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Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2013
151. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a pension cut in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54609/13]
Question· writtenPQ 149asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2013
149. Deputy Ann Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the research that has been undertaken to date in relation to the potential link between electromagnetic field, EMF, emissions and childhood leukaemia; the recent research or reports that have been undertaken-published in respect of the overall potential health risks, if any, that are associated with non-ionising radiation emitted from pylons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54527/13]
Bill· SS. 1853 (113th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2013
EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in Board advisory activities, and terms of office. (The Board provides scientific advice to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency [EPA].) Prohibits federally registered lobbyists from being appointed to the Board. Revises the procedures for providing advice and comments to the Administrator by: (1) including risk or hazard assessments in the regulatory proposals and documents made available to the Board, and (2) requiring advice and comments to be included in the record regarding any such proposal and published in the Federal Register. Revises the operation of Board member committees and investigative panels to: (1) require that they operate in accordance with the membership, participation, and policy requirements (including new requirements for public participation in advisory activities of the Board) contained in this Act; (2) deny them authority to make decisions on behalf of the Board; and (3) prohibit direct reporting to EPA. Adds guidelines for the conduct of Board advisory activities, including concerning: (1) avoidance of making policy determinations or recommendations, (2) communication of uncertainties, (3) dissenting members' views, and (4) periodic reviews to ensure that such activities address the most important scientific issues affecting EPA. Prohibits this Act from being construed as supplanting the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act or the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Bill· SS. 1852 (113th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 December 2013
Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2013 - Prohibits federal assistance (e.g., loans, loan guarantees, or purchases) from being provided to: (1) a state, municipality, zip code, or rural area (eligible entity) other than an entity that is designated an Economic Free Zone by this Act; (2) a municipality that is a debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding; or (3) a state or municipality that is insolvent. Sets forth requirements for the designation of an eligible entity as an Economic Freedom Zone, including bankruptcy eligibility, insolvency, or pervasive poverty, unemployment, and general distress. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax incentives for investment in an Economic Freedom Zone, including; (1) a 5% flat tax rate on the taxable income of individuals and corporations, (2) a 0% capital gains tax rate for gain from the sale or exchange of Economic Freedom Zone assets or real property, (3) reduced employment tax rates, and (4) an increase in the expensing allowance for business property in an Economic Freedom Zone. Exempts an area designated as an Economic Freedom Zone from: (1) compliance with specified environmental regulations, (2) requirements applicable to a National Heritage Area, and (3) wage rate requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a tax credit, up to $5,000 in a taxable year, for the elementary and secondary education expenses of a student attending a public, private, or religious school whose principal residence is located in an Economic Freedom Zone; (2) a tax-exempt Economic Freedom Zone educational savings account for individuals whose principal residence is located in an Economic Freedom Zone; and (3) a tax credit, in lieu of a tax deduction, for contributions to a charitable organization serving individuals in an Economic Freedom Zone. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow a special allocation of grant funds under such Act for the benefit of children from families residing in an Economic Freedom Zone whose incomes are below the federal poverty level. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in collaboration with the Secretary of Labor, to issue Special Economic Freedom Zone Visas to aliens meeting certain educational and skill requirements who intend to enter the United States to invest in an Economic Freedom Zone. Expresses the sense of the Senate that state and local governments should review and adopt specified policy recommendations relating to pension reform, tax reduction, adoption of school choice options, adoption of right-to-work laws, streamlining the regulatory burden, and reducing or fixing abandoned structures.
