Environment

294. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if there is a residency requirement for applicants to his Department for thatching grants; the date on which he introduced the requirement for residency; if there are exceptions to this requirement such as offshore islands and houses in particularly isolated areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40547/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

294. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if there is a residency requirement for applicants to his Department for thatching grants; the date on which he introduced the requirement for residency; if there are exceptions to this requirement such as offshore islands and houses in particularly isolated areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40547/12]

293. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No 1100 of 18 September 2012, the actual cost of producing the average house price series. [40530/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

293. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No 1100 of 18 September 2012, the actual cost of producing the average house price series. [40530/12]

292. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from Kerry County Council regarding its concerns about the reduction in the Housing Capital Allowance 2012 and in particular funding for single rural dwellings and if he has issued a reply. [40511/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

292. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has received correspondence from Kerry County Council regarding its concerns about the reduction in the Housing Capital Allowance 2012 and in particular funding for single rural dwellings and if he has issued a reply. [40511/12]

291. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if local authority staff including city and county managers who are working for the Local Government Management Agency are paid an income separate to and in addition to their salaries; and if so, the amount of same; if local authority staff, including city and county managers, receive expenses for their work with the Local Government Management Agency; and if so, the amount of same; the number of hours per week local authority staff, including city and county manager are expected to contribute to the working of the Local Government Management Agency. [40458/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

291. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if local authority staff including city and county managers who are working for the Local Government Management Agency are paid an income separate to and in addition to their salaries; and if so, the amount of same; if local authority staff, including city and county managers, receive expenses for their work with the Local Government Management Agency; and if so, the amount of same; the number of hours per week local authority staff, including city and county manager are expected to contribute to the working of the Local Government Management Agency. [40458/12]

290. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has devised a method by way of a loan scheme or otherwise to enable elderly people to purchase outright their houses under the tenant purchase scheme when many such persons are already paying rents which exceed their likely monthly repayments under the tenant purchase scheme but who because of their age and or their reliance upon social welfare payments are being denied the possibility of pursuing their wish to purchase the said houses; if same can now be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40456/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

290. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has devised a method by way of a loan scheme or otherwise to enable elderly people to purchase outright their houses under the tenant purchase scheme when many such persons are already paying rents which exceed their likely monthly repayments under the tenant purchase scheme but who because of their age and or their reliance upon social welfare payments are being denied the possibility of pursuing their wish to purchase the said houses; if same can now be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40456/12]

289. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the impact of the letters sent by local authorities to those on the non-principal private residence list in relation to seeking payment of the household tax, broken down by county on the basis of numbers of letters sent out each time, and the rate of compliance which followed each letter. [40392/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

289. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the impact of the letters sent by local authorities to those on the non-principal private residence list in relation to seeking payment of the household tax, broken down by county on the basis of numbers of letters sent out each time, and the rate of compliance which followed each letter. [40392/12]

288. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the grants available, if any, towards the installation of solar panels on local authority housing; if there is no such scheme in place, if he will consider the provision of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40370/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

288. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the grants available, if any, towards the installation of solar panels on local authority housing; if there is no such scheme in place, if he will consider the provision of such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40370/12]

287. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will outline the reason an area (details supplied) was not designated for a household charge waiver by the county council despite being determined to be a category three estate. [40357/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

287. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will outline the reason an area (details supplied) was not designated for a household charge waiver by the county council despite being determined to be a category three estate. [40357/12]

286. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all local authorities who take foster care allowance into consideration as means when calculating rent; if it is acceptable to do so when foster care allowance is paid to the foster carers for the benefit of the foster child and is not an income or an income support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40322/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

286. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of all local authorities who take foster care allowance into consideration as means when calculating rent; if it is acceptable to do so when foster care allowance is paid to the foster carers for the benefit of the foster child and is not an income or an income support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40322/12]

285. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of local authorities which regard foster care allowance as reckonable income when calculating rent; the length of time this has been the practice and the number of foster families affected; if he will immediately instruct them to cease this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40277/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

285. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of local authorities which regard foster care allowance as reckonable income when calculating rent; the length of time this has been the practice and the number of foster families affected; if he will immediately instruct them to cease this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40277/12]

284. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the position regarding a grant application to Mayo north east LEADER partnership company Teoranta by an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; and when a decision will issue. [40177/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

284. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the position regarding a grant application to Mayo north east LEADER partnership company Teoranta by an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; and when a decision will issue. [40177/12]

283. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on a report that Clare County Council is linking the payment of third level grants to non payment of the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40175/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

283. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on a report that Clare County Council is linking the payment of third level grants to non payment of the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40175/12]

282. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider amending the claw back element of the affordable home scheme to discount legal and auctioneering fees in the event of the sale of the property when it is within the claw-back period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40150/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

282. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will consider amending the claw back element of the affordable home scheme to discount legal and auctioneering fees in the event of the sale of the property when it is within the claw-back period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40150/12]

281. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of persons in County Donegal who are currently exempt from paying the household charge because they are in receipt of mortgage interest supplement; the number from County Donegal who received an exemption because they live in an unfinished housing estate; if a breakdown is available listing the numbers of employed and unemployed persons who have paid this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40143/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

281. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the number of persons in County Donegal who are currently exempt from paying the household charge because they are in receipt of mortgage interest supplement; the number from County Donegal who received an exemption because they live in an unfinished housing estate; if a breakdown is available listing the numbers of employed and unemployed persons who have paid this charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40143/12]

280. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the steps being taken to protect tenants from paying the household charge in an instance in which the landlord wrongly imposes the charge on a tenant. [40116/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

280. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the steps being taken to protect tenants from paying the household charge in an instance in which the landlord wrongly imposes the charge on a tenant. [40116/12]

279. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when the remaining phase of maisonette remedial works (details supplied) in Dublin 17 will commence; and the timescale for the completion of the project. [40106/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

279. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government when the remaining phase of maisonette remedial works (details supplied) in Dublin 17 will commence; and the timescale for the completion of the project. [40106/12]

278. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if local authorities are entitled to withhold grant payments to students whose parents may or may not have paid the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40695/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

278. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if local authorities are entitled to withhold grant payments to students whose parents may or may not have paid the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40695/12]

58. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the underspend in the agri environment options scheme and the REP scheme to date in 2012; if the full budgeted allocation will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40432/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

58. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the underspend in the agri environment options scheme and the REP scheme to date in 2012; if the full budgeted allocation will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40432/12]

47. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends re-opening the agri environment options scheme to new applicants; the conditions that will apply to the scheme; the maximum payment that will be provided for in the scheme; if there will be any changes to the measures under the scheme compared to the last AEO scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40490/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 September 2012

47. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends re-opening the agri environment options scheme to new applicants; the conditions that will apply to the scheme; the maximum payment that will be provided for in the scheme; if there will be any changes to the measures under the scheme compared to the last AEO scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40490/12]

zu der Reform der Gemeinsamen Fischereipolitik der EU

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 September 2012

Abgabe einer Stellungnahme gem. Art. 23 III GG: Verhandlungsziele zur Reform der EU-Fischereipolitik (GFP): Bewirtschaftung der Fischbestände auf dem Niveau des nachhaltigen Dauerertrags (MSY), Rückwurfverbote und Anlandegebote, Vermeidung unerwünschter Beifänge, Zusammenwirken von Fischerei- und Umweltpolitik, Vergabe von Fischereibefugnissen und Fangquoten, Abbau von Flottenüberkapazitäten, Fangaufwandsbeschränkungen, Rolle des Europäischen Meeres- und Fischereifonds, Stärkung der nachhaltigen Aquakultur und Binnenfischerei, Gemeinsame Marktorganisation für Fischerei- und Aquakulturerzeugnisse, Verbraucherinformation, ökologisch und sozialverträgliche Ausgestaltung der externen Dimension im Einklang mit entwicklungspolitischen Zielen<br /> <br /> Bezug: Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über die Gemeinsame Fischereipolitik. KOM(2011) 425 endg., Ratsdok. 12514/11 (BR-Drs. 414/11)<br /> Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über die gemeinsame Marktorganisation für Erzeugnisse der Fischerei und der Aquakultur. KOM(2011) 416 endg., Ratsdok. 12516/11 (BR-Drs. 411/11)<br /> Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über den Europäischen Meeres- und Fischereifonds zur Aufhebung der Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 1198/2006 des Rates und (EG) Nr. 861/2006 des Rates sowie der Verordnung (EU) Nr. XXX/2011 des Rates über die integrierte Meerespolitik. KOM(2011) 804 endg., Ratsdok. 17870/11 (BR-Drs. 802/11)

