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Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
114 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing need for meaningful United Nations reform regarding, inter alia , areas pertaining to climate change and disarmament.
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Question· Schriftelijke vragen2010Z14578concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 11 October 2010
De uitzending 'Zet het klimaat op 1'
Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
92 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Finance the reason small contractors, under the evidence of economic and financial standing criteria, Article 54 of Directive 2004/17/EC and Regulation 56 of SI No. 50 of 2007 and Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 55 of SI No. 329 of 2007 require a minimum average turnover of €1.5 million to qualify for the award of contracts; the plans to review the minimum average turnover level in view of the present economic climate; that the scheme and directive be urgently reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· Schriftelijke vragen2010Z14124concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 5 October 2010
Het Climate Change propagandafilmpje
Record· Brief regering2010Z14106concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 5 October 2010
Lijst van vragen en antwoorden inzake beleidsdoorlichting Internationaal Ondernemen 2004-2008 - Terugkijken Met Een Blik Vooruit
Record· Brief regering2010Z14019concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 October 2010
Stand van zaken internationale klimaatonderhandelingen en vooruitblik naar Conferentie van Partijen, Klimaatverdrag, december 2010, Cancun
Question· writtenPQ 1577asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
1669 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the review of State forestry policy to take account of its role in relation to climate change, detailing the way climate change is affecting decision making in the Forest Service and Coillte Teo.
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Question· writtenPQ 378asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
466 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Finance the reason a rent increase of 100% is being sought from tenants of a commercial scheme (details supplied) which is now under the control of National Asset Management Agency at a time when business has already been negatively affected by the current economic climate and the specific businesses are already struggling; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that such a rent review may result in existing tenants of the scheme ceasing to trade and others being placed under unnecessary financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
6 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate change last met; when the next meeting is due.
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Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 September 2010
3 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate change will next meet.
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Bill· SS. 3936 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2010
States as Energy Leaders for the Future Act or SELF Act - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a program to provide grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to develop and carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures, such as renewable electricity standards, regional or statewide climate action plans, and participation in a regional greenhouse gas reduction program. Directs the Secretary of DOE, in establishing criteria for grants, to take into account: (1) regional disparities in the ways in which energy is produced and used; and (2) the clean energy resource potential of the measures. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "domestic production gross receipts" for purposes of the tax deduction for income attributable to domestic production, the gross receipts of a major integrated oil company which are derived from oil related qualified production activities.
Bill· HRH.R. 6362 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 September 2010
Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act or the SAVE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states to allow a student who is attending a public school that does not have a safe climate for academic achievement, or who becomes a victim of a violent criminal offense while on school grounds, at a school event, or on a school bus to transfer to a safe public school within the school district. (Currently, the school must be persistently dangerous and the offense must occur on school grounds.) Requires states to: (1) permit schools to provide counseling and educational services to violent offenders in alternative settings; (2) require schools that know a violent offender is returning to school to notify the victim's parents that the offender is returning; and (3) provide school students, families, and staff with an annual report containing certain school crime statistics. Requires a state's determination that a school is unsafe to: (1) be based on those school crime statistics and certain other school data that the state is to collect; (2) be relayed to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that LEAs can relay such information to parents in a timely manner; and (3) result in ameliorative efforts by unsafe schools. Directs the Secretary of Education to: (1) make school crime statistics publicly available; and (2) publish a handbook to assist states and LEAs in meeting this Act's school crime, offense, and incident disclosure requirements. Amends the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program to augment the information LEAs must provide to states concerning students with guns to include incidents that do not involve a student's expulsion and school-related off-campus incidents, including those involving non-students. Includes bullying and cyberbullying prevention, and emergency preparedness in the federal activities required under the program. Directs the Secretary to fund schoolwide climate surveys of students, parents, and school personnel for use in creating collaborative plans for school improvement. Gives funding priority to unsafe schools.
