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Question· writtenPQ 194asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
191 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of CAS applications awaiting approval; the value of these applications; and the number of units they include.
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Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
188 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of infringement cases that Ireland is defending under European Union environmental law in tabular form; the number of warnings preceding such cases that are being dealt with by his Department; the decisions that have been made to fine Ireland in relation to current infringements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
187 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of special advisers appointed to him since his appointment as Minister; if he will tabulate their annual salaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
186 Deputy Mary Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on reports that plans by Dublin City Council is planning to take large quantities of water from the River Shannon; if his attention has been drawn to the major problems this would cause to tourism, employment, flora and fauna in the Shannon Region; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
185 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the source of targets and the source of information (details supplied); the type of accommodation to which the 300 households were moved in 2007; the type of accommodation to which the 200 households in 2008 have been moved; the support services being provided to these 300 households at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
58 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the Homeless Strategy Implementation Plan; if it is currently being produced by his Department; if it will be submitted to the Cabinet in November 2008; and if it will be approved by Cabinet before Christmas 2008.
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Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
57 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on extending the closing date for the spreading of farm yard manure or slurry in view of the weather conditions which prevented normal farming practice during the months of August, September and October 2008; his views on the fact that it is particularly difficult for Deputies representing Border counties with Northern Ireland when the period in Northern Ireland has been extended to 31 December 2008 subject to good farming practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
56 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person on a local authority waiver scheme is unable to choose an alternative refuse collection service provider in the absence of a national scheme; and if he will introduce a national waiver scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
55 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the procedure for the designation of lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
54 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made in regard to the commitment given in the programme for Government to establish an independent electoral commission to take responsibility for electoral administration and oversight.
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Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
52 Deputy Kieran O’Donnell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the levels and details of funding and other measures provided in his Department’s Budget 2009 for the Limerick Regeneration Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
51 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that up-to-date and accurate maps of local authority constituencies are available to candidates which clearly delineate electoral boundaries in time for the forthcoming local elections.
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Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
48 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 24 June 2008 if his Department has decided on the usefulness of collecting data in relation to Section 154 (9) for the 2008 Annual Planning Statistics.
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Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
47 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the detail of the planned Government Equity Initiative for affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
45 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the implementation of objectives and priority actions under the Sixth Environment Action Programme of the European Community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
214 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number and location of thermal waste treatment systems in respect of which planning permission has been granted to date; the number of these in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
213 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy in relation to waste management with particular reference to the use of landfill, incineration and recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
53 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his preferred options in regard to policy affecting waste management treatment and disposal, having particular regard to the location of such facilities including landfill, incineration and recycling; the number and location of facilities in respect of which planning permission has been granted in the past two years, those pending or anticipated; the extent to which the locations which are approved are expected to impact on those pending if at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
44 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his policy in relation to the development of alternative waste management technologies with a view to moving waste management reliance on incineration; if he will bring forward initiatives or legislation to assist in the development of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
43 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the criteria given to local authorities by his Department to guide them in their production of the tri-annual assessment of housing needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
42 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the emissions limit granted for the ESB and other power generating companies under the emissions trading scheme will be reduced in line with the proposed banning of energy inefficient light bulbs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
39 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to review the compensation package in respect of bogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
36 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that local authorities pass on the recent European Central Bank interest rate cut, in full, to homeowners with local authority mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
35 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of development charges paid under the Planning Acts to local authorities in each of the years since introduction, with an estimate of the sum expected to be realised in 2008; and his proposals in relation to the financing of local authorities arising from shortfalls in this regard.
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Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
31 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his position on the cap and share scheme; his preference for a cap and share scheme or for a carbon tax; the reason for his preference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
30 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the downturn in the building industry, he will make extra provision for the completion of estates in cases in which the developer or builder is no longer in business.
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Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
28 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to implement the recommendations contained in the Report on the Future of the Electoral Register in Ireland published in April 2008; and, if so, when he will introduce the required legislation.
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Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
27 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the files which have been requested from his Department by the Mahon tribunal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
26 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has reviewed the EEA’s report Annual European Community LRTAP Convention emission inventory report 1990 to 2006, which states that emissions from cars and trucks are the biggest source of air pollutants such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides across the 27 EU Member States; his plans to introduce measures to address road transport pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
189 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the amount of money to be paid in respect of the purchase of carbon credits for the year 2008 is due to be paid; the way the money will be calculated; the estimate of the amount per tonne which will be payable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
25 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated cost of purchasing Kyoto carbon credits up to 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
49 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason Section 36 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008 excludes apartments from the incremental purchase scheme; and if it is his intention to put in place a legislative framework to enable the sale of apartments under the incremental scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
46 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, under the incremental purchase scheme local authorities will provide mortgages to qualifying households as well as retaining equity in the portion of the property not covered by the household mortgage.
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Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
41 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the assessment guidelines under the incremental purchase scheme; and the maximum and minimum income for single and joint households and the maximum and minimum percentage of the purchase price to be furnished by the household in each case.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
34 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the proportion of the price paid under the incremental purchase arrangements will be the same for all applicants in a particular scheme at a particular time or if it will be based on the particular financial circumstances of each applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
33 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a householder under the incremental purchase scheme will be entitled to re-mortgage the property or any portion of it during the life of the scheme; and if the local authority charge will take precedence over any other charge.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
32 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the minimum and maximum mortgage periods under the incremental purchase scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
24 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the provision for existing social housing tenants to transfer to housing reserved for incremental purchase applies equally to tenants of local authority apartments and tenants of local authority houses.
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Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
23 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress there has been in reforming the national waste strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
40 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the report into Haulbowline will be published.
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Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
21 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he expects to publish the report by White Young Green commissioned by his Department on the toxic waste on Haulbowline, County Cork; if he will allow a peer review of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
37 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 7 October 2008 and in view of the economic downturn, the way he will assist the elderly and people with mobility impairments especially those in the 18 local authority areas which have applied for but have not been granted additional funding.
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Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
20 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to increase funding for housing adaptation grants in respect of the elderly and disabled; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
190 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way the deduction from gross carbon emissions for carbon sinks is calculated for accounting under Kyoto Protocol rules and when these forests were planted, and that they are net afforestation since 1990; the way it is deduced that carbon sinks reduce emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
18 Deputy Michael Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that his predictions on the amount of carbon absorbed by carbon sinks are accurate; if there will be extensive recalculations in advance of the 2012 Kyoto deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
17 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way he will implement the car park levy to staff employed by his Department and agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
222 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will refrain from changing the local electoral boundaries in Dublin south east until he has considered the views of residents of the Sandymount area; if he will examine the letters and petitions of local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
16 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he will take to address the problem which has arisen in the village of Sandymount, Dublin 4 due to the boundary commission on local government ignoring the terms of reference laid down by him in January 2008 which required the commission to take into account the natural integrity of existing communities.
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Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
15 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the effects the budget 2009 cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency will have on the protection of the environment here; if the Environmental Protection Agency has indicated to him the programmes that will be cut; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2008
14 Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which budget 2009 cuts are affecting social housing programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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