Energy

317 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if former Government officeholders are in positions appointed by current or former Governments, the details of such appointments to include position taken, name of organisation, salary or income derived or expenses claimed per annum, any other additional benefits including car provided, travel costs per annum, terms of office and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33943/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

317 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if former Government officeholders are in positions appointed by current or former Governments, the details of such appointments to include position taken, name of organisation, salary or income derived or expenses claimed per annum, any other additional benefits including car provided, travel costs per annum, terms of office and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33943/11]

316 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of salmon rod licenses sold nationwide in 2005 to 2010, inclusive; the amount of revenue raised in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33393/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

316 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of salmon rod licenses sold nationwide in 2005 to 2010, inclusive; the amount of revenue raised in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33393/11]

315 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the details of members making up the inland fisheries forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33336/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

315 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the details of members making up the inland fisheries forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33336/11]

314 Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the names of the persons on the boards of RTE, ESB, and Bord Gáis; when the term of each member of the board is due for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33310/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

314 Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the names of the persons on the boards of RTE, ESB, and Bord Gáis; when the term of each member of the board is due for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33310/11]

313 Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding problems with landlines in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [33199/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

313 Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding problems with landlines in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [33199/11]

312 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal which was approved by Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta under the warmer homes scheme but has yet to be allocated to a contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33014/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

312 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal which was approved by Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta under the warmer homes scheme but has yet to be allocated to a contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33014/11]

311 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he has taken to date to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to make substantial cuts to the number of State bodies and companies; the number of such bodies and companies under his remit; the number that have been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place within his Department to fully deliver on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32847/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

311 Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he has taken to date to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to make substantial cuts to the number of State bodies and companies; the number of such bodies and companies under his remit; the number that have been reformed, merged or abolished since March of this year; the plan in place within his Department to fully deliver on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32847/11]

310 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request RTE to conduct an assessment of the level of Saorview availability in the area around Clonmany, County Donegal, before the switch off of analogue television in October 2012; if RTE will consider erecting a digital mast in the area to ensure a strong Saorview service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32834/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

310 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request RTE to conduct an assessment of the level of Saorview availability in the area around Clonmany, County Donegal, before the switch off of analogue television in October 2012; if RTE will consider erecting a digital mast in the area to ensure a strong Saorview service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32834/11]

309 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the new practice of electricity supply companies of requiring a substantial deposit on new and renewing contracts; if consideration has been given to the detrimental effect on business, the restriction on competition and the risk to the deposit if the supplier should cease trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32818/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

309 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the new practice of electricity supply companies of requiring a substantial deposit on new and renewing contracts; if consideration has been given to the detrimental effect on business, the restriction on competition and the risk to the deposit if the supplier should cease trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32818/11]

308 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a sufficient number of fishery officers dedicated to the Barrow, Nore, Suir rivers catchment area to police illegal fishing activity; the number of personnel involved; the number of fines issued or court cases taken against individuals for illegal fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32790/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

308 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there is a sufficient number of fishery officers dedicated to the Barrow, Nore, Suir rivers catchment area to police illegal fishing activity; the number of personnel involved; the number of fines issued or court cases taken against individuals for illegal fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32790/11]

151 Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath was refused funding from FÁS for a building energy rating training course on the basis that the profession was over-subscribed and employment was unlikely; the reason participants from different countries on the same course had their place fully funded by FÁS; when the person is likely to receive a refund from FÁS for the moneys paid out in fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33008/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2011

151 Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Meath was refused funding from FÁS for a building energy rating training course on the basis that the profession was over-subscribed and employment was unlikely; the reason participants from different countries on the same course had their place fully funded by FÁS; when the person is likely to receive a refund from FÁS for the moneys paid out in fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33008/11]

