Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Housing Grants (5 comments)
Question 1411: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will list the entitlements that are available to blind citizens who wish to develop independent living... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 1412: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is any empirical evidence to show that the carbon tax has resulted in a decrease in CO [33191/10] - Waste Management
Question 1413: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide details of the position of the European Commission in respect of the legal status and... - Planning Issues
Question 1414: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is any legal prohibition to permit a commercial entity advertising a product or service in a... - Tax Yield
Question 1415: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the projected revenue in 2011 from a doubling of the property tax on second homes; and if he will make a... - Motor Taxation
Question 1416: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend the wording of the declaration on form RF111A to allow persons use a commercial vehicle... - Local Authority Funding
Question 1417: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of development levies outstanding for each local authority over... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1418: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding being provided for Letterkenny's new sewerage scheme; if he will indicate from whence... - Departmental Reports
Question 1419: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to receive the Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2009 Report; and when will it be... - Departmental Agencies
Question 1420: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect of any State-owned enterprise under the aegis of his Department, when it received the most recent... - Tax Code
Question 1421: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend the legislation in respect of the imposition of a €200 tax for second homes to allow... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1422: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views regarding the rent to buy scheme as introduced by Fingal County Council to sell unsold affordable... - Fire Stations
Question 1423: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when funding will be provided for a fire station in south Connemara in view of the population increase over... - European Directives
Question 1424: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems faced by the dairy and pig industries and the deficiencies... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 1425: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent by the whole Department, by him, and by each junior Minister, on travel, fuel,... - Environmental Risk Assessments
Question 1426: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the EPA and GSI classification of four sites at Tynagh Mines, County Galway, his Department... - Ministerial Staff
Question 1427: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect of the current year in terms of full-time equivalents the number of persons employed in his, or... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
Question 1428: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposals by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to cull the mink population in view of the damage... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1429: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social housing units in existence here on 1 January 2010; the number of units in the following... - Tax Collection
Question 1430: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the circumstances that led to an underdeclaration of PAYE, PRSI by Donegal County Council in respect of the... - Departmental Properties
Question 1431: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect of the offices and properties which his Department are currently renting, if he would give a... - Planning Issues
Question 1432: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the laying out of a development (details supplied) in... - Private Residential Tenancies Board
Question 1433: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the dispute resolution system in the Private Residential Tenancies Board and... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1434: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding entitlement to local authority housing for parents of a family who had an apartment,... - Water Charges
Question 1435: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost per 1,000 gallons of water supplied to farmers by each County Council in which these water charges... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1436: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to address the issue of leakages in the water pipeline network and the proposed amounts allocated... - Planning Issues
Question 1437: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will carry out an audit of all buildings constructed before 2007-08 which have been damaged by the... - Motor Taxation
Question 1438: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a standardised policy in place throughout the country within each local authority, motor... - Planning Issues
Question 1439: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in respect of a document (details supplied) if the matter is solely a matter for the elected members of the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 1441: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm his plans for the election of mayor of Dublin; if he will outline consultations and... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1442: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide funding for the new sewerage system at the Bredagh River, Moville, County Donegal; and if... - Planning Issues
Question 1443: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 29 June 2010, if he will amend the retail planning guidelines... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1444: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Kinvara sewerage scheme, County Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1446: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if funding will be made available for a project (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a... - Proposed Legislation
Question 1447: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will support a matter (details supplied). [32021/10] - Waste Management
Question 1448: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received correspondence from Wicklow County Council in respect of the granting of a waste permit... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1449: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the provision of a sewerage treatment scheme for Oughterard Village, County Galway;... - EU Directives
Question 1450: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will give an update on any infringement proceedings initiated for failure to submit the river basin... - Local Authority Boundaries
Question 1451: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No 146 of 4 March 2009 when he expects to publish his decision in relation... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1452: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when grant approval will be given to proceed to tender and contract stage for a housing project which is... - Planning Issues
Question 1453: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will support a matter (details supplied). [32143/10] - Local Authority Funding
Question 1454: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in view of increasingly difficult trading conditions in the hotel sector, if he will explore alternative... - Planning Issues
Question 1455: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide the names and addresses and country of origin of the panel of personnel investigating... - Animal Welfare
Question 1456: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action that has been taken against coursing clubs who break section 44 of the Wildlife Act by removing... - Local Authority Staff
Question 1457: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if sanction and the required funding will be given to Dublin City Council to allow it to fill the vacancies... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1459: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the consideration that he has given to the institution of a probationary period at the commencement of... - Water Meters
