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Austria · National Council · 28 October 2011
Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Erleichterung der thermischen Sanierung von kommunalen Nicht-Wohnbauten (WGG) und Geschäftsfeld der Wohnbaubanken
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 October 2011
Verzoek om reactie op rapport 'Ranking the Stars' van Stichting Natuur en Milieu
United States · United States Congress · 27 October 2011
Powering America for Tomorrow Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to designate one or more regions within the Eastern Interconnection and the Western Interconnection to be represented by specified regional transmission planners. Sets forth application and approval procedures for regional transmission planners. Prescribes: (1) a regional transmission plan design; and (2) a regional transmission planning process. Requires the federal power marketing administrations and transmitting utilities in a designated region to integrate their transmission plans with the regional transmission plans required under this Act, and to otherwise participate in a regional transmission planning process. Directs FERC to require that: (1) all regional high voltage electric transmission cost allocation processes and methodologies adhere to a clear and consistent set of specified regulatory principles; and (2) regional transmission planners coordinate planning across regional boundaries within an Interconnection. Authorizes a regional transmission planner, as part of a plan submitted to FERC, to identify regional transmission projects required by, and consistent with, the public convenience and necessity. Instructs FERC, in issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity, to give substantial deference to any proposed finding of public convenience and necessity in the plan submitted by a regional transmission planner. Excludes from review for any environmental assessment or environmental impact statement required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 any proposed finding by a regional transmission planner of public convenience and necessity with respect to a regional transmission project. Retains state exclusive authority over the siting of any transmission facility that is not a part of a regional transmission project. Specifies federal siting authority with respect to any transmission facility identified as part or all of a regional transmission project for which a certificate of public convenience and necessity has been issued.
United States · United States Congress · 27 October 2011
Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2011 - Revises the authority of the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to exempt a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment from federal safety standards for purposes of research, investigations, demonstrations, training, competitive racing events, show, or display. Requires the Secretary to: (1) exempt low volume motor vehicle manufacturers from such standards, and (2) treat such motor vehicles as assemblages of equipment for purposes of determining compliance with such standards. Defines "low volume manufacturer" as one whose total motor vehicle production claimed under the exemption is no more than 1,000 vehicles annually. Subjects a replica of a previously manufactured vehicle only to safety standards for the model year of the body of the vehicle it replicates. Requires a low volume manufacturer to register with the Secretary to qualify for such exemption. Directs the Secretary to require a permanent label to be fixed to such a motor vehicle identifying the safety standards or bumper standard from which the vehicle is exempt. Amends the Clean Air Act to allow low volume motor vehicle manufacturers who register with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to install a motor vehicle engine from a motor vehicle already fully certified as meeting federal air emissions standards, including those for on-board diagnostic systems (OBD II), but excluding those for evaporative emissions.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 27 October 2011
Uitnodiging aan Deltacommissaris voor gesprek met vaste commissie voor Infrastructuur en Milieu
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
84 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence regarding bedsit accommodation (details supplied). [31736/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
83 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the noise Bill will be brought forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31692/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
82 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teo, including the level of assistance given by him to employees who will be losing their jobs within the organisation; the steps being taken to put in place a new organisation to administer Leader rural development programme; and when Gaeltacht communities can expect to be able to apply for funding again under this programme. [31624/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
81 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to address the poor public water quality in the Fintown area of County Donegal which is served by Lough Muck. [31623/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
80 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the construction of the Dungloe and Glenties sewerage scheme, County Donegal; the date on which the contractor will be appointed; the extent of the works involved; and the timeframe for the works involved. [31622/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
79 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a ministerial order to allow the sale of local authority flats as provided for in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31597/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
