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Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2011
200 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to circulars HFPD and PSSP2/11 Unfinished Estates and Public Safety, if he will confirm the allocation and breakdown to Monaghan County Council under Category 4 estates.
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Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2011
199 Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if companies (details supplied) are employed by his Department; and if so the capacity of same.
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Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2011
198 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the fire fighting services for the community of Castlegregory, County Kerry, that covers the environs of Stradbally, Brandon and surrounding areas, will be restored in order to protect the lives of persons in these communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2011
197 Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the grants available for organisations to remove disused or obsolete medical equipment from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 189asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 July 2011
196 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons employed by the Environmental Protection Agency who had a basic salary in excess of €100,000, €150,000, €200,000, €250,000 in 2009 and 2010; the bonus payments that were payable to these staff; the remuneration packages available to the chief executive officer and board members; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· SS. 1372 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 2011
No Child Left Inside Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states, as a prerequisite to receiving implementation grants, to develop environmental literacy plans, approved by the Secretary of Education, for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 that include environmental education standards and teacher training. Directs the Secretary to award Environmental Education Professional Development Grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to partnerships that include a local educational agency (LEA) and, permissibly, institutions of higher education (IHE), other educational entities, or federal, state, regional, or local natural resource or environmental agencies, for activities involving, among other things, teacher training and the development of more rigorous environmental education curricula that advance the teaching of interdisciplinary courses. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to partnerships that include an LEA and, permissibly, IHEs, other educational entities, federal, state, regional, or local natural resource or environmental agencies, or park and recreation departments, for activities to improve and support environmental education that include: (1) advancing content and achievement standards, and (2) developing or disseminating innovations or model programs.
Bill· SS. 1369 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 2011
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring a permit under national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements for a discharge resulting from the conduct of any silvicultural activity, such as nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, or road use, construction, and maintenance, from which there is runoff. Specifies that nothing in this Act exempts silvicultural activity from permit requirements for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters.
Bill· HRH.R. 2541 (112th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 2011
Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from requiring a permit under national pollutant discharge elimination system permitting requirements for a discharge resulting from the conduct of any silvicultural activity, such as nursery operations, site preparation, reforestation, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting operations, surface drainage, or road use, construction, and maintenance, from which there is runoff. Specifies that nothing in this Act exempts silvicultural activity from permit requirements for the discharge of dredged or fill material into navigable waters.
Bill· HRH.R. 2547 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 2011
No Child Left Inside Act of 2011 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require states, as a prerequisite to receiving implementation grants, to develop environmental literacy plans, approved by the Secretary of Education, for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 that include environmental education standards and teacher training. Directs the Secretary to award Environmental Education Professional Development Grants to states and, through them, competitive subgrants to partnerships that include a local educational agency (LEA) and, permissibly, institutions of higher education (IHE), other educational entities, or federal, state, regional, or local natural resource or environmental agencies, for activities involving, among other things, teacher training and the development of more rigorous environmental education curricula that advance the teaching of interdisciplinary courses. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive matching grants to partnerships that include an LEA and, permissibly, IHEs, other educational entities, federal, state, regional, or local natural resource or environmental agencies, or park and recreation departments, for activities to improve and support environmental education that include: (1) advancing content and achievement standards, and (2) developing or disseminating innovations or model programs.
Bill· HRH.R. 2546 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 2011
Medical Waste Management Act of 2011 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to: (1) revise the definition of "medical waste"; (2) require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promulgate regulations listing types of medical waste; and (3) require the Administrator to conduct a medical waste management program to protect human health and the environment from medical waste and promulgate regulations on tracking, labeling, packaging, storing, handling, monitoring, and disposing of medical waste. Requires generators of medical waste (including tattoo and body art establishments) to: (1) provide waste transporters with written assurance that the generator has complied with labeling, packaging, and storage requirements and a manifest form for transporting such waste; (2) register with the Administrator; and (3) provide the Administrator with the names of all waste transporters. Requires transporters to: (1) not accept medical waste from a generator without receiving such assurance; (2) register with the Administrator; and (3) disclose to the Administrator the number and type of vehicles used to transport medical waste and the equipment and methods used to ensure segregation and handling of such waste. Requires owners or operators of storage and disposal facilities to: (1) provide notice of the disposal of medical waste to the generator; and (2) register with the Administrator. Sets forth provisions concerning inspections, public records, and enforcement under this Act. Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish a program to educate the public about, and increase access to, acceptable methods for disposal of used syringes; (2) study and report on medical waste generated and its management and disposal; and (3) consult with the International Joint Commission on tracking medical waste entering the United States from Canada.
