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Question· oralPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 1999
29 Mr. McGrath asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to recent documentation from the motor industry proposing a reduction in VRT for cars which comply with EU emissions directives while maintaining existing rates for cars which are non-compliant with these directives, would have a beneficial effect on the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[26660/99]
Question· oralPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
66 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of cases being taken against Ireland by the European Commission arising from non-implementation of EU directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23326/99]
Question· oralPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
37 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the plans, if any, he has to provide a scheme of grants for the refurbishment or demolition and rebuilding of derelict dwellings in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22202/99]
Question· oralPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
36 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he ensures that housing authorities adhere to the letting priorities schemes approved by his Department; and his views on whether it is appropriate that a housing authority does not allocate gross overcrowding points to a family who have to sleep on the living room floor due to the fact there is no space available in the bedrooms.
[22200/99]
Question· oralPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
35 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the EU environment directives which are the basis of threatened action by the European Commission against Ireland in view of the lack of resolve in implementing these directives; his views on whether EU funding will be blocked due to this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23425/99]
Question· oralPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
34 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of persons evicted under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997; his views on the implementing of this Act throughout the local authority housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23277/99]
Question· oralPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
33 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the proposals, if any, he intends to bring forward to address the issue of low voter turnouts at elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23390/99]
Question· oralPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
32 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if strategic considerations in relation to settlement patterns have been taken into account in planning major road, water supply and water treatment projects in the preparation of the national development plan.
[23453/99]
Question· oralPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
31 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of local authority housing starts which he expects will be approved for each of the years from 2000 to 2003 under the four year housing programme; his views on whether this allocation is adequate to meet the growing need for local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23327/99]
Question· oralPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
30 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the consultations, if any, he has had with the National Roads Authority in the context of submissions for the funding of major road investment in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
37 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the plans, if any, he has to provide a scheme of grants for the refurbishment or demolition and rebuilding of derelict dwellings in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22202/99]
Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
36 Mr. Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which he ensures that housing authorities adhere to the letting priorities schemes approved by his Department; and his views on whether it is appropriate that a housing authority does not allocate gross overcrowding points to a family who have to sleep on the living room floor due to the fact there is no space available in the bedrooms.
[22200/99]
Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
66 Ms O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of cases being taken against Ireland by the European Commission arising from non-implementation of EU directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23326/99]
Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
35 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the EU environment directives which are the basis of threatened action by the European Commission against Ireland in view of the lack of resolve in implementing these directives; his views on whether EU funding will be blocked due to this action; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23425/99]
Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
34 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of persons evicted under the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1997; his views on the implementing of this Act throughout the local authority housing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23277/99]
Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
33 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the proposals, if any, he intends to bring forward to address the issue of low voter turnouts at elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23390/99]
Question· oralPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
32 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if strategic considerations in relation to settlement patterns have been taken into account in planning major road, water supply and water treatment projects in the preparation of the national development plan.
[23453/99]
Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
31 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of local authority housing starts which he expects will be approved for each of the years from 2000 to 2003 under the four year housing programme; his views on whether this allocation is adequate to meet the growing need for local authority housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23327/99]
Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 1999
30 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the consultations, if any, he has had with the National Roads Authority in the context of submissions for the funding of major road investment in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23450/99]
Question· oralPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
96 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if Ireland participated in a vote at an Article 21 committee meeting in March 1998 or at any other time to approve the release of a genetically modified variety of maize; if Ireland voted in favour of the proposal; if so, the reason Ireland voted in this way; if he instructed his Department officials in relation to the vote; if he was lobbied by representatives of other Governments or by any commercial interests in connection with the vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18728/99]
Question· oralPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
66 Mr. Boylan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if United States authorities made representations on 17 March 1998 or thereafter in relation to genetically modified crops; if so, the Government's response to these representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18740/99]
Question· oralPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
62 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which the recently published planning guidelines on residential density differ from the previous guidelines issued by his Department; the number of houses per acre previously recommended; the number now being recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17295/99]
Question· oralPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
61 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he met the United States Secretary for Agriculture in early 1998; if so, the purpose of the meeting; at whose initiative the meeting was arranged; the matters discussed at the meeting; the discussions, if any, which took place concerning Ireland's or the EU's position on genetically modified foods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18727/99]
Question· oralPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
60 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the provisions, if any, he has made for the disposal of sludge from waste water treatment plants in view of the fact that the EU landfill directive will prohibit the disposal of such sludge on landfill sites.
