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101 records in 2014
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2014
519. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has reported any apparent failures in procurement governance procedures to his Department. [48795/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2014
518. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has published its annual report for 2013. [48770/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2014
517. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reports that have been produced for his Department regarding the potential health effects of electromagnetic fields on persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48959/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2014
516. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the creation of a register of construction employees' qualifications. [48846/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2014
207. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made under REPS 4 and AEOS 1, 2 and 3 in 2014; the amount it is proposed to pay out before the end of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48984/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2014
3. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if tier 3 farmers are eligible to apply for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; if the funding is in place to facilitate these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48481/14]
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 18 December 2014
Reactie op de motie van het lid Ouwehand c.s. inzake duurzame ontwikkeling in het Nederlandse onderwijssysteem (Kamerstuk 34 000 XII, nr. 46)
Austria · National Council · 17 December 2014
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Wasserrechte Obertraun und andere Standorte im Einflussbereich der Österreichischen Bundesforste AG
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2014
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the net Exchequer effect of green (a) taxes and (b) subsidies in the last five years.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
249. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of water application packs that have been returned to Irish Water to date; of the water packs returned, the number that have completed the section F declaration; the number that were returned without any completed information; the number that were returned illegible; of all packs returned, the number that have been counted by Irish Water as indicating the returner wishes to be counted as a registered customer of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48754/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
248. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason schools are being charged a €1,650 connection fee with Irish Water for their school extensions. [48753/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
247. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under section 134 of the Local Government Act 2001, as amended by section 49 of the Local Government Act 2014, in an election year, the local authority corporate plan must be prepared and brought before the council for consideration within six months of the annual general meeting; if it is the responsibility and the duty of the policy group and of the chief executive to take all such steps as are necessary to ensure that the corporate plan is submitted to the elected council for approval within the specified period; when the corporate plan is not submitted within the specified period in accordance with section 134 (2) of the Act, is the cathaoirleach of a council obliged to convene a special meeting within 14 days of the expiration of the specified period; if the cathaoirleach and the chief executive are obliged to make a joint submission to the elected council at the said special meeting outlining the steps that will be taken to ensure its completion; when it is proposed to submit the corporate plan to the elected council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48750/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
246. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding domestic water charging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48744/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
245. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision will be finalised regarding a foreshore licence application in view of the urgency of the particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48743/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
244. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the funding to be made available over the next 12 months specifically for the upgrade of the current empty social housing stock in the form of retrofitting and refurbishment works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48670/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
243. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the funding provided to community services directed towards women; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48669/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
242. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of temporary accommodation beds provided; the number of these that are currently occupied; the number of persons who have sought temporary accommodation by county in the past three months; the number of persons currently registered as homeless by county; the funding provided to local authorities and other services in order to provide temporary accommodation on a county basis over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48668/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
241. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of current social housing units that are not currently let; the number of these that are available to let; the number of these that will be available to be let in the next three months; the number of social housing units that will be constructed by county in the next 12 months; the number of persons on each local authority social housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48664/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
240. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of rental accommodation scheme tenants by county; the average rent paid to landlords per month under the RAS scheme by county; the number of RAS contracts by county that are due to expire in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48663/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
239. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his proposed 20-point action plan to tackle emergency and short-term homelessness will be extended to County Meath; the number of vacant properties in the County Meath area that will be brought back into immediate use; and the number of additional emergency beds that will be provided in County Meath by Christmas. [48629/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
238. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will agree to a request for a meeting (details supplied) with the National Collective of Community based Women’s Networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48627/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
237. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households that have sent complete application packs to Irish Water; the number of households that are registered but are not eligible to pay water charges; and the number of application packs that have been returned blank to Irish Water. [48619/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
236. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48591/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
235. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions his Department has taken to allow for the implementation of the Istanbul Convention; if his Department has any engagement with the Department of Justice and Equality on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48572/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
234. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that is raised on business water rates annually since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48557/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
233. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the revenue that is raised from the plastic bag levy annually since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48551/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
232. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the consideration his Department has provided to converting a building (details supplied) in Dublin 1 into accommodation for the homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48534/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
231. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in county Donegal was not considered for a separate bedroom under priority 3 of the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48500/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
230. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of water leakage that is unaccounted for and-or customer leakage in county Wicklow and east county Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48490/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
229. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on new information on Article 9.4 of the water framework directive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49075/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
228. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is, at present, no requirement for charges to be imposed on domestic dwellings for the use of water from public mains for domestic purposes under the EU water framework directive and that Article 9.4 formally and legally absolves Ireland from the requirement to charge for domestic water; if he will ensure, on behalf of the Government, that this exemption is renewed before 1 January 2015 in order that the Government will retain the power to charge or not to charge for the use of water for domestic purposes into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49031/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
227. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to surrender the exemption to domestic water charges secured by Ireland under the European framework directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48819/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
226. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 5 November 2014, if he will introduce a special reduced tax classification for vintage and classic motor vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48487/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
126. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the objective of the incentivised regime in relation to remission of sentence is to provide tangible incentives to prisoners to participate in structured activities and to reinforce incentives for good behaviour, leading to a safer and more secure environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48702/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
93. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the system of payments for single farm payments, disadvantaged area payments and agri-environment options scheme and introduce a front-loading payment system to ensure that all farmers would receive a minimum payment which would be a reasonable amount to ensure the viability of small family holdings and those farmers currently in the low income bracket; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48650/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2014
92. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the agri-environment options scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will ensure that payment is made before Christmas 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48644/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
622. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the number of public sector workers under the aegis of his Department who have been approved for inter or intradepartmental or agency work transfers, both to and from County Waterford, in each of the past five years. [48806/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
621. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the shared services projects commenced across the public service since 2011; the costs associated with these projects for each year; when these projects will generate an overall net saving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48799/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
620. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address concerns of participants of the shared ownership schemes, as operated by the local authorities, in regard to the lump sum payment applicants must address when the loan has been completed in regard to term payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48420/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
619. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a statutory or indicative timescale for notification to a landlord of any problem in a tenancy supported by the housing assistance payment, whether through differential rent being unpaid or any other problem; the rationale in the legislation for the housing assistance payment to be paid in arrears, rather than in advance, as is normal in the private rental sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48415/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
618. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the vacant and under-utilised State property which has been made available for homeless-housing purposes over the past 12 months; and his plans regarding same. [47711/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
616. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the group sewerage schemes which were sanctioned to proceed in the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and to date in 2014 outlining on a county basis their location, the funding awarded, the numbers of houses benefiting and the current position of the individual scheme; when he anticipates the next call for applications will be made in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48283/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
615. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo north east Leader partnership in respect of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48257/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
614. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo north east Leader partnership by a committee (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48254/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
613. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the person responsible for funding the provision of outdoor gym equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48239/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
612. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is in receipt of correspondence from a company (details supplied) in County Cork dated 5 December 2014; if he will arrange a meeting between Irish Water and the person; if he is supportive of the efforts to keep the jobs referred to here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48195/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
611. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding it is proposed to provide to the National Collective of Community Based Women’s Networks for the three months from 1 January 2015 to 31 March 2015; if this will be the same as the monthly funding in 2014; if he will meet with the network before Christmas 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48189/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
610. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding a preliminary application for a foreshore licence by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48130/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
609. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when details of all grant allocations by local development companies to private companies, which were below the threshold for ministerial approval, will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48127/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2014
608. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo north east Leader development company by an organisation (details supplied) in county Mayo; if it will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48070/14]