Bill· HRH.R. 2538 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 July 2011
Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2011 Act or the REBUILD Act - Amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to authorize a responsible federal official to assign, and a state to assume, the responsibilities of such official with respect to covered federal projects within such state under such Act and under other federal environmental laws pertaining to project review or approval. Provides that any responsibility of such official not explicitly assumed by the state by written agreement shall remain the responsibility of the official. Defines "responsible federal official" as: (1) the Secretary of the Interior; (2) the Secretary of Transportation; (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (4) the Secretary of the Army; and (5) the head of a federal agency, with respect to the preparation of environmental impact statements for major federal actions. Requires each responsible federal official to promulgate regulations that establish requirements relating to information required to be contained in state applications to assume such responsibilities. Permits such official to approve an application only if: (1) public notice requirements have been met; (2) the state has the capability to assume such responsibilities; and (3) the head of the state agency having primary jurisdiction over covered projects enters into a written agreement with such official to assume such responsibilities and to maintain the financial resources necessary to carry them out. Requires such federal official to audit state compliance with federal laws for which responsibilities are assumed and authorizes such official to terminate such responsibilities, after providing notice and an opportunity to take corrective action, if a state is not adequately carrying them out.
Report· CCCELEX 62010CC0474decided
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 14 July 2011
Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2011
145 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of staff in his Department specifically assigned to monitoring EU policy developments; if these staff are based here or in Brussels; if his Department does not have staff specifically assigned to monitor EU policy developments when last, if ever, were such staff specifically assigned to such a role.
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Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2011
144 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the proposed transfer of the rent supplement scheme to local authorities will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2011
143 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on allowing for the payment of the non-principal private residence charge by monthly instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2011
142 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to proposals made to some local authorities to vary development plans in order to allow retirement villages be built; if he has considered the possibility of such developments adding to the surplus in land zoned for housing development; the guidelines available to local authorities regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2011
141 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in the context of the planned introduction of competitive tendering in household waste collection, if he will explain the impact of new policy on existing waste operators who provide employment in each county and who have collaborated with the regulator for several years; if the new policy will put operators outside the greater Dublin area at a comparative disadvantage under the new system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· SS. 1361 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2011
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Exposure Elimination Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, as part of the National Toxicology Program, to: (1) establish and implement a research program designed to strengthen the scientific basis of information used by federal agencies to understand the effects of, and reduce human exposure to, endocrine-disrupting chemicals; (2) establish an Endocrine Disruption Expert Panel to report to the Director on issues related to identification, classification, or evaluation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals; (3) for each chemical determined by the Director to be a potential or actual endocrine-disrupting chemical, identify the level of evidence that such chemical is or may be an endocrine-disrupting chemical, the level of concern that such chemical may disrupt the human endocrine system, and the pathways of exposure to the chemical for humans and animals; and (4) provide to Congress and each relevant federal agency and make publicly available every two years an up-to-date list of potential or actual endocrine-disrupting chemicals and a report on the Program's activities and on federal agencies' activities with respect to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Requires the Panel to: (1) report to the Director on issues related to identification, classification, or evaluation of not more than 10 endocrine-disrupting chemicals or groups of chemicals; (2) evaluate existing research aimed at understanding the biological pathways in humans by which such chemicals operate and identify future research priorities; and (3) maintain a list that identifies chemicals of concern for endocrine disruption effects. Authorizes any federal agency, state, local or tribal government, or person to petition the Director to: (1) determine whether a chemical should be identified by the Program as a potential or actual endocrine-disrupting chemical and included in the list; or (2) reclassify a chemical, revise a finding, or amend any other determination of the Program based upon new information. Provides that a listing, finding, or other determination shall not be subject to judicial review or to correction under the Information Quality Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director to conduct and support an Endocrine Disruption Research Program. Authorizes the Director to conduct workshops and forums and provide information on the health effects associated with chemicals that may disrupt the endocrine system. Requires each federal agency with regulatory authority over any chemical included on the list to prepare and publish a written response to each biennial list. Specifies actions each such agency must take if: (1) the Director determines there is a minimal level of concern that a chemical may disrupt the human endocrine system (e.g, developing a strategy for reducing human exposure to the chemical, including methods to promote voluntary actions by industry for reducing such exposure), and (2) the Director finds there is a high level of concern (e.g., prohibiting the use of the chemical in a manner in or affecting interstate commerce unless the pathway to human exposure is mitigated before or in conjunction with such use). Provides for citizen suits to restrain the prohibited use of chemicals under this Act. Requires: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include findings and determinations of the Program in the Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource databases to the extent permitted by law, and (2) the Director to establish a program to support graduate and postdoctoral training in fields related to the study and prevention of endocrine disruption.