Bill· HRH.R. 6229 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2010
Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or DIPLOMA Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that include a local educational agency (LEA) and other community partners to: (1) ensure the academic, physical, social, emotional, and civic development of disadvantaged youth; and (2) strengthen their families and communities. Requires each state grantee to develop and implement a state child and youth strategy that assesses children's needs and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: (1) children are ready for school; (2) students are engaged and achieving in school; (3) students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; (4) schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; (5) families are supportive and engaged in their children's education; (6) students are ready for postsecondary education and 21st Century careers; and (7) students are contributing to their communities. Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local child and youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants directly to local consortia if appropriated funds fall below a specified amount.
Record· Brief regering2010Z13565concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 24 September 2010
Kabinetsreactie op rapporten over de werkwijze van het Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change en inzet IPCC
Question· Schriftliche Frage17/2963open
Germany · German Bundestag · 17 September 2010
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br />
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Welche Zielkonflikte mit anderen bundespolitischen Zielen – wie zum Beispiel im Bereich Klimaschutz und Energieeinsparung sowie für den Stadtumbau – ergeben sich aus der Tatsache, dass „Haushalte mit ALG-II-Bezug sowie Haushalte im Niedrigeinkommensbereich [gezwungen sind], in Wohnungen mit unterdurchschnittlichem Standard [zu] wohnen“ (Quelle: Kosten der Unterkunft und die Wohnungsmärkte, Forschungen Heft 142, Hrsg.: Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung, Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung), und welche Schlussfolgerungen zieht die Bundesregierung daraus?
Record· Rondvraagpunt procedurevergadering2010Z12611concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 9 September 2010
Uitnodiging van Stichting Spaar het Klimaat en Platform Bewoners en Duurzaam Bouwen voor werkbezoek energiebesparing bestaande bouw op 8 oktober 2010
Record· Brief regering2010Z12149concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 September 2010
Antwoorden op vragen van de cie VROM over wijziging Regeling monitoring handel in emissierechten
Question· Schriftliche Frage17/2748open
Germany · German Bundestag · 13 August 2010
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br />
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Wie unterstützt die Bundesregierung konkret die offizielle Bewerbung Münchens für die Olympischen Winterspiele 2018?<br />
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Welche geplanten oder neuen Infrastrukturprojekte wären nach Ansicht der Bundesregierung zur erfolgreichen Durchführung der Olympischen Spiele in Deutschland vordringlich zu verwirklichen?<br />
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Hat die Bundesregierung konkrete Pläne, den Zuschlag des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees (IOC) für München am 6. Juli 2011 vorausgesetzt, wie und bis zu welcher Höhe die Finanzierung notwendiger Infrastrukturprojekte des Bundes sichergestellt werden kann?<br />
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Wie würden sich nach Ansicht der Bundesregierung die Olympischen Winterspiele in München 2018 auf den Arbeitsmarkt, auf Mittelstand und Handwerk, private Investitionen, Infrastruktur und Tourismus sowie den Klimaschutz in Bayern und Deutschland auswirken?
Question· Schriftliche Frage17/2715open
Germany · German Bundestag · 6 August 2010
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br />
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Hat die Bundesregierung prüfen lassen, ob es rechtlich möglich wäre, den im Erneuerbare Energien-Gesetz (EEG) vorgeschriebenen Vergütungsanspruch für Solarstrom daran zu binden, dass die Solarmodule entweder aus Ländern der Europäischen Union kommen oder aus Nicht-EU-Ländern, in denen ebenfalls ein Vergütungsanspruch (Stichwort: Reziprozitätsprinzip) besteht, der einen wirtschaftlichen Betrieb einer Solarstromanlage ermöglicht, und hat die Bundesregierung prüfen lassen, ob der Vergütungsanspruch für Module auf Länder konzentriert werden kann, die bestimmte Klimaziele verbindlich anstreben, zu denen nicht zuletzt sämtliche Länder der Europäischen Union gehören?
