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Question· writtenPQ 175asked

175. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide statistics and evidence to back the claim made on page three in the Minister's briefing on the introduction of pay-by-weight for household waste that in areas where pay-by-weight is already operating, householders have become more efficient in preventing and segregating their waste, leading to a reduction in the amount of waste collected and a reduction in costs. [18064/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

175. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide statistics and evidence to back the claim made on page three in the Minister's briefing on the introduction of pay-by-weight for household waste that in areas where pay-by-weight is already operating, householders have become more efficient in preventing and segregating their waste, leading to a reduction in the amount of waste collected and a reduction in costs. [18064/16]

Question· writtenPQ 174asked

174. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department or a body under its aegis has monitored if waste collectors have weighed waste since July 2015 and provided this information to their customers; and if he will provide this data. [18060/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

174. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department or a body under its aegis has monitored if waste collectors have weighed waste since July 2015 and provided this information to their customers; and if he will provide this data. [18060/16]

Question· writtenPQ 173asked

173. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the legislation relating to the maintenance of privately owned trees when they endanger the private property of another person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18057/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

173. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the legislation relating to the maintenance of privately owned trees when they endanger the private property of another person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18057/16]

Question· writtenPQ 172asked

172. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to order waste collectors to outline the justification behind increases in charges and to outline where customers' money is going; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

172. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to order waste collectors to outline the justification behind increases in charges and to outline where customers' money is going; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/16]

Question· writtenPQ 171asked

171. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to prevent an increase in the cost of domestic waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18013/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

171. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to prevent an increase in the cost of domestic waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18013/16]

Question· writtenPQ 170asked

170. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to immediately suspend the planned charge system for waste collection until there is clarity on the outcome of the changes for families and households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18012/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

170. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to immediately suspend the planned charge system for waste collection until there is clarity on the outcome of the changes for families and households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18012/16]

Question· writtenPQ 169asked

169. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government where the functions relating to waste management, regulation of waste collection companies and regulation of recycling facilities will be located after the division of the existing Department of Environment, Community and Local Government into two new Departments. [18001/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

169. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government where the functions relating to waste management, regulation of waste collection companies and regulation of recycling facilities will be located after the division of the existing Department of Environment, Community and Local Government into two new Departments. [18001/16]

Question· writtenPQ 168asked

168. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce mandatary inspections of private rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17929/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

168. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce mandatary inspections of private rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17929/16]

Question· writtenPQ 167asked

167. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that Show Racism the Red Card receives funding under the support scheme for national organisations (details supplied). [18586/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

167. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure that Show Racism the Red Card receives funding under the support scheme for national organisations (details supplied). [18586/16]

Question· writtenPQ 166asked

166. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the recent changes in van tax which appear to have made it more expensive for van users, particularly those who are not self-employed. [18412/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

166. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the recent changes in van tax which appear to have made it more expensive for van users, particularly those who are not self-employed. [18412/16]

Question· writtenPQ 164asked

164. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of wind energy development guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17925/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 June 2016

164. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of wind energy development guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17925/16]

Question· Written questionUIN 41269answered

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Procurement

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 27 June 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.

Question· Written questionUIN 41144answered

Marine Environment Protection Committee

United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 June 2016

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, of which correspondence groups the UK is a member within the International Maritime Organisation's Marine Environmental Protection Committee process.

Record· Position paper2016Z13035concluded

Position paper Natuur & Milieu t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek over weidegang bij koeien, naar aanleiding van de kabinetsreactie op de initiatiefnota van de leden Van Gerven, Grashoff en Koşer Kaya over Wei voor de koe d.d. 29 juni 2016

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 24 June 2016

Position paper Natuur & Milieu t.b.v. hoorzitting/rondetafelgesprek over weidegang bij koeien, naar aanleiding van de kabinetsreactie op de initiatiefnota van de leden Van Gerven, Grashoff en Koşer Kaya over Wei voor de koe d.d. 29 juni 2016

Report· Ausschussbericht1198 d.B.ausschussbericht

Übereinkommen von Paris

Austria · National Council · 23 June 2016

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über die Regierungsvorlage (1193 und Zu 1193 d.B.): Übereinkommen von Paris

Question· writtenPQ 277asked

277. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied) under the green low carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17776/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

277. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied) under the green low carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17776/16]

Question· writtenPQ 270asked

270. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average annual payment farmers were able to draw down under the rural environment protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17751/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

270. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average annual payment farmers were able to draw down under the rural environment protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17751/16]

Question· writtenPQ 267asked

267. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for a refusal of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17729/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

267. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for a refusal of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17729/16]

