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Netherlands · House of Representatives · 22 October 2015
Uitstel beantwoording vragen van de vaste commissie voor Infrastructuur en Milieu over ProRail
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
166. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if grants are available to employers to upgrade their buildings to make them accessible to persons with mobility issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36811/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
165. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend Statutory Instrument Number - 349/1989 - European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) regulations, 1989 as a result of the 2014 Environmental Impact Assessment Directive, that is, Directive 2014/52/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36779/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
164. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests, in tabular form, received by his Department in 2015 to date; the number of these where the period of consideration was completed within four weeks of the receipt of the request; and the number where the period of consideration was extended by up to four weeks because the necessary resources to complete the request within the original timeframe were not available. [36747/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
163. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for local authorities to publish online details of how funds are spent; the projects the funds are spent on; and the sources of the funds received to facilitate the public in viewing where and how the funds were used. [36732/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
162. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the housing aid for older persons scheme and the housing adaptation grant for people with disabilities exclude works to address problems with an existing registered septic tank; if he is aware that such persons cannot avail of the existing septic tank grant unless they are randomly selected by the Environmental Protection Agency inspection programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36716/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
161. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his position on affordable housing provision; the directives that have been issued to local authorities providing guidelines on the provision of affordable housing units; if there is a need for provision of new affordable housing units, as opposed to just social housing units; if he is considering any new affordable housing schemes in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36687/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
160. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details on the new affordable rental scheme pilot announced in budget 2016; the locations for the pilot; the purpose of the scheme; and the way it differs from the housing assistance payment scheme. [36686/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
159. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to revise the eligibility for the water conservation grant to include households which have paid their bills but which have not registered with Irish Water within the stated time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36728/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
158. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the inequalities in County Wicklow relating to service provision for dealing with spatial disadvantage, deprivation and social exclusion, particularly in the east of the county; and the measures being put in place to enable communities and young persons to access the services they need. [36693/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
157. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to outline in tabular form the funding that has been provided to west Wicklow in the past three years to deal with structural inequalities and spatial disadvantage. [36692/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
156. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, under the new budget, the vehicle registration tax for commercial vehicles registered between now and 1 January 2016 will be pro-rated for the new lower rate for the 2016 portion of the tax. [36670/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2015
71. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reinstate the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme which was cut by 50% given that this is directly penalising good farmers who wish to join; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36736/15]
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 21 October 2015
Beantwoording vragen van de vaste commissie voor Infrastructuur en Milieu over het rapport 'Evaluatie toezicht zbo's Ministerie Infrastructuur en Milieu'
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 20 October 2015
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much surplus land owned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its agencies they estimate is suitable for building new houses on; how much has been released in each year since 2010–11; and how muc
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
683. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Government’s policy to distribute in-date iodine tablets to each family in the State is still in place; and the plans in place in the case of an nuclear accident. [36084/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
682. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a lack of building regulation on a number of properties at risk of destruction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36127/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
681. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a new tenant purchase scheme will be introduced for council tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36100/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
680. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for mortgage-to-rent for a person (details supplied) in Cork City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36031/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
679. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the safeguards in place to protect homeowners from substandard building work when they are renovating or extending their own private homes; his plans to bolster protections for homeowners in this regard; the redress that is available to homeowners in the event of substandard work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36035/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
678. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the commitments he has made to support the homeless in budget 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36022/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
677. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated full-year cost of increasing the income threshold for persons with disabilities applying for a housing adaptation grant from €60,000 to €65,000. [36017/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
676. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the protection provided to persons renting out a property in the event of tenants becoming troublesome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35969/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
675. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce grant assistance or tax credit measures to assist owner-occupiers to fund fire safety repairs in apartment blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35957/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
674. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current proposals within his Department with specific regard to the future of the cap on household water charges that is currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35963/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
673. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a continuance of the capped charge for Irish Water's household billing for persons of pensionable age, or those who would satisfy a certain means and household composition assessment similar to that applied to the household benefits package or the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35962/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
672. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with regard to his proposals for tyre disposals, and given that discussions with sector representatives have recently broken down, the way the proposals, as currently under discussion, will deal with the danger of business being driven across the border to Northern Ireland, or to the online sale of tyres; the rationale for the over 300% increase in the cost of tyre disposal, as proposed in talks with the representatives of the tyre sector, in comparison to what is currently charged; if he will re-engage with representatives of the tyre sector in an effort to address these critical issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
671. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make public the Law Society submission to his Department in respect of the building control regulations, SI 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35952/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
670. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the review of the event licensing framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35948/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
669. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been claimed by local authorities for construction of new social housing units from his Department in 2015 to date, as part of the €312 million social housing construction programme announced on 5 May 2015, that is, the euro amount in actual receipts that has been submitted by local authorities; and the amount expected to be claimed by local authorities by the end of 2015. [36651/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
668. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of capital social housing expenditure for social housing new builds and acquisitions and for the rental accommodation scheme that has been allocated to local authorities in 2015; and the amount that will be allocated for this purpose in 2016. [36650/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
667. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give detailed and urgent consideration to the request from Monaghan County Council in relation to the proposed North-South interconnector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36622/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
666. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he can exercise any powers to initiate and reverse planning zoning decisions made by Meath County Council in its development plan, to permit construction on what is clearly a flood plain in the Mornington, Laytown and Bettystown areas of County Meath, as such decisions are strongly opposed by residents in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36533/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
665. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to include vehicle registration tax Category C vehicles for the CO2 emission based rate of tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36522/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
664. Deputy Eamonn Maloney asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if legislation is being proposed to introduce a two-year rent freeze in the private rental market to prevent additional families being forced into homelessness. [36512/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
663. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of requests for permission to employ additional staff his Department received from Dublin City Council since 1 January 2015, by job title; the number approved, pending and refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36491/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
662. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details on the amount each local authority has spent on graffiti removal in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36452/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
661. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason it is a requirement for local authority houses to remain empty for a period of six months before they can be re-allocated after a tenant has vacated the premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36431/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
660. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reports presently underway into alleged planning irregularities being carried out by his Department; the locations under investigation; and by whom they are being carried out; if he has received completed reports, and the date on which he has received them; when will they be published; if there is any reason they cannot be published immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36419/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
659. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the introduction date for the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36352/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
658. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new scheme to replace the 1995 tenant purchase scheme terminated in December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36350/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
657. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in processing the proposed extension of the Clonburris special development zone boundary, first submitted to his Department by South Dublin County Council in July 2014; and when he will agree the designation of the proposed boundary. [36342/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
656. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to a Topical Issue on the matter, his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the waste tyre industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36339/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
655. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding lower emission reduction targets for 2030 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36332/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
654. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when his Department will issue the housing assistance payment transfer list regulations to local authorities; and the reason for the delay. [36313/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
653. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has assessed the conditions in Traveller accommodation, including the safety of such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36307/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
652. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to request lower emission reduction targets than those of our European Union counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36284/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
651. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total capital expenditure on water services, excluding water metering, for each year from 2011 to 2015. [36204/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
650. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013 as it applies to cases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36147/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2015
649. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government due to the increasing number of homeless persons, if he will ensure access to all necessary supports, such as housing support, clinical support, and support towards community re-integration in order prevent persons from losing their tenancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36386/15]