Record· Brief regering2010Z11421concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 3 August 2010
Lijst van vragen en antwoorden in het kader van het Ontwerpbesluit tot wijziging van het Besluit handel in emissierechten (verlenging NOx opt-out)
Bill· SS. 3676 (111th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 July 2010
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes FY2011 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) for: (1) administration of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular programs; (2) the civilian stabilization initiative; (3) the Capital Investment Fund; (4) the Office of Inspector General; (5) educational and cultural exchange programs; (6) representation allowances; (7) protection of foreign missions and officials; (8) U.S. embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (9) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (10) the repatriation loans program account; (11) the American Institute in Taiwan; (12) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (13) international organizations, peacekeeping, and commissions; (14) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (15) salaries and expenses; (16) plan preparation and construction of authorized projects; (17) the International Joint Commission, the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission; (18) international fisheries commissions; (19) international broadcasting operations and capital improvements; (20) the Asia Foundation; (21) the United States Institute for Peace; (22) the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund; (23) the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated; (24) the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program; (25) the East-West Center; (26) the National Endowment for Democracy; (27) the Commission for Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad; (28) the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom; (29) the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; (30) the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China; and (31) the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Makes FY2011 appropriations for: (1) operating expenses of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the capital investment fund, and the Office of Inspector General; (2) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) global health and child survival; (4) specified development assistance; (5) international disaster assistance; (6) transition initiatives; (7) complex crises; (8) development credit authority; (9) the Economic Support Fund; (10) promotion of democracy; (11) assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia; (12) international narcotics control and law enforcement; (13) nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, and demining; (14) migration and refugee assistance; (15) the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund; (16) the Peace Corps; (17) the Millennium Challenge Corporation; (18) the Inter-American Foundation; (19) the African Development Foundation; and (20) the Department of the Treasury for international affairs technical assistance activities and debt restructuring. Makes FY2011 appropriations for: (1) international military education and training; (2) foreign military financing grants; (3) international peacekeeping operations; and (4) the Pakistan counterinsurgency capability fund. Makes FY2011 appropriations for: (1) international organizations and programs; (2) the Global Environment Facility; (3) the International Development Association; (4) the Clean Technology Fund; (5) the Strategic Climate Fund; (6) the Global Food Security Fund; (7) the Inter-American Investment Corporation; (8) the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund; (9) the Asian Development Bank and the Asian Development Fund; (10) the African Development Fund; and (11) the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Makes FY2011 appropriations for: (1) the Export-Import Bank, including the Office of Inspector General, direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, and administrative expenses; (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) credit and insurance programs, including administrative expenses, and for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans; and (3) the Trade and Development Agency. Sets forth certain limits and prohibitions on the use of appropriations for specified activities.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1566 (111th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 2010
Recognizes the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Commemorates the significance and importance of SNCC and its role in organizing the national sit-in movement and the role that they played in the desegregation of U.S. society and for creating the political climate necessary to pass legislation to expand civil rights and voting rights. Encourages the people of the United States to recognize and celebrate the legal victories of the national sit-in movement that sought to eradicate segregation in U.S. society. States that the House of Representatives aspires to work with the same courage, determination, dignity, and commitment exemplified by those pioneering students who dared to challenge a segregated society by addressing modern-day inequalities and injustice.
Report· HearingH.Hrg.111published
United States · United States House of Representatives · 27 July 2010
Bill· SS. 3655 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2010
Provides that it shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any conference report or other legislation that originates in the House of Representatives, or any Senate bill or related conference report to which the House added a provision, that addresses climate change through the inclusion of a cap-and-trade program if the Senate has not considered and approved a bill addressing climate change that included such a program. Allows such provision to be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members. Requires a two-thirds vote to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised on such provision.
Bill· HRH.R. 5876 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 2010
Long Island Sound Improvement Act Amendments of 2010 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to create additional duties for the Long Island Sound Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including studying the impacts of climate change on the Sound watershed. Requires a municipality that owns or operates a municipal separate storm sewer system to obtain, without regard to the size of the population served by the system, a permit for discharges composed entirely of stormwater for any portion of the municipality that is located within both the Long Island Sound watershed and an urbanized area. Authorizes such permits to be issued on a regional basis. Requires the EPA Administrator to ensure that: (1) permits held by industrial stormwater dischargers and permits held by construction activity dischargers conform to regional permits' conditions; and (2) monitoring requirements are included in a regional permit. Authorizes the Administrator to provide technical assistance to municipalities with respect to establishing regional permits. Establishes: (1) reporting requirements for the Office; and (2) requirements directing agencies to ensure that their property, actions, and activities within the watershed are consistent with the Long Island Sound Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (Plan) and to develop plans to maximize forest cover and riparian habitat and minimize stormwater discharge on agency property. Requires the Administrator to establish a voluntary interstate nitrogen trading program with respect to the Sound that includes the generation, trading, and use of nitrogen credits to facilitate the attainment and maintenance of the Sound Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). Authorizes: (1) grants for a prioritized list of projects and studies that will assist in meeting the Plan's goals and objectives; and (2) the Administrator to make grants for the construction of a publicly owned treatment work within Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont solely to a municipal or state agency if the state has established allocations for discharges within the state in a Long Island Sound TMDL. Requires the Administrator to: (1) consider the use of innovative stormwater management practices and approaches in meeting the requirements of the Act; and (2) implement a pilot project to demonstrate the efficacy of nutrient bioextraction for the removal of nitrogen and phosphorous from the waters of the Sound watershed.