Brief van de staatssecretarissen van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie en van Infrastructuur en Milieu over het onderzoek ‘De balans van de leefomgeving 2012’ door het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 25 September 2012

Brief van de staatssecretarissen van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie en van Infrastructuur en Milieu over het onderzoek ‘De balans van de leefomgeving 2012’ door het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving

proposition de loi relative à la réparation des dommages consécutifs à l'exploitation minière et à la prévention des risques miniers

France · Senate · 21 September 2012

Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act of 2012 - Amends the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 to direct the Arctic Research Commission to provide merit-based grants to federal, state, local, or tribal governments and academic and private organizations to conduct research on or related to the Arctic in accordance with the national Arctic research program plan. Authorizes the Commission to enter into agreements with appropriate agencies or organizations to administer grants made pursuant to this Act for Arctic research, including reimbursement from funds of the Commission to administer such grants. Revises the requirements for compensation of Commission members not presently employed by the federal government or any state or local government. Instructs the Commission to adopt conflict of interest and recusal provisions that apply to decisions of the Commission and to all Commission members as if each member is an affected individual within the meaning of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Includes disclosure of any financial interest in or relationship to a party that is applying for funding from the Commission held by the Commission member. Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998, with respect to the North Pacific Research Board, to: (1) increase the maximum percentage of funds provided to the Secretary of Commerce for grants to conduct marine research in the north Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean that may be used for support for the Board and to administer such grants; and (2) direct the Board to adopt conflict of interest provisions similar to those required of the Commission by this Act. Revises the administration of the Environmental Improvement and Restoration Fund to: (1) reduce by half the amount of interest earned and covered into the Fund and make available such amount without further appropriation to the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the Forest Service for high priority deferred maintenance and modernization of facilities to enhance visitors' experience; (2) increase to 25% the amount made available to carry out marine research activities in the North Pacific; and (3) require 25% of such amounts to be made available to the Commission to carry out Arctic research and monitoring and 10% to fund the Alaska Ocean Observing System as provided in this Act. Requires the North Pacific Research Board, the Commission, and the Alaska Ocean Observing System to meet at least once annually to promote coordination among research programs and projects and report annually on the status of the research conducted pursuant to this Act.

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Canadian Forces Base Gagetown Health Registry containing the name of each individual who, while serving in the Armed Forces, was stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada (Gagetown), during the period beginning on January 1, 1956, and ending on December 31, 2005, and who: (1) applies for care or services from the VA; (2) files a claim for compensation on the basis of any disability which may be associated with such service; (3) dies and is survived by a spouse, child, or parent who files a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation on the basis of such service; (4) requests a health examination from the VA; or (5) receives such health examination and requests inclusion in the Registry. Requires the Secretary, upon request, to provide such health examination, as well as consultation and counseling with respect to examination results. Directs the Secretary to: (1) notify individuals in the Registry of significant developments in research on the health consequences of potential exposure to a toxic substance or environmental hazard related to service at Gagetown; and (2) carry out appropriate outreach activities with respect to such health examinations, consultation, and counseling.

Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Clean Fuels Innovation Act of 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) complete the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze the potential impacts of the development of renewable energy on public land and any land use plans, and (2) amend such land use plans as determined appropriate. Establishes similar requirements for the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) with respect to National Forest System land. Requires the Secretary of Interior to establish a renewable energy leasing pilot program under which lease sales of certain sites are conducted on covered lands administered by the Secretary to carry out renewable energy projects. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly determine whether or not to expand the pilot program to all covered lands. Defines "covered land" to mean land that is public land or National Forest System land and not excluded from the development of renewable energy under federal law. Establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior for mitigating the impacts of renewable energy on federal land and carrying out any activity authorized under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, with the exception of the acquisition of land, water, or interests therein. Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to submit a report that: (1) identifies locations on certain military installations in the United States that could be developed for renewable energy production, and (2) describes the administration of the development of commercial-scale renewable energy projects on such installations. Requires the Secretary of Defense to publish a notice of intent to prepare an EIS to support the development of renewable energy on the locations identified. Requires the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the feasibility of carrying out a mitigation banking program on federal lands administered by the Secretaries to offset the impacts of renewable energy on such lands.

Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Bottle Recycling Climate Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to prohibit retailers and distributors from selling beverages in containers that do not display a statement of a refund value of five cents. Defines &quot;beverage&quot; as an alcoholic or non-alcoholic, carbonated or uncarbonated liquid that is intended for human consumption. Requires: (1) distributors to collect the refund value for each beverage sold to retailers by a deposit initiator, and (2) retailers to collect the refund value for each beverage sold to consumers. Requires: (1) retailers to pay the refund on returned unbroken containers of brands sold for up to a specified number of containers per day based on the square footage of the retailer's space (excluding any container contaminated by a hazardous waste), and (2) distributors to pay the refund on returned containers of brands sold, plus at least three cents per container for handling costs. Directs each deposit initiator to pay to a state, quarterly, unclaimed refund amounts, which shall be available to the state for programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Prohibits distributors and retailers from intentionally disposing of containers subject to this Act or any metal, glass, or plastic from such containers (other than the top or seal) in landfills or solid waste disposal facilities. Exempts states that have implemented laws requiring beverage container deposits or that have demonstrated achievement of specified recycling, reuse, or recovery rates for beverage containers. Prohibits states or political subdivisions that impose taxes on the sale of beverage containers from imposing any tax on the amount attributable to the refund value of such containers. Provides for the adjustment for inflation of the refund amounts at ten-year intervals. Prescribes civil penalties for violations of this Act.

Promoting Nuanced Taconite Regulations Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Promoting Nuanced Taconite Regulations Act of 2012 - Amends the Clean Air Act (CAA) to consider as approved with respect to a taconite ore processing facility, under ambient air quality standard implementation plans for a state, any implementation plan submitted by the state (including any such plan submitted prior to enactment of this Act) that specifies the best available retrofit technology for any such facility for the purpose of eliminating or reducing any impairment of visibility. Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), if a state has submitted such a plan, from promulgating, implementing, or enforcing any requirement pursuant to a federal implementation plan under the CAA with respect to such facility for such purpose. Makes this Act applicable until January 1, 2022.

Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2012 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing a proposed rule under the Clean Air Act that imposes any performance standard for emissions of any greenhouse gas from any existing or new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating unit if a state regulatory authority informs the Administrator that the rule is likely to lead to a 3% or greater increase in the price of electricity for end-use consumers.

Sustainable, Livable And Green (S.L.A.G.) Highway Construction Act of 2012

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Sustainable, Livable And Green (S.L.A.G.) Highway Construction Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish in the Office of Pavement Technology of the Federal Highway Administration the position of Recovered Mineral Component Ombudsman to: (1) act as a liaison between the states and the DOT on federally funded highway projects; (2) encourage states to use recovered mineral component (RMC) to drive down costs and be more environmentally sensitive; and (3) provide information on projects that use RMC, its safety, and training and educational seminars on RMC environmental benefits. Urges the Secretary to amend comprehensive procurement guidelines for federally-funded asphalt and concrete highway projects to include specifications that encourage the use of such RMCs as ground granulated blast furnace slag, blast furnace slag aggregate, and steel furnace slag aggregate. Requires the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish standards to ensure that the use of RMCs does not violate the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or any other environmental law.