Bill· HRH.R. 2512 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2011
Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency of the city of Henderson, Nevada, the Three Kids Mine Project Site for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Site. Requires the Secretary to administratively adjust the fair market value of such site based on reasonable approximate assessment, remediation, and reclamation costs. Requires Henderson Redevelopment Agency to pay the fair market value, if any, of the federal land, as determined under this Act. Adjusts the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Releases the United States, upon making the conveyance, from any and all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product, solid waste, or mining related materials at the Three Kids Mine Project Site in existence on or before the date of the conveyance. Makes the provisions of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 non-applicable to land conveyed under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2521 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2011
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Exposure Elimination Act of 2011 - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, as part of the National Toxicology Program, to: (1) establish and implement a research program designed to strengthen the scientific basis of information used by federal agencies to understand the effects of, and reduce human exposure to, endocrine-disrupting chemicals; (2) establish an Endocrine Disruption Expert Panel to report to the Director on issues related to identification, classification, or evaluation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals; (3) for each chemical determined by the Director to be a potential or actual endocrine-disrupting chemical, identify the level of evidence that such chemical is or may be an endocrine-disrupting chemical, the level of concern that such chemical may disrupt the human endocrine system, and the pathways of exposure to the chemical for humans and animals; and (4) provide to Congress and each relevant federal agency and make publicly available every two years an up-to-date list of potential or actual endocrine-disrupting chemicals and a report on the Program's activities and on federal agencies' activities with respect to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Requires the Panel to: (1) report to the Director on issues related to identification, classification, or evaluation of not more than 10 endocrine-disrupting chemicals or groups of chemicals; (2) evaluate existing research aimed at understanding the biological pathways in humans by which such chemicals operate and identify future research priorities; and (3) maintain a list that identifies chemicals of concern for endocrine disruption effects. Authorizes any state, tribe, local government, federal agency, or person to petition the Director to: (1) determine whether a chemical should be identified by the Program as a potential or actual endocrine-disrupting chemical and included in the list; or (2) reclassify a chemical, revise a finding, or amend any other determination of the Program based upon new information. Provides that a listing, finding, or other determination shall not be subject to judicial review or to correction under the Information Quality Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director to conduct and support an Endocrine Disruption Research Program. Authorizes the Director to conduct workshops and fora and provide information on the health effects associated with chemicals that may disrupt the endocrine system. Requires each federal agency with regulatory authority over any chemical included on the list to prepare and publish a written response to each biennial list. Specifies actions each such agency must take if: (1) the Director determines there is a minimal level of concern that a chemical may disrupt the human endocrine system (e.g., developing a strategy for reducing human exposure to the chemical, including methods to promote voluntary actions by industry for reducing such exposure), and (2) the Director determines there is a high level of concern (e.g., prohibiting the use of the chemical in a manner in or affecting interstate commerce unless the pathway to human exposure is mitigated before or in conjunction with such use). Provides for citizen suits to restrain the prohibited use of chemicals under this Act. Requires: (1) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to include findings and determinations of the Program in the Aggregated Computational Toxicology Resource databases to the extent permitted by law, and (2) the Director to establish a program to support graduate and postdoctoral training in fields related to the study and prevention of endocrine disruption.
Question· writtenPQ 365asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
375 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to increasing numbers of after school support programme students presenting at classes hungry as a direct result of the present economic crisis and the additional supports she will offer in this difficult environment for teaching.
