Written answers
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Electoral Reform
1016. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Electoral Act 1992 and voting rights in respect of the emigrant population (details supplied);... - Rural Development Programme
1017. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the LEADER programme. [21379/15] - Pension Provisions
1018. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide support to the National Firefighters Association regarding the pension levy (details supplied); and if... - Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance
1019. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support a matter (details supplied) regarding housing alterations; and if he will make a statement on the... - Climate Change Policy
1020. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the co-operation on climate change issues that has been progressed between the Irish and British Governments, arising... - Homelessness Strategy
1021. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when approval will be granted to tender for the construction of housing units for homeless people (details supplied); and... - Building Regulations Amendments
1022. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the review of the Building Control Amendment Regulations 2014 (SI No. 9); if the requirements for... - Planning Issues (1 comment)
1023. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a planning application by a United States of America company for a private for-profit gasification... - Waste Management
1024. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the development of a civic amenity site in north Kildare to provide adequate recycling services for the... - Register of Electors
1025. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way Galway City Council could issue a letter to allow a member of the public, who had been incorrectly removed from... - Climate Change Policy
1026. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding climate change, the national policy position and definition of... - Air Quality
1027. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of air quality monitoring sites; their locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21335/15] - Waste Management
1030. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is acceptable that waste companies can charge by weight, without providing proof of weight of each bin by way of a... - Local Authority Finances
1031. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, on a county basis, the amount of money each council has in reserves, under Part V... - Waste Management
1033. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a bin waiver scheme. [21433/15] - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
1034. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will release the funding for necessary adaptation works for local authority housing without further delay. [21444/15] - Architectural Heritage
1035. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his current powers and obligations in respect of protected structures of architectural heritage within the ownership of... - Wind Energy Guidelines
1036. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government under what wind guidelines will a planning application (details supplied) be adjudicated; and if he will make a statement... - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
1037. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership trade agreement could lead to a significant... - Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration
1038. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the new tenant purchase scheme for local authority tenants will be introduced. [21489/15] - Rural Development Programme
1039. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will seek additional funding to address concerns regarding Leader (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Domestic Violence Refuges
1040. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the costs involved in renovating the former Debtors' Prison, Green Street, Dublin 7, into a refuge for victims of... - Seirbhísi trí Ghaeilge
1042. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government cé na bearta atá á ndéanamh ag a Roinn chun an pobal a chur ar an eolas faoi na seirbhísí i... - Departmental Funding
1043. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that funding of a national development officer position for MOVE (Men Overcoming Violence) Ireland is... - Disability Support Services Provision
1044. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an explanation as to the reason a polling station (details supplied) in the Dún... - Local Authority Funding
1045. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total local government funding from central funds to Tipperary County Council for 2015; if he will provide, in... - Local Authority Staff Data
1046. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in each grade employed by North Tipperary County Council in each... - Local Authority Funding
1047. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the total local government funding from central funds to North Tipperary County... - Irish Water Administration
1050. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all the data sources used by Irish Water to set up its household database; and if he will... - Control of Dogs
1051. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government based on his previous response, and in view of the last time the Irish Veterinary Association was consulted regarding the... - Disability Services Provision
1052. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a house is uninhabitable and the owner is under 66 years of age, the schemes or grants that are available; and if he... - Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications
1053. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a derogation will be granted to qualify for the mortgage to rent scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Leader Programmes Applications
1054. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo north east Leader partnership (details supplied) in County Mayo. [21749/15] - Private Residential Tenancies Board
1059. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he plans to review the operation and functioning of the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and if he will make a... - Domestic Violence Policy
1060. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if attempts have been made to change the law, whereby the perpetrator of domestic violence is evicted from the local... - Public Procurement Contracts
1061. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the contract for fuel cards of staff of a local authority was awarded to a company (details supplied); and the way... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding
1062. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason funding towards the development of a sewage treatment plant in Carrigaholt in County Clare, as a pilot... - Wind Energy Generation
1063. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received legal advice that An Bord Pleanála should delay any oral hearings into the Emlagh... - Septic Tank Inspections
1064. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a local authority is required to inspect a septic tank, where the individual householder reports that the septic tank... - Mortgage Arrears Proposals
1067. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the loan restructuring options available under the local authority mortgage arrears resolution process; his plans to... - Building Regulations
1068. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration will be given to the banning of hard flooring such as tiles and laminate floor covering in apartments,... - Housing Finance Agency
1069. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the interest rate charged by the Housing Finance Agency for local authority loans has remained at 2.75% since... - Vehicle Registration
1071. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review and broaden the documents of proof which can be accepted by local authorities as proof of ownership of... - Commercial Rates
1072. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on any proposals to reduce commercial rates obligations on wind farm operators, as well as his views on the... - Homelessness Strategy
1073. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions his Department is taking in response to recent reports by ALONE, that one older person became homeless every... - Housing Adaptation Grant
1075. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that will be allocated in 2015 to local authorities for mobility aid grants, housing adaptation grants and... - Departmental Funding
1076. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the funding stream from his Department to the Irish Deaf Society; and if he will make a... - Irish Water Administration
1078. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the legislation underpinning the Irish Water pipe maintenance responsibility graphics (details... - Wind Energy Guidelines
1080. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the present guidelines in relation to the set-back of wind turbines from houses comply with the... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
1082. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the funding for social housing in each local authority for the years 2000... - Commercial Rates
1083. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reform the commercial rates system to ease the significant burden on small to medium sized business; and if... - Regeneration Projects Status
1084. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for each of the following regeneration projects which were previously subject to Public Private Partnerships... - Departmental Funding
1085. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the details of the funding under the scheme to support national organisations that has been granted... - Homelessness Strategy
1086. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that sufficient funding to tackle homelessness has been awarded to the region encompassing County Kildare, as... - Local Authority Expenditure
1087. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reporting requirements that are in place for local authorities, in relation to the break-down of their spending on... - Homelessness Strategy
1088. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views that it is permissible for a housing authority to refuse to provide emergency accommodation for families; and... - Graffiti Issues
1095. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the by-laws in place to penalise people engaging in graffiti; the funding available for removal and prevention; his views... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
1096. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the new Part V regime for developers, including the percentage of homes they build which... - Building Regulations
1097. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the technical report prepared by his Department in relation to the tests carried out on the concrete blocks which are... - Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure
1098. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money which was allocated to Westmeath County Council for the construction of local authority housing in... - Banking Sector Regulation
1099. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce regulations to oblige banks which repossess properties that have sitting tenants to honour... - Air Pollution
1100. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the environmental impact studies that have been undertaken on the vapours released from aircrafts; whether environmental... - Telecommunications Infrastructure
1101. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current regulations in relation to the erection of telecommunications masts immediately adjacent to homes and... - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
1102. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how the funding for housing adaptation grants for the elderly and disabled, as allocated from Exchequer funds to the... - Public Sector Pensions Levy
1103. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason local authority members are continuing to pay pension levy deductions despite the fact that they are not... - Social Insurance Payments
1104. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason local authority members are continuing to have PRSI class deductions taken from their allowances despite not... - Local Authority Staff Data
1105. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the numbers of staff employed in the local authority building control section in each... - Commissions of Investigation
1106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of commissions of investigation established under the aegis of his Department, in tabular form, since the...
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