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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
33. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the services that will be impacted by the 49% reduction in funding to community and rural development. [44809/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
32. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when revised regulations on the construction of wind farms will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44767/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
31. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that funding cuts to Dublin City Council have resulted in a €4.5 million cut to homelessness services in the city; and the rationale for this in the context of the Government's commitment to ending long-term homelessness. [44836/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
30. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which an assessment has been done of the local authority housing need in the greater Dublin area with a view to urgent utilisation of the recently announced budgetary provisions in this regard, with particular reference to the need to ensure the immediate provision of directly built local authority houses is facilitated throughout County Kildare - and north Kildare specifically, where the housing crisis is worsening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44786/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
29. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that the €50 million initially promised for remedial works to houses damage by heave due to pyrite has not been delivered and these home owners have been abandoned by the structural guarantee company, HomeBond, if he will request that HomeBond now contribute its €25 million surplus to help remediate these damaged houses. [44770/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
28. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government where funding for the proposed €30 million social housing boost in the recent budget will be sourced from; how it will be allocated; and if there are any short, medium and longer-term deadlines for implementation of this scheme. [44834/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
27. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to deal with the serious shortfall in funding for the housing adaptation scheme for older persons and persons with disabilities in view of the severe need for support due to a social housing shortage. [44840/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
26. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the development of rural recreation in 2014; the increase or decrease in funding available from his Department for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44881/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
25. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way the housing assistance payment scheme will work; the persons who will be eligible for same; its role in the housing system; the areas that will pilot the scheme; and if there is a timeline for roll out across the State. [44845/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
24. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the reports that two senior executive officers in Louth County Council used their influence to have properties in their ownership purchased by the council for social housing despite serious questions of conflict of interest and the unsuitability of at least one of the properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44837/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
23. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how the contents of budget 2014 will affect the accommodation and housing of members of the Traveller community in view of the many cuts to that provision over many previous budgets. [44841/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
22. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide full details of public funding from the Exchequer, the National Pensions Reserve Fund or any other sources that have been transferred to Uisce Éireann to date; and the projected figures for 2014 onwards. [44818/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
21. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department has taken to prepare for a referendum on the establishment of a directly elected mayor for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44866/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
20. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the specific criteria and rationale used to determine the advancement of loans by the Housing Finance Agency which can adequately account for the extremely wide variance in total amounts advanced across local authorities; if he will account for the large increase in total loans advanced to County Mayo in 2012 compared with other parts of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
19. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government where he sees the €1 million cut in social inclusion funding taking place; and the criteria that will be applied. [44815/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
18. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he remains committed to ending long-term homelessness by 2015; and the steps he is taking to achieve this target. [44847/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
17. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of septic tank improvement grants distributed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44860/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
16. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he intends to publish an updated national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
15. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a timeframe for the retrofitting of 14,100 social housing units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44855/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
14. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for long-term supports for home owners affected by pyrite; if any financial support is earmarked beyond next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44851/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
13. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of the National Asset Management Agency properties identified by NAMA for social housing; the number identified by local authorities as being suitable; the number transferred to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44850/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
12. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 23 October 2012 in which he noted that the local building control authorities are empowered to bring summary prosecutions for building code offences in the District Court and have wide powers to make application to the High Court to secure orders where buildings do not comply with the requirements of the building regulations and that local authorities have further strong enforcement powers available under the Fire Services Act 1981 while acting in their capacity as fire authorities, the uses of the above powers to enforce fire safety compliance in the 12 months since he gave this information to Dáil Éireann following the Priory Hall saga and in view of the unknown widespread non-compliance with fire safety regulations leaving whole apartment blocks as fire hazards noted at Foxford Court, Lucan, Thornfield Square, Clondalkin and Belmayne among others. [44769/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
11. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the rural water programme fund was cut by €11.887 million; and how and where he envisages the cut being implemented. [44814/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
10. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which he intends to reduce social housing waiting lists; and the capital funding that will be provided to build social housing either by local authorities or approved housing bodies. [44848/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
9. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the planned rescheduling of the recoupment of local authority loans; the authorities involved; the amount per authority; the repayments due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44856/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
8. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of persons on the social housing waiting list broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44869/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
7. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met officials representing local development companies; if he will provide an update on his plans for local development programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44865/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to deal with the housing crisis which sees 110,000 families and individuals on the housing waiting list and ten new persons presenting to homeless services in Dublin each day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44772/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
5. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons a contribution from industry stakeholders was not ultimately included in the final agreed remediation scheme for pyrite damaged homes; if he has asked the industry for a voluntary contribution; if he will provide an estimate of the total cost to successfully remediate a house in the most seriously affected category; if he can demonstrate that the €10 million fund set aside will cover all affected houses in every category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45168/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
4. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the 4,400 new social housing units due to be operational in 2014 as announced in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44945/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
3. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether, given that local development companies are almost exclusively funded by State money, his Department is acting as shadow employer in view of the changes alignment will bring about for workers; his views on whether there must be meaningful engagement between workers' representatives and his Department or via the employers body, the Irish Local Development Network, ILDN; and the way he proposes this engagement could be carried out. [45167/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
2. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed new guidelines for the siting of wind farms; if he will have regulations brought forward to protect residents who are living in areas where it is proposed to locate commercial turbines; and if he will ensure that any relevant heads of Bill are brought before the Joint Committee for Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht. [44943/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2013
1. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the cut in funding of 49% for community and rural development in 2014 compared to 2013; the reason for the 77% cut in capital funding and the 6% cut in current funding in view of the importance of the services provided out of this funding; the programmes that will be cut or curtailed as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44944/13]
United States · United States Congress · 23 October 2013
Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to require any person, upon importation of any plant, to possess and have available for inspection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) a declaration that contains: (1) the scientific name of any plant (including the genus and species of the plant) contained in the importation; and (2) a description of the declared value of the plant or the merchandise containing the plant, the quantity of the plant, and the name of the country from which the plant was taken. (Currently, a person is required to file such a declaration that describes the value of the importation.) Revises the rulemaking procedure applicable to such importation to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the USFWS and in consultation with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) distinguish among different species; and (2) limit the applicability of the Act to a particular class or type of species if the Secretary determines that application of this Act would not be feasible, practicable, or effective.
European Union · European Parliament · 22 October 2013
European Union · European Parliament · 22 October 2013
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
457. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their area based, single farm and rural environment protection scheme payments processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
456. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their area based, single farm and rural environment protection scheme payments processed; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44543/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
453. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is legally obliged to have an agri-environmental scheme payable to farmers who have SAC or NHA lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44444/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
443. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of an agri-environment options scheme 2013 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44383/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
435. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any office dealing with veterinary, livestock or agricultural and environment structures, AES, which takes telephone calls from farmers, will be retained west of the Shannon; if it is or will be possible to speak to an officer of his Department face-to-face at such offices. [44262/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
383. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has been asked to meet the residents of Priory Hall; the response that was given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39049/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
382. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if officials in his Department have met the residents of Priory Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39050/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
381. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made by his Department to date in eliminating homelessness in line with the Government's pledge to end long-term homelessness by 2016. [44775/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
380. Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered introducing a residential rental scheme similar to the model used in some European countries where, legally, rents can only vary or increase in line with inflation or the consumer price index; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44894/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
379. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Gweedore sewerage scheme in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44825/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
378. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of locations at which planning permission has been granted for electricity generating wind farms; if he is satisfied that the planning process was sufficiently and adequately observed to assuage the concerns of local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44824/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
377. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that existing planning laws are adequate to ensure that local communities will not be adversely affected by the location of high-output wind farms, that such developments are sufficiently distant from residential or institutional accommodation, that the danger of shadow noise, shimmer, electromagnetic or other interference can be sufficiently addressed to the satisfaction of local communities, whether any further provisions are likely to be governed by guidelines, statutory regulations or instruments or otherwise, if strict adherence to environment impact requirements will be observed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44823/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
376. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a new national volunteering strategy is currently being formulated as a departmental policy document; if such a policy document being prepared will seek input from the community and voluntary sector through a public consultation mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44761/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2013
375. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the full-year effect of all expenditure reductions for his Department as set out in the expenditure report 2014 and as was provided for in the expenditure report 2013. [44745/13]