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Bill· HRH.R. 3939 (114th)referred

EPA Maximum Achievable Contraction of Technocrats Act of 2015

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2015

EPA Maximum Achievable Contraction of Technocrats Act of 2015 This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce its total number of employees by 15% by a certain workforce reduction target date.

Bill· HRH.R. 3962 (114th)referred

Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2015

Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act of 2015 This bill prohibits a federal entity from using unmanned aircraft or other mobile aerial-view devices (MAVDs) to: (1) surveil property, persons, or their effects; or (2) gather evidence pertaining to known or suspected criminal conduct, or conduct that violates a law or regulation. Exceptions allow MAVDs to be used by federal entities to: surveil national borders or national waters to prevent or deter illegal entry of persons or illegal substances; prevent imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm to a specific individual, counter an imminent risk of a terrorist attack by a specific individual or organization, prevent imminent destruction of evidence, or counter an imminent or actual escape of a criminal or terrorist suspect; monitor or research environmental, geologic, or weather-related damage and events, including forest fires, erosion, floods, wildlife, habitats, or illegal vegetation on public lands; or acquire information about an individual who consents to the use of an MAVD. Law enforcement officials or agencies may use an MAVD to surveil specific property, persons, or their effects pursuant to a search and seizure warrant. The bill: (1) prohibits a federal entity actor from making an intentional effort to identify an individual from, or associate an individual with, the information collected under certain exceptions to the prohibition on the use of MAVDs; and (2) bars disclosure of collected information except to another federal entity or state, tribal, or local government agency that agrees to be bound by the restrictions in this Act. Such identification and disclosure restrictions shall not apply if there is probable cause that the information collected is evidence of specific criminal activity and a warrant is obtained. Federal entities are prohibited from: (1) soliciting or awarding contracts to surveil by MAVD for a federal entity, unless the federal entity has existing authority for such surveillance; or (2) purchasing information obtained from MAVD surveillance by a nonfederal entity if such information contains personal information, except with the consent of the affected persons. This Act shall not be construed to preempt any state law regarding the use of MAVDs exclusively within the borders of that state.

Bill· HRH.R. 3965 (114th)referred

FAA Community Accountability Act of 2015

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2015

FAA Community Accountability Act of 2015 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in considering flight paths or procedures as part of the implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System, to limit negative impacts on the human environment near airports. The FAA may give preference to overlays of existing flight paths or procedures to ensure compatibility with land use. The FAA shall appoint an FAA Community Ombudsman for each of its regions to: act as a liaison with communities regarding problems related to the impact of commercial aviation on the human environment; monitor the impact of System implementation on communities near affected airports; make recommendations to address community concerns and improve the use of community comments in FAA decisionmaking; and report periodically on the impact of commercial aviation on the human environment and on FAA responsiveness to community concerns. The FAA, in implementing the System, may not treat the establishment or revision of a flight path or procedure as covered by a categorical exclusion if an Ombudsman or airport operator submits notification that: (1) extraordinary circumstances exist, or (2) the establishment or revision will have a significant adverse impact on the human environment near such airport. The FAA, before treating such establishment or revision as covered by a categorical exclusion, shall provide notice and an opportunity for comment to persons affected. The bill requires the FAA to: (1) reconsider a flight path or procedure established or revised after February 14, 2012, as part of the implementation of the System if an Ombudsman or airport operator submits written notification that the establishment or revision is resulting in a significant adverse impact on the human environment near the airport, (2) provide notice of such reconsideration and an opportunity for public comment, (3) assess the impacts on the human environment, and (4) report on comments received, assessment results, and changes to be made.

Record· Brief regering2015Z20834adopted

Afschrift van de Koninklijke besluiten over het verlenen van ontslag aan mw. S.A.M. Dijksma als staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken, benoeming van mw. S.A.M. Dijksma als staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu en benoeming van ir. M.H.P. van Dam als staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 5 November 2015

Afschrift van de Koninklijke besluiten over het verlenen van ontslag aan mw. S.A.M. Dijksma als staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken, benoeming van mw. S.A.M. Dijksma als staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu en benoeming van ir. M.H.P. van Dam als staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken

Question· Written questionUIN 14956answered

Environment Protection: Job Creation

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 4 November 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps she is taking to support the creation of jobs through low carbon growth (a) within and (b) outside the UK.

