Written answers
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Voluntary Sector Funding
1451. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline his plans to address the problem faced by 26 voluntary disability and health groups who have lost their State... - Nitrates Action Programme Implementation
1452. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of prosecutions that have been made in County Waterford and nationally since the promulgation into... - Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure
1453. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the aggregate annual costs and cost per household from 2008 to 2013 to the Exchequer of accommodating... - Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration
1454. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider changes in the payment of penalties on the non-principal private residence scheme in respect of... - Library Services Provision
1457. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of libraries nationally that have had to cut the number of days per week that they are open to the... - Banking Sector Regulation
1458. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the steps he will take to protect from eviction the tenants living in the homes that are part of Ulster Bank's... - Litter Pollution
1461. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to explain the position regarding litter (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Library Services Provision
1463. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if County Cavan will retain its county library service and headquarters; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Property Taxation Yield
1465. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities will retain surplus property tax revenue raised in their area into the future; and if he will make a... - Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Collection
1466. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has raised with local authorities the collection of the non-principal private residence tax; his plans to revise... - Local Authority Housing Maintenance
1467. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the position regarding funding for tenants of Wicklow County Council for urgent renovation and improvements to... - Water Meters Installation
1468. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the number of water meters that have been installed by local authorities, his Department and Irish Water over... - Housing Issues
1469. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to detail the number of social housing units and the number of private housing units that have been constructed in... - Local Authority Housing Provision
1470. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant funding to Longford County Council for works that are proposed for Willow Park halting site; and whether... - Fire Stations Upgrade
1471. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will grant funding for an extension to Longford town fire station at a cost of €450,000 - the application... - Voluntary Sector Funding
1473. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the organisations, groups, advocacy services and so on that received funding from... - Local Authority Housing Provision
1475. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an annual breakdown of the quantity of social housing constructed since 2009 according to the number... - Local Authority Rates
1478. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to local authority rates if it is appropriate for the adaption of a town centre first approach in town... - Local Authority Funding
1479. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out his views regarding increasing funding for local authorities through the residential property tax, thus... - Leader Programmes Applications
1484. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the status of an application to Mayo North East Leader Development Company by an organisation (details... - Seanad Reform
1485. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the meetings of the technical working group for the Seanad Electoral (University Members)(Amendment)... - Local Authority Charges Application
1488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is an obligation on a person to pay a fire service charge when the person's property was set on fire as a result... - Pyrite Issues
1489. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 559 of 27 May 2014 to outline the contacts he has had with the Mica Action Group in... - Pyrite Remediation Programme
1490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline his plans to allow redress for homeowners who have already completed the overdue and necessary remedial works... - Water Meters Installation
1492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether Irish Water may install water meters on a private road. [33162/14] - Flood Relief Schemes Funding
1493. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to the application for funding made by the Limerick City and County Council on 18 February 2014 in... - Leader Programmes Applications
1494. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to set out the position regarding an application to Mayo North East Leader by an organisation (details supplied); if same... - Departmental Staff Data
1495. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to detail the number of staff who retired, left or otherwise departed from the Department's employment from 1 July 2013... - Local Authority Staff
1496. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to detail the number of staff who retired, left or otherwise departed from local authorities from 1 July 2013 to 31... - Proposed Legislation
1499. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bring the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill before the Houses of the Oireachtas. [33287/14] - Planning Issues
1500. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the introduction of a vacant site levy in cities to increase the supply and development of land to... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
1502. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider the setting up of a national property authority, containing persons from all aspects of the property... - Local and Community Development Programme Planning
1503. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the procurement process for the delivery of the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation... - Water Charges Exemptions
1504. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce additional domestic free water allowances for students over the age of 18 in full-time education;... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility
1505. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the fixed-term tenant purchase scheme or other such schemes to allow persons who previously owned a... - Local Authority Charges Application
1506. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities have the authority to charge rates on vacant commercial premises; and if he will make a statement on... - Irish Water Remit
1507. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water is now responsible for sewers and road gullies or if the matter is still in the control of local authority... - Local Authority Housing
1510. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to support an application from Tipperary County Council regarding an estimated cost of €1.146... - Coastal Protection
1512. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding coastal erosion works; and if he will make a statement on the... - Motor Tax Collection
1514. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider making motor tax payment services available at post offices; and if he will make a statement on the... - Waste Management
1515. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a national policy in respect of the bin collection times that private waste management firms are allowed to... - Local Authority Housing
1516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take to ensure that adequate funding is provided to local authorities to deal with the demand for the... - Grant Payments
1517. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide assurances that funding will be maintained for the senior alerts scheme (details supplied); and his... - Homelessness Strategy
1518. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that it is claimed that six new people become homeless each day, his plans to end homelessness by... - Water Quality
1519. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a lead problem in the water in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [33664/14] - Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration
1520. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the non-principal private residence charge in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3;... - Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility
1521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a person (details supplied) who does not meet the criteria for social housing but still has a... - Planning Issues