78 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of bankrupt persons who have applied for social housing supports over the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31595/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
85 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that Kerry County Council faces into 2012 with a large number of persons on a waiting list seeking assistance under the housing aid and mobility grants scheme, if he will give an assurance that the local authority will have sufficient funding to deal with the deferred 2011 applications and new applications for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31743/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
77 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding assistance under the housing aid for older people grant scheme; if he will give an assurance that the local authority will have sufficient funding to deal with the deferred 2011 applications and new applications for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31707/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
76 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding assistance under the disabled persons grant scheme; if he will give an assurance that the local authority will have sufficient funding to deal with the deferred 2011 applications and new applications for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31706/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
75 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he proposes to commission an independent report to investigate and put in place regulations and procedures to safeguard and protect the environment if onshore hydraulic fracturing for gas proceeds as planned by the companies involved in the exploration. [31751/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
74 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views that it is better to be proactive rather than reactive in introducing new legislation to protect the environment if onshore hydraulic fracturing for gas proceeds as planned by the companies involved in the exploration. [31750/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 October 2011
11 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Defence the proposed timeline for the reintegration of the Civil Defence organisation into the Army; when it is proposed to introduce the Civil Defence (repeal) Bill; and if he has had consultations with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government on this matter. [31346/11]
United States · United States Congress · 26 October 2011
Transportation Empowerment Act - Declares the purposes of the Act, including returning maximum discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility to the states for all elements of the national surface transportation systems (excluding the Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways). Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for FY2014-FY2018 for specified core programs under the federal-aid highway program, including: (1) the interstate maintenance program, (2) emergency relief for highways and roads, (3) the interstate bridge program, (4) the federal lands highways program, (5) highway safety programs, (6) surface transportation research, and (7) administrative expenses. Authorizes a state to transfer and use excess federal-aid highway funds for any surface transportation project (including mass transit and rail). Revises the apportionment of federal-aid highway funds under the interstate maintenance component. Requires 1% of such funds to be apportioned to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, with the remaining 99% of funds apportioned to the states based on certain formulae. Limits federal assistance to states for highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation to bridges on the federal-aid highway system. Repeals the authorization of federal assistance to states for non-federal bridges and highways. Declares that, beginning with FY2013, a highway construction or improvement project shall not be considered a federal project: (1) unless and until a state expends federal funds for the construction portion of such project, (2) solely by reason of the state expenditure of federal funds before the construction phase of the project (including for any environmental document or design work), or (3) upon state reimbursement to the federal government of the federal costs of such projects. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make amounts in the HTF available for expenditure for core highway programs through FY2018. Requires the Secretary of Treasury to transfer from the HTF amounts equivalent to motorboat and aviation fuel taxes collected before October 1, 2020, to: (1) the Land and Water Conservation Fund, (2) the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, and (3) the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Requires the Secretary to pay from the HTF into the general fund of the Treasury amounts equivalent to the floor stocks refunds made before July 1, 2021. Prescribes a motor fuel tax rate schedule for financing of core highway programs. Terminates, on September 30, 2013, the authority of the Secretary to make certain transfers to the Mass Transit Account. Establishes in the HTF the Infrastructure Special Assistance Fund, $1 billion of which shall be available during FY2014-FY2017 to states for transportation-related program expenditures. Directs the Secretary to allocate to the states for surface transportation projects (including mass transit and rail) any excess highway tax receipts appropriated to the HTF in FY2014-FY2017. Reduces the excise taxes imposed on: (1) gasoline from 18.3 cents to 3.7 cents, (2) diesel fuel or kerosene from 24.3 cents to 5.0 cents, and (3) diesel-water fuel emulsion from 19.7 cents to 4.1 cents. Requires credits or refunds of certain floor stocks taxes on liquids imposed before October 1, 2017. Declares that this Act shall become effective only if the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) certifies that it is deficit neutral.