Bill· Selbständiger Antrag111/Aselbständiger antrag
Austria · National Council · 17 December 2013
Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Hermann Schultes, Hannes Weninger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Umweltverträglichkeitsprüfungsgesetz 2000, BGBl. Nr. 697/1993 geändert wird
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag97/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 17 December 2013
Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verbot des Imports von geklonten Tieren und daraus hergestellten Lebensmitteln, sowie des Imports und Handels mit Lebensmitteln aus den Nachkommen von Klonen
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage270/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 17 December 2013
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Leopold Steinbichler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Klage der Europäischen Kommission gegen Österreich wegen Nichtumsetzung der Richtlinie über erneuerbare Energien
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage275/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 17 December 2013
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Josef A. Riemer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten betreffend Schutz gefährdeter Tierarten
Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag24/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 17 December 2013
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Johannes Hübner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Ausstieg Österreichs aus dem EURATOM-Vertrag
Question· writtenPQ 510asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
510. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a REP scheme payment, in view of the fact that the single payment scheme and disadvantaged area payment has issued to the person with the agreement of the inheritance unit of his Department. [54430/13]
Question· writtenPQ 492asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
492. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their rural environment protection scheme payment. [54058/13]
Question· writtenPQ 487asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
487. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53955/13]
Question· writtenPQ 484asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
484. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if circumstances could be taken into consideration in relation to a clawback in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53881/13]
Question· writtenPQ 483asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
483. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment option scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53872/13]
Question· writtenPQ 477asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
477. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [53793/13]
Question· writtenPQ 470asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
470. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment and the agri-environment option scheme 2012 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; if same will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53660/13]
Question· writtenPQ 423asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
423. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide detail in tabular form, in respect of his Department and any agency under his remit, of any exemptions granted to the longstanding general principle of pay policy that the payment of additional remuneration to public servants for undertaking additional duties is not permitted; the additional remuneration involved in each case; the date of sanction for such additional remuneration; the rationale behind such sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55034/13]
Question· writtenPQ 422asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
422. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has renegotiated external IT consultancy contracts and costs since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54471/13]
Question· writtenPQ 421asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
421. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of legal action against his Department for the the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54455/13]
Question· writtenPQ 420asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
420. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount spent on external IT consultants by his Department in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the estimated spending in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54439/13]
Question· writtenPQ 419asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
419. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown on the proposed allocation for 2014 of moneys raised in 2013 through the local property tax, including any money allocated for debt servicing, to Uisce Éireann and the Local Government Fund. [54411/13]
Question· writtenPQ 418asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
418. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown on the proposed allocation for 2014 of moneys raised in 2013 through motor taxation, including any money allocated for debt servicing, to Uisce Éireann and the Local Government Fund. [54410/13]
Question· writtenPQ 417asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
417. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form analysed by local authority, the amounts of any payment to managers and directors of service in excess of their basic salary; the reason it was approved by his Department; a description of the payment; the process of sanctioning such a payment; if it forms part of pensionable salary; the duration of such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54383/13]
Question· writtenPQ 416asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
416. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that women employed by local authorities prior to 1981 were not obliged the make contributions to the widows and orphans scheme; if a person (details supplied) in County Galway is obliged to pay arrears to the widows and orphans scheme; the time period for which these arrears apply; and the exact rule that applies when consideration is given to the particular extenuating circumstances of this case. [54299/13]
Question· writtenPQ 415asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
415. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the materials that had to be removed by the Army from Enva Limited, based in Shannon, on 1 December last; if the Environmental Protection Agency licence provided allowed for the storage of said materials; the risks posed to the public by their storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54247/13]
Question· writtenPQ 414asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
414. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the role the Environmental Protection Agency has in monitoring stone quarrying and mining operations, specifically at Gooseberry Hill, Ballyorgan, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54239/13]
Question· writtenPQ 413asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
413. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of Limerick County Council's involvement in stone quarrying and mining operations at Gooseberry Hill, Ballyorgan, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54238/13]
Question· writtenPQ 412asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
412. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the identity of the person who owns the Ard Dealgan complex in Dundalk; if his attention has been drawn to the serious problems the vacant complex is posing to neighbouring houses as a result of anti-social behaviour taking place within the building; if he is aware that Dundalk Town Council spent €40,000 securing the building and is now seeking reimbursement; if there are any plans to demolish the building; the way he intends to address this problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54227/13]
Question· writtenPQ 411asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
411. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding additional Leader funding in respect of a youth organisation (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54214/13]
Question· writtenPQ 410asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
410. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that elected members of Sligo Borough Council were advised by senior politicians to consider utilising their power under section 140 of the Local Government Act 2001 to ensure that local government business could be transacted in Sligo; if it has been brought to his attention that the temporary county manager, appointed by the assistant secretary of his Department, has refused to act on a valid section 140 notice served on her by members of the council; if the assistant secretary of his Department intends to appoint council officials who refuse to comply with the Local Government Act to important positions in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54192/13]
Question· writtenPQ 409asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
409. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the annual budgets drafted by senior council officials and presented to councillors for adoption have led to Sligo County Council having the highest overall deficit balance of all county and city councils as outlined in its respective annual financial statements; if it has been further brought to his attention that Sligo County Council had a deficit of €2,815,649 in its revenue account for the year ending 31 December 2008, a deficit of €3,232,961 for the year ending 31 December 2009, a deficit of €2,463,505 for the year ending 31 December 2010, a deficit of €2,973,000 for the year ending 31 December 2011 and a deficit of €2,455,000 for the year ending 31 December 2012; and that according to the most recent auditor's report, released in November 2013, the council's total revenue-capital debt has now increased to €94 million; if he will consider introducing legislation to allow the new Sligo county manager to remove or transfer senior council officials she considers incompetent and-or inept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54191/13]