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to use the commercially available volume of cellulosic biofuel in setting requirements for the renewable fuel program under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 21 September 2012

Amends the Clean Air Act, with respect to reductions in requirements to use cellulosic biofuel under the renewable fuel program, to remove the requirement that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determine volumes of transportation fuel based upon estimates of projected sales provided by the Energy Information Administration. Revises cellulosic biofuel use requirements to require the Administrator to reduce the applicable volume of renewable fuel and advanced biofuels requirement by the same or a lesser volume of the cellulosic biofuel requirements of the renewable fuel program. Limits, for such purposes, the projected volume of cellulosic biofuel production for a calendar year to not more than 5 percent or 1 million gallons (whichever is greater) more than the total volume of cellulosic biofuel that was commercially available for the most recent calendar year for which such volume is known.

Persönliche Schreiben in der 13. Wahlperiode der damaligen Bundesministerin für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Sicherheit Dr. Angela Merkel zu Endlager-Projekten und zum Atommülllager Asse II

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 September 2012

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welche persönlichen Schreiben von der damaligen Bundesministerin für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, Dr. Angela Merkel, gab es laut der digitalen Erfassung der Leitungsregistratur des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit in der 13. Legislaturperiode zu Endlagerprojekten und zum Atommülllager Asse II (bitte mit Angabe aller von der Leitungsregistratur digital erfassten Aspekte wie Betreff, Empfänger, Aktenzeichen, Absendedatum usw.)?

Belastung der Sicherheit und der Umwelt durch die im JadeWeserPort liegende "MSC Flaminia"

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 September 2012

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Wie wird nach Kenntnis der Bundesregierung die Sicherheit der Bevölkerung in Wilhelmshaven, der See- und Hafenarbeiter und Einsatzkräfte um die &bdquo;MSC Flaminia&ldquo; im JadeWeser-Port gewährleistet, in dem sich neben allen Gefahrenstoffen laut NDR vom 12. September 2012 weiter Glutnester befinden, die nicht gelöscht werden können, und wie soll die Entsorgung all dieser Gefahrenstoffe, insbesondere die 20 000 Tonnen belasteten Löschwassers ohne Belastung der Stadt Wilhemshaven gewährleistet werden, wo weder ein Regelbetrieb des Hafens noch eine fertige Bahntrasse existieren?

Regelung der Aktenablage der persönlichen Schreiben der damaligen Bundesministerin für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit Dr. Angela Merkel

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 September 2012

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Auf welche Weise wurden in der Regel die persönlichen Schreiben der damaligen Bundesministerin für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit, Dr. Angela Merkel, vom Leitungsbereich &ndash; insbesondere dem Bundesministerbüro &ndash; zu den Akten gegeben (bitte vollständige Angabe, falls mehrfache/unterschiedliche Ablage erfolgte), und gab es irgendwo im BMU eine Art von Korrespondenzablage oder -erfassung, in der ausgehende persönliche Schreiben der Bundesministerin konzentriert abgelegt bzw. erfasst wurden (ggf. bitte mit Erläuterung und Aktenzeichen etc.)?

Persönliche Schreiben der damaligen Bundesministerin für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Sicherheit Dr. Angela Merkel zum Endlagerprojekt Gorleben aus der 13. Wahlperiode

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 September 2012

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welche persönlichen Schreiben von der damaligen Bundesministerin Dr. Angela Merkel gab es in der 13. Wahlperiode zum Endlagerprojekt Gorleben (bitte mit Angabe von Datum und Empfänger/-in)?

Verringerung der Belastung von Mensch und Umwelt mit Rückständen glyphosathaltiger Pestizide

Germany · German Bundestag · 21 September 2012

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Welche Schlussfolgerungen zieht die Bundesregierung aus den in der Zeitschrift &bdquo;ÖKO-TEST&ldquo; vom 31. August 2012 veröffentlichten Belastungen verschiedener Getreideprodukte mit Rückständen des Pestizidwirkstoffs Glyphosat, und welche Maßnahmen plant die Bundesregierung zur Verringerung der Glyphosatbelastungen für Mensch und Umwelt, die aus Rückständen in Futter- und Lebensmitteln und aus dem Einsatz glyphosathaltiger Pestizide auf öffentlichen Flächen wie Spielplätzen, Bahngleisen etc. resultieren?