Question· writtenPQ 154asked

154. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how many local authorities employ an arts officer; if posts are vacant whether they are subject to an embargo; if so, what locations do not have an arts officer because of the embargo; if so, if he is in dialogue with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

154. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how many local authorities employ an arts officer; if posts are vacant whether they are subject to an embargo; if so, what locations do not have an arts officer because of the embargo; if so, if he is in dialogue with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17896/16]

Question· writtenPQ 153asked

153. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number and value of mortgage loans issued under the home choice loan scheme for first-time buyers since 2011 and in 2016 to date by year and by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

153. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number and value of mortgage loans issued under the home choice loan scheme for first-time buyers since 2011 and in 2016 to date by year and by local authority in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17860/16]

Question· writtenPQ 152asked

152. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the eligibility conditions that apply, by way of household income and so forth, of the local authority mortgage loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

152. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the eligibility conditions that apply, by way of household income and so forth, of the local authority mortgage loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17859/16]

Question· writtenPQ 151asked

151. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the interest rate that now applies to local authority mortgage loans; the efforts his Department and individual local authorities are making to market this loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17858/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

151. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the interest rate that now applies to local authority mortgage loans; the efforts his Department and individual local authorities are making to market this loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17858/16]

Question· writtenPQ 150asked

150. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number and value of new local authority mortgage loans that have been advanced in each of the years 2011 to 2014 for each local authority in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

150. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number and value of new local authority mortgage loans that have been advanced in each of the years 2011 to 2014 for each local authority in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17857/16]

Question· writtenPQ 148asked

148. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a legal obligation on all waste collection providers to furnish households with bins for black, brown and green waste collection; and the recourse households have if their provider refuses to provide one or more of these bins. [17835/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

148. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a legal obligation on all waste collection providers to furnish households with bins for black, brown and green waste collection; and the recourse households have if their provider refuses to provide one or more of these bins. [17835/16]

Question· writtenPQ 147asked

147. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amalgamate library services in County Roscommon with counties Sligo and Leitrim; if such plans will put any of the six libraries in County Roscommon, namely, Roscommon, Boyle, Ballaghaderreen, Strokestown and Elphin, under threat of closure; and to clarify the breakdown and number of staff currently employed in each of the six library branches in County Roscommon. [17833/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

147. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amalgamate library services in County Roscommon with counties Sligo and Leitrim; if such plans will put any of the six libraries in County Roscommon, namely, Roscommon, Boyle, Ballaghaderreen, Strokestown and Elphin, under threat of closure; and to clarify the breakdown and number of staff currently employed in each of the six library branches in County Roscommon. [17833/16]

Question· writtenPQ 146asked

146. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a query by a person (details supplied) regarding the effectiveness of the Private Residential Tenancies Board in regards to determination orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17832/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

146. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a query by a person (details supplied) regarding the effectiveness of the Private Residential Tenancies Board in regards to determination orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17832/16]

Question· writtenPQ 145asked

145. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended as part of the administration of the housing assistance payment scheme that some households' contribution to the cost of a private rental part funded by the local authority brings that family under the minimum income threshold; to review this as part of the review of housing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17813/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

145. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended as part of the administration of the housing assistance payment scheme that some households' contribution to the cost of a private rental part funded by the local authority brings that family under the minimum income threshold; to review this as part of the review of housing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17813/16]

Question· writtenPQ 144asked

144. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended, as part of the examination of various housing legislation, to amend the forfeiture of Part IV tenancy rights where a tenant has been in a residential setting, for example a hospital, for over 30 days, and is then deemed to have forfeited their tenancy; if there is a plan to provide a service to ensure patients are not discharged into homelessness when this is the case; if there is any homeless outreach services specifically that can engage in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17702/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

144. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended, as part of the examination of various housing legislation, to amend the forfeiture of Part IV tenancy rights where a tenant has been in a residential setting, for example a hospital, for over 30 days, and is then deemed to have forfeited their tenancy; if there is a plan to provide a service to ensure patients are not discharged into homelessness when this is the case; if there is any homeless outreach services specifically that can engage in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17702/16]

Question· writtenPQ 143asked

143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage to rent applications that have been refused in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form, stipulating the reason for their refusal; the county the property is situated in; the lender and the approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17701/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

143. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of mortgage to rent applications that have been refused in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form, stipulating the reason for their refusal; the county the property is situated in; the lender and the approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17701/16]

Question· writtenPQ 142asked

142. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of ensuring that public sector workers recruited in his Department post-2011 are paid on the pre-2011 rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17694/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

142. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of ensuring that public sector workers recruited in his Department post-2011 are paid on the pre-2011 rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17694/16]

Question· writtenPQ 141asked

141. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for public sector workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17684/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 June 2016

141. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of reintroducing public sector allowances for public sector workers in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17684/16]

Bill· SS. 3089 (114th)referred

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2016

Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995. The bill declares that employers under such Acts are liable for the acts of any individual whose harassment of an employee has created or continued an unlawful hostile work environment if, at the time of the harassment: (1) such individual was authorized by that employer to undertake or recommend tangible employment actions affecting the employee or to direct the employee's daily work activities, or (2) the negligence of the employer led to the creation or continuation of that hostile work environment (thus modifies the liability standards provided by the Supreme Court in Vance v. Ball State University , which limited the category of supervisors for whom an employer may be held vicariously liable to those individuals who have authority to take tangible employment actions).