Question· writtenPQ 251asked

251. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated by his Department to organisations not audited directly by the Comptroller and Auditor General; the names of these organisations; the funding allocated to each over the past five years; the process in place to ensure that value for money is achieved and that the funding allocated is audited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38669/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

251. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated by his Department to organisations not audited directly by the Comptroller and Auditor General; the names of these organisations; the funding allocated to each over the past five years; the process in place to ensure that value for money is achieved and that the funding allocated is audited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38669/15]

Question· writtenPQ 250asked

250. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38623/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

250. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of staff in his Department capable of dealing with the public in the Irish language; if there are training programmes in place for staff to improve their level of working Irish; the provision there is for other minority languages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38623/15]

Question· writtenPQ 249asked

249. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reinstate the budget for Traveller accommodation, as there are 1,500 Traveller families living in sub-standard, inadequate and overcrowded conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

249. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reinstate the budget for Traveller accommodation, as there are 1,500 Traveller families living in sub-standard, inadequate and overcrowded conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/15]

Question· writtenPQ 248asked

248. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has finalised new planning guidelines for wind turbines; if not forthcoming, if local authorities can make new development plans with their own planning criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38595/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

248. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has finalised new planning guidelines for wind turbines; if not forthcoming, if local authorities can make new development plans with their own planning criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38595/15]

Question· writtenPQ 247asked

247. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce rent certainty to combat the increase in homelessness (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38542/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

247. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce rent certainty to combat the increase in homelessness (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38542/15]

Question· writtenPQ 246asked

246. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a local authority has any flexibility to give oral hearings to third parties to a planning application; and, if not, if he will consider such an approach. [38522/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

246. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a local authority has any flexibility to give oral hearings to third parties to a planning application; and, if not, if he will consider such an approach. [38522/15]

Question· writtenPQ 245asked

245. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has had further discussions with management at South Dublin County Council regarding the challenges faced by the council in respect of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38504/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

245. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has had further discussions with management at South Dublin County Council regarding the challenges faced by the council in respect of homelessness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38504/15]

Question· writtenPQ 244asked

244. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the findings of the local government audit service value for money reports on local authority activities in County Tipperary from 2010 to 2015, inclusive, which covered topics such as internal audit, financial management reporting, local authority housing maintenance and management of vacant dwellings, and local authority procurement practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38469/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

244. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the findings of the local government audit service value for money reports on local authority activities in County Tipperary from 2010 to 2015, inclusive, which covered topics such as internal audit, financial management reporting, local authority housing maintenance and management of vacant dwellings, and local authority procurement practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38469/15]

Question· writtenPQ 243asked

243. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding received by Tipperary county council from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38468/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

243. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding received by Tipperary county council from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38468/15]

Question· writtenPQ 242asked

242. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his assessment of the implementation of the Local Government Reform Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38467/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

242. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his assessment of the implementation of the Local Government Reform Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38467/15]

Question· writtenPQ 241asked

241. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for a breakdown of local authority gross current expenditure in County Tipperary for each year since 2010 in tabular form ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38466/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

241. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for a breakdown of local authority gross current expenditure in County Tipperary for each year since 2010 in tabular form ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38466/15]

Question· writtenPQ 240asked

240. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for a breakdown of local authority current expenditure in County Tipperary in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38465/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

240. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for a breakdown of local authority current expenditure in County Tipperary in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38465/15]

Question· writtenPQ 239asked

239. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the sources of local authority revenue income for County Tipperary; the amounts provided for each year since 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38464/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

239. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the sources of local authority revenue income for County Tipperary; the amounts provided for each year since 2010 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38464/15]

Question· writtenPQ 238asked

238. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of whole-time equivalent staff employed in the local authority sector in County Tipperary for the years 2010 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38463/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

238. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of whole-time equivalent staff employed in the local authority sector in County Tipperary for the years 2010 to 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38463/15]

Question· writtenPQ 237asked

237. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a role will be assigned to the planning regulator to determine whether vexatious behaviour, such as ignoring the findings of strategic environmental assessments, appropriate assessments in accordance with the habitats directive or strategic flood risk assessments and failing to provide adequate technical planning reasons for doing so, have contributed to the requirement for ministerial directions on development plans and local area plans; if any future legislation will consider possible sanctions to discourage vexatious behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38445/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

237. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a role will be assigned to the planning regulator to determine whether vexatious behaviour, such as ignoring the findings of strategic environmental assessments, appropriate assessments in accordance with the habitats directive or strategic flood risk assessments and failing to provide adequate technical planning reasons for doing so, have contributed to the requirement for ministerial directions on development plans and local area plans; if any future legislation will consider possible sanctions to discourage vexatious behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38445/15]

Question· writtenPQ 236asked

236. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if patterns have emerged, since the Local Government Reform Act was introduced in 2014, in relation to the issues or causes that have necessitated ministerial directions in development plans and local area plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38444/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

236. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if patterns have emerged, since the Local Government Reform Act was introduced in 2014, in relation to the issues or causes that have necessitated ministerial directions in development plans and local area plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38444/15]

Question· writtenPQ 235asked

235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of ministerial directions that have been issued annually since 2011 in order that development plans, including material contraventions and variations of development plans and local area plans are consistent with existing national, regional, and county planning policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38443/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

235. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of ministerial directions that have been issued annually since 2011 in order that development plans, including material contraventions and variations of development plans and local area plans are consistent with existing national, regional, and county planning policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38443/15]

Question· writtenPQ 234asked

234. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if water charges will be billed to modular housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38426/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

234. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if water charges will be billed to modular housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38426/15]