Vollziehung des Biozid-Produkte-Gesetzes in Österreich im Jahr 2011

Austria · National Council · 20 September 2012

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Vollziehung des Biozid-Produkte-Gesetzes in Österreich im Jahr 2011

201. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if new entrants to farming are entitled to claim the disadvantaged area scheme payment and join the REP scheme and agri environment options scheme, if open, from the year of entry into farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39955/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

201. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if new entrants to farming are entitled to claim the disadvantaged area scheme payment and join the REP scheme and agri environment options scheme, if open, from the year of entry into farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39955/12]

197. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when an appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39931/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

197. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when an appeal will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39931/12]

193. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39849/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

193. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39849/12]

192. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their payment for agri environment options scheme two; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39723/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

192. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their payment for agri environment options scheme two; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39723/12]

191. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39709/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

191. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39709/12]

157. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will confirm if there is an issue with the silting that is occurring down the docks seafront and coming over to Clontarf seafront, Dublin 3; and if this is causing the sea to further erode. [39947/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

157. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will confirm if there is an issue with the silting that is occurring down the docks seafront and coming over to Clontarf seafront, Dublin 3; and if this is causing the sea to further erode. [39947/12]

156. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the date on which it is proposed to set up the commission to examine local authority boundaries; if he intendeds to abolish any local authorities or town councils; the proposed terms of reference of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39934/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

156. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the date on which it is proposed to set up the commission to examine local authority boundaries; if he intendeds to abolish any local authorities or town councils; the proposed terms of reference of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39934/12]

155. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount that will be withheld from each local authority this year in funding to them from his Department due to non-payment of the household charge; the percentage of the block grant involved; the method by which this amount of money was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39933/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

155. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the amount that will be withheld from each local authority this year in funding to them from his Department due to non-payment of the household charge; the percentage of the block grant involved; the method by which this amount of money was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39933/12]

154. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the total amount allocated in this year's Estimates for payment to local authorities as a block grant; the amount that will now be withheld due to non payment of the household charge and if it is intended to surrender this money to the Exchequer at the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39932/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

154. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the total amount allocated in this year's Estimates for payment to local authorities as a block grant; the amount that will now be withheld due to non payment of the household charge and if it is intended to surrender this money to the Exchequer at the end of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39932/12]

153. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to reform the motor tax system in order to stop abuse of declarations of non-use. [39910/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

153. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his plans to reform the motor tax system in order to stop abuse of declarations of non-use. [39910/12]

152. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 6 June 2012, if the household charge is a property tax rather than a charge for local services; if it is not a property tax, the reason the legislation says that certain buildings are not residential property for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Household Charge (Local Government) Act 2011. [39905/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

152. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 595 of 6 June 2012, if the household charge is a property tax rather than a charge for local services; if it is not a property tax, the reason the legislation says that certain buildings are not residential property for the purposes of section 2(2) of the Household Charge (Local Government) Act 2011. [39905/12]

151. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on the provision in standard residential letting contracts whereby owners of private residential property can legally pass on the household charge and the non-principal private residence charge to tenants. [39903/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

151. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on the provision in standard residential letting contracts whereby owners of private residential property can legally pass on the household charge and the non-principal private residence charge to tenants. [39903/12]

150. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views whether legislation suggesting that tenants of residential properties are not liable for the household charge is discriminatory, in view of the fact that tenants, whether in public or private accommodation, benefit from the local services provided through the charge, notwithstanding the legislative provision that certain buildings are not considered as residential for the purposes of the legislation. [39902/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

150. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views whether legislation suggesting that tenants of residential properties are not liable for the household charge is discriminatory, in view of the fact that tenants, whether in public or private accommodation, benefit from the local services provided through the charge, notwithstanding the legislative provision that certain buildings are not considered as residential for the purposes of the legislation. [39902/12]

149. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the rationale considered by him in preparing the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 which led to tenants of residential properties not being considered as having any liability for the local services to which the charge contributes through the local government fund. [39901/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 September 2012

149. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the rationale considered by him in preparing the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 and the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012 which led to tenants of residential properties not being considered as having any liability for the local services to which the charge contributes through the local government fund. [39901/12]