Zweites Gesetz zur Neuregelung energiewirtschaftsrechtlicher Vorschriften

Germany · German Bundestag · 8 November 2011

Rechtssichere Ausgestaltung eines generellen sektoralen Produktivitätsfaktors zur Berücksichtigung sektorspezifischer Gegebenheiten bei den Erlösobergrenzen für Strom- und Gasnetze bei der Anreizregulierung;<br /> Änderung § 21a Energiewirtschaftsgesetz und § 9 Anreizregulierungsverordnung; Anpassung Verordnungsermächtigung<br /> <br /> Bezug: Beschluss des Bundesgerichtshofes vom 28. Juni 2011 zur unvollständigen Ermächtigungsgrundlage im EnWG von 2005<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Beschlussempfehlung des Ausschusses: </span>Beseitigung möglicher Rechtsunsicherheiten zu Erlösobergrenze, sektoralem Produktivitätsfaktor und Effizienzwert sowie Datenerhebung, redaktionelle Folgeänderungen<br /> Änderung §§ 7, 27 und 31 sowie Anlage 1 zu § 7 Anreizregulierungsverordnung

Ontwerpbesluit tot wijziging van het Besluit hernieuwbare energie vervoer en van het Besluit brandstoffen luchtverontreiniging

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 November 2011

Ontwerpbesluit tot wijziging van het Besluit hernieuwbare energie vervoer en van het Besluit brandstoffen luchtverontreiniging

Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Improvement Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 7 November 2011

Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act of 2004 to include in the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Project (carrying Alaska natural gas to the Canadian border) any pipeline segment that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) finds could feasibly be incorporated into and serve as an integrated segment of that system, regardless of whether it: (1) is proposed and constructed before construction of the entire system, or (2) initially transports natural gas solely for delivery to customers within Alaska.

Voortgangsrapportage Gasrotonde 2011

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 7 November 2011

Voortgangsrapportage Gasrotonde 2011

CLEAN Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 November 2011

Consortia-Led Energy Advancement Networks Act or the CLEAN Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to carry out a program to establish Clean Energy Consortia to enhance the nation's economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting commercial application of clean energy technology and ensuring that the United States maintains a technological lead in the development and commercial application of state-of-the-art energy technologies. Defines &quot;clean energy technology&quot; to mean a technology that: (1) produces energy from solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, tidal, wave, ocean, and other renewable energy resources (as defined by the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978); (2) more efficiently transmits, distributes, or stores energy; (3) enhances energy efficiency for buildings and industry; (4) enables the development of a Smart Grid (as defined by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007); (5) produces an advanced or sustainable material with energy or energy efficiency applications; (6) improves energy efficiency for transportation; or (7) enhances water security through improved water management, conservation, distribution, and end use applications. Requires such Consortia, with prior approval of the Secretary, to distribute awards to support clean energy technology projects conducting translational research. Defines &quot;translational research&quot; as coordination of research with technical applications to enable discoveries or inventions to achieve commercial application of energy technology. Requires at least 50% of such support to be provided to projects related to such Consortium's clean energy technology development focus. Requires each Consortium to establish an External Advisory Committee to review the Consortium's proposed plans, programs, project selection, and projects. Requires the Secretary to award grants to six regional Consortia, each for an initial period not to exceed five years for such clean energy technology projects. Authorizes the Secretary to extend such award term by up to five additional years. Prohibits grants from being used for construction of new buildings or facilities.

American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 4 November 2011

American Microturbine Manufacturing and Clean Energy Deployment Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) &nbsp;allow a 30% energy tax credit for qualified microturbine property, (2) revise the definition of "qualified microturbine property" to increase the maximum nameplate capacity of such property to 5,000 kilowatts, and (3) eliminate the limitation on such credit based upon kilowatt capacity.

High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 4 November 2011

High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011 - Requires federal agency heads involved in the construction of new federal buildings for which estimated construction costs exceed $1 million and are comprised by federal funding of greater than 50% to ensure that the life-cycle cost (i.e., the sum of investment, capital, installation, energy, operating, maintenance, and replacement costs) of such building is considered during its design. Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to issue regulations establishing federal building commissioning standards modeled on existing private sector standards and guidelines for: (1) the commissioning process generally, (2) the commissioning of individual building systems, and (3) the use of building automation systems. Defines &quot;commissioning&quot; as a process for examining and evaluating a building or building system to verify and deliver a building or system that meets the building owner's requirements for use. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on the use of integrated design processes and building information modeling for the design and construction of federal buildings. Establishes the position of the Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings to assist federal agencies with respect to the utilization of building information modeling, commissioning, and integrated design processes. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to require reporting on commissioning and energy and water savings measures. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and update energy and water efficiency standards for federal buildings.