Question 1460: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of water meters and the length of time it will take to install them in the Dublin City area. [32219/10] - Planning Issues
Question 1461: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will support a matter (details supplied). [32220/10] - Dublin Docklands Development Authority
Question 1462: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the amount of funding allocated to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority for housing,... - Building Regulations
Question 1464: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations that are planned or in place for oil home heating tanks and the bunding of such tanks; and... - Motor Taxation
Question 1465: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way a vehicle owned by a registered charity and used for charitable purposes will be categorised for... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 1467: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 15 June 2010 the steps he is taking to address this issue; and... - Legislative Programme
Question 1469: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will enact each section of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010; and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
Question 1470: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 26 May 2010, when a reply will issue to correspondence from a... - Firearms Licences
Question 1472: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recent changes to gun licensing for the purposes of game hunting; and if he will make a statement on the... - Tax Code
Question 1473: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has examined the equity of the rateable valuation system for determining commercial rates against a... - Local Authority Funding
Question 1474: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the funding provided by his Department to local authorities in respect of spending on arts related projects... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1475: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding a housing project (details supplied) in County Cork; when the project will be... - Community Development
Question 1476: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason services to Travellers are being cut (details supplied). [32521/10] - Planning Issues
Question 1478: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the granting of planning permission for one off housing in rural areas; and if he will make a... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1479: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when a decision will be made on a foreshore licence application in County Mayo to facilitate the Killala... - Water Resources
Question 1480: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider introducing a grant towards domestic rain water harvesting systems for households; and... - Local Authority Expenditure
Question 1482: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he could set out in respect of each local authority in the country the percentage of their current... - EU Directives
Question 1483: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the documentary evidence available to show that the European Commission is satisfied that Section 50(b) of... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1484: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reasons it is obligatory for all local authority borrowers in a local authority area (details supplied)... - Departmental Staff
Question 1485: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated number of man hours of overtime worked in agencies or authorities or divisions which report to... - Flood Relief
Question 1487: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the discussions that have taken place between the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Office of... - Exhumation Licences
Question 1492: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations and process to obtain an exhumation licence in order to cremate a body on compassionate... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 1493: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views regarding eligibility for affordable housing and on a ruling by the local authority that a person... - Election Management System
Question 1496: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of meetings that the interdepartmental taskforce has held in relation to e-voting and to advise... - Telecommunications Infrastructure
Question 1497: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend the planning regulation to require that all new homes and buildings are equipped with a... - Property Management Companies
Question 1498: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is possible under legislation for residents living in an estate under the management of a company to... - Local Authority Funding
Question 1499: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a full breakdown of the housing budget in each category for the past five years; the... - Departmental Programmes
Question 1501: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount The Power of One and change.ie campaigns cost; the number of persons that found out what their... - Departmental Agencies
Question 1503: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has given consideration to transferring the functions of the Private Residential Tenancies Board to... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1504: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that the contract documents for a sewerage scheme (details supplied) are with his... - Foreshore Licences
Question 1505: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for a foreshore licence in respect of a project (details supplied); when a... - Environmental Policy
Question 1506: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that the current failure of the Environmental Protection Agency to require an applicant... - Planning Issues
Question 1507: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has considered the possibility of administrative sanctions rather than criminal sanctions in relation... - National Parks and Wildlife Service
Question 1510: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if officials of the National Parks and Wildlife Service are part of a network enabling them to increase... - Environmental Policy
Question 1512: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the involvement he has in the training of the Judiciary to build their capacity to deal with environmental... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 1513: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount his Department spent in each of the last three years and in the first six months of this year on... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1514: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the marketing initiatives that have been undertaken to promote awareness of the home choice loan scheme; and... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 1515: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an application has been received from Donegal County Council for pipe replacement at Magheroary, County... - Departmental Staff
Question 1516: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons employed in his Department by grade; the number of agencies under his remit; and the... - Local Authority Housing
Question 1518: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to publish guidelines for local authority differential rent schemes; and the areas on which... - Waste Disposal
Question 1519: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the regulations that are in place with regard to the distance a landfill dump must be away from dwelling... - Departmental Agencies
Question 1520: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is conducting a review of the Environmental Protection Agency; the aims of this review; the membership... - Environmental Policy
Question 1521: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is any legal mechanism to prevent the delivery of leaflets or other materials to houses before 8.00... - Homeless Agency Staff
Question 1525: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff employed by the Homeless Agency partnership in the years 2007 to 2010 inclusive; and if...
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