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Question· writtenPQ 423asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
518 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans in place to ensure builders will have to supply energy efficiency certificates for houses completed in 2007 and houses under construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 422asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
517 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the Aarhus Convention will be transposed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 421asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
516 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for his Department’s rationale in proposing to construct another 32 houses at a location (details supplied) in County Wicklow in view of the fact that a feasibility study carried out on behalf of his Department highlighted the fact that the existing water and sewage infrastructure was totally inadequate and in need of an upgrade, the road network was at full capacity, and that priority should be given to the provision of a community resource centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 420asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
515 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase the sanction against people or organisations that violate tree protection orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 419asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
514 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of fines levied and prosecutions taken for the violation of tree protection orders in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 418asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
513 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a study has been done on the effect that the public sector recruitment embargo has had on services delivered by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 417asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
512 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will lift the public sector recruitment embargo for rapidly expanding local authorities such as Fingal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 416asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
511 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to give rights to homeowners where views, prospects and natural light have been adversely affected by the growth of high trees, such as leylandii, on neighbouring properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 415asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
510 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his legislative powers to vary the number of councillors in a council; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 414asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
509 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if in view of the disparity that has developed in the population per councillor ratio in the three former constituencies of Dublin County Council, he will increase the number of councillors in Fingal and south Dublin County; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 413asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
508 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will appoint a commission to review the local election boundaries in advance of the 2009 local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 412asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
507 Deputy Martin Mansergh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on affording official recondition and funding to an organisation (details supplied).
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Question· writtenPQ 411asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
506 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of households on social housing waiting lists by category of income analysis for 2006 for each local authority here.
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Question· writtenPQ 410asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
505 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of households on social housing waiting lists by category of employment status for 2006 for each local authority here.
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Question· writtenPQ 409asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
504 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of households on social housing waiting lists by category of length of time on the waiting list for 2006 for each local authority here.
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Question· writtenPQ 408asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
503 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of households on social housing waiting lists by category of tenure for 2006 for each local authority here.
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Question· writtenPQ 407asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
502 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of households on social housing waiting lists by category of need for 2006 for each local authority here.
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Question· writtenPQ 406asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
501 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the breakdown of the figures for the number of households on local authority social housing waiting lists in relation to duration on the waiting list, household composition, household size as a percentage of total need, age profile of applicants for housing, household income levels of applicants and citizenship status of households.
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Question· writtenPQ 405asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
500 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of households on social housing waiting lists for the year 2006 in each local authority here.
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Question· writtenPQ 404asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
499 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the statistics available from local authority assessments of social housing needs for the year 2006 in relation to individual categories of need (details supplied).
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Question· writtenPQ 403asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
498 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the details of the changes in interest rates payable under the shared ownership housing scheme since January 2007; if people under this scheme can go on to a fixed interest rate in order that their payments will not change with the variable interest rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 402asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
497 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the provisions in place in respect of people under the shared ownership housing scheme whose monthly repayments can not exceed 35% of their income, at the time of taking out a shared ownership loan, where a persons income declines or interest rates increase during the period of the loan such that their repayments then exceed 35% of their income; the stress testing of people’s abilities to repay loans in changing circumstances that are carried out under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 401asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
496 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been deemed as being not eligible to be considered for re-housing by the a local authority due to the status of their spouse.
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Question· writtenPQ 400asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
495 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to an extension to a water scheme (details supplied) in County Mayo; the stage the project is currently at; the estimated completion date for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 399asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
494 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to conservation issues surrounding the proposed route for a by-pass (details supplied) in County Cork; if so, the action he has taken on the matter; and when the compulsory purchase orders for same will be published.
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Question· writtenPQ 398asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
493 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application for funding to carry out further refurbishment work of houses at an estate (details supplied) in County Westmeath, under the remedial works scheme; if he will ensure that approval is given to such an application in order to ensure that this necessary work will be carried out for the residents in this estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 397asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
492 Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on reviewing the planning regulations regarding the provision of carparking facilities for long established licensed premises having regard to the severe financial imposition where there is a limited annual turnover; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 396asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
491 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the major fires (details supplied), he will ensure that the EPA and the fire authorities re-examine public safety measures at these plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 395asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
490 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has received a request from Dublin City Council for a special tenant purchase scheme for specific areas (details supplied) in Dublin 1 suffering high levels of anti-social activity in order to help sustain the communities there; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 394asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
489 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to deal with the noise pollution impact of house alarms on residences in high density urban housing complexes; if it is feasible to legislate for lower sensitivity sensors to prevent triggering of the systems by strong winds; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 393asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
488 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason he has decided to sanction the location of the Turoe Stone from its environment at Turoe to a museum at Galway City; if he will confirm that international practice has been considered in the case of this decision; the consequences that it will have on the local rural community who are seeking to develop attractions like this carved stone as an opportunity to attract visitors to a rural community; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 392asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
487 Deputy James McDaid asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will examine the licence for catching hares in view of the exposure by the BBC of the hidden cruelty to some animals that this probably exists in other sporting areas.