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Question· writtenPQ 301asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
310 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the report into retail planning guidelines as required under the EU-IMF deal has been completed; if it has, when it will be published; if it recommends increasing the cap on the size of retail area allowable; if it has not been completed, when is it due for completion and publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 300asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
309 Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to non-principal private residence, NPPR, tax, if there is an exemption in the case of properties occupied by relatives who are not paying rent, for example, the granny-flat exemption; if the property is within 2 km of the family home is the property still liable under the NPPR; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 299asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
308 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received submissions or proposals from Sligo Borough Council regarding the maisonettes at a location (details supplied) in County Sligo; the dates on which the submissions or proposals were received; the contents of the submissions or proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 298asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
307 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money collected in each of the years 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011 for the non-principal private residence property tax; the number of properties involved in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 297asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
306 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate the proposal to replace the current waste from electrical and electronic equipment, WEEE, legislation when it expires in 2013; if there are measures proposed to alleviate the financial burden imposed on the already weakened retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 296asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
305 Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if British citizens will be able to vote in a presidential election and referendum if they have been living at least 25 years here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 295asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
304 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he is withholding funding from a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 294asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
303 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has given instruction or made regulation or given guidance in respect of the siting of wind farms in special areas of conservation, natural heritage areas or special protection areas or the zoning of land in the above as being suitable for wind farms, subject to environmental assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 293asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
302 Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the Aarhus Convention will be ratified and fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 292asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
301 Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for future development of the RAPID programmes as administered nationally but with particular reference to the geographical area of Dublin City Council; his views on the RAPID programme; if he will commit sufficient resources to it to continue to develop its programme of action; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 291asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
300 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some local authorities are refusing to answer representations from public representatives on behalf of constituents; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that the councils are using the Data Protection Act as the reason they are not responding to public representatives; his views that public representatives need to receive replies when they are acting on behalf of their constituents; if he will investigate the situation and report back; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 290asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
299 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the non-principal private residence charge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 289asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
298 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 288asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
297 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to ensure sustainable rural communities across Ireland especially in view of the recent decision by An Post to close the post office in Bansha, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 287asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
296 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will carry out a review of the district electoral divisions ahead of any constituency review in view of the confusion of many voters after the last constituency review; his plans to carry out a review of electoral areas before any constituency review takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 272asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
281 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure that gas exploration in the upper Shannon catchment area is properly monitored for dangers in view of the exploration methods, particularly fracking, and that granting of licences should be conditional on the safest practices with regard to health and environment and his views on the present position as it applies to exploration in this area.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
49 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the date on which she will complete a review of the regulatory environment of pre-school and after school services including the existing provision of pre-school inspections.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 July 2011
64 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to work jointly with the Department of Health and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to ensure co-ordination between local authorities and the Health Service Executive in tackling youth homelessness; the position regarding any work she has done to date on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· SS. 1350 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2011
Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) establish the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Advisory Board, (2) develop a system to collect data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases, and (3) establish the National PF Registry. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in developing the Registry, to: (1) expand and coordinate existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; and (2) provide for research access to pulmonary fibrosis data. Directs the Secretary to ensure that epidemiological and other types of information are made available to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of CDC to prepare the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Education and Awareness Plan, which shall: (1) focus on strategies to increase public education and awareness of pulmonary fibrosis, (2) address the need for new physician education strategies to improve diagnosis and treatment standards, and (3) assess and monitor the costs of pulmonary fibrosis and its burden on patients and families. Encourages the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate Institute pulmonary fibrosis research activities.
Bill· HRH.R. 2505 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2011
Pulmonary Fibrosis Research Enhancement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) establish the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Advisory Board, (2) develop a system to collect data on pulmonary fibrosis and other interstitial lung diseases, and (3) establish the National PF Registry. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in developing the Registry, to: (1) expand and coordinate existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; and (2) provide for research access to pulmonary fibrosis data. Directs the Secretary to ensure that epidemiological and other types of information are made available to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of CDC to prepare the National Pulmonary Fibrosis Education and Awareness Plan, which shall: (1) focus on strategies to increase public education and awareness of pulmonary fibrosis, (2) address the need for new physician education strategies to improve diagnosis and treatment standards, and (3) assess and monitor the costs of pulmonary fibrosis and its burden on patients and families. Encourages the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate Institute pulmonary fibrosis research activities.
