Written answers
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Sustainable Development
Question 1779: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will grant the request of Comhar, the National Sustainable Development Council to be consulted... - Control of Dogs
Question 1780: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who have a dog licence; the amount of money this raises; the number of people... - Overgrazing of Livestock
Question 1781: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the arrangement that has been arrived at in respect of the numbers of sheep to be retained by sheep farmers... - Control of Dogs
Question 1783: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to outlaw the ownership of pit bull terriers here; and if he will make a... - Licensed Vehicles
Question 1784: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vehicles on roads here in 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2006; and if he will make a statement on... - Proposed Legislation
Question 1785: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his projected timetable for the publication and enactment of legislation to remove the obstacles preventing... - Archaeological Sites
Question 1786: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the works in the Gaghra Valley near the Hill of Tara are being carried out according... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1787: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding phase 2 of Castleisland sewerage scheme, County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
Question 1788: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish guidelines on landscape and landscape assessment which have been in draft form since... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1790: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide copies of all records held by his Department relating to payment of grants for the... - Burial Grounds
Question 1791: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the current provisions regarding the regulations covering burial grounds in the... - Urban Renewal Schemes
Question 1792: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether having environmentally attractive and well managed urban areas is a key factor in... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1793: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding will be made available to Kilkenny County Council for the provision of a new sewerage scheme in... - National Minimum Wage
Question 1794: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in... - Planning Issues
Question 1795: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on introducing more simplified planning application requirements for persons proposing to widen... - Animal Welfare
Question 1797: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the report of the working group on dog breeding establishments; and if he will make a... - EU Directives
Question 1798: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he will take to protect natural flora and fauna in view of the European Court of Justice... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1799: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units of housing that have been constructed to completion in County Meath for each of the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1800: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of new social housing family units excluding affordable and senior citizens housing which have... - Fire Services
Question 1804: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has in regard to the setting up of the national fire authority; and if he will make a... - Motor Taxation
Question 1805: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the situation in relation to a person (details supplied) who is unable to obtain trade plates as they do not... - Environmental Policy
Question 1806: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 5 December 2006, when he is to receive the preliminary... - Planning Issues
Question 1807: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recourse available to a community when an enforcement notice issued under the planning and development... - Housing Management Companies
Question 1808: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that action is taken to address the concerns of residents of private apartment complexes... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1809: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the preliminary report on the development of a sewerage scheme for the village of Creggs,... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1812: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the crisis faced by those people who purchased their homes in local... - Planning Issues
Question 1813: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the course of action available to an individual or group of individuals who wish to make an appeal to An... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1814: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when works will commence on the Broadford sewerage scheme in County Clare; and if he will make a statement... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1815: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has plans to change the rules for clawback payments on the selling on of affordable housing; and if he... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1816: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for capital funding for the improvement of water supply at Blarney, County... - Environmental Policy
Question 1818: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to introduce legislation on the compulsory labelling of farm plastic indicating that the... - Road Network
Question 1819: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 182 of 27 April 2006, if he will meet a delegation from Roscommon,... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1820: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the examination of Clare County Council's contract documents for the Scarriff, Feakle, Quilty sewerage... - Local Authority Services
Question 1823: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will facilitate the introduction of a national waiver scheme for waste collection charges to be... - Housing Management Companies
Question 1824: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the ODCE Consultation Paper and Draft Guidance on the Governance of Apartment Owners Management... - Litter Pollution
Question 1825: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people prosecuted for litter offences in 2006; the number of on the spot fines made; the way... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1827: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed new sewerage treatment plant for Kinvara, County Galway; if the design... - Special Areas of Conservation
Question 1828: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 31 May 2006, when the person will be issued with their top up... - Archaeological Sites
Question 1829: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1530 of 27 September 2006, the status of the conservation study of... - Private Rented Accommodation
Question 1830: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the suggestion that private landlords are reluctant to register with the... - Planning Issues
Question 1831: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he proposes to require communications companies or their agents who erect communications antenna, masts... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1832: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the sewerage treatment plans at Kilkerrin, Dunmore and Leenane in County Galway have not yet... - Local Authority Staff
Question 1833: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities that have achieved the current 3% target for employing persons with a disability in... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1834: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason his Department has not sanctioned the recently reviewed scheme of letting priorities by South... - Housing Grants
Question 1840: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has in regard to addressing the problems surrounding the disabled person's grant scheme;... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 1841: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Government will meet the Kyoto targets in regard to greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1842: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funds will be made available to upgrade the waste water treatment plant at Ballymore Eustace; and if he... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1845: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to introduce measures to increase the stock of affordable and rented housing. [1592/07] - Planning Issues
Question 1846: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of planning applications received by local authorities in each quarter of 2006; if he will give... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1847: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a successful pilot scheme (details supplied) in County Tipperary will not be continued and... - Turbary Rights
