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Question· oralPQ 187asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
187 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the total funds accruing directly or indirectly to the national or local exchequer arising from the transfer of land by the various local authorities in the greater Dublin area to private developers; if the local government auditor has made comments in relation to such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 186asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
186 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he can give an absolute guarantee that the electronic voting system now being pursued by his Department is free from interference and that the voter can be assured that his or her choice as indicated when voting cannot be altered in any way; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that numerous democracies have not opted for and do not trust electronic voting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23773/03]
Question· oralPQ 185asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
185 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he will compare the costs of a national election carried out conventionally and under the proposed electronic system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23772/03]
Question· oralPQ 184asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
184 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the way in which electronic voting will take place in the event of a power blackout; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23771/03]
Question· oralPQ 183asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
183 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the development of affordable housing at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and the contact he has had with Dublin City Council on this proposal.
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Question· oralPQ 182asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
182 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he will investigate the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.
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Question· oralPQ 181asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
181 Mr. N. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for a new house grant which met the criteria will be re-examined.
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Question· oralPQ 180asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
180 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that building regulations give sufficient protection for persons in a wheelchair in respect of egress in the event of fire in view of the fact that buildings accommodating such persons are not required to be free of steps at the exit.
[23724/03]
Question· oralPQ 175asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
196 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the response he received from Dublin City Council concerning his communication regarding pay by weight for domestic refuse.
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Question· oralPQ 174asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
195 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if all of the action plans due under benchmarking have been approved and published by the verification groups; and the details of the various action plans due and their date of publication.
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Question· oralPQ 173asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
194 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he will maintain or increase the funding for the disabled persons housing grant in the coming budget in view of the fact that 2003 is the year of the disabled.
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Question· oralPQ 172asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
193 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to preserve and restore Connolly's Folly at Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 171asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
192 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the funds available to him to undertake restoration works at Connolly's Folly, Maynooth, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 170asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
191 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the top ten public contracts funded by or through his Department in respect of which financial overruns have taken place in the past six years; the amount by which; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
190 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the percentage by which the national housing waiting list has been reduced or increased in the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 168asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
188 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the reason an upper limit in respect of local authority loans in County Kildare is not on par with the limits set for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 167asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
187 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the total funds accruing directly or indirectly to the national or local exchequer arising from the transfer of land by the various local authorities in the greater Dublin area to private developers; if the local government auditor has made comments in relation to such a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23774/03]
Question· oralPQ 166asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
183 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the development of affordable housing at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and the contact he has had with Dublin City Council on this proposal.
[23753/03]
Question· oralPQ 165asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
182 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he will investigate the situation of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin.
[23729/03]
Question· oralPQ 164asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
181 Mr. N. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for a new house grant which met the criteria will be re-examined.
[23725/03]
Question· oralPQ 163asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
180 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that building regulations give sufficient protection for persons in a wheelchair in respect of egress in the event of fire in view of the fact that buildings accommodating such persons are not required to be free of steps at the exit.
[23724/03]
Question· oralPQ 162asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
179 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the re-development of St. Michael's Estate; if he will give a commitment to ensure the rejuvenation of this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 161asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
178 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the expenditure which has been allocated by his Department for the provision of services to people who are homeless in 2003; the breakdown between emergency, transitional, supported and move-on accommodation; the number of each type of unit which has been provided or supported; the proportion of the allocation which went to voluntary service providers, to recouping the expenditure of local authorities and health boards and to private accommodation providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23696/03]
Question· oralPQ 160asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
186 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he can give an absolute guarantee that the electronic voting system now being pursued by his Department is free from interference and that the voter can be assured that his or her choice as indicated when voting cannot be altered in any way; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that numerous democracies have not opted for and do not trust electronic voting; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23773/03]
Question· oralPQ 159asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
185 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he will compare the costs of a national election carried out conventionally and under the proposed electronic system; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23772/03]
Question· oralPQ 158asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
184 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the way in which electronic voting will take place in the event of a power blackout; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 157asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
176 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if the State's electronic voting system uses the software of a company (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this company states that this software should not be used for critical programmes; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that this company's software is the prime target of most computer viruses; and his views on whether such an important system should use only purpose written software to ensure reliability and security and to save unnecessary expenditure on multiple licences for the software of this company.