Regional Haze Federalism Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 November 2011

Regional Haze Federalism Act - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate a federal implementation plan in place of a state implementation plan to remedy any impairment to visibility in designated class I areas (international parks, wilderness areas and memorial parks that exceed 5,000 acres, and national parks that exceed 6,000 acres) only if: (1) such state failed to consider the costs of, the time necessary for, and and the energy and non-air quality environmental impacts of compliance with such plan and the remaining useful life of any existing air pollution source; and (2) compliance with federal implementation plan requirements is not required earlier than five years after the date of promulgation. Requires: (1) the Administrator to revoke an existing federal or state implementation plan for a state regarding visibility or any determination made in 2010 or 2011 of best available retrofit technology for a source upon receipt of a request by such state; and (2) such state to submit to the Administrator a visibility plan or a revised retrofit technology determination within a reasonable period of time. Provides that states have sole discretion, after considering certain economic factors, in determining emission limits, schedules of compliance, and other measures for each applicable implementation plan for a state for any area that is listed as contributing to impairment of visibility. Requires the state, in determining best available retrofit technology (or the Administrator in determining emission limitations that reflect such technology), to consider, in addition to other factors, the economic impacts to the state and the degree of improvement in visibility that may reasonably be anticipated to result from measures described in the applicable implementation plan. Provides that a state's determination of such technology for any source may be subject to review by the Administrator or an administrative entity or federal or state court only pursuant to a clearly erroneous standard of review.

Auswirkungen der Urteile der Finanzgerichte München und Hamburg zur Brennelementesteuer für die Finanzierung des Energie- und Klimafonds

Germany · German Bundestag · 4 November 2011

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welche Auswirkungen haben die Urteile zur Brennelementesteuer vom Finanzgericht München sowie vom Finanzgericht Hamburg für die Finanzierung des Energie- und Klimafonds, und wie gedenkt die Bundesregierung hierauf zu reagieren?

102 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees of agencies accountable to him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only issue payslips by electronic means; the timetable involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32693/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2011

102 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees of agencies accountable to him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only issue payslips by electronic means; the timetable involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32693/11]

101 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only issue payslips by electronic means; the timetable involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32678/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2011

101 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of issuing hard copy payslips to all employees paid by him; the number of staff issued with such payslips; the steps being taken to only issue payslips by electronic means; the timetable involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32678/11]

100 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the circumstances in which formal consultation is required in relation to licence applications for exploration or development in Northern Ireland that could have a transfrontier element. [32566/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2011

100 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the circumstances in which formal consultation is required in relation to licence applications for exploration or development in Northern Ireland that could have a transfrontier element. [32566/11]

Energy Research and Development Coordination Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 2011

Energy Research and Development Coordination Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress, along with the President's annual budget proposal, a comprehensive plan for federal energy research, development, and demonstration programs based on the most recent Quadrennial Energy Review. Requires the plan to be designed to solve problems in energy supply, transmission, and use (including associated environmental problems) in the immediate and short-term, medium-term, and long-term. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress, along with the annual budget proposal of the Department of Energy (DOE), a detailed description of an energy research, development, and demonstration program to implement the aspects of the comprehensive plan appropriate to the DOE. Establishes a National Energy Research Coordination Council within the DOE to coordinate the development and funding of energy research, development, and demonstration activities for all energy program agencies. Requires the Chairpersons of the Council to establish a consolidated budget proposal each fiscal year to implement the comprehensive plan for federal energy research, development, and demonstration programs. Requires the physical location of the Council to be separate and distinct from DOE headquarters.

