Written answers
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Planning Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that all local authorities are applying the same regime in respect of planning levies associated with... - Motor Taxation
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the current financial pressures on many persons and families, if he will consider dropping the surcharge for paying... - European Court of Justice Rulings
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with respect to Hearing C-279/11 (Case No. C-66/06) and C-374/11 (Case No C-188/08) of the European Court of Justice held on... - Community Development
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider under his community programme and in cooperation with the partnership companies across Ireland putting a... - Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the names of each staff member within his Department that has been rehired since March 2011 and the cost involved in each case;... - Local Authority Housing Mortgages
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will increase the income limit thresholds for housing applicants to realistic levels, in view of the fact that the... - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a decision has been made to exempt listed buildings from the proposed property tax; and if he will make a statement on the... - Capital Assistance Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of projects submitted by local authority for consideration under his Departments capital assistance... - Household Charge
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any particular alleviation measure that will be put in place in respect of the household charge where the... - Environmental Policy
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the results of the 36 enforcement visits to a premises (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide emergency funding to replace five or six kilometres of the mid Kerry water supply scheme which serves... - Leader Programmes
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when funding will be made available to North and East Kerry Development for new applications for Leader funding; and if he will... - Climate Change Policy
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop an abatement strategy to deal with the effects of climate change for example flood alleviation and the way... - Register of Electors
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the purposes which are not related to elections, for which the electoral register will be used by statutory... - Illegal Dumping
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for tackling the increasing problems due to illegal dumping, especially in Dublin city; his Department's assessment... - Local Authority Housing Provision
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of council housing loans that have been approved by each local authority in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in... - Local Authority Housing Rents
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of council tenants that were in arrears in each local authority in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the... - Local Government Reform
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the €5 to €9 million savings that he maintained will arise in Putting People... - Homelessness Strategy
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding given by his Department to assist projects to address homelessness in County Wicklow, in 2010, 2011 and... - Water Meters
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding home inspections in respect of water metering (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the estimate of the finances available in each of the councils to be abolished and or amalgamated; the... - Local Government Reform
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent local government reform proposal; the representation the social partners will have in new local... - Local Authority Housing Provision
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of council houses that were constructed in each local authority in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the... - Housing for People with Disabilities
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to assist the emerging generation of children with disabilities and their parents living in... - Homelessness Strategy
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline his existing commitment to tackling homelessness; if he will provide an update on the progress of the... - Election Management System
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the possibility of reserving polling station and count staff positions for those on the live register where... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated to Donegal County Council for the upgrading of the sewage treatment scheme in the... - Rural Development Programme
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered correspondence sent by this Deputy to his Department in relation to a community group (details supplied);... - Rental Accommodation Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of families or persons on the rental accommodation scheme in each local authority area for each year since the... - Local Authority Leases
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of contracts signed and the number of houses that were leased to qualified housing applicants in each local... - Building Regulations
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to correspondence outstanding since July 2012 (details supplied). [47862/12] - Legislative Programme
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Climate Bill will be ready for publication by the fourth quarter of 2012; the date on which in the fourth quarter of... - Planning Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the length of time on average a planning application that is appealed to An Bord Pleanala take to be processed by the Bord; and... - Local Authority Housing Provision
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will assist long term tenants of local authority houses with impeccable rent repayment records who wish to purchase their... - Waste Disposal
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding bin waivers for low income households; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private waste... - Homeless Persons
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any of the National Assets Management Agency allocated social housing properties will be utilised to meet the needs of the... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expenditure of regeneration funding for the Waterford Regeneration project in each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 spent... - Household Charge Collection
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will invoice those householders who have not yet paid the household charge; his views on the number of householders who... - Local Authority Housing Provision
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing units for each housing authority currently tenanted under the residential accommodation scheme; and if he... - Voluntary Housing Sector
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of voluntary housing associations operating here; the number of units being managed or owned by each; and if he will... - Household Charge Collection
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the situation in an estate in North County Dublin (details supplied) which is unfinished and exempt from... - Commercial Rates
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the commercial rate payable in tabular form for each of the following, county councils, city councils and town councils; the... - Exchequer Savings
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual saving to the Exchequer if a pay cap of €100,000 was in place for the 226.65 City and County Managers,... - Household Charge Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person (details supplied) who is not liable to pay the household property charge but who nonetheless paid the charge can... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has reviewed the grants for group water/ waste water group schemes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on... - Local Authority Housing Maintenance
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of regeneration funding provided in the current year for the replacement of windows and doors and remedial works on... - Local Authority Housing Provision
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on efforts being made to retain the vital Estate Management Projects in Fettercairn and... - Northern Ireland Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the type and frequency of North South engagement his Department undertakes; the current... - Local Authority Housing Provision
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of qualified housing applicants in each local authority for social housing; the total number of housing applicants;... - Waste Disposal
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the historic landfills working group was established; who is the chairperson of this group; the membership of same; the... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the joint working group of the transfer of rent supplement from the Department of Social Protection to his Department was... - Mortgage Arrears
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the local authority mortgage arrears guidance group was established; who is the chairperson of this group; the membership... - Local Authority Services
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the Waterford local Government committee group was established; who is the chairperson of this group; the membership of... - Water Services
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the steering group to oversee reform of the water sector was established; who is the chairperson of this group; the... - Waste Disposal
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the waste management planing national coordination committee was established; who is the chairperson of this group; the... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the foreshore advisory group was established; who is the chairperson of this group; the membership of same; the number of... - Pyrite Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the independent panel to facilitate a resolution to the problem of pyrite was established; who is the chairperson of this... - Unfinished Housing Developments
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the National coordination committee for unfinished housing developments was established; who is the chairperson of this... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which local government/local development alignment steering group was established; the person who is chairman of... - Household Charge Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that householders living in estates (details supplied) in Dublin 13 will be exempt from paying the household... - Housing Adaptation Grants
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider setting aside a specific budget for the housing adaptation grant scheme, as funding for accessible living... - Local Government Reform
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if under Putting People First there will be in increase in the number of elected councillors in each of the existing Dublin... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the fix your street review group was established; the person who is chairperson of this group; the membership... - Public Sector Staff
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the sectors of the public sector that are currently employed on a roster basis and if there are any plans to remove employees... - Departmental Staff
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the exact number of public servants who are back in employment in the public service, who are on pensions and have accepted...
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