[23676/03]
Question· oralPQ 156asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
175 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the most recent figures for the total number of persons on local authority housing lists nationwide; the most recent figures for annual housing completions; and the date by which he estimates that housing waiting lists will have been removed arising from this.
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Question· oralPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
174 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the progress made in regard to his designation of the State as a nitrate-sensitive area in early June 2003.
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Question· oralPQ 154asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
172 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the number of transactions and the number of housing units constructed under section V of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2002 in total and by local authority area, since the coming into law of the amended Act; the number and details of trans actions whereby cash payment or the transfer of land rather than the construction of housing units has been accepted as compliance with the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23622/03]
Question· oralPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
171 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the minimum educational requirements for recruitment to the grade of assistant staff officer in a local authority; the reason candidates who hold national certificates and diplomas from HETAC are not eligible to apply for posts of assistant staff officer; his plans to review the educational qualifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
70 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the implications for the Irish case against Sellafield of the decisions given to date by the United Nations Court of Arbitration; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
67 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the measures the Government has taken to comply with its economic commitments to the right to housing contained in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and the reason, with specific reference to housing, the Government has not accepted the provisions of Article 31 of the Revised European Social Charter 1996 which came into force in 1999.
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Question· oralPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
63 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the advice and help which has been given to local authorities which would improve coastal water quality and result in more blue flags being awarded.
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Question· oralPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
65 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the measures taken to date to implement the national spatial strategy.
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Question· oralPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
62 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the changes which have been made in his Department's plans and programmes for capital and current expenditure arising from the adoption of the national spatial strategy; and the details of these changes.
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Question· oralPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
59 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he is considering the introduction of new environment levies, similar to the plastic bag levy; the products being considered for such a levy; when it is expected that they will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
58 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if his Department has evaluated the research by a team from the University of Newcastle, UK, on adverse pregnancy outcomes around Cumbria from 1956 to 1993, published on 29 June 2003 by a publication (details supplied); and the impact of this study on the advice being given to local authorities on ways in which to reduce waste levels.
[23628/03]
Question· oralPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
66 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the manner in which it is intended to implement the commitment given in the national anti-poverty plan against social exclusion to review the documents, The Homeless Preventative Strategy and Homelessness - An Integrated Strategy; if the national homeless organisations will be involved in this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23591/03]
Question· oralPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
55 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the process by which, Homelessness - An Integrated Strategy and the Homeless Preventative Strategy, will be reviewed by the Cabinet sub-committee on social inclusion; the way in which the national homelessness organisations will be engaged in the review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[22853/03]
Question· oralPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
54 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he will make a statement on the implementation of those areas of the national development plan for which his Department has responsibility; and if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns expressed by bodies such as the Institution of Engineers and the CIF regarding delays in the implementation of infrastructure projects under the plan.
[23598/03]
Question· oralPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
53 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the terms and conditions attached to the licence for a concert (details supplied) in the Phoenix Park in August 2003; the total amount paid in rent or other fees by the promoters; if a licence for a privately run event in a public facility such as the Phoenix Park will specify that patrons should not be subject to a booking fee for tickets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
52 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the Government's position on Irish food products remaining GM-free in view of the lack of public demand or support for GMOs being released into the environment.
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Question· oralPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
51 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the reports that the Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield is to close in seven years, he will urge the British authorities to bring forward the closure date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23617/03]
Question· oralPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
50 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if the promised high level heritage liaison group has been established; the membership of same and terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
48 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the meetings he has held with local authority managers since June 2002; the items discussed at those meetings; the promises which were made by him to local managers at such meetings; if demands were made by local authority managers of him at such meetings; if the Local Government Act 2003 or the Protection of the Environment Act 2003 were discussed at such meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[23534/03]
Question· oralPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
56 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the number of applications on hand in the various local authorities for the disabled person's grant; when he expects to provide the necessary funds to meet these requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
47 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if he has been in contact with each local authority and health board to establish the number of persons currently awaiting approval under the dis abled person's grant scheme and the essential repairs for the elderly scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
46 Ms Burton asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the reported intention of a number of county managers to impose a levy of up to ?10,000 on each new house to fund development programmes; his views on this proposal; the impact he views it would have on the price of housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 October 2003
45 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the number of vacancies which exist in relation to archaeology, heritage and wildlife responsibilities in his Department; the individual responsibilities of each vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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