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage9176/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 11 July 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christiane Brunner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Geschäfte der mehrheitlich staatseigenen VERBUND Gesellschaft und österreichische Atomstromimporte
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage9175/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 11 July 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christiane Brunner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wirtschaft, Familie und Jugend betreffend Geschäfte der mehrheitlich staatseigenen VERBUND Gesellschaft und österreichische Atomstromimporte
Bill· SS. 1344 (112th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2011
Arizona Wallow Fire Recovery and Monitoring Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct and report on a hazard tree and commercial timber evaluation that identifies timber resources appropriate for removal within the Wallow Fire Area not later than the earlier of: (1) 30 days after the completion of the burned area emergency response for the Wallow Fire Area; or (2) 45 days after the date of containment of the Wallow Fire. Requires the Secretary to: (1) exclude from areas identified for tree removal high fire-severity burned areas on steep slopes, slopes with an incline greater than 40%, riparian areas, and fragile erosive sites, unless tree removal in those areas is necessary to address public health and safety concerns; and (2) limit the removal of trees under a timber removal project under this Act to hazard trees and trees that are already down, dead, or severely root-sprung, such that mortality is highly probable. Provides that: (1) nothing in this Act authorizes new permanent road construction for timber removal, and (2) it is the intent of Congress that all timber removal projects carried out under this Act be completed within 18 months of this Act's enactment. Requires the Secretary, in the case of a timber removal project to be conducted in a Community Protection Management Area, to prepare an environmental assessment for the proposed agency action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Subjects timber removal projects carried out under this Act to the special administrative process and judicial review process under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003. Requires amounts collected from a timber removal project carried out under this Act to be available for expenditure by the Secretary without further appropriation for forest restoration treatments on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona.
Bill· HRH.R. 2484 (112th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2011
Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011 - Amends the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998 to require the President, through the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council, to establish an Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia (Task Force). Directs the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, through the Task Force, to: (1) establish and maintain a National Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Program to develop a national strategy to address marine and freshwater harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events; (2) promote activities and an action strategy to implement such Program; (3) oversee the development and review of regional research and action plans for addressing marine and freshwater harmful algal bloom and hypoxia events; (4) maintain a focus on technology research and development for each of the categories of marine harmful algal blooms, freshwater harmful algal blooms, and hypoxia in monitoring, predicting, preventing, controling, mitigating, and responding to events; (5) expand the existing electronic clearinghouse to provide information about such harmful algal blooms and hypoxia; and (6) develop a mechanism to provide a reliable and cost-effective supply of toxin standards for comparative research. Establishes the duties of the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under such Program. Directs the Administrator, through the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, to submit an updated assessment and a revised action plan prior to the implementation of any plan developed under such Act. Directs the Task Force to complete and submit to Congress and the President a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay.
Bill· HRH.R. 2488 (112th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2011
Supporting Emergency Responders Volunteer Efforts Act of 2011 or the SERVE Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer who is a bona fide volunteer of a qualified volunteer emergency response organization a $1,000 refundable tax credit. Requires such individual to: (1) have served as a bona fide volunteer performing fire fighting and prevention services, emergency medical services, and ambulance services for more than six months in a taxable year; (2) have provided more than 40 hours of such services actively engaged in the prevention, control, or extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk; or (3) have been stationed on the premises of an emergency response organization in anticipation of being actively engaged in providing such services.
Record· Brief regering2011Z15442concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 11 July 2011
Reactie verzoek commissie BiZa inzake een persoonlijk verslag van een (gewezen) ambtenaar van het ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat (thans het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu) naar aanleiding van het melden van een vermoeden van een misstand
Report· XGCELEX 52011XG0709(01)open
European Union · Council of the European Union · 9 July 2011
Resolution· Selbständiger Entschließungsantrag1635/A(E)selbständiger entschließungsantrag
Austria · National Council · 8 July 2011
Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verbot von glyphosat-hältigen Pflanzenschutzmitteln in Österreich
Question· Schriftliche Anfrage9131/Jschriftliche anfrage
Austria · National Council · 8 July 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Heinz-Peter Hackl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Arbeit, Soziales und Konsumentenschutz betreffend die aktuelle Situationen bezüglich dem aufgetretenen "Q-Fieber" <i>(Seuche bei Schafen, Ziegen und Kühen)</i> in Kärnten
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