Lijst van vragen en antwoorden inzake ministeriële regeling gassamenstelling

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 3 November 2011

Lijst van vragen en antwoorden inzake ministeriële regeling gassamenstelling

Brief van het lid Dibi houdende intrekking van het Voorstel van wet van het lid M.B. Vos tot wijziging van de Elektriciteitswet 1998 ter invoering van etikettering van elektriciteit

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 3 November 2011

Brief van het lid Dibi houdende intrekking van het Voorstel van wet van het lid M.B. Vos tot wijziging van de Elektriciteitswet 1998 ter invoering van etikettering van elektriciteit

ASSURING THE SAFETY OF DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL

United States · United States House of Representatives · 2 November 2011

NORTH AMERICAN OFFSHORE ENERGY: MEXICO AND CANADA BOUNDARY TREATIES AND NEW DRILLING BY CUBA AND BAHAMAS

United States · United States House of Representatives · 2 November 2011

THE GREEN ENERGY DEBACLE: WHERE HAS ALL THE TAXPAYER MONEY GONE?

United States · United States House of Representatives · 2 November 2011

305 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the regulatory framework for the privately rented accommodation sector; if he will consider the introduction of a certificate or rating system to be operated by local authorities; if he will also consider amendments to this framework relating to thermal insulation, sound insulation, energy efficiency, insect infestation, increasing the responsibility on tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32412/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

305 Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the regulatory framework for the privately rented accommodation sector; if he will consider the introduction of a certificate or rating system to be operated by local authorities; if he will also consider amendments to this framework relating to thermal insulation, sound insulation, energy efficiency, insect infestation, increasing the responsibility on tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32412/11]

281 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions if any, he intends to take to sort out the construction defects at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the solutions put forward by an independent energy assessor will be funded by him through Respond or the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32124/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

281 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions if any, he intends to take to sort out the construction defects at a location (details supplied) in County Carlow; if the solutions put forward by an independent energy assessor will be funded by him through Respond or the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32124/11]

250 Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is possible for him to obtain, on this Deputy’s behalf, a copy of planning permission for Pylon Tower 627 on the Moneypoint 400kv power line. [32530/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

250 Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is possible for him to obtain, on this Deputy’s behalf, a copy of planning permission for Pylon Tower 627 on the Moneypoint 400kv power line. [32530/11]

249 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has any property leased in private sector in County Westmeath; if so, the type of property; and the annual rent payable. [32296/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

249 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has any property leased in private sector in County Westmeath; if so, the type of property; and the annual rent payable. [32296/11]

248 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money yet to be spent under his Department’s 2011 budget allocation before the end of 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

248 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of money yet to be spent under his Department’s 2011 budget allocation before the end of 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32281/11]

247 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the responsibility the ESB has for the upkeep and maintenance of the lower Shannon in the region of Springfield, Clonlara, County Clare which has experienced serious flooding in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32214/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

247 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the responsibility the ESB has for the upkeep and maintenance of the lower Shannon in the region of Springfield, Clonlara, County Clare which has experienced serious flooding in the past; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32214/11]

246 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if SAORVIEW be provided to old age pensioners free of charge. [32027/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

246 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if SAORVIEW be provided to old age pensioners free of charge. [32027/11]

245 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of his correspondence with ComReg regarding a company’s (details supplied) decision to switch customers to e-billing; if he is satisfied that customers are being offered e-billing as an optional method of billing rather than automatically switching them; if he is satisfied that the company has acted in accordance with the terms of their licence conditions and can he make a statement on the matter. [32025/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

245 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details of his correspondence with ComReg regarding a company’s (details supplied) decision to switch customers to e-billing; if he is satisfied that customers are being offered e-billing as an optional method of billing rather than automatically switching them; if he is satisfied that the company has acted in accordance with the terms of their licence conditions and can he make a statement on the matter. [32025/11]

244 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the commercial semi-State companies under his remit whose chief executives have agreed to take a voluntary salary cut to bring them within the €250,000 salary cap announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31905/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

244 Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the commercial semi-State companies under his remit whose chief executives have agreed to take a voluntary salary cut to bring them within the €250,000 salary cap announced by the Minister for Public Expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31905/11]

243 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans, if any, to establish the EU wide 116000 telephone hotline for missing children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31811/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

243 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans, if any, to establish the EU wide 116000 telephone hotline for missing children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31811/11]

242 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will seek a review of a decision to withdraw grant approval under the home energy saving scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [32211/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

242 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will seek a review of a decision to withdraw grant approval under the home energy saving scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [32211/11]