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Question· writtenPQ 391asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
486 Deputy James McDaid asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is time, that Ireland began the process of banning all blood sports including stag hunting and fox hunting in view of the recent exposure by the BBC of cruelty to animals.
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Question· writtenPQ 390asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
485 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of projects on a local authority basis that have been approved since 2002 under the serviced land initiative; and the value of the projects.
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Question· writtenPQ 389asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
484 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the new grant schemes, proposed under the policy document, Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities, will come into affect; the action that will be taken regarding the applications of the old grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 388asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
483 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to an essential repairs grant application for persons (details supplied) in County Mayo.
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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 October 2007
156 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Education and Science the steps being taken to ensure that all secondary schools teach relationship and sexual education which will also include teaching students homosexual relationship and sexual education in order to create a more tolerant learning environment in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· HRH.R. 3723 (110th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2007
Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative of 2007 - States as the purpose of this Act the establishment of the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative to identify, protect, and enhance sites within the Raritan Bay ecosystem with significant ecological, educational, open space, public access, or recreational value through a bi-state network of sites. Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Initiative Region within New York and New Jersey. Establishes the Raritan Bay Stewardship Advisory Committee, which shall: (1) identify 20 initial Raritan Bay stewardship sites; (2) seek to ensure an equal distribution of funds between New York and New Jersey for the initial sites (authorizes site owners to apply to have the sites identified as stewardship sites); (3) identify additional recreation areas and natural areas with ecological value as potential stewardship sites; (4) publish a list of sites that further the purposes of this Act; (5) apply an adaptive management framework to the process of updating the list; and (6) report annually for FY2008-FY2015 on recommended sites and recommended grants for securing and improving sites. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the Committee's recommendations, approve stewardship sites, award grants, and report periodically on the Initiative. States that nothing in this Act requires private property owners located within the Region to participate in the Initiative.
Bill· HRH.R. 3717 (110th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2007
Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a 50% tax credit for the costs of providing employees with a qualified wellness program. Defines "qualified wellness program" as a program that is certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and that consists of a health awareness and education component, a behavioral change component, and a supportive environment component. Terminates such credit after 2017. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to institute an outreach program to inform businesses about the availability of such wellness program tax credit.
Bill· HRH.R. 3722 (110th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 2007
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit automatic expenditures from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for: (1) annual shoreline erosion control projects, including breakwater construction and sand replenishment; and (2) an environmental mitigation or remediation component, granting priority to projects containing a critical habitat as defined by the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage1562/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 28 September 2007
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Einsetzung von Andreas Wabl zum Klimaschutzbeauftragten
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag326/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 27 September 2007
Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einführung einer Meldepflicht bei Lagerung oder Weiterverarbeitung gefährlicher Abfälle
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag361/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 27 September 2007
Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Ausweitung der Kennzeichnungspflicht auf verarbeitete Eier
Resolution· Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag164/UEAunselbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 27 September 2007
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einbringung einer Regierungsvorlage zur Änderung des Versicherungssteuergesetzes 1953 mit dem Ziel einer Bemessung der Versicherungssteuer nach dem durchschnittlichen Kraftstoffverbrauch eines Kraftfahrzeugs
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag362/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 27 September 2007
Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Kennzeichnungspflicht auf verarbeitete Eier
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag328/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 27 September 2007
Antrag der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend CO2-Sequestrierung <i>("Endlagerung" des Kohlendioxids aus dem Rauchgas, das bei</i> <i>der Verbrennung in Kraftwerken entsteht)</i>
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag313/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 27 September 2007
Antrag der Abgeordneten Gerhard Steier, Johann Rädler, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Feinstaubbelastung aus Laserdruckern und Kopierern
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag364/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 27 September 2007
Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Brigid Weinzinger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Mindestanforderungen für die Haltung von Kaninchen
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag360/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 27 September 2007
Antrag der Abgeordneten Bettina Hradecsni, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Hinweispflicht <i>(auf den Stromverbrauch)</i> für "Stand-by"-Geräte
Question· writtenPQ 200asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2007
200 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he plans to reintroduce the remediation grants scheme to assist householders to take precautionary measures against the harmful effects of radon gas in their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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