Written answers
Tuesday, 12 December 2006
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Local Authority Funding
Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of the local government fund general purpose grants which are being allocated to local authorities... - Register of Electors
Question 52: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received further communications from local authorities regarding the electoral register; the local... - Local Authority Funding
Question 54: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the substantial increases in charges at local government level for local... - Departmental Funding
Question 55: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 8 November 2006, if he has given further consideration to the... - Library Projects
Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the support his Department has given for the provision of library facilities over the past ten years; his... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 58: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way Ireland compares with other EU member states regarding their progress towards meeting their targets... - Strategic Development Zones
Question 60: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will identify strategic development zones suitable for industry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rental Accommodation Scheme
Question 61: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase the amount local authorities can pay to landlords under the rental accommodation scheme... - Electoral Spending Limits
Question 62: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will make regulations increasing the spending limits for the 2007 General Election; the amounts to... - Land Rezoning
Question 63: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of acres or hectares of agricultural land that have been rezoned for development nationally; and... - e-Government Projects
Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on e-Government within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Public Service Charges
Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to charges for water meters for farmers who have land holdings in more than one... - Sustainable Development Strategy
Question 66: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans to publish a National Sustainable Development Strategy; the matters that such strategy will address;... - Road Network
Question 67: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the strategy in place to ensure the network of roads where new housing estates are developed can accommodate... - Wildlife Act
Question 68: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he has not given a commencement date for section 36 of the Wildlife Act 2000, six years after the... - Electoral Fraud
Question 69: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the threat of electoral fraud at the next general election due to inaccuracies on the... - Animal Welfare
Question 70: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made towards implementing his report on the regulation of puppy farms; and if he will make a... - Public Service Charges
Question 72: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the significant increase to local authorities of wage costs, chemical costs and energy costs he... - Register of Electors
Question 73: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people incorrectly removed from the electoral register in the recent drive to update it; and if... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 74: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase the level of grant funding from 30% to 35% of the cost of capital funding to local... - Election Management System
Question 75: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if and when he expects electronic voting will be used in elections here; and if he will make a statement on... - Recycling Policy
Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase significantly the provision of recycling infrastructure; and if he will make a statement... - Proposed Legislation
Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the primary legislation he will publish between now and the end of the current Dáil; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
Question 80: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the guidelines for planning authorities on residential density will be reviewed and updated; the... - Waste Management
Question 81: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of waste shipment verifications carried out by each local authority, in accordance with Council... - Planning Issues
Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself with the level of co-operation on planning decisions and environmental impact... - Local Authority Funding
Question 84: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide funding for local authorities to meet the expected cost of flooding due to the effects of... - National Spatial Strategy
Question 85: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date on the National Spatial Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42541/06] - Residential Tenancies Board
Question 86: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy advice he has received to date from the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 87: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he proposes to address the issue of long waiting lists for social and affordable housing, having... - Motor Taxation
Question 88: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount by which motor taxation will be increased in 2007; the estimated increase in revenue which is... - Recycling Policy
Question 89: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the development of recycling facilities here over the past ten years; the increase... - Waste Management
Question 90: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the location and expected cost of remediating existing landfills; the funding that will be provided in each... - Nuclear Safety
Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the distribution of his Department's leaflet Safeguarding Ireland form Nuclear Accidents to all... - Climate Change Strategy
Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a national plan to deal with the expected effects of climate change; and if he will make... - Recycling Policy
Question 94: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the market development group will publish its report on markets for recycled products before the end of the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 95: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether more could be done to provide seed capital to voluntary housing bodies; and if he will... - National Water Study
Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated volume and cost of water lost through leakages in the water pipe network nationally; and if he... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Government's commitment to provide 4,000 voluntary housing units will be met; and if he will make a... - Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 98: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his proposals regarding the essential repairs grant scheme and the special housing aid for the elderly... - Homelessness Policy
Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons who have been deemed by local authorities to be homeless; the number of persons who are... - Planning Issues
Question 103: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view on the report entitled Urban Sprawl in Europe the Ignored Challenge from the European Environmental... - Special Areas of Conservation
Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to extend the closing date for special area of conservation appeals; and if he will... - Air Quality
Question 106: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his view on the fact that environmental air quality as monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency... - Residential Tenancies Board
Question 108: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in operating the Private Residential Tenancies Board and the operation of a national... - Nuclear Safety
Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the European Commission has agreed to meet with Ireland's international legal team on Sellafield in... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the social housing design guidelines which are currently being reviewed by his Department will be... - Environmental Policy
Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself with the monitoring of environmental threats to human health; and the discussions... - Building Regulations
Question 116: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will make the European Communities (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations; when the... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of waste water schemes built since 1997 to date in 2006; the expenditure involved in providing... - Local Authority Housing
Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the fact that local authorities are often unable to provide funding to manage, maintain and... - Waste Management
Question 121: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the general location of each of the municipal waste incinerators, that it is proposed to build in the State;... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 122: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the fact that the local authorities of Fingal, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown and Wicklow have agreed... - National Spatial Strategy
Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the framework for joint action in implementing the cross border aspects of the National Spatial Strategy and... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the maximum loans that local authorities are approved by his Department for social and affordable housing... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 126: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take over the next year to enable the State to meet its Kyoto obligations and to reduce CO2... - Local Authority Funding
Question 127: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he will fund local government in view of the predicted shortfall of €1.5 billion by 2010; and if he... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the impact of development contributions on affordable housing; if he has given consideration to... - Special Areas of Conservation
Question 130: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a planning application which has been submitted by Ballina Town Council... - Local Authority Housing
Question 131: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the targeted 35,500 local authority housing units envisioned in the National Development Plan 2000... - Proposed Legislation
Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when legislation to regulate property management companies and agents will be implemented; and if he will... - Local Authority Funding
Question 134: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding provided by his Department to each local authority for each year between 2002 and 2006... - Property Management Fees
Question 135: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken to implement the recommendations of the National Consumer Agency relating to... - Fire Services
Question 136: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on involving the fire services more closely with local communities as outlined in the Farrell Grant... - Development Plans
Question 138: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the proposed guidelines for planning authorities on development plans will be finalised; the matters... - Noise Pollution
Question 140: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the measures currently in place to combat noise pollution are sufficient;... - Local Authority Housing
Question 142: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of extra housing units that will be completed in 2007 on foot of the 10% increase in the local... - Playground Facilities
Question 143: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to support the provision of playgrounds and skateboard parks; the progress to date in rolling out... - Waste Management
Question 144: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received estimates for the amounts of municipal, household and C and D wastes which were... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 145: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the consultation he has had with the voluntary and co-operative housing sectors, regarding the possible... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 147: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when Listowel Town water supply scheme will receive approval to proceed to contract document stage; and if he... - Litter Pollution
Question 148: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the policy of his Department regarding littering and the dumping of household refuse and waste on the... - Environmental Policy
Question 149: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the establishment of an all-Ireland environment protection agency in view of the OECD... - Constituency Boundaries
Question 150: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the correspondence, which he has received relating to constituency boundaries, arising from the publication... - Waste Disposal
Question 155: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a waiver system for local refuse charges to people on low incomes; and if he will make a... - Environmental Policy
Question 156: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take on foot of the publication of the European Pollutant Emissions Register; and if he... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 158: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on providing funding to overcome the deficiencies in group water schemes; and if he will make a... - Local Authority Funding
Question 160: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of charges in each local authority since their introduction; if his attention has been drawn to... - Building Regulations
Question 161: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the anomalous situation contained in the Building Control Bill 2005 as... - Water Quality
Question 163: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in responding to concerns regarding Ireland's water quality, as expressed recently by the... - Local Authority Housing
Question 164: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities who are now operating the rental accommodation scheme; the number of tenants who have... - EU Directives
Question 166: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the parts of the Aarhus Convention Agreement and its associated EU Directives 2003/4/EC and 2003/35/EC which... - Anti-Social Behaviour
Question 167: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to tackle anti social behaviour in public and private housing estates; and if he will... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 169: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measure of provision of social housing on an individual local authority basis for each year since 2000 to... - Energy Conservation
Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of research, correspondence or advice that his Department has received relating to the... - Local Authority Funding
Question 171: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the support his Department is giving to each local authority by way of the local authority fund in each year... - Local Authority Housing
Question 172: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vacant local authority dwellings here on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the... - Building Regulations
Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concerns raised by the Irish Wheelchair Association and Disability... - Recycling Policy
Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding sought for recycling and recovery infrastructure from the Environment Fund in 2006; the amount... - Local Authority Services
Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the next report on the 42 national service indicators for local authorities; the plans he has... - Waste Management
Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish a regulator for the waste sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42589/06]
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