Question· writtenPQ 408asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
408. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the most recent local government auditor's report indicates that the overall debt of Sligo County Council has increased from €85 million to €94 million; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the auditor has again expressed concern in respect of the financial performance and standing of the council and its increasing level of debt; if it has been brought to his attention that the elected members of Sligo County Council, at a meeting on 2 December 2013, unanimously adopted the following motion: "Having considered the contents of the Local Government Auditors Report for the year ending 31 December, 2012 and recognising the financial crisis the council finds itself in, the elected members of Sligo County Council hereby resolve (a) to request the Minister for the Environment to meet as a matter of urgency with an all party delegation of councillors to discuss the critical financial position of the Council; (b) to request the Minister and his Department to provide necessary advice and assistance to the Council"; if he intends to meet with the all party delegation in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54164/13]
Question· writtenPQ 407asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
407. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that members of Sligo Borough Council served a notice on the temporary county manager (detail supplied) under section 140 of the Local Government Act 2001, directing her to have a special meeting of the borough council convened on 16 December 2013; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the temporary county manager ignored the section 140 notice; the reason the assistant secretary of his Department appointed this person as temporary county manager, taking into consideration her view that she can ignore and refuse to comply with section 140 of the Local Government Act 2001; if his Department will, as a matter of urgency, now appoint a temporary county manager who will carry out his or her duties in compliance with the Local Government Act 2001; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54163/13]
Question· writtenPQ 406asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
406. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details on the finances that were made available to implement Local Agenda 21; where those finances came from; the results achieved with this finance; the legislation enacted to implement Local Agenda 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54095/13]
Question· writtenPQ 405asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
405. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details, in tabular form by local authority area and year, of the number of meetings which have been held between local authority management and Oireachtas members in accordance with provisions which were made in legislation following the abolition of the dual mandate where Oireachtas members could no longer be members of local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54060/13]
Question· writtenPQ 404asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
404. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a statistical analysis for 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 of the number of persons who have paid the non-principal private residence, by the number of housing units owned. [54007/13]
Question· writtenPQ 403asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
403. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an estimate by his Department of the level of non-compliance with the non-principal private residence for each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 and the likely level of the charge outstanding. [54006/13]
Question· writtenPQ 402asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
402. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the total amount received in respect of non-principal private residence for 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, analysed by the year to which it referred and the amount of interest and penalties collected. [54005/13]
Question· writtenPQ 401asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
401. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of persons who registered late and paid the non-principal private residence charge in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, with the total number of properties involved. [54004/13]
Question· writtenPQ 400asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
400. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form, the number of persons who have registered and paid the non-principal private residence charge in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013, with the total number of properties involved. [54003/13]
Question· writtenPQ 399asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
399. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline what offices relevant to his Department are located or have been decentralised outside of Dublin; if he will provide the total number of staff in his Department and the number of staff based outside County Dublin as of 2013; the annual cost incurred in 2012 and 2013, respectively, for decentralised staff travelling to meetings in Dublin; the number of times staff travelled to individual meetings in Dublin in each of the relevant years; the costs for which those staff will be reimbursed; if his Department has procedures or mechanisms in place such as video conferencing to reduce the cost of travelling for each unit based outside Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53993/13]
Question· writtenPQ 398asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
398. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if international best practice was met when deciding that exercises involving the principal response agencies are sufficient mitigation work to warrant the possibility of not classifying areas with Seveso sites as high risk or very high risk as proposed in Keeping Communities Safe, pages 59, 93 and 115, and his views that this adequately reflects the provisions of the new Seveso directive, Directive 2012/18/EU. [53967/13]
Question· writtenPQ 397asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
397. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a local authority may insist on a particular template to be followed where residents seek to petition to have their uncompleted estate taken in charge under section 180(2)(a) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended by section 59 of the Planning and Development Act 2010 and if so, if the local authority must make this template available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53966/13]
Question· writtenPQ 396asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
396. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the next round of local and community development and Leader programmes will be delivered by staff currently delivering such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53918/13]
Question· writtenPQ 395asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
395. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the next round of local and community development and Leader programmes will continue to be delivered by local development companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53917/13]
Question· writtenPQ 394asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
394. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an application has been received for funding for a project (details supplied) in Dublin 2; when it will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53887/13]
Question· writtenPQ 393asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
393. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will conduct a review on the extent of development bonds that have lapsed in advance of housing developments being completed, to include the level of exposure to planning authorities; his plans to introduce new legislation or regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53860/13]
Question· writtenPQ 392asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
392. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the extent of unfinished housing estates nationally, some of which commenced construction more than a decade ago, if he will review the guidance to planning authorities on calling in bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53858/13]
Question· writtenPQ 391asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
391. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any section of the various roads Acts can be used to circumvent a local authority's responsibility with respect to section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 with respect to taking an estate in charge; if so, what section; if not, if he will issue guidance to planning authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53857/13]
Question· writtenPQ 390asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2013
390. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a decision on their application for Leader funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53839/13]