Austria · National Council · 25 October 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Gesundheit betreffend Totalherbizid Glyphosat <i>(Wirkstoff in Pflanzenschutzmitteln)</i>
Austria · National Council · 25 October 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Totalherbizid Glyphosat <i>(Wirkstoff in Pflanzenschutzmitteln)</i>
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
482 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is a delay in digitising maps for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the steps he proposes to take to rectify this issue in view of the fact that the processing of an agri-environment option scheme application is being delayed as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31150/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
466 Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30826/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
465 Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in REP scheme 2010 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will expedite the processing of this application and the issue of payment. [30824/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
390 Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if farmers will be permitted to spread slurry until mid-November this year due to the exceptionally wet August and September and the resulting difficulties associated with these months of heavy rainfall and the very wet conditions since the extension to 31 October, which was announced recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31547/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
389 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total expenditure in 2010 on ICT, including staff costs, support and maintenance services, hardware, software, and external resources, including consultancies, contractors and service providers and all agencies under the aegis of his Department. [31517/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
388 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position under SI 84 of 2011 regarding assessment of housing need whereby a person has already moved out of the family home and is in rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31493/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
387 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the electoral law, in regard to election material whereby it is an offence to print posters, leaflets and so on without an imprint, is being enforced; if there have been any prosecutions in regard to same; if any candidates have not had a refund of election expenses for failing to have the imprint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31464/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
386 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the role of the relevant local planning authority in respect of planning permissions granted for voluntary housing co-operatives; if the local authority has any responsibilities relating to the standard of works to ensure that they comply with building regulations, when works are carried out which can lead to health and safety issues, for example, when there is only one set of pipes exiting the houses to cover waste water, domestic water and surface water, and when these matters are brought to the attention of the council by way of complaints from residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31463/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
385 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if mortgages from local authorities fall under the remit of the European Communities (Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts) Regulations 1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31459/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
381 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will begin accepting applications for the capital assistance scheme that approved housing bodies can avail of when developing housing; and the amount of funding that will be allocated to the programme. [31407/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
379 Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concern among vintage car and tractor enthusiasts in respect of the rate of motor tax and the type of diesel oil which can be used for these vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31319/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
378 Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make a commitment to ensuring the welfare of the Booterstown Nature Reserve, County Dublin, which has been delivered to a receiver; his plans on the importance of protecting areas of natural importance which may have been handed over to a receiver in view of the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31311/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
377 Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the names of persons on the board of An Bord Pleanála, the Environment Protection Agency and the Private Residential Tenancies Board; when each person’s term on the board is due for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31302/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
376 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason South Dublin County Council believes it is discriminated against as per the motion passed on 10 October 2011; and the action he will take to address the matter. [31301/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
375 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding St. Joseph’s Foundation, Charleville, County Cork, regarding a proposal for development of day and residential service for adults and children with autism-Asperger syndrome; if he is giving his full support to this project in view of the fact that the foundation has now submitted a full planning application following a number of pre-planning meetings with Limerick County Council; and if will he ensure support for this project. [31292/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
374 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when approval will be given to Galway County Council to allow the Cluid Voluntary Housing Project in Letterfrack, County Galway, to lodge a planning application; when funding will be approved for this project; and if he will make a detailed statement on the current state of play of this project. [31281/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
372 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way the rural development and RAPID programmes are being specifically identified; and the information available to him to indicate that they are experiencing high structural unemployment. [31212/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
371 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a code of conduct on mortgage arrears to be applied by local authorities will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31189/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
370 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a development (details supplied) in Dublin 18, which is lying idle; if this development can be let to tenants; if he will ensure that the developer fulfils their obligations to the authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31188/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
369 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if water charges apply to vacant properties, if the owners of these properties have the right to have the water turned off. [31186/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
368 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if water charges will apply to vacant rental properties that are yielding no income and are not in use. [31185/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
367 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 20 July 2011, if the Dun na Rí estate in County Clare has been granted funding to carry out work to finish the estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31154/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
366 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government If he has any plans to review the retail planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31147/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
365 Deputy Peter Mathews asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Housing Finance Agency sourced loans on the open market in the early 1980s or if this money was provided from the Exchequer; if the agency or the local authority it advanced money to would bear a financial cost from reducing the interest rate of 12.5% on a local authority mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31138/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
364 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual cost of the licensed payroll system, CorePay, to his Department. [31056/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
363 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the name of the successful applicant for the post of Sligo regeneration community liaison person; the location of the liaison person’s office in Sligo; the number of hours that the liaison person has been employed since they were appointed on 1 September 2011; the number of hours the liaison person has spent in Sligo since their appointment; the officials or community representatives the liaison person has met from Sligo since their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30985/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
362 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the correct pass mark to be obtained in the breathing apparatus training course undertaken by fire fighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30984/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
361 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details for the years 2006 to 2011, inclusive, of the arrangements entered into by him, any body under his aegis or State agency for which he has responsibility for the obtaining of advice from a senior or junior counsel and/or a firm of solicitors; the subject matter for which advice was sought; the names of the barristers and solicitors firms concerned and the fees paid; the nature of the work concerned; if in each case the matter was advertised for competitive tender and if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30967/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011
360 Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the pyrite working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30958/11]