Budget

423. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been brought to his attention that Sligo County Council in its budget for 2015 has included a sum of €50,000 to help fund a golf tournament; if it is the intention of his Department to provide matching funds for the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47052/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

423. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it has been brought to his attention that Sligo County Council in its budget for 2015 has included a sum of €50,000 to help fund a golf tournament; if it is the intention of his Department to provide matching funds for the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47052/14]

307. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the details of general maintenance and upkeep of hospitals; if there is a specific budget provided for this; if he will provide details of this spend in paediatric hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46852/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

307. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the details of general maintenance and upkeep of hospitals; if there is a specific budget provided for this; if he will provide details of this spend in paediatric hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46852/14]

304. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department plans to introduce to improve the procurement of medicines in order to realise savings in the drugs budget as outlined in the Health Service Executive national service plan for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46826/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

304. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department plans to introduce to improve the procurement of medicines in order to realise savings in the drugs budget as outlined in the Health Service Executive national service plan for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46826/14]

301. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail the measures that will be introduced to achieve projected savings of €95 million from the annual drugs budget as outlined in the Health Service Executive national service plan for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46823/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

301. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail the measures that will be introduced to achieve projected savings of €95 million from the annual drugs budget as outlined in the Health Service Executive national service plan for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46823/14]

296. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed phase 2 development at our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth which will include 90 extra beds, five theatres and an extended emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; if all construction and fitting out costs have been included in the budget for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46743/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

296. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed phase 2 development at our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth which will include 90 extra beds, five theatres and an extended emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; if all construction and fitting out costs have been included in the budget for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46743/14]

170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance Ireland’s gross national income for the past three years if redomiciled public limited companies would have been excluded; and the amount by which Ireland’s contribution to the EU budget would have been reduced if these redomiciled public limited companies were excluded from the GNI figures for these years. [46758/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance Ireland’s gross national income for the past three years if redomiciled public limited companies would have been excluded; and the amount by which Ireland’s contribution to the EU budget would have been reduced if these redomiciled public limited companies were excluded from the GNI figures for these years. [46758/14]

134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the number of community employment participants who will have a dual payment ended after December 2014; and the savings to the Department's budget as a result of this change. [46960/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

134. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the number of community employment participants who will have a dual payment ended after December 2014; and the savings to the Department's budget as a result of this change. [46960/14]

89. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on funding for the 1916 commemorations; the percentage of her Department's budget that was devoted to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47010/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2014

89. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on funding for the 1916 commemorations; the percentage of her Department's budget that was devoted to this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47010/14]

Innovate America Act

United States · United States Congress · 9 December 2014

Innovate America Act - Directs the Secretary of Education, in coordination with the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), to award grants, on a competitive basis, to state educational agencies to establish or expand the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, including computer science (STEM) secondary schools in the United States from approximately 100 to approximately 200. Requires the Secretary, in coordination with the NSF Director, to: develop a database identifying existing STEM secondary schools, and study how to improve retention rates of students in STEM programs at institutions of higher education. Directs the President to ensure that at least 15% of all federal funds available each fiscal year for undergraduate research opportunities at 2-year and 4-year degree granting institutions of higher education are used to fund research opportunities for postsecondary students. Requires the NSF Director to administer a Technology Commercialization Awards Pilot Program through which promising technology advances derived from NSF research grants shall be eligible for funding. Amends the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 to extend the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to cover specifically informatics and computer science. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a manufacturing assistance program for small and medium-sized domestic manufacturers to promote the manufacturing of goods in the United States and enable them to be competitive in global markets. Requires the Under Secretary for International Trade of the Department of Commerce to report to Congress on the global competitiveness of 20 U.S. industries that export the most goods or services and the domestic and foreign regulatory and policy barriers to increasing their exports. Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), beginning in FY2015, to devise a strategy to reduce overall government printing costs over a 10-year period; and (2) each federal department and agency to issue guidance on the appropriate use of award and incentive fees in their programs. Requires return to the Treasury of any funds intended to be awarded as incentive fees to contractors that are not paid owing to contractor inability to meet established criteria in this Act.

EU Budget: Contributions

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2014

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their present projection of the United Kingdom's gross and net contributions to the European Union budget for the whole of the seven year budget agreement 2014–20.