1522. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number and names of local authorities that have completed educational impact assessments on residential zoning to... - Water Charges Exemptions
1524. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the granting of extra free water usage allowance to those with inflammatory bowel disease; and if he will... - Departmental Expenditure
1525. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money the Department spent in 2009 announcing the introduction of the non-principal private residence... - Local Authority Funding
1529. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been approved for remedial works at a location (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a... - Leader Programmes Funding
1531. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a community group (details supplied) in County Mayo has yet to receive its Leader funding payment; his views... - Litter Pollution
1532. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the north inner city of Dublin as a black spot for littering; his plans to reduce the... - Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Yield
1533. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of moneys paid for the non-principal private residence tax, by county between 1 June 2014... - Proposed Legislation
1534. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on an amendment (details supplied) to the Planning and Development Act. [33874/14] - Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration
1535. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the charge on a property as a result of non-payment of the non-principal private residence charge lapses entirely in... - Waste Management Regulations
1536. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the need to regulate household waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Control of Dogs
1538. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to update the laws regarding control of dogs in public places; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Housing Agency Portfolio
1539. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of sites currently under the remit of the Housing Agency; the number of these sites that have been fully paid... - Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications
1540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 16 July 2014, the position regarding an individual mortgage to rent case in... - Irish Water Establishment
1541. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to sign a statutory instrument for the transfer of liabilities from local authorities to Irish Water; and... - Departmental Functions
1542. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of administrative arrangements, as opposed to contracts for service his Department is a party to; if he will... - Local Government Fund
1544. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if allocations to local authorities from the Local Government Fund will remain the same as in 2014 for 2015. [34030/14] - Grant Payments
1545. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct local authorities to accept applications for the household adaptation grant scheme from individuals... - Local Authority Staff Recruitment
1547. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there are no new apprentices in Dublin City Council; if this is in breach of the Haddington Road agreement;... - Departmental Funding
1549. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the payments of public moneys that were made to An Taisce in 2013; the purpose of these payments; and if he will... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Status
1553. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the progress of the proposed sewerage scheme extension to Castleisland sewerage scheme at Tullig and... - Leader Programmes Administration
1581. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the population of each of the proposed new local action groups areas for the administration of the new Leader programme... - Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
1588. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total funding provided by his Department for new local authority housing for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date... - Deposit Protection Scheme Establishment
1589. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a deposit protection scheme as committed to in the programme for Government to help address the... - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
1590. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided by his Department each year in the past four years for the scheme of housing aid for older people;... - Local Authority Housing Maintenance
1591. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided this year for the insulation of local authority houses; his plans to increase this funding in view... - Fire Service
1593. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received any request from Dublin City Council for funding to purchase new fire appliances for Dublin Fire... - Water Charges Administration
1596. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Irish Water has requested customers' PPS numbers in their recently released application packs; the purpose... - Voluntary Sector Funding
1598. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the level of funding approved for an organisation for 2014 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
1599. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding special housing needs in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if a reply... - Fire Stations Provision
1600. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposed fire station for Virginia, County Cavan; when this project will proceed to tender... - Library Projects
1601. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the proposal to provide a new library in Virginia, County Cavan; when this project will go to... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
1602. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the capital loan and subsidy scheme to enable local authorities bring more social housing developments... - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
1606. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that Dublin City Council has received for the disability grants scheme in the years 2011, 2012,... - Voluntary Sector Funding
1607. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide information on the level of funding and who provides the funding to elderly/senior citizens... - Programme for Government Priorities
1608. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his policy ambitions for the remainder of the Government term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34778/14] - Pyrite Remediation Programme Implementation
1609. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the pyrite remediation scheme; if he will set out a timeframe as to when he expects all homes to... - Planning Issues
1610. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider implementing legislation in relation to the topping and cutting of trees and hedges on private... - Motor Tax Rates
1611. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider reducing the rates of motor tax for pre-2008 vehicles that can accommodate seven persons or more; and... - Environmental Impact Statements
1612. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government under the EIA directive, the tonnage threshold above which an EIA must be carried out in an anaerobic plant; the... - Fire Service
1613. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which part-time or whole-time fire services currently exist throughout the country; the extent to which it... - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
1614. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the various local authorities continue to receive adequate provision to meet the disabled persons... - Local Authority Housing Data
1615. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons currently on the various local authority housing lists throughout the country, with particular... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1616. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which reduction targets in respect of carbon emissions continue to be met; and if he will make a statement... - Unfinished Housing Developments Data
1617. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications received in his Department for funding from Kildare County Council to complete development... - Fire Service
1620. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the fire service. [34859/14] - Departmental Staff Data
1622. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of new appointments made in his Department and those bodies under his remit since March 2011 to date in... - Public Sector Staff Increment Payments
1623. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of public sector employees under his remit who are subject to a freeze on their increment payment in 2014; and... - Departmental Staff Career Breaks
1624. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of civil servants, public servants and semi-State employees in his Department on career break at the time of...
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