Written answers
Wednesday, 18 September 2013
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions
831. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there are no waivers on fines for the Non Principal Private Residence and if his attention has ben drawn to the... - Motor Tax Collection
832. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the price of paying three months car tax versus twelve months car tax can be arranged so that regardless of how long... - Commercial Rates Issues
833. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider changing the way rates are charged on businesses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Motor Tax Collection
834. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will change the current system from unladen weight to gross vehicle weight. [37279/13] - Animal Welfare Issues
835. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned that since the licence fee for dogs licences increased from €12.70 to €20, more than... - Property Taxation Exemptions
836. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding certificates of discharge and exemption as prescribed for in the... - Leader Programmes Funding
837. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide additional funding for County Kildare LEADER Partnership as they are facing a shortfall in funding for... - Security of the Elderly
838. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his view on the accessibility, particularly for elderly persons living alone in rural locations, for funding for the... - Motor Tax Collection
839. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a monthly direct debit payment option for motor tax (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Planning Issues
840. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the law in order that property developers are unable to apply for further planning permission without... - Animal Welfare Issues
841. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is an educational programme that dog wardens give communities over dangerous dogs, if it is time for a public... - Motor Tax Collection
842. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the changes made to the motor tax, which came into effect on 1 July 2013, if there will be an exception for vintage cars;... - Regeneration Projects Funding
843. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the response to the request for a meeting from groups (details supplied) to discuss a local... - Local Authority Services
844. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to ensure that local authorities take the service of private housing estates into charge. [36843/13] - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
845. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has concluded his review on the social housing assessment provisions to provide a wider discretion to giving local... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
846. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to have a new scheme in place to enable tenant to purchase their local authority houses. [36845/13] - Fire Safety Issues
847. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans he has to introduce legislation to ban the use of Chinese Lanterns due to the fire hazard they represent; and if... - Dormant Accounts Fund Administration
848. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is funding available in 2013/2014 through the dormant account distribution scheme; if applications for funding... - Parking Charges
849. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of unpaid parking fines for the years 2008 to 2012. [36878/13] - Local Authority Housing Issues
850. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of unpaid housing rents for local authority dwellings for the years 2008 to 2012. [36879/13] - Local Authority Finances
851. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the borrowing criteria for local authorities. [36880/13] - Water Services Funding
852. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if capital funds will be provided to relay the water pipe in the mid-Kerry region from the Gerah reservoir to Killorglin... - Irish Water Establishment
853. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements that have been put in place for the establishment of the call centre for Irish Water for the purposes of... - Security of the Elderly
854. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that has been spent on the senior alert scheme from January 2013 to date in 2013; if he expects the... - Local Authority National Partnership Advisory Group
855. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if all income and expenditure by the Local Authority National Partnership Advisory Group were shown in the annual accounts... - Housing for People with Disabilities
867. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the additional €10 million in housing funding for persons with a disability can be used towards the retrofit of... - Height Restrictions
868. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on legislation to deal with height restrictions on hedges and trees on both public and... - Fire Stations Provision
869. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of requests received over the previous seven years from a local authority (details supplied) in County WIcklow... - Shared Ownership Scheme
870. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the following information on the shared ownership scheme, the number of shared ownership loans per... - Irish Water Remit
872. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that Irish Water / Uisce Eireann is accountable to his Department for the purposes of answering... - Local Authority Funding
873. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding a local authority (details supplied) in County Wicklow will receive under the Energy Efficiency... - Property Taxation Exemptions
874. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 18 July 2013; if he will outline in tabular form, the complete list of... - Chains of Office
875. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Chains belonging to current Mayors and Cathaoirleachs of current Town Councils, that generally rotate on an annual... - International Conventions
876. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of submissions his Department received through the public consultation phase on the implementation of the UNECE... - Litter Pollution Issues
877. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the categories and schemes of funding that have been made available by his Department to local authorities for the... - Leader Programmes Administration
879. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of money provided for projects in the Leader Programme 2007-2013 in tabular form, the amount sanctioned... - Housing Issues
880. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding empty houses that are causing major problems in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 17 [37208/13] - Environmental Protection Agency Governance
881. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to lift the legal immunity enjoyed by the EPA, so that they can be made accountable for... - Housing Adaptation Grant Applications
882. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding housing adaptation grants in respect of persons with disabilitites (details supplied); and if he... - Noise Pollution Legislation
883. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to publish legislation to address noise pollution; if he still envisages the introduction of fixed payment... - Electoral Reform
884. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislative basis, either through an Act of the Oireachtas or statutory instrument, that sets the basis for voting... - Local Government Reform
886. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he and his Department have considered as part of the reform of local government to allow and make provision for an... - Household Charge Collection
887. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a building that is used as a dwelling but which has no toilet facilities is liable for the household charge; and if he... - Water Meters Issues
888. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in determining the pricing scheme for the water meters currently being installed; if there will... - Electoral Reform
890. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on extending of the electoral franchise to non-Irish citizens voting in referenda; and if he will make a... - Recycling Policy
891. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the number of tetra recycling facilities available here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37462/13] - Departmental Advertising Expenditure
892. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost of all media advertising to his Department for each of the past five years; the efforts his Department is... - Ministerial Appointments
893. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all bodies, boards or committees under the remit of his Department to which ministerial... - Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
896. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancies Board discuss and exchange specific information regarding individual cases with the... - Private Rented Accommodation Provision
897. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the 7.5% rent increase on housing accommodation as this increase makes it more difficult for people who are... - Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
899. 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... - Building Regulations Compliance
901. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support proposals (details supplied) regarding improper regulations and the effects on the consumer and the... - Property Taxation Collection
902. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Meath County Council has received its full allocation of funds from the local property tax in 2013 and the household... - Waste Management Issues
903. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position with the second report (details supplied) from the inter-Departmental working group which was established to... - Priory Hall Development
904. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on Priory Hall; if he will support the residents in relation to this housing issue; and if he... - Job Retention
905. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will act immediately to save jobs at a company (details supplied) who are concerned with serious environmental... - Local Government Reform
906. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the model upon which he is basing his local government reform plan; if it has proved effective elsewhere; and if he will... - Community Development Initiatives
907. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the furture direction of community development here; where the money will be spent; the advice he would give to current... - Homeless Persons Supports
908. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the funding to provide for the needs of the homeless in the mid east region including County Kildare has been increased... - Health and Safety Issues
909. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has any concerns regarding health implications of smart meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37709/13] - Fire Service Issues
910. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the number of false alarm calls that have been made to Waterford city and county fire services in each... - Motor Tax Collection
911. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a system of one month short-term motor taxation for emigrants who return here for... - Water Meters Installation
912. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the company behind the creation of water meters being currently installed here; and if an Israeli company (details... - Planning Issues
913. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the amounts raised in planning applications for change of use per local authority from... - Graffiti Issues
914. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken at national and local authority level to address the problem of graffiti in certain locations; if he... - Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants
915. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a grant aid scheme for water harvesting for households, farms and businesses as it would assist in... - Land Ownership
916. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 371 of 26 June 2012, if he will provide an update clarifying the ownership of lands... - Property Taxation Administration
917. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the direction or advice his Department is giving to local authorities in relation to the provision to allow deductions for... - Planning Issues
918. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his role in relation to the Liffey Valley special amenity area and the need to ensure that... - Foreshore Licences Applications
919. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 9 May 2013, the reason for prolonged delays with an application for a... - Register of Electors Issues
921. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a voter registration drive will be launched nationally in conjunction with local authorities and community groups in... - Unfinished Housing Developments
922. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline, in tabular form, the amount of funding that has been allocated to local authorities in counties... - Fire Service Issues
924. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timeframe for the roll out of a new computer aided mobilisation project system for handling fire... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision (1 comment)
925. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of leasing arrangements that have been established between Westmeath County Council, Longford County Council... - Leader Programmes Funding
927. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give approval at an early date for the allocation of funds to a residents' association (details supplied) in... - Pyrite Issues
928. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on a pyrite issue; and if he would respond to correspondence on same (details supplied).... - Insurance Coverage
929. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has issued directives of any sort to alter insurance practices by insurance companies involved with businesses... - Local Authority Housing Issues
931. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider providing funding to allow local authorities to specifically fund remedial works to allow vacant local... - Capital Programme Expenditure
932. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail by name, location and cost the number of capital projects funded by his Department for each of the past... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
933. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the provision of an extension to a sewerage scheme at a location (details supplied) in County... - Motor Tax Exemptions
934. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter relating to declarations regarding restoration projects of cars off the road (details supplied) on... - Wind Energy Guidelines
935. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when revised regulations on the development of wind farms will be published; and if he will make a statement on the... - Air Pollution
936. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is permissible to sell smoke-emitting fuels in areas where it may not be burned; and if he will make a statement on... - Local Government Reform
937. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider proposals to abolish urban councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38041/13] - Water Safety
938. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the assistance from his Department to the Irish Water Safety Organisation will be augmented in the coming year in... - Departmental Statistics
939. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-establish a centralised collection and analysis of data pertaining to the construction industry; and if he... - EU Directives
940. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date in 2013 of eliminating the number of infringements incurred by Ireland in terms of EU environmental... - EU Programmes
941. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress since 2011 of the implementation of the EU's Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe; and if he will make a... - Election Management System
942. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the cost differentials between holding voting hours between the usual 7am to 10pm as opposed to the... - Building Regulations Compliance
946. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the introduction of a scheme under local authorities, where Clerks of Works assigned to local... - Waste Management Issues
947. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on progress being made in implementing the resource opportunity waste management policy,... - Shared Ownership Scheme
948. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his attempts to address the needs of those who entered into shared ownership schemes with councils but have seen their... - Leader Programmes Applications
949. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received an application for grant approval from Louth Leader Partnership in respect of an... - Voluntary Housing Sector Issues
950. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to enable tenants of voluntary and social housing organistions to purchase and own their own homes; and if he... - Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit
951. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe in which he plans to have tenancy agreements and disputes arising with voluntary and social housing... - Drainage Schemes Status
955. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a Cork main drainage scheme; when he expects the scheme to get underway; and if he will make a statement on... - Motor Tax Evasion
960. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the best available figure or estimate of the number of vehicles that are being driven in breach of current car tax... - Architectural Qualifications
962. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the position of the Architects Alliance will be implemented in the context of the architects register review;... - Water Services Funding
963. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a county and project breakdown of funding allocated under his Department's Water Services Investment... - Housing Adaptation Grants Funding
964. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has decided to cut funding to local authorities for the provision of housing adaption grants for persons with... - Architectural Qualifications
965. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a Statutory Instrument similar to SI 341 of 2012 to have a course in educational... - Property Taxation Administration
967. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the main outcomes in the Inter-Departmental Group Report on Local Property Tax Design of a local property tax; and if he... - Local Authority Staff Remuneration
968. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the full year saving to the Exchequer if all city and county manager's pay was reduced by 15%. [38647/13] - EU Directives
969. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department is preparing a review of the implementation of the Shellfish Waters Directive 2006/113/EC to send to the... - Housing Grant Payments
970. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form for the years 2007 to 2013, the amount of funding provided by his Department for the... - Proposed Legislation
974. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation which will prevent landlords refusing tenants on the basis that they are in receipt of... - Public Sector Staff Recruitment
975. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department intend to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of... - Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration
976. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the full year saving to the Exchequer if all commercial semi-State CEO's pay under the aegis of his Department were...
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