Regulatory Cost Assessment Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2014

Regulatory Cost Assessment Act of 2014 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish and enforce a federal regulatory budget. Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to submit jointly to the President and Congress an analysis of the cost and economic effects of federal regulations, including recommendations for improvements to the regulatory budgeting process. Requires CBO to submit: (1) a baseline projecting the federal regulatory cost over at least five fiscal years, (2) analysis of the regulatory cost of legislation reported by congressional committees, and (3) look-back reviews comparing CBO estimates with actual costs. Requires a concurrent resolution on the budget to include levels for the federal regulatory cost for at least five fiscal years. Establishes a process for allocating the totals among congressional committees and subcommittees, programs, and major functional categories. Establishes a point of order against legislation that would cause the allocations to be exceeded and specifies requirements for waiving the point of order. Requires the President's budget to include an analysis of the cost of compliance with current and proposed federal regulations and proposals for complying with the levels and allocations established under this Act. Amends the Regulatory Flexibility Act to require agencies to provide additional analysis of the private sector costs for compliance with new regulations. Requires federal agencies and the Government Accountability Office to provide reports and cost estimates for specified regulations.

Directing the House of Representatives to bring a civil action for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain policies and actions taken by the executive branch relating to immigration.

United States · United States Congress · 8 December 2014

Directs the House of Representatives to bring a civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy to: exercise prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children, as announced by DHS on June 15, 2012; or exercise further prosecutorial discretion with respect to certain other unlawfully present aliens, as directed in a November 20, 2014, memorandum and related executive branch memoranda. Declares that: any amounts obligated or expended by the House to carry out this resolution shall be derived from existing appropriations for House salaries and expenses, and nothing in this resolution may be construed as authorizing an increase of House budget authority; and nothing in this resolution may be construed to affect the Speaker's authority to initiate, or intervene in, any civil action on behalf of the House.

Verslag houdende een vraag en een antwoord over Wijziging van de begrotingsstaten van het Ministerie van Algemene Zaken (IIIA), van het Kabinet van de Koning (IIIB) en de Commissie van Toezicht betreffende de Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdiensten (IIIC) voor het jaar 2014 (wijziging samenhangende met de Najaarsnota)

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 December 2014

Verslag houdende een vraag en een antwoord over Wijziging van de begrotingsstaten van het Ministerie van Algemene Zaken (IIIA), van het Kabinet van de Koning (IIIB) en de Commissie van Toezicht betreffende de Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdiensten (IIIC) voor het jaar 2014 (wijziging samenhangende met de Najaarsnota)

Bericht (III-23 d.B.) des Rechnungshofes, Reihe Bund 2013/10

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Bericht des Rechnungshofausschusses betreffend den Bericht (III-23 d.B.) des Rechnungshofes, Reihe Bund 2013/10

Bundesrechnungsabschluss 2013

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Bruno Rossmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Bundesrechnungsabschluss 2013

IFI-Beitragsgesetz 2014

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (345 d.B.): Bundesgesetz über österreichische Beiträge an internationale Finanzinstitutionen (IFI-Beitragsgesetz 2014)

Bundesgesetz über die Sanierung und Abwicklung von Banken

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (361 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über die Sanierung und Abwicklung von Banken erlassen wird, mit dem das Bankwesengesetz, das Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehördengesetz, die Insolvenzordnung, das Übernahmegesetz, das Wertpapieraufsichtsgesetz 2007, das Alternative Investmentfonds Manager-Gesetz, das Ratingagenturenvollzugsgesetz und das Stabilitätsabgabegesetz geändert werden sowie das Bankeninterventions- und -restrukturierungsgesetz aufgehoben wird

Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz 2016 – VAG 2016

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (354 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Bundesgesetz über den Betrieb und die Beaufsichtigung der Vertragsversicherung (Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz 2016 – VAG 2016) erlassen wird sowie das Abschlussprüfungs-Qualitätssicherungsgesetz, das Bankwesengesetz, das Betriebliche Mitarbeiter- und Selbständigenvorsorgegesetz, das Betriebspensionsgesetz, das Bewertungsgesetz 1955, das Börsegesetz 1989, das E-Commerce-Gesetz, das Einkommensteuergesetz 1988, das Fern-Finanzdienstleistungs-Gesetz, das Finanzkonglomerategesetz, das Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehördengesetz, das Finanzmarktstabilitätsgesetz, das Finanzsicherheiten-Gesetz, das Firmenbuchgesetz, das Gerichtsorganisationsgesetz, die Gewerbeordnung 1994, das Gleichbehandlungsgesetz, das Insolvenz-Entgeltsicherungsgesetz, die Insolvenzordnung, das Investmentfondsgesetz 2011, das Kapitalversicherungs-Förderungsgesetz, das Körperschaftsteuergesetz 1988, das Kraftfahrzeug-Haftpflichtversicherungsgesetz 1994, das Landarbeitsgesetz 1984, das Pensionskassengesetz, das Rechtspflegergesetz, die Strafprozessordnung 1975, das Umgründungssteuergesetz, das Verkehrsopfer-Entschädigungsgesetz, das Versicherungssteuergesetz 1953, das Versicherungsvertragsgesetz und das Wertpapieraufsichtsgesetz 2007 geändert werden