Livable Communities Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2011

Livable Communities Act of 2011 - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC). Requires the OSHC Director to establish a program to make comprehensive planning grants to eligible entities (partnerships between a consortium of units of general local government and an eligible partner or an Indian tribe that meets specified requirements). Defines "eligible partner" as a metropolitan planning organization, a rural planning organization, or a regional council, or one of these and a state, an Indian tribe, a state and an Indian tribe, or an institution of higher education. Requires the use of a comprehensive planning grant to carry out a project to: (1) coordinate locally defined planning processes, across jurisdictions and agencies; (2) identify regional partnerships for developing and implementing a comprehensive regional plan; (3) conduct or update assessments to determine regional needs and promote economic and community development; (4) develop or update a comprehensive regional plan or goals and strategies to implement an existing comprehensive regional plan and other related activities; and (5) identify local zoning and other code changes necessary to implement a comprehensive regional plan and promote sustainable development. Requires the use of a community challenge grant to: (1) promote integrated planning and investments across policy and governmental jurisdictions, and (2) implement projects identified in a comprehensive regional plan. Authorizes the Secretary of HUD to make or guarantee (up to 75% of) loans to eligible governmental, corporate, or partnership borrowers for infrastructure development projects used to support transit-oriented development. Requires the Director of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control to lead the federal initiative to support healthy housing and eradicate housing-related health hazards. Requires the Secretary to study how sustainable building features in housing, such as energy efficiency, affect: (1) the quality of the indoor environment, (2) the prevalence of housing-related health hazards, and (3) the health of such occupants. States that no housing assisted using a grant under this Act may be made available to an individual who is not lawfully present in the United States.

FARE Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2011

Federal Accounting of Renewable Energy Act of 2011 or FARE Act of 2011 - Requires the head of each federal agency to submit to Congress an accounting for all FY2009-FY2011 financial support (including grants, loans, loan guarantees, and direct payments) made by the agency to promote the production or use of renewable energy. Directs the agencies to include in such accounting: (1) a list of the projects that directly led to the production or use of renewable energy; (2) the quantity of renewable energy or products on the market as a direct result of such support and the gross sales of the recipient company during a recent fiscal year; and (3) the total quantity of financial support, the number of jobs created, and the average cost to the recipient company of each full-time job created. Requires, for each project, a full accounting of: (1) the employment, sales, and revenue targets submitted by each recipient company before receiving support and a list of the companies that substantially failed to meet targets; (2) a list of all recipient companies that received support but are no longer in operation or have moved any portion of their operations to a location outside the United States; and (3) a list of all venture capital firms involved in submitting the proposal for awarded support. Directs the Inspector General of an agency that provided support to a company that is no longer in existence, or is unlikely to achieve substantially the purpose of the support, to conduct a preliminary investigation of the documents submitted by the company to determine whether fraud was committed in obtaining such support. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to prohibit the Secretary of Energy (DOE) from guaranteeing a project loan unless an independent review, paid for by the applicant, demonstrates the applicant's ability to repay such loan.

To repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program.

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2011

Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing incentive program.

American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2011

American Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit Extension Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2016 the date by which specified alternative or renewable energy facilities (i.e., wind, biomass, geothermal or solar energy, landfill gas, trash, qualified hydropower, and marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy facilities) must be placed in service to qualify for the electricity production tax credit.

Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2011

Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2011 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require amounts received through FY2020 (currently, through FY2010) from leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to be available to the Secretary of the Interior for implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as well as the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970. Requires the Secretary to: (1) complete and finalize the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze the potential impacts of a program to develop solar energy on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and any necessary amendments to land use plans for such land, and (2) amend any land use plans to provide for the development of renewable energy. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) prepare and publish a notice of intent to prepare a programmatic EIS to analyze the potential impacts of a program to develop solar and wind energy on National Forest System land and any necessary amendments to land use plans for such land, and (2) amend such plans to provide for the development of renewable energy on completion of the programmatic EIS. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit a report that: (1) identifies locations on land withdrawn from the public domain and reserved for military purposes that could be developed for renewable energy production, and (2) describes the administration of public land withdrawn for military purposes for the development of commercial-scale renewable energy projects. Requires the Secretary of Interior to establish a wind and solar leasing pilot program on: (1) public land administered by the Secretary or National Forest System land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (2) land not excluded from the development of solar or wind energy under a land use plan established under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, or other law. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) make a joint determination on whether to establish such program within two years, (2) establish such program unless they determine that the program is not in the public interest and does not provide an effective means of developing such energy, and (3) require as a condition for any authorization for the development of such energy on such land the payment of a royalty. Establishes in the Treasury the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy for addressing and offsetting the impacts of such development on federal land, securing recreational access to federal land to provide enhanced public access to existing federal land that is inaccessible or significantly restricted, and carrying out activities authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965. Requires such Secretaries to determine the feasibility of carrying out a conservation banking program. Prohibits wind or solar generation projects with a capacity of 20 megawatts or more that are issued a lease, right-of-way, permit, or other authorization from being subject to the rental fee exemption for rights-of-way under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

