Written answers
Tuesday, 28 June 2016
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Wind Energy Guidelines
164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of wind energy development guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17925/16] - Regeneration Projects
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to compensate for the cessation of the Ballymun social regeneration fund in 2017. [18352/16] - Motor Tax Rates
166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the recent changes in van tax which appear to have made it more expensive for van users, particularly those who are not... - Voluntary Sector Funding
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that Show Racism the Red Card receives funding under the support scheme for national organisations (details... - Private Rented Accommodation Standards
168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce mandatary inspections of private rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Waste Management Regulations
169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government where the functions relating to waste management, regulation of waste collection companies and regulation of recycling... - Waste Disposal
170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to immediately suspend the planned charge system for waste collection until there is clarity on the outcome of the changes... - Planning Issues
173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislation relating to the maintenance of privately owned trees when they endanger the private property of another... - Waste Management
174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department or a body under its aegis has monitored if waste collectors have weighed waste since July 2015 and... - Waste Disposal
175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide statistics and evidence to back the claim made on page three in the Minister's briefing on the introduction of... - Private Rented Accommodation
176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the advice provided to tenants from Threshold (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Waste Disposal Charges
180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the interdepartmental working group recommended in the National Waste Policy - A Resource Opportunity Report 2012, page... - Waste Management
181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the last formal review of the household waste collection market was undertaken by his Department or a body under its... - Waste Management Regulations
182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of areas for which the separate collection of organics is currently not a required waste permit condition; and... - Water and Sewerage Schemes
184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow private group water schemes to be taken over by Irish Water where the water group scheme wishes to do... - Community Development Projects
185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on issues raised by a person (details supplied) and if a meeting can be raised in this regard. [18117/16] - EU Directives
186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of infringement action by the European Union Commission against Ireland on the State’s failure to comply... - Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision
187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of design, build and operate water treatment water plants here and the cost of these public-private... - Housing Policy
188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce rent to buy schemes or other affordable house purchase schemes; and if he will make a statement on... - Local Authority Functions
189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that the Local Authority Members Association, LAMA, is invited to attend the local government review committee,... - Waste Disposal Charges
190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it will still be compulsory to weigh bins where the nil cent per kilo option is employed for recyclable waste (details... - Waste Management
191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if black bin bags will still be an option for persons with disabilities, persons living alone and infirm and persons... - Local Authority Staff Recruitment
193. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will lift the recruitment embargo in Roscommon County Council to allow the hiring of outdoor staff, as since the... - Local Authority Members' Remuneration
194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount provided to councillors for conference expenses by local authority in each of the years 2012 to 2015,... - Local Authority Housing Data
197. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of new tenant purchase scheme transactions entered into by local authority tenants with Cork City Council and... - Social and Affordable Housing
200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the new units leased under the social housing current expenditure programme, SHCEP, scheme in 2015 and 2014... - Library Services
201. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will suspend any proposals to amalgamate library services across county boundaries leading to a centralisation of... - Local Authority Expenditure
202. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost of the kilometerage reimbursement scheme incurred by local authority in each of the years 2011 to 2016, to... - Services for People with Disabilities
203. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations on the part of public houses that also serve food to provide wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities for... - Traveller Accommodation
204. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will increase the national Traveller accommodation budget from €5.5 million to the 2008 level of €40... - Local Authority Funding
205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make a subvention available to compensate for the net downward global revaluation, as he did with other... - Local Authority Rates
209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rates due and paid by Irish Water in each local authority since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Local Authority Expenditure
211. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for a breakdown of expenditure during the Ballymun regeneration programme. [18348/16] - Anti-Social Behaviour
212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the definition of anti-social behaviour for council tenants; and his plans to add domestic violence to that description in... - Approved Housing Bodies
213. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the assistance he will provide to a group (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Irish Water Funding
214. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the composition of the €522 million, including what portion is expected to... - Electoral Reform
216. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to introduce measures to facilitate those whose occupation necessitates them to spend extended periods of time at sea or... - Waste Disposal Charges
217. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a private waste company (details supplied) is subject to the current negotiations with the Government around the... - Approved Housing Bodies
218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to revert to this Deputy on a matter (details suppled); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18413/16] - Waste Management
220. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to encourage producers of goods to reduce the amount of packaging; if he will carry out a pilot... - Local Authority Boundaries Review
221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the Carlow boundary review committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18442/16] - Local Authority Housing Funding
222. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his detailed funding plans for 50,000 local authority houses; if he envisages that all of these houses will be managed by... - Local Authority Housing Provision
223. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the home acquisition programme, by homes purchased by local authorities, by amount paid, by amount invested... - Waste Disposal Charges
224. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government why there is a disparity between refuse providers in that some charge for recyclables while others do not; if he will... - Local Authority Housing Mortgages
226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing loan applications that have been made and which were successful to each local authority in 2015 and... - Proposed Legislation
227. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish further required amendments in relation to the Foreshore Act 1933 as amended; and if he will make a... - Local Authority Boundaries Review
229. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on local authority arrangements in counties Cork and Galway; if he is still considering the amalgamation of... - Vacant Sites Levy
230. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government with respect to the new vacant site levy that will take effect in 2018, if only owners of properties that have been vacant... - Departmental Reports
234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a list of all analysis or reports undertaken by his Department or a body under its aegis since 2012 which have... - Housing Assistance Payments Implementation
235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the housing assistance payment is expected to be rolled out in County Wicklow; and the additional resources that will... - Local Authority Staff
236. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the problems with staff in the housing department in Wicklow County Council, particularly in the Bray... - Climate Change Policy
237. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions he plans to take on tackling climate change and reducing Ireland's level of emissions of carbon dioxide. [16172/16] - Climate Change Advisory Council
240. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if and when he established the advisory council pursuant to section 9(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development...
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