Written answers
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Air Pollution
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the damage caused to human health by industries namely the ESB and a multi national alumina industry... - Commercial Rates
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a proposal for pop-up shops as a way of helping villages deal with empty premises and young entrepreneurs... - Property Taxation
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who owns one property but who is living elsewhere in rented accommodation has to pay the non-principal private... - Control of Dogs
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends introducing compulsory micro chipping of dogs in view of the damage being caused by dogs worrying sheep; and if... - Regulatory Impact Assessments
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of regulatory impact assessments that have been carried out by his Department in the past twelve months and the list... - Local Authority Finances
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to have all local authority accounts audited in relation to the multiplicity of allowances available therein; and if... - Planning Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the installation of solar photovoltaic cells on residential housing units; his plans to amend current... - Motor Taxation
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider extending the assessment of motor tax applied to post 2008 vehicles to those registered prior to 2008; and... - Departmental Bodies
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of agencies, bodies, boards, quangos or other entities, which are financed from,... - Waste Disposal
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a waste disposal company in the Dublin area is now charging €9 for six... - Mortgage Arrears
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the greater Drogheda area is not included in the €220,000 valuation bracket under the mortgage to rent... - Departmental Programmes
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will remain in place in 2013 for the Rapid programmes in East Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Fire Service
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to provide a formal sanction to Dublin Fire Brigade for the recruitment of 28 positions of emergency services... - Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons that are on the housing waiting list and transfer list in each local authority; if he will indicate the... - Homeless Persons
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in total that are homeless across the four Dublin local authority areas; the number of persons in total... - Homelessness Strategy
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the funds spent by his Department in tackling the issue of homelessness in County Louth in... - Domestic Violence
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of funds spent by his Department in tackling the issue of domestic violence in County Louth in... - Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 whereby separated persons who are the joint owners of... - Priory Hall Development
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Priory Hall, Dublin; and if he will support the residents of Priory Hall in 2013. [58103/12] - Fire Stations
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the proposal for a new Fire Station for Graignamanagh, County Kilkenny as part the National Fire Appliance Fleet has... - Household Charge Collection
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are legally entitled to use the register of electors to collect the household charge; and if he will make... - Septic Tank Registration Scheme
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with respect to the recently announced grant scheme for homeowners with septic tanks, where the money for this scheme will come... - Water Pollution
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any public body is being fined for discharging raw sewerage into the sea at Rush, County Dublin. [58163/12] - Pyrite Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans regarding a grant to help homeowners pay for pyrite testing their homes; and if he will make a statement on the... - Dumping at Sea
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the proposal to dump spoil from the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Works Long Sea Outfall Tunnel at the... - Local Authority Funding
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reinstate the MRF subvention that has traditionally been paid to Waterford County Council since 2006, for 2012 and... - Private Residential Tenancies Board
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review existing legislation in respect of privately rented housing accommodation and to strengthen the role of the... - Septic Tank Inspections
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the manual for the inspection of private waste water systems will be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and... - Pyrite Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if companies exporting calcium carbonate limestone products will be exempt from the proposed pyrite levy on the quarrying... - Seniors Alert Scheme
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money spent in 2012 on the seniors alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1109/13] - Fire Service
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a national plan for fire services, with national standards of call out time to arrival at fires laid down in it;... - Fire Stations
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received an application from Galway County Council for a new fire station in South Connemara; when a decision will... - Motor Taxation
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated number of vehicles not being taxed in any given year and therefore the estimated loss of revenue to the State; if... - Waste Management
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to introduce a fee waiver scheme for waste collection services for low income households in line with the... - Proposed Legislation
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislative plans he has to address the issue of very high or overhanging trees and hedgerows on neighbouring properties;... - Non-Principal Private Residence Charge
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has an estimate of the overall level of compliance with the non principal private residence charge to date; the... - Commercial Rates
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any inclusion of an allowance for local authorities to differentiate between the type, size and location of... - Household Charge Exemptions
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 26 January 2012, if more detail will be provided on the entry of a housing estate... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 18 December 2012, if this policy is in operation nationally. [1205/13] - Action Plan for Jobs
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the 2012 targets set for his Department for implementation of the Jobs Action Plan; if he will report on the attainment or... - Household Charge Collection
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form of the numbers of properties per county that were registered to pay the household... - Traveller Accommodation
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated for traveller accommodation on a county basis per annum for the last five years.... - Capital Assistance Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timetable of progress made on the application by a housing association (details supplied) for the... - Leader Programmes
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to ensuring that the four Erris parishes in County Mayo not currently covered by the Leader programme will be... - Household Charge Collection
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the figures, by local authority area regarding the properties registered for the household charge to date;... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he was last briefed on the Greater Dublin Drainage Project by Fingal County Council; when a decision will be made on the... - Local Authority Housing Rents
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problems associated with the differential rent scheme operated by some councils and... - Unfinished Housing Developments
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a comprehensive breakdown on all unfinished housing estates on a county basis; if he will provide an update... - Rights of Way
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 63 of 8 December 2011, the status of discussions as outlined in his previous response;... - National Countryside Recreation Strategy
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if, in view of the increased footfall in persons hill walking and walking in general in the countryside here, especially in... - Tenant Purchase Scheme
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a new tenant purchase scheme for local authority tenants will be introduced; when the Programme for Government commitment... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any top-up grant available from his Department for organisations that were in areas designated as disadvantaged areas under... - Unfinished Housing Developments
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the list of unfinished housing estates in County Cork to include estates that were omitted in error and were... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when funds will be provided to upgrade the pipelines and trunk mains from the pump-house at the Shannon to Farrell’s... - Rural Development Programme
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all possible State funding options available to an organisation (details supplied) in County... - Unfinished Housing Developments
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the efforts he has made on behalf of the residents of an area (details supplied) in County Monaghan, to ensure speedy... - Seniors Alert Scheme
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider recent cuts to the seniors' alert scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Building Regulations
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an energy rating of E is considered too low for social housing association units built within the past ten years; his views... - Household Charge Collection
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an elderly and infirm person (details supplied) in County Longford who paid the household charge on time, has... - Seniors Alert Scheme
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in County Louth who currently avail of funding for personal security alarms; the amount spent in County... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline if fines are being paid to the EU in relation to the pumping of raw sewerage into the sea at Rush, County... - Water Metering Contracts
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a panel of small and medium-sized enterprises sub-contractors are asked to tender for the provision of domestic... - Land Ownership
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 126 of 27 September 2012 and 371 of 26 June 2012 the position regarding ownership of... - Planning Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the steps taken to grant planning permission for a wind farm development (details supplied) in County... - Departmental Funding
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the bodies, other than statutory bodies, that were fully funded by his Department in 2012; and if... - Pyrite Issues
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role he envisages for Homebond in relation to the Pyrite Resolution Board, noting that in 2011 Homebond walked away from... - Water Supply
To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the most recent figures for unaccounted for water for each of the local authority administrative areas. [1970/13]
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