Small Business Energy Improvements Financing Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2011

Small Business Energy Improvements Financing Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to make economic adjustment grants to support innovative, utility-administered energy efficiency programs for small business concerns.

Restore America Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2011

Restore America Act of 2011 - Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 to have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior as a final oil and gas leasing program in full compliance with specified environmental and other applicable laws. Directs the Secretary to conduct a lease sale every 270 days in each OCS area for which the Secretary determinates there is a commercial interest in purchasing federal oil and gas leases for production on the OCS (OCS Planning Area). Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to: (1) provide for the sharing of of OCS receipts from the leasing of tracts within a specified number of miles of a state coastline; (2) direct the Secretary to include, in each 5-Year Program, lease sale proposals for at least 75% of the available unleased acreage within each OCS Planning Area; and (3) require coordination with adjacent states for pipeline construction for crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas. Prohibits, on either federal OCS or state waters, uses that are incompatible with: (1) oil and gas leasing, and (2) full oil or natural gas exploration and production on tracts that are geologically prospective for oil and/or natural gas. Requires the Secretary to accept, in satisfaction of mitigation requirements, proposals for mitigation measures on a site away from the area impacted by exploration and production activities. Directs the Secretary to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain of Alaska. Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to repeal the prohibition against leasing or other development leading to production of oil and gas from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Authorizes the Secretary to designate up to 45,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as a Special Area, after consultation with the state of Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, and the North Slope Borough. Prescribes procedures, terms, and conditions for Coastal Plain lease sales,, including regarding: (1) environmental protection, (2) federal and state distribution of revenues, (3) rights-of-way, and (4) local government impact aid and community service assistance. Sets forth: (1) a "no significant adverse effect" standard to govern Coastal Plain activities, and (2) guidelines for expedited judicial review of complaints. Establishes in the Treasury the Coastal Plain Local Government Impact Aid Assistance Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts in such Fund to provide timely financial assistance to Alaska communities that are directly impacted by oil and gas exploration or production on the Coastal Plain and to establish a coordination office by the North Slope Borough in Kaktovik. Requires the Secretary to hold a lease sale to offer an additional 10 parcels for lease for research, development, and demonstration of oil shale resources. Authorizes the Secretary to temporarily reduce royalties, fees, rentals, bonus bids, or other payments for leases of federal lands for the development and production of oil shale resources. Repeals the limitation on the authority of a federal agency to contract for the procurement of alternative or synthetic fuels under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to: (1) issue operating permits for 200 new commercial nuclear reactors by 2040, and (2) establish and implement an expedited procedure for issuing a combined construction and operating license for nuclear reactors. Authorizes the NRC to provide an applicant for a nuclear reactor license a provisional certification of a proposed nuclear reactor design. Amends the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to abolish the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. Requires the federal government to site and permit at least one radiological material geologic repository for the disposal of radiological material. Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing an independent radiological material management program, and (2) conduct an inventory of all DOE materials that could be used to power commercial nuclear reactors. Prohibits the President from blocking or hindering spent nuclear fuel recycling activities. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from preventing uranium mining on federal lands unless the Secretary makes findings explaining the reason for such prevention. Revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking to require congressional approval of major rules before they may take effect. Revises the definition of "major rule" (generally a rule that is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more) to include an interim final rule. Permits a major rule to take effect for one 90-day calendar period without such approval if the President determines such rule is necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal laws, for national security, or to implement an international trade agreement. Sets forth House and Senate procedures for enacting joint resolutions approving major rules and disapproving non-major rules. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) reduce the maximum corporate income tax rate to 25% on taxable income exceeding $50,000, and (2) allow a permanent $500,000 expensing allowance for depreciable business assets. Makes permanent provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that reduce capital gain and dividend tax rates and estate and gift taxation. Requires the House Committee on Ways and Means to prioritize the reporting of legislation that would: (1) simplify the Internal Revenue Code, (2) eliminate deductions that unjustly benefit corporations and special interests, and (3) consider proposals that will disincentivize and eliminate tax shelters. Calls for Congress to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to improve, expand, and modernize job training and other employment-related programs under such Act.