Bill· HRH.R. 5856 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2010
Waste-to-Energy Technology Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a 30% energy tax credit for investment in qualified waste-to-energy property. Defines "qualified waste-to-energy property" as property comprising a system that uses municipal solid waste or sewage sludge as the feedstock for producing solid, liquid, or gas fuel, and that is certified by the Secretary of the Treasury as eligible for a credit under this Act. Excludes certain landfill facilities from such definition. Requires the Secretary to establish criteria for awarding certifications for waste-to-energy projects, which shall include: (1) the commercial viability of such projects; (2) whether such projects will provide the greatest net impact in avoiding or reducing air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases; and (3) whether such projects pose the fewest risks (other than climate risks) to environmental and human health.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1552 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 July 2010
Expresses support for: (1) the Copenhagen Accord as a meaningful step toward achieving the goal of a binding global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; and (2) finance for developing countries consistent with the Accord's goals. Calls for: (1) enacting comprehensive energy and climate change legislation; and (2) allotting funding to develop the processes and organizations required to manage the disbursement of funds efficiently and transparently. Commends the High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing for its preliminary work in defining how finance for developing countries will be raised and disbursed. Encourages the international community to create a legally binding agreement to reduce GHG emissions as soon as possible.
Bill· HRH.R. 5783 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2010
Investing in Our Future Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on currency transactions exceeding $10,000 equal to 0.005% of the value of the currency acquired in the transaction (currency transaction tax). Establishes in the Treasury: (1) the Child Care Assistance Trust Fund, which shall be funded with 20% of the revenues from the currency transactions tax and which shall be used to provide increased allocations to states for child care assistance; (2) the Multilateral Global Health Trust Fund, which shall be funded with 40% of the revenues from such tax and from which the Secretary of State shall make grants to assist developing countries in addressing HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal mortality, family planning, neglected diseases, and other health issues; and (3) the Global Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Trust Fund, which shall be funded with 40% of the revenues from such tax and which shall be used for contributions to a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change global climate fund for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Bill· SS. 3595 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 2010
Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act (DIPLOMA Act) - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award renewable five year grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local consortia that include a local educational agency (LEA) and other community partners to: (1) ensure the academic, physical, social, emotional, and civic development of disadvantaged youth; and (2) strengthen their families and communities. Requires each state grantee to develop and implement a state child and youth strategy that assesses children's needs and the assets within the state that can be mobilized, coordinated, and integrated to achieve quantifiable progress toward goals that include ensuring that: (1) children are ready for school; (2) students are engaged and achieving in school; (3) students are physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally healthy; (4) schools and neighborhoods are safe and provide a positive climate for learning; (5) families are supportive and engaged in their children's education; (6) students are ready for postsecondary education and 21st Century careers; and (7) students are contributing to their communities. Directs the consortia to develop and implement a local child and youth strategy that integrates multiple private and public services into a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of services directed toward achieving quantifiable progress toward such goals. Requires the Secretary to award competitive grants directly to local consortia if appropriated funds fall below a specified amount.
Resolution· HRESH.Res. 1526 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 July 2010
Expresses support for the goals of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas. Encourages the efforts of the U.S. government to expand collaboration and cooperation among countries in the Western Hemisphere on issues of energy security, low carbon economic growth, and reducing energy poverty. Promotes the active participation by countries, businesses, and civil societies in the Hemisphere in this voluntary partnership.
