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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
70 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated in capital grants to each local authority in respect of social housing; his views on whether spending will reach the targets set; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
69 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the report of the Irish Waste Management Association of 16 November 2009 into the Poolbeg incinerator, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
68 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the abolition of the provision under section 4(6)( a ) of the Local Government Charges Act 2009 whereby an arbitrary 2 km governs liability for a charge on non-principal private residence occupied by a relative; if not, the way and the person by whom the distances are to be measured; if the distance will be as the crow flies or for instance by measuring a bus route; if there is a provision for leeway when the elderly parent resides an additional 0.1 km or 0.2 km and so on away from the principal residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
89 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the works which are in the process of being carried under capital water services investment out to conserve water; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
67 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reform of drinking water services he will promote to ensure that leaking of drinking water is addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
66 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the evidence he has to assert that the taxpayer will be liable for €18 million a year from the Poolbeg incinerator in Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
65 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied the Dublin Docklands Development Authority can meet its urban regeneration renewal aims and targets in view of its diminished financial situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
64 Deputy Shane McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the changes he is considering to reduce the cost of providing local government services and administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
91 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he plans to address the issue of housing need of the 80,000 families on local authority housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
61 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase social housing provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
59 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the involvement he has had, in conjunction with Dublin City Council, to ensure an adequate waste strategy for the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter
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Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
58 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied with the way the EU Habitats Directive has been transposed and implemented here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
57 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a new national rolling electoral register will it be based on the PPS system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
63 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to publish the White Paper on local government reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
60 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he plans to publish legislation to establish a directly elected mayor of Dublin; if his 2010 timeframe for elections is still his policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
55 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to amend local government power structures for local authorities outside of Dublin at the same time as he proposes to introduce a directly elected mayor for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
54 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason there is a continuing delay in transferring persons from rent supplement to the rental accommodation scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
53 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent on the rental accommodation scheme in 2008 and to date in 2009; the number of persons who availed of the rental accommodation scheme in 2008 and to date in 2009; the number of persons who have applied for the scheme in 2008 and to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
56 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent revaluation of the Irish glass bottle site, part-owned by the State through the Dublin Docklands Development Authority, involving a write-down of some 85%; his views on whether this is a fair reflection of the state of the development property market, particularly in view of the high profile and central location of this site and its presumed long-term economic value; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
52 Deputy Noel J. Coonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend planning powers given to the Dublin Docklands Development Authority in view of recent revelations regarding planning permission fast track promises to private property developers by former senior management; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
51 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if by 17 November 2009 he had already appointed an officer to investigate the financial implications of the contract between a company (details supplied) and Dublin City Council for an incinerator; if he has since appointed one; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
50 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of units acquired under the leasing initiative in each local authority; the size of these units; the cost per unit; the duration of lease agreements; the number of agreements containing a break clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
49 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps taken to resolve the Limerick city and county boundary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
88 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to respond to the judgement of the European Court of Justice that Ireland had failed in its obligations under Directive 75/442/EEC in respect of waste waters discharged through septic tanks in the countryside; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
48 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for septic tank upgrade works and regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
47 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of formal applications to the home choice loan scheme to date in 2009; the cost to administer the scheme to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
46 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has made any representations to the British Government concerning its policy of building new nuclear reactors in Britain, specifically in Sellafield; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 12asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
45 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the 2008 accounts for the Dublin Docklands Development Authority; if he will comment on the financial situation within the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
44 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authority employees who have applied for the incentive career break scheme, the incentivised scheme for early retirement and the shorter working year scheme; the number who have been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 November 2009
43 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether regional authorities are effective in the local government system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3812/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 23 November 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Beimengung von Biodiesel
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag872/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 19 November 2009
Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend freiwillige Kennzeichnung des SAR <i>(Spezifischen Absorptionsrate)</i> -Wertes von Mobiltelefonen <i>(Maß der Intensität elektromagnetischer Strahlung)</i>
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage3748/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 19 November 2009
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ewald Sacher, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend die 2. Novelle des "Regionalen Raumordnungsprogramms NÖ - Mitte" <i>(im Zusammenhang mit der Errichtung eines zweiten</i> <i>Steinbruchs auf dem Gebiet der Marktgemeinde Paudorf)</i>
Bill· Selbständiger Antrag886/Aselbständiger antrag
Austria · National Council · 19 November 2009
Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Rainer Widmann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Elektrizitätswirtschafts- und -organisationsgesetz, das Gaswirtschaftsgesetz und das Energie-Regulierungsbehördengesetz geändert werden
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag889/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 19 November 2009
Antrag der Abgeordneten Dietmar Keck, Franz Eßl, Bernhard Vock, Mag. Christiane Brunner, Dr. Wolfgang Spadiut, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verbesserungen der EU-Tierschutzstandards im Allgemeinen und Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Tieren beim Transport im Besonderen
Question· writtenPQ 159asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
159 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local authorities that are continuing to accept applications under the housing aid, mobility aids and housing adaption disability schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 158asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
158 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of new social housing units constructed; the number of new rental accommodation scheme tenancies entered into in each of the past four quarters for which data is available in each of the Dublin local authorities.
