Environment

138. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will provide money previously promised for the community centre facility as part of phase 2 of works at a project (details supplied). [17415/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

138. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will provide money previously promised for the community centre facility as part of phase 2 of works at a project (details supplied). [17415/16]

137. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current fire regulations that have to be adhered to in the construction of family homes here and what checks are in place to ensure compliance with those regulations. [17408/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

137. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current fire regulations that have to be adhered to in the construction of family homes here and what checks are in place to ensure compliance with those regulations. [17408/16]

136. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why a person who pays motor tax on an annual basis, and where the car is subsequently crashed and taken off the road, can get a rebate of the car tax in respect of the outstanding period whereas this facility is not available to people who tax their car on a quarterly basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17395/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

136. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why a person who pays motor tax on an annual basis, and where the car is subsequently crashed and taken off the road, can get a rebate of the car tax in respect of the outstanding period whereas this facility is not available to people who tax their car on a quarterly basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17395/16]

135. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are to be allowed to borrow from existing funds and what specific fund will facilitate such borrowing; and what will the impact for the Government balance sheet will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

135. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities are to be allowed to borrow from existing funds and what specific fund will facilitate such borrowing; and what will the impact for the Government balance sheet will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17349/16]

134. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he envisages the funding that is to be made available to local authorities via loan mechanisms will be repaid; what, if any, is the impact of such loans on the Government balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17346/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

134. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government how he envisages the funding that is to be made available to local authorities via loan mechanisms will be repaid; what, if any, is the impact of such loans on the Government balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17346/16]

133. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status regarding expenditure of the development contributions paid to local authorities; the amounts which remain on the balance sheet in respect of development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17344/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 June 2016

133. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status regarding expenditure of the development contributions paid to local authorities; the amounts which remain on the balance sheet in respect of development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17344/16]

Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2016

Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2016 This bill amends the Marine Debris Act to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) the Marine Debris Program, which includes activities for reducing debris in oceans and coastal areas; (2) an information clearinghouse on marine debris; and (3) enforcement of laws about discarded marine debris from ships. The bill also revises the program by requiring the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to work with: (1) other agencies to address both land- and sea-based sources of marine debris, and (2) the Department of State and other agencies to promote international action to reduce the incidence of marine debris.

Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 22 June 2016

Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 This bill sets forth a procedure for the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to request declarations for major wildfire disasters on federal land. This bill shall apply whenever the appropriate department prepares an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for a forest management activity whose primary purpose is to: reduce hazardous fuel loads, reduce fuel connectivity through the installation of fuel and fire breaks, restore forest health and resilience, protect a municipal water supply, or perform a combination of two or more such activities. In an EA or EIS, the department concerned shall develop only these two alternatives: the forest management activity proposed, or the alternative of no action. A categorical exclusion shall be available to the department concerned to: (1) expedite specified critical response actions, (2) expedite salvage operations in response to catastrophic events, (3) meet forest plan goals for early successional forests, and (4) improve and restore forest health and reduce the risk of wildfire. (A "categorical exclusion" under NEPA is a category of actions which do not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment and which have been found to have no such effect in procedures adopted by a federal agency in implementing environmental regulations and for which, therefore, neither an Environmental Assessment nor an Environmental Impact Statement is required.) The bill establishes the State-Supported Forest Management Fund to cover the cost of certain forest management activities on National Forest System (NFS) or public land. The Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 is amended regarding protection of tribal forest assets and management of Indian forest land authorized to include NFS and public land. USDA shall issue grants for a state and private forest landscape-scale restoration program. USDA shall establish an NFS: pilot arbitration program to designate projects for an alternative dispute resolution process replacing judicial review, and accelerated landscape restoration pilot program for the restoration or maintenance of designated landscapes.

Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 22 June 2016.#DK Recycling und Roheisen GmbH v European Commission.#Appeal — Environment — Directive 2003/87/EC — Article 10a — Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading — Transitional rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances from 2013 — Decision 2011/278/EU — National implementation measures submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany — Rejection of the inscription of certain installations on the lists of installations receiving free allocations of emission allowances — Provision relating to cases of ‘undue hardship’ — Implementing powers of the Commission.#Case C-540/14 P.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 22 June 2016

Kosten für Dolmetscher im Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft

Austria · National Council · 21 June 2016

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Anneliese Kitzmüller, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Kosten für Dolmetscher im Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft

494. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why there has been a delay in payment being issued to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17269/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

494. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why there has been a delay in payment being issued to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17269/16]

485. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will apply a period of grace on the deadline for submission of soil analyses under the agri-environment options scheme or under the basic payment scheme. [17025/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

485. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will apply a period of grace on the deadline for submission of soil analyses under the agri-environment options scheme or under the basic payment scheme. [17025/16]

484. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that contracts are being terminated where soil sample analyses are late even by a few days, even though soil sample analysis can take ten days to complete and weather conditions can cause delay under the agri-environment options scheme. [17024/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

484. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that contracts are being terminated where soil sample analyses are late even by a few days, even though soil sample analysis can take ten days to complete and weather conditions can cause delay under the agri-environment options scheme. [17024/16]

480. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a final year payment under the agri-environment options scheme. [16958/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

480. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a final year payment under the agri-environment options scheme. [16958/16]

468. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16746/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

468. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16746/16]

467. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

467. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/16]

464. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status 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. [16742/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

464. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status 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. [16742/16]

463. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16741/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

463. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16741/16]

462. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status 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. [16738/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

462. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status 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. [16738/16]

268. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take to ensure that families who rely on adult nappies in the care of a dependent with a disability or older children who are not toilet ready due to a disability, are not seriously disadvantaged by the change to a pay-by-weight waste charge system as currently is the case. [17310/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

268. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take to ensure that families who rely on adult nappies in the care of a dependent with a disability or older children who are not toilet ready due to a disability, are not seriously disadvantaged by the change to a pay-by-weight waste charge system as currently is the case. [17310/16]

267. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the consultation process, concerning Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006, and the revision that was embarked upon, which involved public consultation, if he is aware that best international practice has moved on significantly since November 2013, with the most recent example being the recommendation of a 2 km setback by the Polish National Institute of Public Health on 8 March 2016, and the judgment by the Constitutional Court of Bavaria on 9 March 2016, upholding the Bavarian State setback rule of ten times tip height that has been in force since 2014; if he will take steps to issue fresh draft guidelines that reflect best international practice, as enforced by colleague European countries, which would necessitate undertaking the public consultation process, and then enacting enabling legislation, in order that the public can have confidence that the issue has been dealt with, in a fair and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17307/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

267. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the consultation process, concerning Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006, and the revision that was embarked upon, which involved public consultation, if he is aware that best international practice has moved on significantly since November 2013, with the most recent example being the recommendation of a 2 km setback by the Polish National Institute of Public Health on 8 March 2016, and the judgment by the Constitutional Court of Bavaria on 9 March 2016, upholding the Bavarian State setback rule of ten times tip height that has been in force since 2014; if he will take steps to issue fresh draft guidelines that reflect best international practice, as enforced by colleague European countries, which would necessitate undertaking the public consultation process, and then enacting enabling legislation, in order that the public can have confidence that the issue has been dealt with, in a fair and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17307/16]

266. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will expedite a social housing development which has being ongoing over seven years (details supplied); why this process is taking such a long time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17266/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

266. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will expedite a social housing development which has being ongoing over seven years (details supplied); why this process is taking such a long time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17266/16]

265. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his policy on urban regeneration. [17262/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

265. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his policy on urban regeneration. [17262/16]

264. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of planned further regeneration projects. [17261/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

264. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of planned further regeneration projects. [17261/16]

263. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number and status of urban regeneration schemes. [17260/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

263. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number and status of urban regeneration schemes. [17260/16]

262. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the urban regeneration scheme in Ballymun, Dublin 11. [17259/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

262. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of the urban regeneration scheme in Ballymun, Dublin 11. [17259/16]

261. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for decisions on the national taking-in-charge initiative measure 2 schemes recently submitted by local authorities, and if adequate funding is in place in measure 2 for the schemes put forward. [17258/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

261. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for decisions on the national taking-in-charge initiative measure 2 schemes recently submitted by local authorities, and if adequate funding is in place in measure 2 for the schemes put forward. [17258/16]

260. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that over the past number of years, a clerk of works has not been mandatory on site, and if he will reintroduced this measure in the interest of better building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17255/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

260. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that over the past number of years, a clerk of works has not been mandatory on site, and if he will reintroduced this measure in the interest of better building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17255/16]

259. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered urgently legislating for a moratorium on family home evictions until such time as a reasoned solution to the family housing crisis is formulated by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17236/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

259. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered urgently legislating for a moratorium on family home evictions until such time as a reasoned solution to the family housing crisis is formulated by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17236/16]

258. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing legislation to halt evictions from family homes until solutions to the housing crisis are in place. [17227/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

258. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing legislation to halt evictions from family homes until solutions to the housing crisis are in place. [17227/16]

257. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the €200 million earmarked for infrastructural investment is used for the building of two major roads around the town of Navan, County Meath (details supplied). [17207/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

257. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the €200 million earmarked for infrastructural investment is used for the building of two major roads around the town of Navan, County Meath (details supplied). [17207/16]

256. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 31 May 2016, the status of the steps he is taking, in respect of families that include a person with a disability, and whose bins are particularly heavy, as a result of that person's condition, in relation to the introduction of pay-by-weight charges for the collection of domestic refuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17205/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

256. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 31 May 2016, the status of the steps he is taking, in respect of families that include a person with a disability, and whose bins are particularly heavy, as a result of that person's condition, in relation to the introduction of pay-by-weight charges for the collection of domestic refuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17205/16]

255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that there are sufficient top soil disposal locations to service the construction sector in the greater Dublin area; and if he is satisfied with the costs of disposal involved. [17201/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that there are sufficient top soil disposal locations to service the construction sector in the greater Dublin area; and if he is satisfied with the costs of disposal involved. [17201/16]

254. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the plans to introduce a new billing system by private collectors for bin collections from 1 July 2016; if he is aware of the serious public annoyance at the dramatic increases in the flat rate for collection; the increase among some companies in their weight collection charges; to explain the legislative basis to the changes and/or European Union directive changes; the measures he will implement regarding a waiver system for those on social protection payments and low incomes, as promised in the programme for Government in 2011; the regulatory framework there is in place to ensure that customers are not at a disadvantage, as a result of the changes in the pricing regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17190/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

254. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the plans to introduce a new billing system by private collectors for bin collections from 1 July 2016; if he is aware of the serious public annoyance at the dramatic increases in the flat rate for collection; the increase among some companies in their weight collection charges; to explain the legislative basis to the changes and/or European Union directive changes; the measures he will implement regarding a waiver system for those on social protection payments and low incomes, as promised in the programme for Government in 2011; the regulatory framework there is in place to ensure that customers are not at a disadvantage, as a result of the changes in the pricing regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17190/16]

253. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he provided to local authorities for homeless services and its percentage of the total local Government spending on homeless services in each of the years 2008 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17179/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

253. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding he provided to local authorities for homeless services and its percentage of the total local Government spending on homeless services in each of the years 2008 to 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17179/16]

252. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce the submission of planning applications and comments electronically by e-mail with reference to changes to the planning process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17169/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

252. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce the submission of planning applications and comments electronically by e-mail with reference to changes to the planning process (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17169/16]

251. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why he refused SSNO funding to an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that it adhered to a Pobal request in 2014, and rolled out a national service; the appeal process in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17069/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

251. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government why he refused SSNO funding to an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that it adhered to a Pobal request in 2014, and rolled out a national service; the appeal process in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17069/16]

250. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the plan to build 24 homes adjacent to Pinewood Estate in Balbriggan; his plans to provide funding to ensure that the access road which must be built, can be facilitated, given unacceptable levels of traffic congestion in the Pinewood Estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17061/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

250. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the plan to build 24 homes adjacent to Pinewood Estate in Balbriggan; his plans to provide funding to ensure that the access road which must be built, can be facilitated, given unacceptable levels of traffic congestion in the Pinewood Estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17061/16]

249. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a query regarding the ownership of land by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17058/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

249. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of a query regarding the ownership of land by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17058/16]

248. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funds for emergency accommodation in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to prevent the relocation of homeless people to emergency shelters in the city where they are away from family and support networks. [17027/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

248. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funds for emergency accommodation in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to prevent the relocation of homeless people to emergency shelters in the city where they are away from family and support networks. [17027/16]

247. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that waste management companies are introducing substantial increases in bin charges with effect from 1 July 2016; the legislative basis at national or EU level for these increases; the measures he will take to ensure that the householder can obtain the best competitive price for this service, given that householders are reporting difficulties in comparing prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17007/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

247. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that waste management companies are introducing substantial increases in bin charges with effect from 1 July 2016; the legislative basis at national or EU level for these increases; the measures he will take to ensure that the householder can obtain the best competitive price for this service, given that householders are reporting difficulties in comparing prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17007/16]

246. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to respond to complaints from persons that waste collection companies are charging fees that far exceed the existing standing charge; his plans to implement measures to regulate private companies to prevent them charging exorbitant waste disposal charges, that in one instance amounted to a 130% increase made under the guise of the pay-by-weight legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16991/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

246. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to respond to complaints from persons that waste collection companies are charging fees that far exceed the existing standing charge; his plans to implement measures to regulate private companies to prevent them charging exorbitant waste disposal charges, that in one instance amounted to a 130% increase made under the guise of the pay-by-weight legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16991/16]

245. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of capital assistance scheme housing authority properties in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16965/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

245. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of capital assistance scheme housing authority properties in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16965/16]

244. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if and to what extent his Department or any agency under its remit monitors the level of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere; the towns and cities that regularly exceed a nitrogen dioxide level of 40 micrograms per cubic metre in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16866/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

244. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if and to what extent his Department or any agency under its remit monitors the level of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere; the towns and cities that regularly exceed a nitrogen dioxide level of 40 micrograms per cubic metre in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16866/16]

243. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of an anomaly that exists under the incremental purchase scheme in that an income of €15,000 per year is the minimum required to make an application but a minimum of €25,000 per year is required for tenants wishing to use the local authority house purchase loan scheme; if it is therefore possible to qualify for the 60% discount for earning between €15,000 and €20,000 and to apply under the latter scheme with a €25,000 minimum earnings per year requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16838/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

243. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of an anomaly that exists under the incremental purchase scheme in that an income of €15,000 per year is the minimum required to make an application but a minimum of €25,000 per year is required for tenants wishing to use the local authority house purchase loan scheme; if it is therefore possible to qualify for the 60% discount for earning between €15,000 and €20,000 and to apply under the latter scheme with a €25,000 minimum earnings per year requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16838/16]

242. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if different local authorities can derive different interpretations from the implementation of the incremental purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16837/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

242. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if different local authorities can derive different interpretations from the implementation of the incremental purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16837/16]

241. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow all persons in emergency homeless situations to self-accommodate; his further plans to cease to limit this option to families and to cease the requirement that persons be put in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16807/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

241. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow all persons in emergency homeless situations to self-accommodate; his further plans to cease to limit this option to families and to cease the requirement that persons be put in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16807/16]

240. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide copies of memos, instructions and directives to local authorities or individual communications to particular councils in relation to all aspects of housing, including but not limited to, staffing levels, emergency accommodation, building programmes, acquisitions, Part 5 and Part 8 and allocation priorities since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16806/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

240. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide copies of memos, instructions and directives to local authorities or individual communications to particular councils in relation to all aspects of housing, including but not limited to, staffing levels, emergency accommodation, building programmes, acquisitions, Part 5 and Part 8 and allocation priorities since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16806/16]

239. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he received a request from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for extra staff to facilitate the roll-out of the housing assistance payment and rent accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16805/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

239. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he received a request from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council for extra staff to facilitate the roll-out of the housing assistance payment and rent accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16805/16]

238. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of extra staff that have been employed in local authorities and to which authorities, to support the housing assistance payment and rent accommodation scheme, and to which scheme they have been allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16804/16]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 June 2016

238. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of extra staff that have been employed in local authorities and to which authorities, to support the housing assistance payment and rent accommodation scheme, and to which scheme they have been allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16804/16]