Written answers
Wednesday, 4 October 2006
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 116: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's strategy, including timetables, to ensure that Ireland can fulfil our EU National Emissions... - Water Quality
Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's strategy, including timetables, to ensure that Ireland can fulfil our Water Framework... - Local Authority Housing
Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will conduct a State wide survey of local authorities to assess the level of funding that they require... - Private Rented Accommodation
Question 119: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures which have been put in place to police the new action programme to promote the improvement of... - Local Authority Housing
Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of families currently in receipt of rent support in lieu of local authority housing; the number of... - Regional Development
Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the timeframe for the delivery of the recently announced Atlantic Gateway development; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will repeal those sections of the Planning and Development Act, 2002, which allow developers to buy... - Waste Management
Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view on the possibility of the export of household waste from here to countries outside the EU; and if he... - Planning Issues
Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will set up a task force within his Department to examine the possible regulation of the planning... - Waste Management
Question 125: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the legislation governing the plastic bag levy in order to allow for a substantial increase... - Planning Issues
Question 126: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on issuing planning guidelines to planning authorities on best practice for the sustainable... - Waste Management
Question 127: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will initiate a review of the eight regional development plans in order to examine the waste management... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the files which have been requested from his Department by the Mahon Tribunal; and if he will make a... - Energy Conservation
Question 129: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of water which was used in buildings owned or leased by his Department in the last year for which... - Electronic Voting
Question 130: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the Nedap or Powervote system will be used in an election here in the future; if so,... - Waste Management
Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on levying businesses on non-reusable or non-recyclable packaging; the plans he has to impose such... - Register of Electors
Question 132: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date of the campaign to update the electoral register; and if he will make a statement on the... - Electoral Divisions
Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the grounds upon which he has decided not to review the election boundaries following the indication of the... - Local Electoral Areas
Question 134: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of population changes, he will review local authority boundaries; and if he will make a statement... - Public Procurement Policy
Question 135: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress in his Department since the publication of the Quigley Report; if he has reviewed and... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 136: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to ensure that all local authorities build an adequate amount of social or affordable... - House Prices
Question 137: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take to make housing more affordable for first time buyers; and if he will make a... - Architectural Heritage
Question 138: 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... - Building Regulations
Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if heat recovery ventilation systems will be included in the Building Control Regulations; and if he will... - Legislative Programme
Question 140: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report to the Houses of the Oireachtas on his Department's legislative programme; and if he will... - Planning Issues
Question 141: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review planning legislation and guidelines to ensure that adequate facilities and infrastructure... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 142: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to instigate changes to the implementation of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000; and... - Local Authority Housing
Question 143: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received representations from local authorities who have not got adequate funding to carry out... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 144: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his assessment of the environmental impact of so-called sports utility vehicles and similar vehicles; his... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 146: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if recent statistics showing record population and labour force growth have led to a revision in the levels... - Departmental Reports
Question 147: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the findings and recommendations of the action plan on speech writing carried out for his Department by a... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 148: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the polluter pays problem faced by the residents of Achill Sound in relation to the long awaited sewerage... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 150: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will set down national guidelines to local authorities in respect of the application of Part V of the... - Public Procurement Policy
Question 152: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has plans to adopt a green procurement policy to encourage the growth of hybrid vehicles,... - Waste Management
Question 153: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to direct waste contractors that waste be transported by order to specific named waste... - Environmental Policy
Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the outcome of the consideration that his Department and the Environmental Protection... - Planning Issues
Question 159: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to allow local authorities to consider educational needs in assessing... - Nuclear Safety
Question 160: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Task Force on Emergency Planning and the Office of Emergency Planning have decided to issue the... - Environmental Policy
Question 162: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is planning to introduce energy usage certificates for new houses by the end of 2006; and if he will... - Recycling Policy
Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there needs to be stronger representation from consumer bodies on the recently established WEEE Monitoring... - Consultancy Contracts
Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department procedures for initiating consultancies; if he will list all his Department's consultancies... - Farm Waste Management
Question 165: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will extend the farm plastics collection scheme to County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to reverse the dilution of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as the current... - Planning Issues
Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the scope of development levies should be widened to allow developers provide for... - Fire Safety