Question· writtenPQ 233asked

233. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures his Department is taking to address the cost of €185,000 to build one social housing unit; if he expects this cost to reduce in 2016; and if so, to what price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38424/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

233. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures his Department is taking to address the cost of €185,000 to build one social housing unit; if he expects this cost to reduce in 2016; and if so, to what price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38424/15]

Question· writtenPQ 232asked

232. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which his Department first discussed the option of using modular housing units to house persons experiencing homelessness with representatives from Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38420/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

232. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which his Department first discussed the option of using modular housing units to house persons experiencing homelessness with representatives from Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38420/15]

Question· writtenPQ 92asked

92. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the criteria for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38591/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

92. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the criteria for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38591/15]

Question· writtenPQ 81asked

81. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out under the rural environment protection scheme in Counties Westmeath and Longford in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38480/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2015

81. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out under the rural environment protection scheme in Counties Westmeath and Longford in each of the years from 2008 to 2014. [38480/15]

Record· Verzoek bij regeling van werkzaamheden2015Z20633concluded

Brief van de staatssecretaris en minister van Infrastructuur en Milieu en de minister van Economische Zaken over het bericht dat er ook onregelmatigheden zijn ontdekt bij de CO2-uitstoot van 800.000 auto's van Volkswagen

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 4 November 2015

Brief van de staatssecretaris en minister van Infrastructuur en Milieu en de minister van Economische Zaken over het bericht dat er ook onregelmatigheden zijn ontdekt bij de CO2-uitstoot van 800.000 auto's van Volkswagen

Report· Written statementUIN HCWS284published

October Environment Council

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 November 2015

I attended the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg on 26 October. After adopting the agenda, Ministers set out preliminary positions on the reform of the EU Emissions Trading System for the period 2021 – 2030 signalling the range of issues to be resolved...

Report· Written statementUIN HLWS278published

October Environment Council

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 3 November 2015

My Hon Friend the Parliamentary under Secretary of State (Rory Stewart) has today made the following statement.I attended the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg on 26 October. After adopting the agenda, Ministers set out preliminary positions on the ref...

Question· writtenPQ 1117asked

1117. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38725/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

1117. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of civil servants under his remit who have been reinstated in recent years after taking a career break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38725/15]

Question· writtenPQ 1116asked

1116. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the application lodged by the Dublin Port Company to dump dredged material at sea, off the coast of Howth Head in County Dublin; if he is satisfied that there will be no impact on the Dublin Bay environment when the material is dumped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34015/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

1116. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the application lodged by the Dublin Port Company to dump dredged material at sea, off the coast of Howth Head in County Dublin; if he is satisfied that there will be no impact on the Dublin Bay environment when the material is dumped; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34015/15]

Question· writtenPQ 1113asked

1113. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the supports available for persons who are currently working on repaying arrears with their local authorities through the mortgage arrears resolution process; the number of persons who have never missed a payment; who, after three years, have not cleared their arrears; and who are in an affordable home, not a shared-ownership home. [38342/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

1113. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the supports available for persons who are currently working on repaying arrears with their local authorities through the mortgage arrears resolution process; the number of persons who have never missed a payment; who, after three years, have not cleared their arrears; and who are in an affordable home, not a shared-ownership home. [38342/15]

Question· writtenPQ 1110asked

1110. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the plans for investment in Inis Oírr pier; and Ros a'Mhíl harbour, as part of the capital investment plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34201/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

1110. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the plans for investment in Inis Oírr pier; and Ros a'Mhíl harbour, as part of the capital investment plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34201/15]

Question· writtenPQ 1108asked

1108. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the spreading of human waste as slurry or fertilizer on Irish farmlands; the measures that are in place to protect the environment and human health in relation to this matter and to ensure that there is no negative impact or nuisance caused to the persons living close to where the human waste is being spread; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38288/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

1108. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the spreading of human waste as slurry or fertilizer on Irish farmlands; the measures that are in place to protect the environment and human health in relation to this matter and to ensure that there is no negative impact or nuisance caused to the persons living close to where the human waste is being spread; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38288/15]

Question· writtenPQ 1107asked

1107. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a large number of houses in County Tipperary with possible lead piping and the potential cost of removing lead piping from these homes; the number of homes in County Tipperary which Irish Water suspects to have lead piping or has confirmed contain lead piping, in tabular form; when the grant for homeowners affected with lead piping will be launched; the proposed income thresholds for such a grant; the proposed monetary amounts which will be made available to applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38274/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

1107. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of a large number of houses in County Tipperary with possible lead piping and the potential cost of removing lead piping from these homes; the number of homes in County Tipperary which Irish Water suspects to have lead piping or has confirmed contain lead piping, in tabular form; when the grant for homeowners affected with lead piping will be launched; the proposed income thresholds for such a grant; the proposed monetary amounts which will be made available to applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38274/15]

Question· writtenPQ 1106asked

1106. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 3 February 2015, when the relevant sections of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38260/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2015

1106. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 570 of 3 February 2015, when the relevant sections of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38260/15]

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