Written answers
Thursday, 22 April 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Proposed Legislation
Question 10: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation for a directly elected Mayor of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on... - Local Government Reform
Question 11: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to receive a report from the local government efficiency review group; and if he will make a... - Climate Change Strategy
Question 12: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken in relation to the commitment contained in the Programme for Government to establish a... - Planning Issues
Question 13: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that all building in the docklands area of Dublin is compliant with the planning schemes... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 14: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of vacant houses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16044/10] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 15: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he expects any applications to cultivate the recently approved GM Amflora potato crop following its... - Water Meters
Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to roll out the water metering system to all properties prior to the intended imposition of water... - Climate Change Strategy
Question 18: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the schedule in the National Climate Change to prepare a Climate Change Adaption... - Local Authority Charges
Question 19: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to assist local authorities to recover outstanding development levies; and if he will make a... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 20: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans, if any, to ensure that the surplus housing stock is utilised to meet the housing needs of the... - Local Authority Housing
Question 21: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authority housing waiting lists, broken down by local authority, as of 1 March 2010; the number of... - Unfinished Housing Estates
Question 22: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of unfinished housing estates here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16037/10] - Local Authority Funding
Question 23: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the financial provision made available to local authorities in 2010 to enable them to deal with the problem of... - Local Government Reform
Question 24: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends to publish the White Paper on Local Government Reform; and if he will make a statement on the... - Electoral Management System
Question 25: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Interdepartmental Task Force into the disposal of electronic voting equipment will report; the costs... - Departmental Bodies
Question 26: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the debt liabilities of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; and if he will make a statement on the... - International Agreements
Question 27: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to transpose the European Union Public Participation Directive to give rights to the... - Dublin Docklands Development Authority
Question 28: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the manner in which his Department exercised its oversight role in relation to the... - Urban Renewal Schemes
Question 29: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding housing regeneration projects for Croke Villas, St. Teresa's Gardens, Jamestown Road,... - House Price Database
Question 30: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the need to bring forward proposals, and make the necessary legislative changes, for a house... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 32: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the methodology used to calculate local market rents which are used in establishing leasing costs under Social... - Local Authority Housing
Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount by which the housing capital expenditure increased or decreased by each local authority in the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 35: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made towards the introduction of a rent to buy scheme to deal with the problem of unsold... - Waste Management
Question 37: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure the implementation of the National Strategy on Biodegradable Waste which aims to divert 80... - Homeless Persons
Question 38: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of additional homeless households that were housed in 2009 and in the first quarter of 2010 above... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 40: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the direction or guidelines that have been issued to local authorities regarding social housing applicants who... - Water Services Regulations
Question 41: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that Ireland is complying with European Communities (Drinking Water)... - Waste Management
Question 42: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 24 June 2009 the progress, if any, made regarding the appointment... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the method by which unsold affordable units are to be accommodated under the Social Housing Leasing... - EU Directives
Question 44: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the EU nitrate level report that had, among other findings, reported that Ireland had rising... - Warmer Homes Schemes
Question 45: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if provision, equivalent to the warmer homes scheme, is available to local authority tenants; and if he will... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 46: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in view of the recoupment of reinstatement costs for leased units under the social housing leasing initiative,... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 49: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to deliver the programme for Government commitment regarding the replacement of septic... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 50: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of money estimated, allocated, owing or spent, on the purchase of carbon credits in respect of... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 51: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the €25 million set aside to pay for leasing in 2010 under the social housing leasing initiative is to... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 52: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals for carbon credits in relation to flights by Ministers and officials; the way the amount to be... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 54: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of the promised 2,000 to 4,000 houses that have been brought into social use as part of the general... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 56: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to upgrade sewerage and industrial waste water treatment plants to tackle the problem... - Litter Pollution
Question 57: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 24 June 2009 if the total anti-litter awareness grant scheme 2009... - Water Supply
Question 59: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to address the issue of leaking mains and leakage from pipes to ensure that the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 62: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the functions that have been assigned to the Affordable Homes Partnership, SHIP 20.10.07, regarding the Social... - Planning Issues
Question 64: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the efforts of local councils to tackle the proliferation of head shops by way of their planning... - Proposed Legislation
Question 65: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation to allow existing local authority mortgage holders to remortgage...
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