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Question· writtenPQ 211asked

211. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on dropping annual overall motor tax revenues; that the figures will continue to drop with more lower emission vehicles coming on the roads; that a reformed system of calculating motor tax is required, given that owners of older less valuable cars are paying multiples of what owners of new top-of-the-range cars are paying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35043/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

211. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on dropping annual overall motor tax revenues; that the figures will continue to drop with more lower emission vehicles coming on the roads; that a reformed system of calculating motor tax is required, given that owners of older less valuable cars are paying multiples of what owners of new top-of-the-range cars are paying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35043/15]

Question· writtenPQ 210asked

210. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on his meeting with chief executive officers of the local authorities, regarding the urgent need for local authority accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35033/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

210. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on his meeting with chief executive officers of the local authorities, regarding the urgent need for local authority accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35033/15]

Question· writtenPQ 209asked

209. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there have been any write-downs of the non-principal private residence charge late payment penalties. [35032/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

209. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there have been any write-downs of the non-principal private residence charge late payment penalties. [35032/15]

Question· writtenPQ 208asked

208. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make provision for the write-down of non-principal private residence charge debt in cases of particular hardship, where the owners are not landlords or gaining an income from a second home, and have not paid the charge by omission rather than through deliberate evasion. [35031/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

208. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make provision for the write-down of non-principal private residence charge debt in cases of particular hardship, where the owners are not landlords or gaining an income from a second home, and have not paid the charge by omission rather than through deliberate evasion. [35031/15]

Question· writtenPQ 207asked

207. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts of grants allocated to each local authority in each of the past three years; the basis on which these allocations were made; and if he will publish the criteria, data, or other factors which determined the amount awarded to each local authority. [35009/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

207. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amounts of grants allocated to each local authority in each of the past three years; the basis on which these allocations were made; and if he will publish the criteria, data, or other factors which determined the amount awarded to each local authority. [35009/15]

Question· writtenPQ 206asked

206. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will introduce the regulations, as stipulated in Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34984/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

206. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will introduce the regulations, as stipulated in Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34984/15]

Question· writtenPQ 205asked

205. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government If Ireland will inform the European Commission that it intends to go genetically modified organisms free; the reason for the decision of the Government in this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35079/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

205. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government If Ireland will inform the European Commission that it intends to go genetically modified organisms free; the reason for the decision of the Government in this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35079/15]

Question· writtenPQ 105asked

105. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive payments for 2014 under the agri-environment options scheme. [35171/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

105. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive payments for 2014 under the agri-environment options scheme. [35171/15]

Question· writtenPQ 93asked

93. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers to date who have terminated their contracts under the agri-environment options scheme; the rural environment protection scheme, in order to join the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, GLAS, in line with the statement in reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 324 to 327, inclusive, on 29 September 2015, where he stated that much expenditure under transitional arrangements may transfer directly to GLAS expenditure, as these farmers transform their existing contracts into new GLAS contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35075/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

93. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers to date who have terminated their contracts under the agri-environment options scheme; the rural environment protection scheme, in order to join the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, GLAS, in line with the statement in reply to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 324 to 327, inclusive, on 29 September 2015, where he stated that much expenditure under transitional arrangements may transfer directly to GLAS expenditure, as these farmers transform their existing contracts into new GLAS contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35075/15]

Question· writtenPQ 86asked

86. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the locally led targeted agri-environment output scheme will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35067/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

86. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the locally led targeted agri-environment output scheme will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35067/15]

Question· writtenPQ 83asked

83. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce measures to address the income difficulties in the sheep sector, including a new direct payment scheme to replace the sheep grassland scheme; if sheep farmers will receive priority access to the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme to replace income lost due to the ending of the rural environment protection scheme in 2015; his plans to reinstate the sheep handling and fencing grant under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35064/15]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2015

83. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce measures to address the income difficulties in the sheep sector, including a new direct payment scheme to replace the sheep grassland scheme; if sheep farmers will receive priority access to the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme to replace income lost due to the ending of the rural environment protection scheme in 2015; his plans to reinstate the sheep handling and fencing grant under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35064/15]

Bill· HRH.R. 3720 (114th)referred

Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2015

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2015

Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2015 This bill codifies the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) WaterSense program, which identifies, labels, and promotes water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, and services. This bill also establishes a program to provide financial incentives for consumers to purchase and install residential water efficient products and services labeled under the WaterSense program. In order to meet procurement requirements for a water consuming product or service, federal agencies must purchase a WaterSense product or service, or a Federal Energy Management Program designated product. Agencies do not have to procure those products or services if they are not cost-effective, or not reasonably available. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of individual taxpayers any amount received under an incentive program for the purchase and installation of residential water efficient products and services.

Bill· HRH.R. 3710 (114th)referred

Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015

United States · United States Congress · 8 October 2015

Safe Agriculture Production Act of 2015 This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to allow state, local, or tribal governments to use methyl bromide as a fumigant if: (1) the use is required to respond to an emergency concerning a significant economic loss of crops to pests or diseases, and (2) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not object to that use within a specified time period. The bill allows this use of methyl bromide during an emergency event regardless of whether the use is registered and included in the label approved for the product by the Environmental Protection Agency under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill limits the amount of methyl bromide that may be used per emergency event at a specific location to not more than 20 metric tons. The aggregate amount of methyl bromide used in the United States each year may not exceed the total amount authorized under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The bill gives USDA exclusive authority for determining which species are considered quarantine pests.

Report· Rapport/brief Algemene Rekenkamer2015Z18639concluded

Aandachtspunten bij de ontwerpbegroting 2016 van het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 October 2015

Aandachtspunten bij de ontwerpbegroting 2016 van het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu

Question· writtenPQ 197asked