Written answers
Tuesday, 14 February 2006
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Waste Management
Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the names of all companies, other private organisations and public organisations that made representations to... - Local Authority Housing
Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities which have already begun to participate in the rental accommodation scheme; the number... - Housing Policy
Question 111: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the long-term future of the housing situation here; and if he will make a statement on the... - Planning Issues
Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will recommend that all local authorities would require all development in medium and high risk areas to... - Waste Management
Question 115: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to review the regulations under the WEEE directive in order that a fair proportion of the burden... - Radon Gas
Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his resistance to the introduction of a radon remediation grant scheme for householders is based on his... - Nuclear Plants
Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if assurance will be sought from the British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, that the British Government... - Waste Management
Question 119: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to provide funding to local authorities that are setting up composting services to pay for the... - Planning Issues
Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to amend legislation in light of the recent review of An Bord Pleanála decisions by a company... - Price Inflation
Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to his press release of 13 November 2005, the amount by which inflation for construction inputs... - House Prices
Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has carried out an assessment to ascertain whether the policies of his or any other... - Environmental Policy
Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department intends to introduce a range of additional measures to "the polluter pays" principle to... - EU Directives
Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to implement Directive 2003/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003... - Nuclear Safety
Question 126: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on his recent meeting concerning issues relating to Sellafield with Commissioner... - Grant Payments
Question 127: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to increase funding for disability under the disabled persons grant scheme; and if he will make... - Architectural Heritage
Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress that has been made in establishing a new national trust to safeguard old buildings; the terms of... - Climate Change
Question 129: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the implications for Ireland of recent reports that the Kangerdlugssuaq Glacier on the east coast of Greenland... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 130: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the costs to his Department during 2005 of the Mahon tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - EU Directives
Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself regarding the water quality here; his views on whether the nitrates directive will... - Nuclear Plants
Question 132: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate has completed its investigation of the THORP incident of April 2005.... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to increase funding for care of the elderly under the special housing aid for the elderly... - Waste Disposal
Question 134: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Article 15 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC, as amended by... - Waste Management
Question 136: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the implications of the European Communities (Waste Water Treatment) (Prevention of Odours and Noise)... - Housing Policy
Question 137: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to help young people to gain access to the property market; and if he will make a... - Waste Disposal
Question 138: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the proposed enforcement plans will be formulated in respect of targeted efforts to deal with the dumping... - Nuclear Safety
Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in view of the European Court of Justice's preliminary court ruling regarding the State's legal action... - Planning Issues
Question 141: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the call by the Association of City and County Councils for the regulation of the planning status... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 143: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has carried out an assessment to determine the approximate number and percentage of... - Nuclear Safety
Question 144: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the Government did not make a submission to the European Union investigation into the establishment... - Planning Issues
Question 146: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that 75% of one-off houses outside Dublin and one third of rural housing schemes are not... - EU Directives
Question 147: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which has been made to date in 2006 to recruit, train and register the estimated 2,000 energy... - Waste Management
Question 149: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing a more standardised waste charges waiver scheme. [5344/06] - Election Management System
Question 150: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to give prisoners in gaols here a postal ballot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5257/06] - Housing Policy
Question 152: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the purpose and function of the new Centre for Housing Research; and if he will make a statement on the... - Environmental Policy
Question 153: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress he has made to date in 2006 in promoting co-operation on North-South and east-west environmental... - Election Management System
Question 154: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and locations at which electronic voting equipment is currently stored; the ongoing costs; his... - Retail Sector Developments
Question 155: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a retail company (details supplied) has abandoned plans to... - Litter Pollution
Question 156: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he decided to take the course of action he took on chewing gum litter; and if he will make a... - Social Inclusion
Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities which have signed up to the Barcelona Declaration which is aimed at encouraging local... - Environmental Policy
Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he is taking to promote wider co-operation on North-South and British-Irish biodiversity strategies... - Waste Management
Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the average generation of household waste has increased from... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 165: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to give direction under the EU Directive 2003/87/EC, whereby the low emission production of... - Homeless Persons
Question 167: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average length of time homeless families with children spend in bed and breakfast accommodation; what is... - Waste Management
Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the further regulations he intends to introduce under sections 28 and 29 of the Waste Management Act 1996 to... - Environmental Policy
Question 169: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on Ireland's poor performance in terms of wilderness protection, regional ozone, ecoregion... - Homeless Persons
Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provision he intends to put in place to aid and resource homelessness agencies to deal with the rise in... - Housing Policy
Question 172: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a long-term strategy for the zoning and servicing of sufficient land to deliver housing;... - Waste Management
Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress he has made in his consideration as to the way in which the waste collection market might be best... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the projected expenditure on carbon emission trading for each year from 2006 to 2012 inclusive; and if he will... - EU Directives
Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the title of each EU directive within his Department's competency which has not been transposed into law; the... - Private Rented Accommodation
Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the operation of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 to date in 2006; and if he will make a... - Environmental Policy
Question 178: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the strategies he intends to put in place to ensure that air quality levels continue to comply with the air... - Recycling Policy
Question 179: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the submission to the Joint Committee on Environment and Local Government by a person (details... - Animal Welfare
Question 180: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress of the public consultation on the working group's review of the management of dog breeding... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 182: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the level of social housing completions between January and... - Decentralisation Programme
Question 183: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in 2006 in implementing the Government's decentralisation programme for his Department;... - Recycling Policy
Question 185: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the delay in the implementation of a producer responsibility scheme for the newspaper and... - Local Authority Housing
Question 186: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a requirement to oblige local authorities to replace every unit of social housing sold... - Waste Disposal
Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of times he and his Department officials have met Indaver Ireland on the subject of incineration;... - Sustainable Development Strategy
Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy initiatives he is taking to ensure sustainable development, including sustainable urban densities... - Register of Electors
Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received a request from local authorities for additional resources to assist in the compilation of... - Fire Stations
Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the fire service here has the resources, personnel, training and emergency planning to... - Litter Pollution
Question 193: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in 2006 in implementing the litter action plan; and if he will make a statement on the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 195: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to ensure that social housing completions account for at least 12% of all housing... - Local Authority Property
Question 196: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will implement a code of conduct to recommend the principles to which local authorities... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 197: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether it is unfair to ask non-residential residents of rural areas to pay enormous... - Fire Stations
Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take on the Farrell, Grant, Sparks report on the fire service given to his Department... - Planning Issues
Question 202: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department will request An Bord Pleanála to introduce a formal quality review procedures to allow... - Site Maintenance
Question 204: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in 2006 by his Department in implementing the legal requirement of his Department to... - Departmental Audit
Question 206: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the results of his Department's internal audit which reviewed the adequacy of his Department's internal... - House Prices
Question 207: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view of the situation whereby tax incentives being offered to property investors are driving up house... - Planning Issues
Question 209: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of reported unauthorised developments handled by each local authority in the years 2003, 2004 and... - Architectural Heritage
Question 211: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to take action to ensure the protection of No. 16 Moore Street following a consultants' report... - Air Pollution
Question 215: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which air pollutants have been recorded at various locations here; if such measurements indicate... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 217: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department will publish a review of the national climate change strategy; and if he will make a... - Departmental Staff
Question 218: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the chief archeologist's academic qualifications. [5349/06] - Waste Disposal
Question 220: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to include information technology hardware within the remit of a producer responsibility scheme... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 221: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to provide extra funding for the provision of special housing in other urban areas where building...
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