Written answers

Tuesday, 12 March 2013

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

 
  • Local Government Reform
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the implementation of Putting People First; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12682/13]
  • Local and Community Development Programme
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline a county breakdown of the local development budget; the total administration costs per local authority and...
  • Local Authority Staff
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of RAPID coordinators employed full time by local authorities on the RAPID programme; and if he will make a...
  • Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure that adequate funding is provided to local authorities to deal with the demand for the...
  • Proposed Legislation
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to bring forward the Foreshore and Marine Area Development Bill, in order to ensure that ports and harbours are...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Provision
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of properties identified by the National Asset Management Agency for social...
  • Household Charge Collection
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the compliance rate for household charge payments on a county basis; the total national figure; and if he will make a statement...
  • Priory Hall Development
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to receive a report from Justice Finnegan on all outstanding Priory Hall, Dublin, issues; his plan, if any, to...
  • Water Services Funding
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided for waste water treatment plants outside urban centres of more than 500 population since 1992 and the...
  • Leader Programmes
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expected percentage of projects approved under the LEADER process that will not be completed and draw down any money under...
  • Commercial Rates Exemptions
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if all community child care groups will have their premises exempt from payment of commercial rates; if so, the basis for...
  • Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities that allow for a pro-rata change in the shared ownership rent subsidy during a current year in...
  • Wind Energy Guidelines
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the current guidelines for the installation of wind turbines are sufficiently robust; and his further...
  • Leader Programmes
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of project money approved to date under the LEADER programme; the total amount of money available under this...
  • Proposed Legislation
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned that the production of a climate change bill that does not have carbon emission targets for both 2020 and...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific measures he will take to ensure that Ireland will not exceed emissions limits laid out under the EU Effort Sharing...
  • Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will set out his plans to deal with a shortage of local authority housing; if he intendeds to address the issue of the...
  • Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the services to be provided in the expenditure of up to €50 million in the pyrite resolution process will be decided...
  • Traveller Accommodation
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the recent underspend of €50 million by local authorities on Traveller accommodation in view of...
  • Dormant Accounts Fund Grants
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the new schemes or programmes he intends to fund in 2013 out of the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a...
  • Environmental Regulations
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review regulations in relation to environmental impact assessments in view of the decision of a company (details...
  • Forestry Sector
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has raised any concern with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in relation to the effect the proposed sale of...
  • RAPID Programme
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the latest date on which the National Monitoring Committee for the RAPID programme met; when their next meeting is scheduled;...
  • Local Authority Boundaries
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the local government boundary review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12687/13]
  • Motor Tax Collection
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on discussions taking place between the CCMA and his Department on the retention of some of motor...
  • Building Regulations
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the housing units/apartments constructed during the past ten years comply with fire safety regulations....
  • Water Quality
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects ground water quality to improve over the next five years with particular reference to upgrading...
  • EU Directives
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is working with the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht on the implementation of the March 2012 of a resolution of...
  • Water Supply
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been provided during his period in office for reducing unaccounted for water including all...
  • Mountain Access Scheme
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when it is intended to make the pilot scheme for access to hills and mountains fully operational; if he is satisfied that this...
  • Local Authority Funding
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form for each local authority indicating the allocation of funding in 2012 and 2013...
  • Local Authority Charges
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government noting that self-declarations of the liability for the local property tax can be made in March 2013, with payments from July...
  • Planning Issues
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the establishment of a planning regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12681/13]
  • Animal Breeding Regulations
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation in rural Ireland where persons have had their sheep herds attacked by domestic...
  • Local Government Reform
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent visit by the the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Monitoring...
  • Local Authority Funding
    To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the Local Government Fund allocation to each local authority in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on...

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