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Question· writtenPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
156 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the terms and conditions governing home choice loan, shared ownership schemes, equity loans and standard mortgages from the local authorities; and the mortgages charge, the mortgages protection charge, the rental charge per €100,000 capital value of the house and the percentage variable or fixed rates on which they are based.
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Question· writtenPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
155 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the proposals by Midleton Town Council, County Cork, to make alterations to the town’s boundary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
154 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of engagement his Department and other relevant State agencies have had with the British authorities concerning the British Government’s plans to develop seven new nuclear power stations; if he is satisfied the proposed facilities conform with international safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 154asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
153 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of permanent staff and temporary staff employed by each local authority at the end of June 2008, end of September 2008, end of June 2009, and the end of September 2009, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
152 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will undertake a national inventory of architectural heritage survey for Dublin.
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Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
151 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will make a recommendation to the Dublin City Council planning authority to include the Poolbeg chimneys in Dublin 4 in its record of protected structures.
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Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
150 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the annual operating budget for the Radiological Protection Institute for 2009; the projected budget for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
149 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average cost of each radon detector unit as supplied by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
148 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will introduce new regulations restricting the rights of persons to own dangerous breeds of dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 148asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
157 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the volume of activity for home choice loan and the equity loan for each of the past four quarters for which data are available in each of the four Dublin local authorities.
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Question· writtenPQ 147asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
147 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons who have drawn down home choice loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 November 2009
108 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Health and Children if she has responded to a recent letter from the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding Louth County Hospital.
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Bill· HRH.R. 4128 (111th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 November 2009
Conflict Minerals Trade Act - States that it is U.S. policy to promote peace in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by supporting efforts of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, other governments in the Great Lakes Region of Africa, and the international community to: (1) stop commercial activities involving the natural resources of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that contribute to armed groups and human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and (2) develop stronger governance and economic institutions to improve transparency in the cross-border trade of natural resources in order to reduce exploitation by armed groups and promote local and regional development. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) produce a Congo Conflict Minerals Map of mineral-rich zones and areas under the control of armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and (2) submit a related report to the appropriate congressional committees. Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Commerce to provide guidance to commercial entities seeking to exercise due diligence to ensure that conflict minerals used in their products do not finance armed conflict, result in labor or human rights violations, or damage the environment. Directs the Secretary to: (1) submit a strategy to the appropriate congressional committees addressing linkages between human rights abuses, armed groups, and the mining of conflict minerals; (2) ensure that the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices relating to the Democratic Republic of the Congo or countries that share a border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo include a description of instances where the extraction and cross-border trade in conflict minerals has negatively affected human rights conditions; and (3) include in the annual report to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Investment Committee a description of efforts to ensure that enterprises under U.S. jurisdiction are exercising diligence to ensure that their purchases of minerals or metals are not originating from mines and trading routes that are used to finance armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should expand programs to assist communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo whose livelihoods depend on the mineral trade. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to annually publish in the Federal Register a list of articles specified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that should be identified as likely containing conflict minerals. Requires importers of articles specified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States that are included on the potential conflict goods list to certify on the importer's Customs declaration that such articles contain conflict minerals or are conflict mineral free. Sets forth: (1) penalties relating to the introduction of goods that contain conflict minerals into the United States; and (2) events that must prior to the expiration of this Act's provisions.
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