Record· Brief regering2010Z10807concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 12 July 2010
Internationale Conferentie Landbouw, Voedselzekerheid en Klimaat
Record· Brief regering2010Z10764concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 9 July 2010
Beleidsdoorlichting Internationaal Ondernemen 2004-2008 - Terugkijken Met Een Blik Vooruit
Question· writtenPQ 566asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2010
568 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has attended any meetings of the Cabinet sub-committee on climate change in 2010; when the next meeting of this committee is scheduled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Report· INI2010/2103(INI)voted
European Union · European Parliament · 8 July 2010
Report· INI2010/2106(INI)voted
European Union · European Parliament · 8 July 2010
Question· writtenPQ 292asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 July 2010
307 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Defence if it is intended to increase coastal, naval and air surveillance in view of the need to combat drug trafficking or other criminal activity which may become more lucrative in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· Schriftliche Anfrage5932/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 6 July 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Petra Bayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten betreffend Einhaltung der Zusage einer Anschubfinanzierung für Klimaschutz und Klimaerwärmungsanpassung in den ärmsten Ländern der Welt
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage5933/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 6 July 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Petra Bayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Einhaltung der Zusage einer Anschubfinanzierung für Klimaschutz und Klimaerwärmungsanpassung in den ärmsten Ländern der Welt
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage5930/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 6 July 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Petra Bayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Finanzen betreffend Einhaltung der Zusage einer Anschubfinanzierung für Klimaschutz und Klimaerwärmungsanpassung in den ärmsten Ländern der Welt
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage5931/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 6 July 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Petra Bayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Einhaltung der Zusage einer Anschubfinanzierung für Klimaschutz und Klimaerwärmungsanpassung in den ärmsten Ländern der Welt
Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
202 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs his plans, if any, to develop the community related programmes operated by his Department to meet the needs emerging in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 July 2010
205 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the extent to which he has improved the CLÁR programme to better meet community needs in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Record· Brief regering2010Z10391concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 1 July 2010
Beantwoording vragen commissie VROM inzake de werkwijze van het Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), eventuele problemen die daaruit voort zouden kunnen komen en mogelijke verbeteringen
Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2010
59 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider easing the qualification guidelines for back to education allowance having particular regard to the need to encourage further education in the current economic climate; if he has examined the prospects of increasing opportunities for back to education with a view to responding to the situation now emerging in a more realistic way; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· HRH.R. 5628 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 June 2010
Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to prohibit the Secretary of Education from providing education funding to any educational agency or institution that allows school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student as a form of punishment or to modify undesirable behavior. Requires each state to submit a plan to the Secretary, within 18 months of this Act's enactment and every third year thereafter, that describes how the state eliminates the use of corporal punishment in schools and makes school personnel and parents aware of its policies and procedures for doing so. Authorizes the Secretary to award three-year grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to assist them in improving school climate and culture by implementing school-wide positive behavior supports. Requires grant and subgrant funds to be used for professional training, technical assistance, research, and outreach regarding positive behavior supports. Requires LEAs to ensure that private school personnel can participate, on an equitable basis, in activities supported by such funds. Authorizes the Secretary to allocate funds to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out such activities with regard to schools operated or funded by the Department of the Interior. Directs the Secretary to conduct a national assessment to determine compliance with this Act's requirements and identify best practices regarding positive behavior support professional training programs. Gives Protection and Advocacy Systems the authority provided under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to investigate, monitor, and enforce this Act's protections for students.
Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 June 2010
186 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the steps she has taken to respond to the submissions received from the hotel, guesthouse and catering sectors in the context of incentivisation and competitiveness in the current economic climate; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2010
149 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance if he will ensure that the financial contribution to addressing climate change is separate from and additional to the overseas development aid budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 355asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2010
441 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the 3% annual reduction target in climate change in the programme for Government 2007 which he has failed to achieve to date; the changes proposed to address this failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Record· Brief regering2010Z09385concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 15 June 2010
Ontwerpregeling tot wijziging van de Regeling monitoring handel in emissierechten
Record· EU-Vorlage17/2071open
Germany · German Bundestag · 11 June 2010