Written answers

Thursday, 7 May 2009

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

 
  • Rented Residential Accommodation
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will fast-track implementation of new rental standards in homes rented with the aid of rental supplement...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    Question 11: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on increasing the funding available to local authorities to build or acquire social housing units in...
  • Water Quality
    Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that local authorities have sufficient staff, expertise, resources and...
  • Sewage Treatment Systems
    Question 13: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment in relation to assisting the...
  • Waste Management
    Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to better co-ordinate waste planning and waste infrastructure on a national level; and if he will...
  • Social and Affordable Housing (1 comment)
    Question 15: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way, in view of the fact that the unsold affordable housing stock will be used for social housing and the...
  • Election Management System
    Question 16: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there will be political or staff responsibility for the decision to lease storage for 25 years in respect...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the strategy he has to encourage and promote home ownership to those on social housing waiting lists; and if...
  • Building Regulations
    Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if building energy rating regulations as laid out in legislation are being fully adhered to; and if he will...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Question 20: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on Ireland's Kyoto carbon reduction target and progress to date taking into account current economic...
  • Local Authority Housing
    Question 21: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons registered on the various local authority housing waiting lists here; the number of...
  • Planning Issues
    Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the draft Poolbeg planning scheme, Dublin, is compatible with his policy on incineration and in particular...
  • Turbary Rights
    Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the designation and purchase of bog in view of the current financial restrictions; and if...
  • Proposed Legislation
    Question 25: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his proposals to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 in order to strengthen the powers of...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Question 28: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure preparation for the impact of climate change, in particular to ensure that...
  • Policy on Local Government
    Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish the White Paper on local government reform; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Local Government Elections
    Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated cost of running the local elections on 5 June 2009, with an outline of the main items of...
  • Planning Issues
    Question 31: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment to bring about sustainability...
  • Waste Disposal
    Question 32: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the methods he is promoting to deal with toxic waste from the pharmaceutical industry and other sources; and...
  • Social and Affordable Housing
    Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there will be almost 4,000 affordable homes vacant by the end...
  • Planning Issues
    Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Planning Bill 2009; the provisions which will prevent urban sprawl and the wasting...
  • Register of Electors
    Question 36: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the electoral registers correctly reflect the people entitled to vote in the forthcoming...
  • Building Regulations
    Question 39: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to introduce a new scheme to aid people on low to middle incomes work towards becoming zero carbon...
  • Election Management System
    Question 44: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he proposes to dispose of the obsolete electronic voting technology; the extent to which it may be...
  • Local Authority Housing
    Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of tenant purchase scheme, shared ownership and affordable housing units that have been repossessed...

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