Written answers
Thursday, 17 December 2015
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Dormant Accounts Fund Deposits
593. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current balance in the Dormant Account Funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45975/15] - Water Conservation Grant Administration
594. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the water conservation grant will be paid in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45978/15] - Irish Water Funding
595. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline in detail the moneys transferred to date or committed to Irish Water as investments on behalf of the State; and... - Motor Tax Yield
598. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the gross motor tax receipts for County Donegal, for each of the years from 2013 to date, in tabular form; and if he will... - Local Authority Funding
599. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he provided directly to Donegal County Council, in each of the years 2013 to date; and if he will make a... - Wastewater Treatment
600. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from the European Commission as part of formal infringement procedures relating to the... - Wind Energy Guidelines
601. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the revised wind energy development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45724/15] - Freedom of Information Fees
602. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he... - Ministerial Staff
603. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of political staff working in his Department and the role and salary of each staff member. [45785/15] - Legislative Process RIA
604. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a... - Private Residential Tenancies Board Administration
605. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken to increase the efficiency of decision-making in disputes by the Private Residential Tenancies Board... - Climate Change Policy
607. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given the agreement reached in Paris in France to limit global emissions of greenhouse gases, if he is agrees that... - Electoral Divisions Establishment
608. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of any disputes or differences of legal opinion over the boundary of Wicklow county; if this has led to any... - Priory Hall Development
609. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role of a developer (details supplied) in the resolution of issues affecting Priory Hall, Dublin 13; if the developer... - Departmental Funding
610. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to develop and market the walking route between Brandon Point and Brandon Creek in County... - Motor Tax Collection
613. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on moving away from the paper motor tax disc system towards an electronic system such as that in place in the... - Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
614. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have been approved for the mortgage to rent scheme since the criteria were changed in May 2015.... - Credit Ratings
615. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has been given a credit rating by international credit ratings agencies; and if he will make a statement on... - Irish Water Expenditure
616. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current level of borrowing undertaken by Irish Water; its approximate cost of funds; and if he will make a statement... - Private Residential Tenancies Board Staff
618. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the fees and expenses paid to each member of the Private Residential Tenancies Board's dispute resolution committee for... - Irish Water Expenditure
620. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual interest costs Irish Water will incur on loans taken out to cover the cost of water meter installation; and if... - Local Authority Rates
621. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct local authorities to design a rate scheme to support businesses damaged in the recent severe flooding;... - Waste Management
622. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government which local authorities have fully undertaken the requirement to identify and categorise historic illegal dumping grounds... - Local Government Reform Expenditure
623. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46091/15] - Local Government Reform
624. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of establishing a directly elected mayor for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46092/15] - Irish Water Funding
626. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the abolition of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46094/15] - Irish Water Expenditure
628. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the operational costs of Irish Water in 2014; the estimated final total operational cost in 2015, broken down by section,... - Climate Change Policy
629. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the next steps Ireland will take given the climate change agreement in Paris in France; and if he will make a statement on... - Local Authority Members' Remuneration
630. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of local authority members in 2015, by salaries and by expenses, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement... - Housing Adaptation Grant Funding
631. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring housing adaptation grant expenditure to 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 levels, in tabular form; and if he... - Local Authority Functions
635. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the mechanism in place to provide oversight of the work of special policy committees in local authorities and to measure... - Local Authority Housing
636. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that some Teachtaí Dála and local authority councillors are directors of approved housing bodies... - Dormant Accounts Fund
637. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the programmes he intends to roll out in 2016 funded by the Dormant Accounts Funds, including the application date,... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Expenditure
638. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the allocation and expenditure broken down per county in each of the past ten years under the rural water programme,... - Social and Affordable Housing Data
639. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the budget his Department allocated to local authorities for the provision of social housing units to the voluntary... - Library Services Provision
640. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposal to provide a new library in Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to... - Fire Stations Provision
642. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the proposals to provide a new fire station in Virginia in County Cavan; when this project will proceed to... - Local Authority Housing Data
644. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided to Cavan County Council and to Cavan Town Council for housing construction, housing repairs and... - Voluntary Sector Funding
646. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to provide funding for men's sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/15] - Local Authority Housing
647. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided or the financial contribution for the older person's scheme and the number of such units provided, by... - Island Communities
648. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the additional cost of allowing island communities to vote on the same day as those on the mainland. [46218/15] - Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists
649. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households on the local authority housing waiting list in County Longford currently, six months ago and 12... - Social and Affordable Housing Provision
651. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated in April 2015 to County Westmeath over three years to buy, rent or lease properties for social... - Appointments to State Boards
653. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number advertised on his... - Legislative Process RIA
655. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have Parts or sections yet to be... - Vacant Site Levy
657. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department considered including vacant sites owned by local authorities in the vacant site levy that will come into... - CLÁR Programme
658. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring CLÁR Programme funding to the level that pertained before it was last abolished; and if he will... - RAPID Programme
659. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring the revitalising areas by planning, investment and development, RAPID, programme funding to the... - Leader Programmes Funding
660. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring Leader funding to the level that was originally allocated under the 2007 to 2013 Rural Development... - Commercial Rates
661. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of commercial rate payers who did not pay the charges due in 2014 and the combined amount of these unpaid... - Commercial Rates Exemptions
662. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce commercial rate relief for vacant properties, where such charges fall due; the number of vacant... - Departmental Agencies
663. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will establish a multi-fund cross-departmental green-deal agency responsible for accessing European and private... - Housing for People with Disabilities
664. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress in achieving each of the nine strategic aims set out in the National Housing Strategy for People with a... - Motor Tax Rates
666. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the case of motor tax for a commercial vehicle (details supplied) based on the Court of Appeal reduction... - Local Authority Management
667. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if city managers or area managers in local authorities are allowed to be biased against city councillors; if all... - Living Wage
668. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed by or in agencies funded by...
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