Written answers
Tuesday, 4 February 2014
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Severe Weather Events Response
414. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request the Office of Public Works to carry out emergency remedial works at Waterville, County Kerry, as a... - Coastal Protection
415. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that there is a special exemption for the carrying out of coastal protection works in special areas of... - Voluntary Sector Funding
416. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the outcome of a Labour Court decision (details supplied). [5012/14] - Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration
418. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide figures in tabular form for the number of mortgage to rent arrangements that have been put in place to... - Tax Code
419. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford wishing to tax a recovery vehicle; and if he will... - Waste Management Regulations
420. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if provision will be made for farmers and other contractors who have their own slurry vacuum tanker to deliver the sludge... - Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration
422. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have transferred from the rent supplement scheme to the rental accommodation scheme in 2012 and... - Water Charges Introduction
423. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to include in the forthcoming consumer protection and competition Bill provisions to mandate the amalgamated... - State Properties
424. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a national carbon control strategy for all the buildings in the State portfolio. [5442/14] - Motor Tax Issues
425. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a scaled tax rate for pre-2008 cars that relates directly to their CO2 emissions as is the case... - State Bodies Issues
426. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the budget allocated from his Department to Philanthropy Ireland; the number of staff currently employed by Philanthropy... - Library Services
429. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has conducted any research into staffless libraries; his views that this is a direction in which the... - Housing Adaptation Grant Issues
430. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the possible additional allocation of public occupational therapists in view of the recent criteria change... - Planning Issues
431. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications for extension of time under section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 that were made... - Building Regulations Amendments
432. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to persons who wish to construct a home in stages using various subcontractors without employing a... - Departmental Funding
433. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money given to the new communities partnership in each year since the partnership was established; the... - Local Authority Charges Collection
436. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding unpaid water charges due to local authorities in the context of the transfer of functions to Irish... - Irish Water Establishment
437. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff at Irish Water and the Irish Water transition office that have been seconded from existing roles in... - Air Quality
439. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there was an air quality report performed during and after the recent fire in the Oxigen plant in the Ballymount... - Irish Water Funding
440. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the €490 million subvention from the local government fund to Irish Water will have to be repaid. [4949/14] - Appointments to State Boards
443. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will itemise, in tabular form, the occasions on which his Department has engaged the services of external... - Water Charges Introduction
445. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans for waivers on water charges for people on low incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Land Issues
446. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the proposal to introduce a levy or tax on unused land, particularly land in prime urban locations. [1509/14] - Commercial Rates Issues
447. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the proposal contained in the Local Government Bill 2013 to apply a 50%... - Commercial Rates Calculations
448. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine the 177% increase in commercial rates; if he will act on this matter (details supplied); and if he will... - Electricity Transmission Network
450. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has instructed his Department to ensure that assessments are conducted into the impact of the Grid 25 project on the... - Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility
451. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent announcement by the British Prime Minister to introduce changes to UK housing benefit rules for... - Proposed Legislation
452. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation and/or policy relating to height restrictions on suburban garden trees and hedges; if... - Departmental Funding
453. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for core funding in respect of an organisation (details supplied) which is crucial... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
454. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress regarding Carrigtwohill wastewater treatment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5122/14] - Irish Water Remit
456. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the policy that will apply in cases of water leaks, sewerage leaks and other sewerage problems in estates that have been... - Water Services Provision
457. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address the problem of very regular water disruptions to households and businesses in Killorglin and the... - Departmental Funding
459. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding impending cutback to volunteer centres in Carlow, who have been informed that there will be a cut... - Fire Service Staff
460. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Dublin fire brigade is recruiting again in 2014; the position of persons already on the panel; if there will be any... - Haulage Industry Regulation
461. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions that will be taken by his Department to address the concerns of the Irish Road Hauliers Association in respect... - Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
462. 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... - Waste Disposal
466. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which the programme for Government commitment to introduce a national waiver scheme for waste collection... - Irish Water Staff
469. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff from South Tipperary County Council, Clonmel Borough Council, North Tipperary County Council and other... - Commercial Rates Issues
472. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if landlords are liable for outstanding rates following the departure of tenants who have failed to meet their obligation... - Water Quality Issues
473. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the chlorine levels and the water quality in Milltown, County Kerry and in an estate (details... - Information and Communications Technology Issues
474. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the apps his Department or attached agencies have been involved in developing for smartphones and other multimedia devices... - Homeless Persons Data
477. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for dealing with the increased numbers of homeless persons, particularly in Dublin; the number of social housing... - Motor Tax Yield
478. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the increase in revenue generated from motor tax as a direct result of closing the motor tax exemption loophole on 1... - Motor Tax Collection
479. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will estimate the current level of motor tax evasion; if a strategy to increase enforcement is necessary; and if the... - NAMA Portfolio
481. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of National Asset Management Agency housing units that are now occupied; and the status of all other identified... - Local Authority Housing Application Numbers
483. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commit to providing a regular update to the Houses of the Oireachtas on the numbers of people on housing... - Housing Assistance Payments Administration
484. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he expects the new housing assistance payment scheme to work; the persons that will be eligible to avail of same;... - Private Rented Accommodation Provision
485. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the efforts he has made to investigate the possibility of introducing measures to tie private rents to the cost of living... - Motor Tax Exemptions
489. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that no additional penalties are imposed on owners of old tractors where their registration is now being... - Irish Water Expenditure
491. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the names of the persons, companies or other entities that received consultancy contracts from Uisce Éireann in 2013;... - Regeneration Projects Expenditure
492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of moneys spent on consultant fees relating to the Ballymun regeneration... - Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement
494. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the Private Residential Tenancies Board is empowered to impose a penalty which is the effective...
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