Written answers
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Grant Payments
Question 835: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a hen harrier payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Legislative Programme
Question 836: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the National Monuments Bill; when he will deliver this Bill to Cabinet. [48468/09] - Litter Pollution
Question 837: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of litter fines that were served in the first six months of 2008; and the number that were paid.... - Emergency Planning
Question 838: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will institute a review of the State's response time and lack of planning during both the recent flood... - Proposed Legislation
Question 839: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposed legislation or guidelines pertaining to dog breeding and dog welfare planned for 2010; and if he... - Foreshore Licences
Question 840: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application (details supplied) was made to his Department... - Emergency Planning
Question 841: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the meetings of the National Emergency Co-ordination Committee held in October, November, December 2009 and... - Local Authority Funding
Question 842: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legal or competition impediments for local authorities who might wish to waive council business rates or... - Housing Grants
Question 843: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on reinstating the disabled person's grant for those who have limited access in their own homes;... - Natural Heritage Areas
Question 845: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when payment for the sale of a bog will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will... - Local Authority Funding
Question 846: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will reimburse the €700,000 which has been spent to date by Clare County Council on the recent... - Departmental Staff
Question 847: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of Civil Service staff in his Department; the number of these staff who hold an economics degree;... - Sustainable Development Strategy
Question 848: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will support a matter (details supplied). [48340/09] - Planning Issues
Question 849: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the increases in the cost of allotment rental; his plans to bring in... - Environmental Policy
Question 850: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action plan for the implementation of regulations that require all timber used in Government, semi-State... - Proposed Legislation
Question 851: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of a recent incident involving the collision of a vehicle and a deer during a Ward Union hunt, he... - Planning Issues
Question 852: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the residential density guidelines with a view to reduce density to provide for more... - Waste Disposal
Question 853: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will appoint an inspector to investigate the contract for an incinerator (details supplied) in Dublin... - Local Authority Charges
Question 855: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce a waiver in relation to the €200 non principal private residence charge in the case of... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 856: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will appoint the professional conduct committee to deal with matters in relation to the architectural... - Urban Renewal Schemes
Question 857: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will announce the level of funding for Limerick regeneration for 2010; when this funding will become... - Local Authority Funding
Question 859: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received correspondence from a council (details supplied); the steps he has taken to address the... - Litter Pollution
Question 860: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to place a levy on chewing gum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48620/09] - Local Authority Funding
Question 862: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has carried out an analysis of legal costs and fees paid by all local authorities for the years 2005 to... - Water Services
Question 863: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will publish the Water Services Investment Programme 2010 to 2012; and if he will make a statement on... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 864: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has concluded the examination of Waterford County Council's revised preliminary report for the... - Road Safety
Question 865: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money that has been spent on salt importation in December 2009 and January 2010 on a county... - Environmental Policy
Question 866: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount he expects to spend on carbon credits for 2009 and 2010; his views on whether it is appropriate to... - Animal Welfare
Question 867: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he had a meeting with animal welfare activists in his Department in the weeks leading up to the vote on... - Foreshore Licences
Question 868: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the process involved in the consideration of a foreshore licence application by his Department, from the... - River Basin Management
Question 869: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will be implementing and funding the river basin management plan for the River Shannon, which he... - Planning Issues
Question 870: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation in relation to stalled developments and unfinished housing estates... - Local Authority Housing
Question 871: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects a decision to be made on a project (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a... - Emergency Planning
Question 872: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government whether an agency declared the current spell of extreme weather to be a major emergency in view of the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 873: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the savings outlined in the report of the special group on public numbers and expenditure programmes which... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 875: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the specific costs, including signage, brochures, launches, consultations, advertisements, public relations,... - Environmental Policy
Question 876: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to achieve European targets in respect of carbon emission reduction; if he will report on the... - Turbary Rights
Question 877: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if turf cutting is now prohibited on the 32 designated bogs on which the derogation has lapsed; and if he... - Planning Issues
Question 878: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if planning permission would have been required to build a housing estate on land in South Dublin in 1961;... - Emergency Planning
Question 880: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will instruct local authorities to upgrade their emergency plans in view of the recent adverse weather;... - Seanad Reform
Question 882: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his report on Seanad reform has been finalised; his plans to publish legislation on Seanad reform; and if... - Ethics in Public Office
Question 883: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of each gift, favour and hospitality received, both over and under the value of €650, since May... - Local Authority Schemes
Question 884: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the arrangements which compel persons who purchase a home from their local authority under... - Local Authority Schemes
Question 886: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Monaghan County Council previously informed mortgage holders... - Waste Management
Question 887: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that there is to be an increase in the landfill levy from February 2010 to €30 per... - Local Authority Charges
Question 888: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money collected nationally in 2009 under the non-principal private residence charge; and the... - Natural Heritage Areas
Question 890: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 286 of 17 December 2009, the number of hectares in each county that are... - Local Authority Charges
Question 892: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the non principal private residence charge imposes a... - Motor Vehicle Registration
Question 893: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the trade plates that are not accepted in Northern Ireland; his view on whether the €260 fine plus clamping... - Local Authority Staff
Question 894: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and location of full-time and retained fire fighting units in 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a... - Housing Grants
Question 895: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated to local authorities under the national retrofit programme in 2009; the amount of the... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 896: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the proposed scheme for inspection of domestic septic tanks; when the scheme is expected will... - Environmental Policy
Question 897: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when consent and advice will be given by his Department in order that works will proceed at a location... - Planning Issues
Question 898: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has technical information to back up his wide ranging assertions and recent statements affecting... - River Basin Management
Question 899: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that all rivers, streams and watercourses left to their own... - Housing Grants
Question 900: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the legislative framework to give effect to the incremental purchase scheme that was provided in the Housing... - Water Charges
Question 903: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to reintroduce household water charges; and the timescale envisaged. [1937/10] - Departmental Staff
Question 905: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of whole time equivalents serving in his Department in the grades of secretary general, deputy... - Planning Issues
Question 906: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will limit the number of planning applications on a site (details supplied) in County Kerry to four... - Water Services
Question 907: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated to each local authority in the 2007 to 2009 Water Services Investment Programme for... - Departmental Staff
Question 909: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff in his Department, broken down by division and section, annually since 2007 to date in...
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