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Question· writtenPQ 249asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
247 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the determination of the final route and land acquisition in respect of the proposed M9 motorway from Kilcullen to Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 248asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
246 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if adequate drinking water storage capacity is available; his plans to improve the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 247asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
245 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself regarding the adequacy and quality of drinking water; if sufficient storage is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 246asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
244 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which adequate drinking water is likely to be available in the future having regard to increased need generated by extra population; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
243 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which the various targets set by and for his Department in the national development plan are likely to be met within costs and on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 244asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
242 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the reduction in population in various parts of Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
241 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the various constituencies and areas in Dublin or the greater Dublin area which have shown a decrease in population; the reasons for same and the action or actions planned to counter the trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
238 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of affordable houses allocated and occupied throughout the country since the inception of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
249 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to meet the needs of those on local authority waiting lists in County Kildare in the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 240asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
237 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons on the housing waiting lists in each of the local authorities at present; his plans to meet this need in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 238asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
236 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the lands in County Roscommon which were designated as SAC, NHA, and SPA in each of the past three years; the townland and year under each category; when landowners were contacted in each case; the current status of the designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 237asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
234 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the lands in County Roscommon which were designated as SAC, NHA or SPA in each of the past three years; the townland and year under each category; when landowners were contacted in each case; the current status of the designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
233 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has proposals for, or is making any funding available to complete, the bypass of Bandon town; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
232 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the level of registration by landlords with the Private Residential Tenancies Board; and the action he intends to take to ensure greater compliance.
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Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
231 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage growth in the number of households on local authority waiting lists since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
113 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of houses which have been completed to date and not including housing units delivered under Part V of the Planning Acts 2000 and 2002 with respect to the 10,000 affordable houses committed under the Sustaining Progress agreement; the average sale price of houses completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
112 Ms Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that local authorities are using the powers available to them to collect the special housing levy in view of the fact that only €392,000 was raised in the first six months of 2004; if he will give the projected figures for the full years of 2004 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
111 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish a consultative rate payers forum in each local authority in recognition of the financial role of commercial rate payers in funding local services; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
108 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that the Government has received a letter from the European Commission expressing concern about the adequacy of measures being taken by the State to counter illegal cross-Border dumping; his response to the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
107 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will be disposed to changing the planning regulations to ensure that the ESB and other electrical utilities are required to erect site notices that would be clearly visible from the public roads closest to where the development of transmission lines is proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
106 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the pre-budget submission from the housing organisation, Focus Ireland, calling for the provision of funding for 10,000 additional social housing units; the number of such units for which funding has been provided in the Estimates for 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
105 Ms Enright asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to extend the serviced land initiative to make more efficient use of housing land; if he intends to make further special development zone designations; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
104 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the need for so-called move-on accommodation to assist homeless persons move from emergency accommodation to self reliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
103 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made to date with regard to implementation of the national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
102 Mr. English asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the regulations which require voluntary housing bodies to only purchase sites for housing which already have planning permission, thus putting them in direct competition with developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
101 Ms Enright asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to extend the ban on smoky coal to additional urban centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
98 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action being undertaken by his Department to ensure that planning authorities do not zone land for development that is under risk of flooding.
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Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
97 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of contracts awarded to special advisers by his Department since 1997, both temporary and full; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 103asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
96 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in regard to his speech to the LAMA conference in Dundalk on 12 November 2004, he will elaborate on his plans for a league table for local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 102asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
95 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the status of the request by Limerick City Council to extend its boundary to include Coonagh, Caherdavin, Castletroy, Rosbrien and Mungret; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 101asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
94 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has conducted an audit to check, following the ending of the dual mandate, the responsiveness of local authorities to requests and responses from Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; and his proposals in this regard.
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Question· writtenPQ 100asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
91 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way in which he will allocate to local authorities the €10 million fund for disability included in the 2005 budget; the type of schemes that will qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 99asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
90 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will visit the Poolbeg Quay development in Dublin, built by the City Housing Initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 98asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
89 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average length of time which single homeless males spend on local authority housing waiting lists before being housed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 97asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
83 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will create new local authorities such as town councils and so on and upgrade some borough councils to city borough status where there is evidence of significantly increased population; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 96asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
82 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of disabled persons grants his Department has allocated for each of the past three years; the number of such grants he expects to be allocated as a result of the budget 2005 allocation of €52 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 95asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
81 Ms McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has completed his consideration of the European Court of First Instance decision to rule against Ireland for failure to protect human health through properly controlling waste dumps; the steps he is taking to ensure Ireland will in future comply with the European Commission’s waste disposal directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 94asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
80 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that of the 315 social and affordable houses acquired by local authorities under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, 69% were acquired by one local authority and that the majority of local authorities in the country acquired none; his views on whether this situation is satisfactory; the action he intends to take in regard to this matter; if he will give the projected number of houses expected to be acquired by local authorities under Part V in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 93asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
92 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will amend the legislation governing the waiver system for refuse charges following its axing on the advice of the Attorney General; in view of the consequences for up to 2,000 elderly citizens in Limerick who will be forced to pay for their refuse collection for the first time in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 92asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
79 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will consider introducing amending legislation to deal with the anomaly whereby local authorities cannot grant individual waivers for refuse charges to persons living in private apartment blocks in light of the implications this has, particularly for elderly persons on low incomes living in such accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 91asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
240 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason it is presumed that electronic voting is a necessity when it is clear that such systems are unreliable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 90asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
77 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to date, including purchase, storage, hire and use of materials and equipment, public relations consultancy or promotional costs involved in the matter of electronic voting; the extent to which he intends to rely on the experience to date in any future proposals in this regard; if he feels that the next phase in the programme is likely to be as costly; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 89asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
76 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress of his discussions with stakeholders regarding the issue of stage payments that new purchasers of houses are being asked to pay; the persons who are involved in these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 88asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
75 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of legal proceedings currently being taken against the Government for its failure to comply with EU legislation designed to protect the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
84 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action that has been taken or that he plans to take following the report of the All-Party Committee on the Constitution on the cost of building land; the specific measures that have been implemented arising from this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 86asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
72 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received the report of the NESC on housing and building land; when it is expected that the report will be published; if he completed his consideration of the results of the research he has commissioned from a consultant (details supplied) into the ownership/control of building land in certain development areas, particularly Dublin, to determine whether current practices are retarding the overall delivery of building land or impeding long-term market stability; when the results of the research will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 85asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
70 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of contracts awarded to external consultants by his Department since 1997, both temporary and full; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 84asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
69 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the State should purchase a selection of national monuments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 83asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
68 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when his Department received the study prepared by the Health Research Board on the health implications of waste incineration; when he intends to publish his response to the study; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004
86 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the guidelines on one off rural housing will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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