Bundesgesetz betreffend die Ermittlung der Umlaufgewichteten Durchschnittsrendite für Bundesanleihen, Nationalbankgesetz 1984, Sanktionengesetz 2010, Devisengesetz 2004

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (350 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Bundesgesetz betreffend die Ermittlung der Umlaufgewichteten Durchschnittsrendite für Bundesanleihen (UDRBG) erlassen und das Nationalbankgesetz 1984, das Sanktionengesetz 2010 und das Devisengesetz 2004 geändert werden

Bericht (III-7 d.B.) des Rechnungshofes, Reihe Bund 2011/12

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Bericht des Rechnungshofausschusses betreffend den Bericht (III-7 d.B.) des Rechnungshofes, Reihe Bund 2011/12

2. Abgabenänderungsgesetz 2014 - 2. AbgÄG 2014

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Bericht des Finanzausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (360 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Bundesgesetz über die Zusammenarbeit in Finanzstrafsachen mit den Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union (EU-FinStrZG) erlassen und das Einkommensteuergesetz 1988, das Körperschaftsteuergesetz 1988, das Umgründungssteuergesetz, das Gebührengesetz 1957, das Glücksspielgesetz, das Versicherungssteuergesetz 1953, das Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz 1992, die Bundesabgabenordnung, das Abgabenverwaltungsorganisationsgesetz 2010, das Bundesfinanzgerichtsgesetz, das Finanzstrafgesetz, die Abgabenexekutionsordnung, das Tabaksteuergesetz 1995, das Mineralölsteuergesetz 1995, das Tabakmonopolgesetz 1996 und das Zollrechts-Durchführungsgesetz geändert werden (2. Abgabenänderungsgesetz 2014 - 2. AbgÄG 2014)

Nein zur Kriminalisierung von Sparvereinen

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Bericht des Finanzausschusses über den Antrag 586/A(E) der Abgeordneten Erwin Angerer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Nein zur Kriminalisierung von Sparvereinen

Bericht (III-63 d.B.) des Rechnungshofes, Reihe Bund 2014/6

Austria · National Council · 4 December 2014

Bericht des Rechnungshofausschusses betreffend den Bericht (III-63 d.B.) des Rechnungshofes, Reihe Bund 2014/6 <br><br> <br><br>

137. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the total annual budget allocation of his Department to provide for domestic violence-related services between 2007 to 2014. [46526/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

137. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide, in tabular form, the total annual budget allocation of his Department to provide for domestic violence-related services between 2007 to 2014. [46526/14]

113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the total annual budget allocation of her Department to provide for domestic violence related services between 2007 to 2014. [46525/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide in tabular form the total annual budget allocation of her Department to provide for domestic violence related services between 2007 to 2014. [46525/14]

68. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all tax reliefs on income tax either eliminated or being phased out from budget 2012 onwards; the estimated savings to date for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46580/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 December 2014

68. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on all tax reliefs on income tax either eliminated or being phased out from budget 2012 onwards; the estimated savings to date for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46580/14]

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2014

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act - Makes a $5 billion supplemental appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Public Health Emergency Fund. Designates the funding as an emergency requirement exempt from budget enforcement limits. Makes the funding available, however, only if the President subsequently designates the amount as an emergency requirement. Permits the activities funded under this Act to include acquisition of products such as drugs, vaccines and other biological products, and medical devices for deposit into the Strategic National Stockpile. Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to add the Public Health Emergency Fund to the list of programs and activities exempt from a sequestration. (A sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)

Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 4 December 2014

Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014 - Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue guidelines for agencies that contract to acquire software, firmware, or products containing a third party or open source binary component. Requires binary component contracts to include clauses requiring: a confidentially supplied list, or a bill of materials, of each binary component that is used in the software, firmware, or product; the contractor to verify that products do not contain known security vulnerabilities and to notify the purchasing agency of any known vulnerabilities or defects; the contractor to obtain a waiver from the purchasing agency for components known to be vulnerable; an agency approving a vulnerability waiver to accept all risk associated with component use; product designs to allow fixes with patches, updates, or replacements; and the contractor to provide timely repairs for discovered vulnerabilities. Directs the OMB to issue guidance requiring agencies: (1) to replace components with currently known vulnerabilities and to remove or repair any new vulnerable components that become known; and (2) to migrate to patchable, repairable, and fixable products. Requires agencies to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with a list of each known vulnerable component in any product in use by the agencies. Directs DHS to issue an annual confidential report describing the security vulnerabilities of projects that created any known vulnerable component. Requires the report to assess the integrity of component suppliers for the incidence of security vulnerabilities for use by other agencies. Requires agencies, within 30 months after enactment of this Act, to report to Congress regarding the completion of the removal of each known vulnerable or defective component. Directs other entities of the U.S. government to replace vulnerable components with less vulnerable alternatives.

Sicherstellung einer qualitativ hochwertigen Versorgung in Einrichtungen der Elly-Heuss-Knapp-Stiftung Deutsches Müttergenesungswerk

Germany · German Bundestag · 4 December 2014

Überregionale Einrichtungen des Müttergenesungswerks: Anzahl, Bettenzahl, Budget, Auslastung, Qualitätsstandards, personelle medizinische und therapeutische Mindestausstattung, gesetzliche Vorgaben, Personalentwicklung, Höhe der Vergütung der Vorsorge- und Rehabilitationsleistungen (Tagessätze), Anrufung der Landesschiedsstellen für Vergütungsvereinbarungen<br /> (insgesamt 15 Einzelfragen)

Order of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 4 December 2014.#Agenţia de Plăţi şi Intervenţie pentru Agricultură (APIA) – Centrul Judeţean Timiş v Curtea de Conturi a României and Camera de Conturi a Judeţului Timiş.#Reference for a preliminary ruling from Curtea de Apel Timişoara.#Agriculture — Common agricultural policy — Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 — Direct support schemes — Conditions for the granting of the complementary national direct payments — Condition not provided for by EU legislation — Condition relating to the absence of debt falling due to the State budget and/or local budget on the date of submission of the application for aid — Not permissible.#Case C‑304/13.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 4 December 2014

Aanbieding vragenlijsten over wijzigingen van de begrotingsstaten IenM samenhangende met de Najaarsnota 2014

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 December 2014

Aanbieding vragenlijsten over wijzigingen van de begrotingsstaten IenM samenhangende met de Najaarsnota 2014

Motie van het lid Karabulut over voorkomen dat de Belastingdienst beslag legt op het kindgebonden budget

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 December 2014

Motie van het lid Karabulut over voorkomen dat de Belastingdienst beslag legt op het kindgebonden budget

Aanbieding feitelijke vragen Wijziging begroting Defensie in relatie tot Najaarsnota

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 December 2014

Aanbieding feitelijke vragen Wijziging begroting Defensie in relatie tot Najaarsnota

Weitere Steuergeldspritze für die ÖVAG?

Austria · National Council · 3 December 2014

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Christoph Hagen, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Weitere Steuergeldspritze für die ÖVAG? <i>(Österreichische Volksbanken AG)</i>

Gerichtsgebühren-Novelle 2014 – GGN 2014

Austria · National Council · 3 December 2014

Bericht des Justizausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (366 d.B.): Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Gerichtsgebührengesetz und das Gerichtliche Einbringungsgesetz geändert werden (Gerichtsgebühren-Novelle 2014 – GGN 2014)

25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the consultation process he announced in his budget speech regarding the proposed tax on vacant sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45968/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2014

25. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the consultation process he announced in his budget speech regarding the proposed tax on vacant sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45968/14]

20. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance the length of time it will take to receive approval from the European Commission to make the amendments to the employment and investment incentive which have been announced in budget 2015; if the delay in receiving approval from the Commission for the scheme introduced last year, section 45 of the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013, is a cause for concern in this regard considering that the relevant provision has not yet been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44357/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2014

20. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Finance the length of time it will take to receive approval from the European Commission to make the amendments to the employment and investment incentive which have been announced in budget 2015; if the delay in receiving approval from the Commission for the scheme introduced last year, section 45 of the Finance (No. 2) Bill 2013, is a cause for concern in this regard considering that the relevant provision has not yet been commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44357/14]

16. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if, notwithstanding the very welcome tax reductions being implemented in the Finance Bill including the reduction in the different universal social charge bands, the top rate of tax and the increase in the standard rate tax band, further tax reduction measures, with particular reference to further raising the point at which a person commences paying the top rate of tax, may be considered and implemented sooner than the next scheduled budget should the State's financial position continue to improve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45971/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2014

16. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Finance if, notwithstanding the very welcome tax reductions being implemented in the Finance Bill including the reduction in the different universal social charge bands, the top rate of tax and the increase in the standard rate tax band, further tax reduction measures, with particular reference to further raising the point at which a person commences paying the top rate of tax, may be considered and implemented sooner than the next scheduled budget should the State's financial position continue to improve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45971/14]

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the reason his proposed income tax and universal social charge budget measures disproportionately favour those on higher incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45994/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 December 2014

8. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the reason his proposed income tax and universal social charge budget measures disproportionately favour those on higher incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45994/14]

Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014

United States · United States Congress · 3 December 2014

Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 - Better Buildings Act of 2014 - Requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) develop and publish model leasing provisions to encourage building owners and tenants to use greater cost-effective energy efficiency and water efficiency measures in commercial buildings, and (2) develop policies and best practices to implement the measures for the realty services provided by the GSA to federal agencies. Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants of spaces in commercial buildings that voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency. Authorizes the EPA to develop a voluntary program to recognize commercial building owners and tenants that use high-performance energy efficiency measures in the design and construction of leased spaces. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prescribe additional energy conservation standards for grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program, which is a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods. Energy Efficient Government Technology Act - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require: (1) each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the EPA to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies; (2) DOE to maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federal data centers; and (3) DOE to establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible in a manner that encourages data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation. Requires DOE to maintain, and if necessary create, a database for storing and making available public energy-related information on commercial and multifamily buildings.

Afronding aanwijzing begroting 2014 Aruba

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 3 December 2014

Afronding aanwijzing begroting 2014 Aruba

AMENDING LETTER TO THE DRAFT AMENDING BUDGET N°6/2014 GENERAL STATEMENT OF REVENUE STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE BY SECTION Section III – Commission Section VIII – European Ombudsman

European Union · European Commission · 3 December 2014

618. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the provisions in her Department's budget 2015 to provide for additional staff for Killarney House and gardens in support of the €7.1 million investment in the project; when required staff will be appointed; when the facility will be open to the public. [46001/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

618. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the provisions in her Department's budget 2015 to provide for additional staff for Killarney House and gardens in support of the €7.1 million investment in the project; when required staff will be appointed; when the facility will be open to the public. [46001/14]

416. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health further to the announcement in budget 2015 of the targeted ending of the public sector recruitment moratorium, the number of additional front-line health care staff expected to be recruited in 2015; the impact recruitment will have on the amount spent on agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46178/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

416. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Health further to the announcement in budget 2015 of the targeted ending of the public sector recruitment moratorium, the number of additional front-line health care staff expected to be recruited in 2015; the impact recruitment will have on the amount spent on agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46178/14]

308. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the budget of the Office of Promotion of Migrant Integration. [45892/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

308. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the budget of the Office of Promotion of Migrant Integration. [45892/14]

192. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland has to pay extra money to the EU budget after the upwards re-evaluation of GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

192. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland has to pay extra money to the EU budget after the upwards re-evaluation of GDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/14]

160. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding persons on community employment schemes in relation to changes announced in budget 2012; the impact on double payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46124/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

160. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding persons on community employment schemes in relation to changes announced in budget 2012; the impact on double payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46124/14]

127. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria his Department employs to allocate the national homelessness budget in view of the fact that the four midland counties of Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford have continued to receive a 1.5% annual allocation of the national budget for many years despite a 12.27% reduction in this funding for the region in 2013. [45858/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

127. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria his Department employs to allocate the national homelessness budget in view of the fact that the four midland counties of Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Longford have continued to receive a 1.5% annual allocation of the national budget for many years despite a 12.27% reduction in this funding for the region in 2013. [45858/14]

110. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if legislation will be prepared by his Department to develop the off-balance sheet vehicle to provide some of the social housing provision pledged by the Government over the next three years in budget 2015. [45867/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

110. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if legislation will be prepared by his Department to develop the off-balance sheet vehicle to provide some of the social housing provision pledged by the Government over the next three years in budget 2015. [45867/14]

94. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide a discretionary increase in the midlands allocation from the national homelessness budget in view of the low level of national funding for the midlands and a 30% increase in demand for services in this region. [45859/14]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014

94. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will provide a discretionary increase in the midlands allocation from the national homelessness budget in view of the low level of national funding for the midlands and a 30% increase in demand for services in this region. [45859/14]