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Question· writtenPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
74 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the proposed distances from private dwellings to wind turbines; and if there will be rural and urban consideration.
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Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
72 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the call of British Minister, Mr. Hillary Benn, to end the sale of 150 watt light bulbs by January 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
99 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Cabinet committee on electronic voting last met; when a final decision will be made as to whether to proceed with electronic voting; if he has plans for disposal of the electronic voting machines
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Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
92 Deputy Seán Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the 25 year storage contracts entered into by a number of returning officers to store electronic voting machines; if he made allowance for depreciation and obsolescence of the said machines; if it is intended to use these machines in future elections; if he has noted the decision by the authorities in the Netherlands to abandon electronic voting for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
89 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to date of the development, roll out and promotion of the electronic voting and counting system; the cost to date of storage and maintenance of the system; the action required, the agency by which it is required and the timescale to facilitate the re-introduction of the stored machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
71 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to date of the development, roll out and promotion of the electronic voting and counting system; the cost to date of storage and maintenance of the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
237 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applicants for local authority housing currently on waiting lists; the length of time they have been on such lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
95 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people on the housing list in each local authority area; the number of these who are Irish, EU and non-EU nationals for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
70 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons on local authority housing lists at the latest date for which figures are available; the steps he will take to reduce waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
69 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the major capital water and sewage schemes sanctioned for funding in County Donegal; the percentage of funding from Government being sanctioned for each individual scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
68 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to address the findings of a recent Environmental Protection Agency report that some 40% of public drinking water supplies it monitored in 2006 were not meeting required standards to protect against cryptosporidium contamination; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
80 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of applications made by towns for town council status in view of the present examination of local government being carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
67 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects the Green Paper on local government reform to be published; if he expects the deadline given in the programme for Government of 14 December 2007 to be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
240 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received technical advice from Kildare County Council in regard to the urgent need for the augmentation of the sewerage treatment system throughout the county; his proposals in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
238 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he expects to increase the capital programme for waste water treatment and domestic drinking water supply in line with demographic requirements in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
235 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he or his Department have identified adequate new domestic drinking water sources to meet future population requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
234 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he expects to be in a position to provide all local authorities with the funding they have requested to ensure the elimination of pollution threats caused by overloaded or outdated treatment works; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
233 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to increase the supply and quality of domestic drinking water in line with the requirements of increased population; if he will quantify his proposals in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
231 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of supply and quality of drinking water in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
66 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and location of the local authorities from which he has received submissions in respect of upgrading, extending or providing new sewage treatment systems throughout the country; the extent to which he has evaluated the total cost and the urgent necessity to respond positively in respect of such submissions; if his attention has been drawn to the inadequacies in the sewage treatment systems at various locations throughout the country leading to pollution, including severe methane gas emissions; if he expects to be in a position to provide the necessary funding as and when required; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
65 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he has taken to ensure Ireland’s compliance with the environmental liability directive to hold operators whose activities have caused environmental damage financially liable for remedying this damage and to hold those whose activities have caused an imminent threat of environmental damage liable for taking preventative actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
64 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will initiate a new motor tax compliance survey as the last survey in 2001 indicated an uncollected tax amount of €25 million; when vehicles imported by non-Irish nationals working here become liable for motor tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
63 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps being taken to implement the commitment given in the programme for Government to ensure that local authorities prioritise the provision of community and recreational facilities as part of their development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
62 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the income received by each local authority from the Private Residential Tenancies Board to date; if these finances are ring-fenced to inspect dwellings for suitability; and the number of inspections of dwellings undertaken by each individual council which has received these funds to date.
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Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
81 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that all rented accommodation is up to an acceptable standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
61 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that all rented accommodation is inspected by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
59 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his preferred options in regard to waste management and disposal; if it is intended to increase dependency on landfills in the future; the role he envisages for incineration and recycling; if the development of further landfills is in accord with Government policy; the extent to which toxic or other waste is being exported; his plans to meet such requirements in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
58 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when legislation will be introduced to provide for the independent electoral commission to take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
228 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he intends introducing the Designated Land (Housing Development) Bill; if he will provide for a use it or lose it scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
227 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will introduce the Designated Land (Housing Development) Bill; if it will provide for a use it or lose it scheme when he launched the housing policy document, Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities; and if he will elaborate further on the intended provisions of the Bill.
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Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
82 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will bring in legislation in line with the recommendations of the Kenny report and the Ninth Progress Report of the All Party Oireachtas Committee on the Constitution to empower local authorities to compulsorily acquire land on it being zoned for residential development at agricultural value or its existing use value plus 25%; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
57 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he plans to introduce legislation on foot of the recommendations of the All Party Committee on the Constitution on property rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
56 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to initiate support for social housing schemes for women and men who are victims of domestic violence and who are leaving crisis accommodation and have ongoing support needs.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
55 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will provide directly elected mayors for cities other than Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
53 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the implementation plans regarding accessibility for public parks, playgrounds, open spaces and amenities under his Department’s sectoral plan have been drawn up; if same have been drawn up for local authority owned harbours; if not, when these will be drawn up; the action his Department or local authorities will be taking as a result of the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
52 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to ensure that a proportion of any newly built or acquired social housing is given to those progressing out of homelessness.
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Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
51 Deputy Emmet Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for putting in place a national recycling infrastructure to process recyclable waste here as opposed to exporting it, in order to ensure accountability in respect of the action taken regarding that waste that cannot be ensured when that waste is exported to another country, and to reduce the emissions that would be the product of shipping or otherwise transporting that waste abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
50 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of incinerators that will be required to deal with municipal waste; the locations of these incinerators; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
49 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the Electoral Acts to provide for increased transparency in the funding of political parties and for greater scrutiny of political party expenditure, as strongly urged by the Standards in Public Office Commission in its most recent annual report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
48 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has proposals to widen the Seanad Éireann electorate for the higher education constituencies where, at present, graduates of universities and colleges other than NUI or Trinity are denied the right to vote and where the necessary constitutional change to permit the extension of voting rights was made many years ago.
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Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
47 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date in delivering on commitments made in the Agreed Programme for Government in relation to integrating environmental considerations into policy formulation, linked with existing social partnership mechanisms and, in particular, establishing Comhar as a body within the National Economic and Social Development Office under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
46 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views regarding the provision of Traveller accommodation by local authorities; the number of indigenous families in respect of each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
60 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has decided to grant a licence for a hunt (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
45 Deputy Shane McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has sufficient information to make a decision on the granting of a stag hunting licence to a hunt (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
44 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997 which enables local authorities to take action only against properties which accumulate high densities of refuse and other waste materials in public view and prohibits action being taken in circumstances where the material is not visible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
43 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, landlords are only permitted to raise rents once a year; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that rents rose by an average 10% in 2006 with some people experiencing 20% increases; and the plans he has to rectify this situation by introducing a new system of rent caps.
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Question· oralPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
73 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to address the need to allocate additional resources to the Environmental Protection Agency with particular emphasis on the need for these resources for monitoring and enforcement activities by the EPA in respect of IPPC and waste licensing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
54 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the Environmental Protection Agency has adequate staffing and resources to perform its function effectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
42 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities, river basin districts and the Environmental Protection Agency will be enabled to recruit additional personnel to ensure that river basin management plans are drawn up in time for their deadline of 2009 and to enable these authorities to put in place measures to ensure compliance of waters here with the water framework directive by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 November 2007
41 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason local authorities are establishing new audit committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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