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Question· writtenPQ 628asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
628. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the operational costs of Irish Water in 2014; the estimated final total operational cost in 2015, broken down by section, that is, wages, administration and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46096/15]
Question· writtenPQ 627asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
627. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the abolition of water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46095/15]
Question· writtenPQ 626asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
626. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the abolition of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46094/15]
Question· writtenPQ 625asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
625. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual savings from the abolition of town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46093/15]
Question· writtenPQ 624asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
624. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of establishing a directly elected mayor for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46092/15]
Question· writtenPQ 623asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
623. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of restoring town councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46091/15]
Question· writtenPQ 622asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
622. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government which local authorities have fully undertaken the requirement to identify and categorise historic illegal dumping grounds and which have not completed that task; the measures he has taken to expedite this process; if he is aware that severe unintended consequences to home owners and businesses have already arisen from planning permissions being given to build on, or next to, such dumping grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46077/15]
Question· writtenPQ 621asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
621. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will direct local authorities to design a rate scheme to support businesses damaged in the recent severe flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45997/15]
Question· writtenPQ 620asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
620. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the annual interest costs Irish Water will incur on loans taken out to cover the cost of water meter installation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45977/15]
Question· writtenPQ 619asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
619. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current number of vacancies on the Private Residential Tenancies Board's dispute resolution committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45964/15]
Question· writtenPQ 618asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
618. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the fees and expenses paid to each member of the Private Residential Tenancies Board's dispute resolution committee for the period 2012 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45963/15]
Question· writtenPQ 617asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
617. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the approximate level of borrowing Irish Water will have to undertake over the next ten years to fulfil its capital investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45961/15]
Question· writtenPQ 616asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
616. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current level of borrowing undertaken by Irish Water; its approximate cost of funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45960/15]
Question· writtenPQ 615asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
615. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has been given a credit rating by international credit ratings agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45959/15]
Question· writtenPQ 614asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
614. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who have been approved for the mortgage to rent scheme since the criteria were changed in May 2015. [45957/15]
Question· writtenPQ 613asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
613. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on moving away from the paper motor tax disc system towards an electronic system such as that in place in the United Kingdom; if such a system could reduce evasion and reduce Garda Síochána time requirements for motor tax-related work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45930/15]
Question· writtenPQ 612asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
612. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to carry out maintenance and basic repair work on sections of the Daingean Uí Chúis Way between Tralee and Camp, as many parts are in very poor condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45907/15]
Question· writtenPQ 611asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
611. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to link the Kerry Way and Daingean Uí Chúis Way walking routes via mid-Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45906/15]
Question· writtenPQ 610asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
610. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding to develop and market the walking route between Brandon Point and Brandon Creek in County Kerry, given the outstanding scenic nature of this route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45862/15]
Question· writtenPQ 609asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
609. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the role of a developer (details supplied) in the resolution of issues affecting Priory Hall, Dublin 13; if the developer is in receipt of payments from the State relating to this work, either directly or indirectly; if so, the amount involved; if he is aware of failures by the said developer to fulfil commitments in that developer's own developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45856/15]
Question· writtenPQ 608asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
608. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of any disputes or differences of legal opinion over the boundary of Wicklow county; if this has led to any problems with the legal definition of the Wicklow and Dún Laoghaire constituency boundaries for Dáil Éireann elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45841/15]
Question· writtenPQ 606asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
606. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Private Residential Tenancies Board is to receive increased resources due to the greater role the board will play arising from the recent measures on housing introduced by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45838/15]
Question· writtenPQ 605asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
605. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken to increase the efficiency of decision-making in disputes by the Private Residential Tenancies Board given that speedy decisions are in the best interest of both tenants and landlords and that prolonged disputes can leave a landlord without rental income despite facing mortgage repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45837/15]
Question· writtenPQ 604asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
604. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and Title of those Bills that included a regulatory impact assessment in advance of publication; the regulatory impact assessments published; the number of promised Bills for publication; the Bills that will include a regulatory impact assessment; the regulatory impact assessments that will be published before publication of the relevant Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45807/15]
Question· writtenPQ 603asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
603. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of political staff working in his Department and the role and salary of each staff member. [45785/15]
Question· writtenPQ 602asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
602. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45758/15]