Question 1848: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in issuing payment to a person (details supplied) for the purchase of bog in County... - Departmental Staff
Question 1852: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of civil servants and other staff employed in his constituency office; and the grade and... - Waste Disposal
Question 1854: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action taken in relation to plastic bottle waste from the time it is collected from a local authority... - Waste Management
Question 1855: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount raised by the plastic bag levy for each year since its commencement with a detailed description... - Grant Payments
Question 1856: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their de-stocking payment. [1894/07] - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1857: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a location has been decided for the Breaffy sewerage treatment plant and ancillary structures in... - Road Network
Question 1858: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding that has been approved for a road (details supplied) in County Mayo. [1897/07] - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1859: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in relation to this recent announcement, the scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo will be under the... - Waste Management
Question 1860: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a regulator for the waste sector; his further plans to impose a public service... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1861: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo will be included in his Department's investment programme... - Road Network
Question 1862: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be made available by his Department to prevent coastal erosion of a stretch of the R561 road... - Water Quality
Question 1863: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the towns both above and below 2000 in population that do not comply with article 4 of Directive 91/271/EEC... - Waste Disposal
Question 1865: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will investigate an incident (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he is satisfied that due process... - EU Directives
Question 1866: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of the Government toward the proposed soil directive; and if he will make a statement on the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1868: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of the 93,419 houses and apartments completed in 2006 that were social housing units provided... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1869: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed new sewerage scheme for the village of Castletown-Geoghegan; if progress... - Planning Issues
Question 1870: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals he has to regulate the standard and upkeep of landings in front of neighbourhood shops or... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1873: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position of rental subsidy housing and the application of tenants to purchase such housing; and if he... - Comhfhreagras Ranna
Question 1875: To ask the Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil cá fhad ar an meán a thógann sé air litir a fhreagairt as Béarla i gcomparáid leis an méid ama a thógann... - National Parks
Question 1876: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to ensure State lands under his control are maintained in a manner similar to those maintained by... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1877: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to make a decision on an application made by South Dublin County Council for funding for... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1879: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a water scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo; when the local authority first... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1880: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there are guidelines in place covering housing and community regeneration schemes; the length of time... - Departmental Staff
Question 1881: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that sufficient resources are available to ensure that requests for information... - Special Areas of Conservation
Question 1882: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps left to take to complete the designation process of special areas of conservation and special... - Natural Heritage Areas
Question 1886: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in the designation of natural heritage areas; and the timeframe proposed for the... - Special Areas of Conservation
Question 1887: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the resources available within his Department for nature conservation; and if he is satisfied that... - EU Directives
Question 1888: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the Irish Habitats Regulations 1997 provide sufficient powers and duties and that... - Special Areas of Conservation
Question 1889: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the draft conservation plans for special areas of conservation and special protection areas,... - Meteorological Statistics
Question 1892: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the annual daily mean temperature for each year since records began for each of the Dublin observation and... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1893: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the grant application for the Blenheim sewerage scheme by Waterford City Council under the... - Architectural Heritage
Question 1894: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding will be made available for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that the... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1895: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to sewerage schemes in Derrybeg Bunbeg, Killybegs and Bundoran in County Donegal;... - Special Areas of Conservation
Question 1897: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take, in view of the fact that motorcyclists with specially adapted vehicles and quads... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1898: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the shared ownership affordable housing scheme accommodates a first time buyer who is a native of this... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1899: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the applications received from Mayo County Council in relation to a project (details supplied) in County... - Local Authority Staff
Question 1900: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown by county of the amount each person was paid under the scheme of performance related awards... - Local Authority Charges
Question 1901: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether there is an anomaly in that pensioners and others who would normally be entitled to... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1903: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the report of a technical working group representing his Department, Meath and Louth County Council and... - Planning Issues
Question 1904: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has implemented in full Planning and Development Regulations 2005 S.I. No. 364 of 2005; the conditions... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1905: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects work to commence on the upper Liffey Valley sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Local Authority Funding
Question 1906: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated to each local authority under the local government fund in each of the years 2002 to... - Local Authority Staff
Question 1907: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will enter into discussions with the Department of Finance with a view to lifting the public service... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1908: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on allowing works at Leixlip village as part of the recently approved lower Liffey Valley sewerage... - Local Government Elections
Question 1909: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the fact that it is only two and a half years from the next local government elections in... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1911: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the number of apartments being offered to local authorities under the affordable housing... - National Parks
Question 1916: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will designate the Liffey Valley as a national park; the protection the area currently enjoys; his... - Local Authority Funding
Question 1917: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be provided for a road (details supplied) in County Mayo when the submission is received... - Departmental Staff
Question 1918: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons engaged in project management in his Department that have recognised qualifications in...
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