Written answers
Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Proposed Legislation
7:00 pm
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 85: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide a list of the legislation being contemplated or proposed within his Department; the proposed short title or working title of the legislation; an outline of the objects of the legislation being considered, and in each case if the general scheme of the Bill has or has not been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4013/11]
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of the legislation proposed by my Department are provided in the Tables. Table 1: Legislation for which a General Scheme has been approved
| Title | Purpose |
| Environmental Liability Bill | To effect full transposition of the Environmental Liability Directive including some of the discretionary provisions therein. |
| Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Amendment) Bill | To provide clarification of legal provision for establishing corporate bodies. |
| Noise Nuisance Bill | To extend and improve the powers available to enforcement authorities to prevent, reduce or abate noise nuisances, in particular noise from continuously sounding alarms |
| Electoral (Amendment) (Political Donations) Bill | To provide for further restrictions in the donations provisions of the Electoral Acts. |
| Monuments Bill | To update and consolidate national monuments legislation |
Table 2: Legislation for which a General Scheme has yet to be approved
| Title | Purpose |
| Motor Vehicles (Duties and Licences) Bill | To modernise and consolidate motor tax law. |
| Water Services Bill | To remove prohibition on charging for domestic water services and related matters and to establish system for monitoring the performance of septic tanks in response to a European Court of Justice ruling. |
| Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill | To make provision for amendments to the Residential Tenancies Acts 2004 and 2009 and for the amalgamation of the Private Residential Tenancies Board and the Rent Tribunal. |
| Property Tax Bill | A Bill to introduce the property charge as announced in the National Recovery Plan 2011-2014. |
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