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 510 (114th)referred

A resolution affirming the importance of title IX, applauding the increase in educational opportunities available to women and girls, and recognizing the tremendous amount of work left to be done to further increase such opportunities.

United States · United States Congress · 23 June 2016

Recognizes the increase in educational opportunities, including in sports, for women and girls since the passage of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Commends the work of the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to ensure that students have a safe learning environment by working to ensure that schools prevent and respond to discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex, including dating violence, pregnancy, sex-stereotyping, and discrimination based on actual or perceived gender identity. Recognizes that progress must still be made to ensure that no educational institution that receives federal education funding discriminates against any persons because of their sex.

Report· Ausschussbericht1199 d.B.ausschussbericht

Einschreiten gegen die Laufzeitverlängerung des AKW Krško

Austria · National Council · 22 June 2016

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über den Antrag 1725/A(E) der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einschreiten gegen die Laufzeitverlängerung des AKW Krško

Report· Ausschussbericht1200 d.B.ausschussbericht

Verhinderung von Atomkraft-Förderungen aus Mitteln der EU

Austria · National Council · 22 June 2016

Bericht des Umweltausschusses über den Antrag 1726/A(E) der Abgeordneten Walter Rauch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verhinderung von Atomkraft-Förderungen aus Mitteln der EU

Resolution· Selbständiger Ausschuss-Entschließungsantrag39/AEAselbständiger ausschuss-entschließungsantrag

Verhinderung von Atomkraft-Förderungen aus Mitteln der EU

Austria · National Council · 22 June 2016

Entschließungsantrag des Umweltausschusses betreffend Verhinderung von Atomkraft-Förderungen aus Mitteln der EU

Resolution· Selbständiger Ausschuss-Entschließungsantrag38/AEAselbständiger ausschuss-entschließungsantrag

Einschreiten gegen die Laufzeitverlängerung von Kernkraftwerken

Austria · National Council · 22 June 2016

Entschließungsantrag des Umweltausschusses betreffend Einschreiten gegen die Laufzeitverlängerung von Kernkraftwerken

Question· writtenPQ 143asked

143. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to encourage the use of and improve the criteria for the scheme of improvements in lieu of rehousing, as this scheme could help in the retention and improvement of existing housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

143. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to encourage the use of and improve the criteria for the scheme of improvements in lieu of rehousing, as this scheme could help in the retention and improvement of existing housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17618/16]

Question· writtenPQ 142asked

142. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funds allocated for social housing for retrofitting measures aimed at improving the energy efficiency of older apartments and houses by reducing heat loss through the fabric of the building and the installation of high-efficiency condensing boilers since its inception; the number of homes fitted out per category of work and any unmet demand for each year, in tabular form in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17561/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

142. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funds allocated for social housing for retrofitting measures aimed at improving the energy efficiency of older apartments and houses by reducing heat loss through the fabric of the building and the installation of high-efficiency condensing boilers since its inception; the number of homes fitted out per category of work and any unmet demand for each year, in tabular form in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17561/16]

Question· writtenPQ 141asked

141. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to the passing of 2.5 years since his Department invited submissions from the public on the targeted revision of the outdated wind energy development guidelines, when he will publish these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17554/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

141. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to the passing of 2.5 years since his Department invited submissions from the public on the targeted revision of the outdated wind energy development guidelines, when he will publish these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17554/16]

Question· writtenPQ 140asked

140. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of occasions in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 to date in which the powers vested in him or any other Minister in his Department were exercised, without any express act of delegation, by departmental officials of certain seniority and responsibility, as per the Carltona doctrine. [17469/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

140. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of occasions in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 to date in which the powers vested in him or any other Minister in his Department were exercised, without any express act of delegation, by departmental officials of certain seniority and responsibility, as per the Carltona doctrine. [17469/16]

Question· writtenPQ 139asked

139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to outline Glasnevin Trust's system of appointing members to its board; and his views on this system and whether it is in line with best practice. [17422/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

139. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to outline Glasnevin Trust's system of appointing members to its board; and his views on this system and whether it is in line with best practice. [17422/16]

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