Einsparungsmaßnahmen der EGB MedAustron GmbH auf Kosten der Energieeffizienz des Großprojekts "MedAustron"?

Austria · National Council · 31 October 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Tanja Windbüchler-Souschill, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft und Forschung betreffend Einsparungsmaßnahmen der EGB MedAustron GmbH auf Kosten der Energieeffizienz des Großprojekts "MedAustron"? <i>(Zentrum für Krebsforschung und Krebsbehandlung in Wiener</i> <i>Neustadt)</i>

Einsparungsmaßnahmen der EGB MedAustron GmbH auf Kosten der Energieeffizienz des Großprojekts "MedAustron"?

Austria · National Council · 31 October 2011

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Tanja Windbüchler-Souschill, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend Einsparungsmaßnahmen der EGB MedAustron GmbH auf Kosten der Energieeffizienz des Großprojekts "MedAustron"? <i>(Zentrum für Krebsforschung und Krebsbehandlung in Wiener</i> <i>Neustadt)</i>

Rebuild America Jobs Act

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 2011

Rebuild America Jobs Act - Prohibits the use of funds made available by this Act for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in such project are produced in the United States (Buy American). Waives such prohibition in cases where: (1) the prohibition would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron, steel, and the relevant manufactured goods are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and manufactured goods produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25%. Requires all laborers and mechanics employed on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at the locally prevailing rates (Davis-Bacon Act). Makes specified funds available to the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) for: (1) grants-in-aid for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning projects under the airport improvement program (AIP); (2) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Next Generation air traffic control system advancements; (3) highway and bridge restoration, repair, and construction projects and for passenger and freight rail transportation and port infrastructure projects; (4) grants for high-speed rail projects, capital investment grants for intercity passenger rail service, and grants to reduce congestion on intercity rail passenger transportation; (5) capital grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak); (6) transit capital assistance grants; (7) capital projects for existing fixed guideway system modernization, replacement and repair of buses and bus-related equipment, and construction of bus-related facilities; and (8) discretionary capital investment grants for surface transportation infrastructure. Authorizes the Secretary to establish standards under which contracts for construction projects contain requirements for the local hiring of individuals to perform construction work under such contracts. Requires projects to comply with Buy American requirements. Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development - Establishes the American Infrastructure Financing Authority (AIFA) as a wholly-owned government corporation to make direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate transportation, water, or energy infrastructure projects. Requires infrastructure projects assisted under this Act to have costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $100 million ($25 million for rural infrastructure projects). Sets forth special requirements for infrastructure projects in rural areas. Requires the AIFA Chief Lending Officer to establish: (1) an Office of Rural Assistance to provide technical assistance in the development and financing of rural infrastructure projects, and (2) a Center for Excellence to provide such assistance to public sector borrowers for the same purpose. Establishes an Office of Special Inspector General to audit and investigate the business activities of AIFA. Makes private projects for which no public benefit is created ineligible for financial assistance. Sets forth terms for loans or loan guarantees for infrastructure projects. Requires the Chief Executive Officer of AIFA to establish and collect fees sufficient to cover AIFA administrative costs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2012 the exemption from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for certain tax-exempt private activity bonds. Imposes on individual taxpayers in taxable years beginning after 2012 an additional tax equal to 0.7% of so much of their modified adjusted gross income as exceeds $1 million. Provides for an inflation adjustment to the $1 million threshold amount for taxable years beginning after 2013.