Question 169: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are currently no specific regulations regarding the... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to review the Wind Energy Development Guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 171: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the moneys collected to date by each local authority under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000;... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 172: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the grant aid available for group sewerage schemes will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on... - Housing Grants
Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that elderly people who are vulnerable to radon gas levels in their homes which are... - Planning Issues
Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether local authorities have failed to implement the correct planning guidelines; his further... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the expected cost of the purchasing of carbon credits as envisaged by the upcoming Carbon Fund Bill; and if... - Waste Disposal
Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the legislation for licensing domestic waste collection in order that minimum standards of... - Sustainable Development Strategy
Question 177: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has made a proposal to the Department of An Taoiseach to establish an environmental pillar... - Recycling Policy
Question 178: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to encourage or compel local authorities whose recycling rates are below the national... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 181: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide figures for the amount of greenhouse gases produced from the combustion of a tonne of... - Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Question 182: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department intends to initiate a scheme of energy efficiency labelling for private motor vehicles; and... - Recycling Policy
Question 183: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to support a domestic recycling industry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Waste Management
Question 184: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to introduce a national waste waiver system through local authorities for low income... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 187: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a sewerage scheme (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Radon Gas Levels
Question 188: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will launch a major initiative in areas prone to high radon levels which are known from the radon maps... - Environmental Policy
Question 189: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason his Department refused to support an Office of Public Works proposal to use so-called green cement... - Election Management System
Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's policy on the election of 18 to 21 year olds to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a... - National Development Plan
Question 191: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take on foot of the Environment in Focus 2006 report from the Environmental... - Water Services
Question 192: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether it is desirable to introduce a constitutional change to ensure that water cannot be... - Local Authority Grants
Question 193: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has completed his review of the disabled persons grant and when it will be published. [31010/06] - Nuclear Plants
Question 194: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the actions he proposes to take following the announcement of the conclusion of the UK Energy Review on 11... - Building Regulations
Question 195: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of investigations carried out by local authorities into developments to ensure that all new... - National Spatial Strategy
Question 196: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on the monitoring and implementation of the National Spatial Strategy; and if he will... - Public Procurement Policy
Question 198: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that procurement procedures by his Department and by local authorities are in line with... - Water Quality
Question 200: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the remedial measures he will take in order to protect fresh and coastal water resources in view of the... - EU Directives
Question 202: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of which parts of the Aarhus Convention Agreement and its associated EU Directives 2003/4/EC and... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 203: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of moneys given by developers to local authorities in lieu of the provision of housing units under... - Departmental Strategy Statements
Question 206: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will publish his Department's business plans under all headings and divisions for 2006; and if he will... - Departmental Agencies
Question 208: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the procedures in place and applied to payment to members of boards of agencies in relation to taxation of... - Waste Management
Question 211: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the demand from an incinerator company (details supplied) that landfill tax be increased; and if... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 213: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the developments which have taken place since the introduction of the emissions trading scheme; and if he... - Building Regulations
Question 215: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the practice of retrospective issuing of fire safety certificates for buildings is... - Road Network
Question 219: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on value for money spot checks on projects in non-national roads section; and if he will... - Nuclear Policy
Question 221: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has devised another strategy for pursuing the MOX case as previously promised in Dáil Éireann. [30925/06] - Recycling Policy
Question 222: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the types of plastics which are recyclable; which of these plastics are currently being collected for... - EU Directives
Question 223: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the directive name, directive reference number and number of cases where Ireland has been formally cautioned... - Noise Pollution
Question 225: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to deal with noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Census of Population
Question 226: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the evidence of urban sprawl found in the latest census figures particularly in the soaring populations of... - Planning Issues
Question 227: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to track progress on the unfinished housing estates identified to him following the issue of... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 228: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will publish his Department's monthly report to him on financial expenditure and the bimonthly report... - Local Authority Housing
Question 230: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are more than 43,684 households across the State that... - Election Expenditure
Question 231: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to change the spending limits for election candidates; if so, if he will explain what these changes... - Housing Policy
Question 232: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date of the implementation of the Law Reform Commission's review of the law regarding... - Tribunals of Inquiry
Question 233: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the costs to his Department to date accruing from the Mahon Tribunal. [30509/06]
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