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United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 9 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the family test on her Department's policies; and if she will make a statement.
United States · United States Congress · 9 November 2015
Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program Improvement Act This bill revises requirements for any written agreement under the surface transportation project delivery program that a state makes with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to assume responsibilities assigned by DOT with respect to one or more highway projects within the state under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Such an agreement shall emphasize that the state is solely responsible and liable for carrying out DOT responsibilities, including the defense of any civil action, without further DOT approval, under the program. DOT shall: audit a participating state annually (currently, semiannually) for the first two as well as the last two years of the first four years of a state's particiaption; meet with the state to review implementation of its assignment agreement, and discuss plans for the first annual audit, within 180 days after execution of the agreement; and ensure that the time period for completing an annual audit, from initiation to completion (including public comment and responses to those comments), does not exceed 180 days. DOT shall also determine the team to carry out an audit, which shall include at least one member the state designates (who may have relevant expertise and experience and not be an employee of either the state or DOT). In cooperation with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, DOT shall carry out education, training, peer exchange, and other initiatives to: assist states in developing the capacity to participate in the assignment program, and promote information sharing and collaboration among states participating in the program.
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of her Department's policies have been assessed against the family test; what steps she has taken to publish the outcome of such assessments that have been carried out; and if
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to implement the family test.
Germany · German Bundestag · 6 November 2015
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Werden die Einträge von Mikroplastik in die Umwelt nach Einschätzung der Bundesregierung durch die Einführung des Wertstoffgesetzes verringert, wie von den Regierungsfraktionen in der Beratung des Antrags der Fraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN "Freisetzung von Mikroplastik beenden" behauptet (vgl. Bundestagsdrucksachen 18/3734 und 18/4151), und wenn ja, durch welche konkreten Regelungen des vorliegenden Arbeitsentwurfes für ein Wertstoffgesetz wird ein signifikanter Rückgang der Mikroplastikeinträge in die Umwelt aus Sicht der Regierung erwartet?
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 November 2015
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which regulations her Department introduced as a result of EU legislation in (a) 2013, (b) 2014 and (c) 2015 to date; which regulations her Department expects to implement as a result
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
264. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will expedite the clarification process for forestry planting on hen harrier land and eliminate any unnecessary restrictions to enable the affected farmers get approval for the locally led agri-environment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38739/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
248. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the 22 modular housing units proposed by Dublin City Council will be ready for occupation on or before 22 December 2015; if he will confirm that a minimum requirement for the 22 modular homes is that they comply and are certified as compliant with all relevant building, sound, fire, insulation and environmental regulations; the steps he has taken to ensure these standards; if he is satisfied that the change of use of the land designated for the modular housing to active residential land is compliant with all planning legislation; if he is satisfied that the construction and use of the proposed modular housing is compliant with all planning legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38926/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
247. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of affordable homes, if he will consider changing legislative provisions so that material improvements will include landscaping works and other improvements that add value to properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38913/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
246. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Ireland is divided into four zones for the monitoring and assessment of ambient air quality; if this has always been the case; how often it is reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38900/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
245. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will update Dáil Éireann on the progress of the Environmental Protection Agency draft national ambient air monitoring programme under section 65 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended), detailing the scope of the exercise, the start date and the likely completion date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38899/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
244. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the Environmental Protection Agency believes it is not necessary to monitor for particulates at all 31 air monitoring stations, given the proven negative effects they pose to health; his views on this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38898/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
243. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation for Leylandii trees similar to legislation introduced in the United Kingdom under that country's Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2013, given that, if uncontrolled, these trees are a major cause of boundary related disputes in residential areas, give rise to more complaints than any other neighbourhood property issue and cause upset and distress to many persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38887/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
242. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is normal procedure for Leader funding to be used in the planning of a future development of an unauthorised marina (details supplied), on property built by Waterways Ireland, which was the subject of several warning letters and, as the documents attached show, was the subject of an enforcement order from late 2012, many months before funding was paid out, which is contrary to the response to Parliamentary Question No. 914 of 24 March 2015, which stated incorrectly that the enforcement order came several months after the completion of the feasibility study and the grant payment. [38869/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
241. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding modular housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38858/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
240. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a scheme similar to the existing grant, HA2/T, for the renewal and repair of thatched roofs on commercial properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38849/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
239. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of draft section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 directives issued by his Department; the number of draft directives that were amended, deleted and implemented after the local authority manager's report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38846/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
238. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of observations sent by his Department to local authorities in relation to material alterations to development plans; the number of subsequent section 31 of the Planning and Development Act directives since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38845/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he continues to monitor sales of property by the National Asset Management Agency with a view to identifying the extent to which such residential property has been acquired by first-time home buyers; the proportion of such disposals that have gone to investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38824/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
236. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which prominent derelict sites have been identified in towns and villages; if specific provision is being made to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38822/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
235. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which his Department has sought or received communications from the various local authorities with a view to addressing the issue of stalled developments involving urban blight and run down streetscapes; if the funding already made available to address such issues requires further action, in the form of identification of specific measures to address individual cases with a view to eliminating blights such as that affecting Naas, County Kildare and other towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38821/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
234. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to date of remediating unauthorised or illegal dumping at the various identified locations; the extent to which provisions are in place to prevent any recurrences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38820/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
233. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the pyrite remediation programme will be reviewed with a view to identifying the number of households who have incurred considerable expenditure privately and who are currently not listed for support; if these cases will be examined with a view to determining the number that exist and how best to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38819/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
232. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps taken to encourage the provision of properly co-ordinated glass and plastic waste collection systems, with a view to the provision of a comprehensive recycling programme that is readily available to the householder who may not have the means of travelling to bottle banks or to other recycling facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38818/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
231. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which consideration will be provided to encourage the collection and recycling of household plastic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38817/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
230. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which reprocessing and recycling facilities are available in respect of plastic and rubber, with particular reference to the extent to which such facilities are readily available; the extent to which incentivisation is available to encourage investment in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38816/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
229. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to be in a position to publish revised guidelines in respect of the construction of wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38815/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
228. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if studies have been done with a view to reducing the cost of waste management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38814/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
227. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which it is expected to deal with waste management by way of reduce, reuse and recycle strategies, landfills continue to be relied upon or incineration is used, or proposed, as a means of waste management; the number of landfills currently in operation; the number of incinerators dealing with domestic waste; the extent to which the residues continue to be managed and dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38813/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
226. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the degree to which air and water pollution continues to be monitored; if notable results have been found on foot of which any corrective action is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38812/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
225. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which greenhouse gas emissions continue to be monitored, with a view to ensuring compliance with internationally set targets which, if not met, will result in the imposition of penalties; the nature of such penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38811/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
224. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which adequate provisions remain in place to ensure the reduction in greenhouse gases in line with EU and UN targets; the extent to which these targets continue to be met; if further measures are deemed necessary to achieve the targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38810/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
223. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the funding approved in respect of housing adaptation grant requirements has been drawn down by the respective local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38809/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
222. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he has received correspondence from the various local authorities regarding the lack of sufficient funding to meet housing adaptation grant requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38808/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
221. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he may be in a position to provide a framework to fund the provision of local authority housing by way of Government development bonds, or by other means, in order to address the current housing situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.] [38807/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
220. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he has taken, or proposes to take, to address the immediate housing crisis, which was inherited from the previous administration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38806/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
219. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he has sought or received information from each local authority regarding the availability of serviced or serviceable sites on zoned or zoneable lands adjacent to towns and villages, with a view to addressing the serious and ever-growing housing shortage, with particular reference to the provision of a substantial number of modular houses within the shortest possible time, thereby alleviating the distress and hardship caused to those families who find themselves without a home in current circumstances, given that no serious provision was made to address this issue for at least 15 years, thereby creating an almost total dependency on voluntary housing agencies and the private rental sector; if he will consider emergency legislation given the emerging situation affecting thousands of families and given that approximately 100,000 families were already registered on local authority housing lists some six years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38805/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
218. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total value of commercial rates collected in 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38772/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
217. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants awaiting transfer in his Department to locations other than their present location; the number of applications by location; the rules that apply for such transfers; if an applicant has a defined position on the list for transfer; the grounds that apply to applicants being moved up or down on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38755/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
216. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when applications will open for new private developers for funding under the Leader programme; the criteria for same; and the maximum amount of funding available. [38711/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
215. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for details of the new tax regime for heavy goods vehicles; if it applies to unladen weight or gross weight; when it will apply; the new rates for various categories of vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38911/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
61. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if officials or representatives from his office attend the weekly meeting held in Government Buildings on Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36877/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
60. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his departmental officials or advisers have any role in the Government's response to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37149/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
59. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he or any of his departmental officials were involved with discussions with the Department of Finance regarding rent certainty and increases to the rent supplement allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37144/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
58. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures his Department has in place to ensure all accommodation for Travellers reaches health and safety standards; if his Department plans any further safety measures, given the recent tragic fire in Carrickmines in Dublin 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37495/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
57. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Finance concerning the evolving role of the National Asset Management Agency in encompassing housing provision; if he is aware of the number and type of offers made to local authorities, with particular reference to Counties Galway and Mayo, regarding the use of housing stock in the control of the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38328/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
56. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider amendments to planning regulations that require the internal layout drawings of dwellings and other buildings to be publicly available; if he will consider having these drawings kept purely for the use of the relevant planning authority in the interests of privacy and security of the property owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37235/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
55. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units that will be delivered through the local authorities in each of the years 2015 to 2018, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37497/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
54. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether the modular housing proposals are an adequate response to this humanitarian crisis, given that over 700 families and over 1,500 children are now living in emergency accommodation and hotels, and given that up to one family per day is becoming homeless, as per a report from an organisation (details supplied). [35498/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2015
53. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which the various local authorities have indicated the number of families on their respective housing lists who are deemed to be in need of re-housing in the course of the next three months based on those currently in emergency accommodation and those likely to become dependent on such accommodation in the period in question; if he expects to be in a position to meet this need in the given time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38389/15]