Written answers
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Motor Tax Collection
744. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that less well-off motorists who avail of the three month or six month motor tax payment option are no... - Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme
745. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the reduction of approximately 50% in social inclusion and community activation programme funds, and of 40%, an... - Motor Tax Exemptions
746. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a person who is in receipt of invalidity pension or illness benefit, and previously purchased a commercial vehicle in a... - Local Development Companies Administration
747. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent comments by the Minister of State with responsibility for rural affairs to the Joint Committee on... - Vehicle Registration
748. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider vehicle registration tax exemptions for tractors, where owners have been incapacitated; and if he will... - Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
749. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the implementation of the housing assistance payment scheme; the counties in which the... - Environmental Impact Statements
750. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the statutory and European Union requirement for the environmental impact statement for the Codling Park... - Constitutional Convention Recommendations
751. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the implementation of the Constitutional Convention's recommendations in relation to reform of the electoral... - House Purchase Schemes
752. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reinstate the first-time buyer's grant in order to help persons who are finding it very difficult to get on... - Local Authority Housing
753. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date by which Meath County Council will receive the funding to the value of €35 million, as committed to tackle... - Litter Pollution Fines
754. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of fines for dog fouling that were issued by Waterford County Council, Waterford City Council and Waterford... - Fire Service Staff
756. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding pension entitlements in respect of retained fire fighters (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
757. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the Scheme to Support National Organisations; if he will provide bridging funding to the... - Motor Tax Rates
758. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No.599 of 24 February 2015, if his Department regularly reviews the cost of... - Motor Tax Collection
759. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a system of direct debit or standing order payments for motor taxation; and if he will make a... - Capital Assistance Scheme
760. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a company (details supplied) in County Leitrim can apply for lottery funding from his Department; when this lottery... - Leader Programmes Administration
761. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when final announcements will be made in relation to the forthcoming Leader programme; if it is intended to allow all... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
764. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when statutory instruments will be made, setting a commencement date for the introduction of the new scheme for the tenant... - Leader Programmes Expenditure
765. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of his comments regarding Leader funds spent on local historical books and rural tourism brochures, the amount,... - Leader Programmes Funding
766. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will elaborate on the allocation of moneys that were announced by him in relation to Leader funding; if he... - Housing Provision
768. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the... - Freedom of Information Requests
769. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests received by his Department relating to Irish Water since 1 January 2014; the... - Motor Tax Collection
771. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government where the new motor taxation office in County Donegal will be located; when this relocation of the current office will... - Housing Finance Agency
772. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff employed in the Housing Finance Agency; and the annual cost of its operation. [14119/15] - Housing Issues
773. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out a detailed study of houses in County Donegal that have been identified by the MICA... - Waste Disposal
774. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to appoint a single agency to oversee and manage the collection and disposal of used tyres, which will create a... - Irish Water Funding
775. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost to the Exchequer, to date, of establishing Irish Water; and the projected cost for 2015 and 2016. [14133/15] - Waste Management
776. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding waste collections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14142/15] - Housing Provision
778. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to his announcement of local authority social housing targets for 2015 to 2017 announced on 1 April 2015, if he... - Irish Language
779. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken to promote the use of Irish in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14173/15] - Homeless Accommodation Provision
780. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a comprehensive report on the measures that have been undertaken to deal with the issue of... - Referendum Campaigns
781. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding voter turnout; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Leader Programmes Expenditure
782. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures and funding schemes in place to improve, via digital means, the footfall for business in many rural towns and... - Postal Voting
783. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the growing interconnected world in terms of employment and travel, his views that the postal vote system is... - Grant Payments
784. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimate of the costs to be incurred by his Department in respect of administering the new... - Community Development Projects
785. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the way a separate payment of 1% of Local and community development programme funding is now lower... - Private Residential Leases
786. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on an anomaly in the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, which does not expressly prohibit the signing of a private... - National Oversight and Audit Commission Remit
787. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of times that the National Oversight and Audit Committee for local authorities has met, since its... - Building Regulations
788. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that the technical guidance document to Part L, 2011 of the Irish Building Regulations requires... - Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility
790. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 31 March 2015, if he will review the decision to ban rent supplement... - Polling Stations
791. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding working at polling stations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Drainage Schemes
792. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a special certified certificate required for the manufacture of drainage equipment (details supplied); and if... - Illegal Dumping
793. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent of powers and obligations which local authorities have to control litter and illegal dumping of household... - Disability Access Projects
794. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the future funding and status of the Dublin 12 Disability Mainstream Access Project (details... - Building Regulations
796. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures taken to improve the standards of apartments being built; the changes that have been brought about, or will... - Mortgage Lending
797. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the new limits for mortgages for residential dwelling units, if he will outline the limits for new... - Building Regulations
798. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to exempt one-off houses and extensions to existing houses, under the new building controls and regulations; and... - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
799. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount allocated to each local authority in 2014 and 2015 for the adaptation... - Rental Accommodation Scheme Eligibility
804. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that more families can access the rental accommodation scheme in County Meath; and if he... - Leader Programmes Funding
805. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount his Department allocated to counties Kilkenny and Carlow for the Leader... - Fire Safety Regulations
811. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures the housing sections of local authorities have in place to safeguard against the spread of domestic fires... - Homeless Accommodation Provision
812. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if those families who are awaiting placement through the homeless central placement service have homeless priority on the... - Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
814. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if persons in receipt of housing assistance payment retain their homeless priority on local authority housing lists; and... - Climate Change Policy
815. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the form of geo-engineering or climate control actions that are being performed in the County Westmeath area in view of... - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
816. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when funding allocation will issue to local authorities (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a... - Local Authority Expenditure
817. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the checks he has in place to ensure that each local authority is in compliance with Government rules on procurement; if... - Local Authority Legal Services
818. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the names of each firm of solicitors that has been appointed by each county council... - Local Authority Housing Mortgages
820. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason interest rate decreases have not been passed onto mortgage holders who are part of the affordable housing or... - Private Residential Tenancies Board
821. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the issue of a private dwelling eviction case (details supplied) which has been referred to the Private Residential... - Seniors Alert Scheme
822. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason responsibility for supplying security for elderly and disabled persons has been given to Pobal; the reason its... - NAMA Social Housing Provision
825. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on National Asset Residential Property Services Limited; the number of units that have been... - Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
826. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide clarification on the waiting lists for voluntary housing; the way these allocations are being decided;... - Planning Issues
827. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the process of reviewing the 2007 Planning Guidelines on Development Plans, with particular reference to whether the... - Semi-State Bodies Dividends
829. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the semi-State commercial companies under his control; the policy of a dividend payment to...
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