Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the impact higher development levies is having on the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the... - Waste Management
Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has completed his consideration of the European Court of First Instance decision to rule against Ireland... - Local Government Audit Service
Question 32: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to issue guidelines on issues which may be discussed at a meeting of an audit committee at which... - Waste Disposal
Question 33: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the enforcement initiatives he has planned involving targeted efforts to deal with the dumping of construction... - Road Network
Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take as a result of the recent pavement condition study which shows that increased... - Homeless Persons
Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has examined the assessment of the effectiveness of the Housing Act 1988 and Integrated Strategy 2000 in... - Grant Payments
Question 36: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he will put in place to ensure the necessary funding is allocated to the disabled persons grant... - Planning Issues
Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if all local authorities will be instructed to refrain from doing business with companies or individuals with... - Proposed Legislation
Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to allow for directly elected mayors of cities here; and if he will make a... - Freedom of Information
Question 39: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that local authority procedures for charging for the provision of freedom of information... - Homeless Persons
Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the statement by the homeless support group Trust that the homeless problem is worse now than it... - Architectural Heritage
Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to protect Ireland's architectural heritage by minimising the unnecessary... - Environmental Policy
Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to plans to increase the plastic bag levy; and if he will make a statement on... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 44: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of the national climate change strategy 2000 which has been implemented to date in 2005; and the... - Local Authority Housing
Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities will be asked when assessing housing needs and drawing up their letting scheme for housing... - Construction Industry
Question 47: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's views on the current debate concerning the suitability of concrete built homes over timber... - Waste Management
Question 48: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is in receipt of correspondence asserting that a local authority (details supplied) in County Wicklow... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 49: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's views of the increase in sales of so-called sports utility vehicles; the implications for this... - Register of Electors
Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether a system of automatic registration on the electoral register of persons who turn 18 years... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated fines which Ireland will face in the next five years for failure to reduce emissions output in... - Architectural Heritage
Question 52: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent report on the present and future protection of thatched structures in Ireland, which... - Waste Disposal
Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will arrange with local authorities for collection points to be set up to allow householders to deposit... - Environmental Policy
Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the practice of local authorities is that in their environment impact... - Litter Pollution
Question 59: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of fly-tipping here; his plans to increase penalties and enforcement measures to tackle this scourge;... - Recycling Policy
Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on increasing the levels of recycling in the construction industry; and if he will make a... - Affordable Housing
Question 61: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the analysis in the NESC report on housing which concluded that up to a third of all new... - Housing Policy
Question 62: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the introduction of an advocate system for homeless persons as advocated by the homeless support... - Environmental Policy
Question 63: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to the mid-east and south-west regions for the years 1996 to 2004; and if he... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the use of energy efficient measures in local authority housing, such as using only double-glazed... - Register of Electors
Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the communication from the European Commission of 9 March 2005 to the Government regarding the... - Housing Policy
Question 66: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the so-called passive house, the official opening of which he attended in Wicklow town,... - Waste Management
Question 67: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he is taking to address the current delays collecting farm plastic through the farm relief services;... - Nuclear Plants
Question 68: 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... - Acht Pleanála 2000
Question 69: To ask the Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil, i bhfianaise chinneadh stairiúil an Bhoird Pleanála maidir le caomhnú na Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht, an bhfuil sé i... - National Parks
Question 70: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason his Department awarded a below inflation increase to the national parks and wildlife service in the... - Airport Development Projects
Question 71: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that sufficient consultancy takes place with local authorities when an application... - Nuclear Plants
Question 72: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussion he has had with his British counterparts regarding indications that the British Prime Minister,... - Local Authority Housing
Question 74: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions his Department intends to take to address the fact that single persons, and single males in... - EU Directives
Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the nitrates directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36602/05] - Local Authority Funding
Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to the local authorities in County Wicklow for 2004; and if he will make a... - EU Directives
Question 80: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent report from the European Commission concerning the implementation of the 1996... - Register of Electors
Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to ensure that the register used in the next general election is accurate; if he... - Local Authority Staff
Question 85: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when new guidelines will be introduced on when retiring local authority staff may take up work in the... - Environmental Policy
Question 87: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has considered the introduction of a community dividend that would provide compensation,... - EU Directives
Question 90: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status, in terms of transposition, of Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles and of Directive... - Waste Management
Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether a legal action or enforcement under the Air Pollution Act 1987 is appropriate in the case... - Offshore Islands
Question 92: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on Government plans to purchase the Great Blasket Island; if he has been involved in the planning for... - Departmental Funding
Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the budget 2006 increase requested by the Environmental Protection Agency; the amount granted in Estimate 2006;... - EU Directives
Question 94: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provisions he will make for persons selling homes from 1 January 2006, since the failure to transpose the... - Election Management System
Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his intentions regarding the future use of the electronic voting technology; the cost and associated costs to... - Water Quality
Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he is taking to improve the overall quality of drinking water here and in particular the quality of... - Public Procurement Policy
Question 98: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the requirements for all local authorities to purchase certain proportions of their energy... - Biodiversity Fund
Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals for a national biodiversity fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36612/05] - Local Authority Funding
Question 101: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his response to the submission from IBEC in relation to local authority funding; and if he will make a... - Environmental Policy
Question 102: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date in 2005 by the task force set up in his Department to establish strategies to... - Local Authority Operations
Question 103: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made by the value for money unit in his Department and in particular the result of its studies on... - Local Authority Funding
Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the 6% increase in the local government fund will be enough to allow local authorities to perform their... - Climate Change Strategy
Question 105: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether a system of energy efficiency labelling for motor vehicles would be beneficial to... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 106: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed sewerage scheme for Gweedore, County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 108: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of additional units of permanent social housing his Department is committed to delivering in net... - Homelessness Strategy
Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the independent review of the implementation of the integrated and preventative homelessness strategies and... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in publication of the housing needs assessment; when he expects to publish same; the... - Architectural Heritage
Question 111: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if aid will be granted for the preservation of 16 Moore Street, Dublin which was the last headquarters of the... - Waste Management
Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the confidential waste information line will be operational; the way in which same will operate; and if... - Biodiversity Plan
Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself with the progress in dealing with the 91 actions listed under Ireland's national... - Wildlife Protection
Question 116: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to establish a mink trapping programme to counteract the problems posed by predatory mink on... - National Spatial Strategy
Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in 2005 on the national spatial strategy; if he intends to make changes to the strategy;... - Departmental Funding
Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the 7% reduction in his Department's funding announced in the Estimates 2006 will allow... - Waste Management
Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress he has made in relation to his consideration as to the way in which the waste market might best... - Proposed Legislation
Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to introduce legislation to establish a registration system for architects to ensure that... - Local Authority Housing
Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the further action he will take to support local authorities in their battle against anti-social behaviour;... - Private Rented Sector
Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in 2005 on the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether major infrastructural projects such as wind turbines should be included in regional...
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