Question· writtenPQ 601asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
601. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish the revised wind energy development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45724/15]
Question· writtenPQ 600asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
600. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from the European Commission as part of formal infringement procedures relating to the delays in introducing a dedicated wastewater treatment collection network for the Gaoth Dobhair agglomeration and the subsequent failure to comply with the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive 91/271/EEC; if he accepts the findings of the Commission that this failure represents non-compliance with the aforementioned legal act as communicated in this correspondence; his plans to reply to the Commission in respect of this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45722/15]
Question· writtenPQ 599asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
599. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he provided directly to Donegal County Council, in each of the years 2013 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45719/15]
Question· writtenPQ 598asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
598. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the gross motor tax receipts for County Donegal, for each of the years from 2013 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45718/15]
Question· writtenPQ 597asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
597. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of equity capital he expects to have to provide Irish Water to meet its requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45984/15]
Question· writtenPQ 596asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
596. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a failure on the part of Irish Water to collect revenues due to it could result in a requirement for further equity capital to be injected in to the company; if that will be provided by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45983/15]
Question· writtenPQ 595asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
595. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to outline in detail the moneys transferred to date or committed to Irish Water as investments on behalf of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45982/15]
Question· writtenPQ 594asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
594. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the water conservation grant will be paid in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45978/15]
Question· writtenPQ 593asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
593. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current balance in the Dormant Accounts Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45975/15]
Question· writtenPQ 276asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
276. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant aid paid to farmers in County Monaghan under the rural environment protection scheme and the agri-environment options scheme in each of the years from 2009 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46196/15]
Question· writtenPQ 275asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
275. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant aid paid to farmers in County Cavan under the rural environment protection scheme and the agri-environment options scheme in each of the years from 2009 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46195/15]
Question· writtenPQ 261asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
261. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept all eligible applications submitted under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, tranche 2, given the underspend to date under the agri-environment options scheme 2014 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46027/15]
Question· writtenPQ 260asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
260. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, tranche II, by tier 1, 2 and 3 and by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46026/15]
Question· writtenPQ 259asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
259. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received payments, the average payment per farmer, the percentage rate of payment made, and the total expenditure to date under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46025/15]
Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
243. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a 2015 payment under the agri-environment options scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45850/15]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2015
39. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of discussions with relevant authorities in relation to ongoing prisoner issues in Maghaberry Prison; if he is confident that all is being done to ensure a conflict-free environment in the prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45029/15]
Bill· SS. 2421 (114th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2015
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey to the Tanana Tribal Council in Tanana, Alaska, all interest of the United States in and to certain property (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 11.25 acres, in the village of Tanana for use in connection with health and social services programs. HHS shall convey to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation in Dillingham, Alaska, all interest of the United States in and to certain property included in the Dental Annex Subdivision (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 1.474 acres more or less, also for use in connection with health and social services programs. Neither the Tanana Tribal Council nor the Corporation shall be liable for soil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of environmental contamination, including oil or petroleum products, or hazardous substances on any of the properties.
Bill· HRH.R. 4289 (114th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 December 2015
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey to the Tanana Tribal Council in Tanana, Alaska, all interest of the United States in and to certain property (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 11.25 acres, in the village of Tanana for use in connection with health and social services programs. HHS shall convey to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation in Dillingham, Alaska, all interest of the United States in and to certain property included in the Dental Annex Subdivision (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 1.474 acres more or less, also for use in connection with health and social services programs. Neither the Tanana Tribal Council nor the Corporation shall be liable for soil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of environmental contamination, including oil or petroleum products, or hazardous substances on any of the properties.
Record· Aktuelle Stunde18/146open
Germany · German Bundestag · 17 December 2015
Aussprache auf Verlangen der Fraktionen der CDU/CSU und SPD, unabhängig von einer Fragestunde
Record· CJCELEX 62014CJ0330decided
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 17 December 2015
Record· Brief regering2015Z24856concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 17 December 2015
Ontwikkelplan toezicht op zbo’s n.a.v. het rapport Evaluatie toezicht zbo's Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu (Kamerstuk 25 268, nr. 125)
Motion· Motie2015Z24779adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 17 December 2015
Motie van de leden Van Tongeren en Jan Vos over het uitvoeren van een Milieu Effect Rapportage
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage7476/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 16 December 2015
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Gesundheit betreffend Maßnahmen gegen Paratuberkulose <i>(Infektionserkrankung von Wiederkäuern)</i>
Question· writtenPQ 169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2015
169. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding for flood damage remediation works that was sought by each local authority in 2014, in submissions to his Department after the January 2014 flooding, in tabular form; and the amount that was granted to each local authority. [45593/15]