[18764/99]
Question· oralPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
59 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the studies, if any, carried out on the issue of incineration of waste; his views on whether incineration is a safe and environmentally friendly method of disposing of waste; and his further views on the impact of incineration on the health and amenity of people living close to waste incineration plants.
[17294/99]
Question· oralPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
58 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if the report of the consultation procedure on genetically modified organisms has been presented to him; if so, when he will publish it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18756/99]
Question· oralPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
57 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of applicants for local authority housing; when he will publish the results of the assessment of housing need which was carried out at the beginning of 1999; the way in which he will provide housing for all those on the local authority lists; the date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18758/99]
Question· oralPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
56 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the contact, if any, made between his Department and the Irish Catholic bishops concerning the possible sale of church lands for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18552/99]
Question· oralPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
55 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he has met the Central Bank regarding the home lending policies of banks and other financial institutions; if so, the outcome of the meeting; the action, if any, he will take arising from the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18757/99]
Question· oralPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
54 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the amount of land which has been serviced under the terms of the serviced land initiative; the number of sites for development which are provided on that serviced land; the numbers of housing units which have been constructed on that land; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18755/99]
Question· oralPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
62 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the way in which the recently published planning guidelines on residential density differ from the previous guidelines issued by his Department; the number of houses per acre previously recommended; the number now being recommended; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[17295/99]
Question· oralPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
96 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if Ireland participated in a vote at an Article 21 committee meeting in March 1998 or at any other time to approve the release of a genetically modified variety of maize; if Ireland voted in favour of the proposal; if so, the reason Ireland voted in this way; if he instructed his Department officials in relation to the vote; if he was lobbied by representatives of other Governments or by any commercial interests in connection with the vote; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
66 Mr. Boylan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if United States authorities made representations on 17 March 1998 or thereafter in relation to genetically modified crops; if so, the Government's response to these representations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
61 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he met the United States Secretary for Agriculture in early 1998; if so, the purpose of the meeting; at whose initiative the meeting was arranged; the matters discussed at the meeting; the discussions, if any, which took place concerning Ireland's or the EU's position on genetically modified foods; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
60 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the provisions, if any, he has made for the disposal of sludge from waste water treatment plants in view of the fact that the EU landfill directive will prohibit the disposal of such sludge on landfill sites.
[18764/99]
Question· oralPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
59 Mr. J. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the studies, if any, carried out on the issue of incineration of waste; his views on whether incineration is a safe and environmentally friendly method of disposing of waste; and his further views on the impact of incineration on the health and amenity of people living close to waste incineration plants.
[17294/99]
Question· oralPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
58 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if the report of the consultation procedure on genetically modified organisms has been presented to him; if so, when he will publish it; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18756/99]
Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
57 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of applicants for local authority housing; when he will publish the results of the assessment of housing need which was carried out at the beginning of 1999; the way in which he will provide housing for all those on the local authority lists; the date in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18758/99]
Question· oralPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
56 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the contact, if any, made between his Department and the Irish Catholic bishops concerning the possible sale of church lands for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18552/99]
Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
55 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he has met the Central Bank regarding the home lending policies of banks and other financial institutions; if so, the outcome of the meeting; the action, if any, he will take arising from the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18757/99]
Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 1999
54 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the amount of land which has been serviced under the terms of the serviced land initiative; the number of sites for development which are provided on that serviced land; the numbers of housing units which have been constructed on that land; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[18755/99]
Question· oralPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1999
24 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the types of infrastructure projects falling within the ambit of his responsibilities being considered as potential areas for public or private partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14439/99]
Question· oralPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1999
23 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if the provision of a sewerage treatment plant at Ardmore, County Waterford, which is a strategic seaside resort will be treated as a matter of urgency.
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Question· oralPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1999
24 Mr. Shatter asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the types of infrastructure projects falling within the ambit of his responsibilities being considered as potential areas for public or private partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14439/99]
Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1999
22 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the measures, if any, in place to modernise the administration of local authorities in ways analogous to the strategic management initiative in the Civil Service; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1999
21 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the extent to which he has evaluated the infrastructural needs between now and the year 2010; the areas to which he will provide funding to meet these needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1999
23 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if the provision of a sewerage treatment plant at Ardmore, County Waterford, which is a strategic seaside resort will be treated as a matter of urgency.
[14451/99]
Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1999
20 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if funds will be allocated for a sewerage treatment plant at Ardmore, County Waterford.
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Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1999
19 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number of local authority houses purchased or commenced in 1998 and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[14419/99]
Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 June 1999
18 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the measures, if any, in place to assist housing authorities to ensure there is a mix of social and private housing in new housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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