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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
11 Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to re-structure the Leader companies rural development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15594/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
10 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation in which affordable housing which has been bought by Dublin City Council in Clare Village, Malahide Road, Dublin 17, is being tied up in legal issues with the National Asset Management Agency leaving persons on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15638/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
9 Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the political reform measures promised within the first 100 days of Government that have been achieved. [15598/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
8 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the serious problems with pyrite throughout the country; the level of funding he will make available to both private tenants and local authorities to tackle this problem; and the engagement he has had with developers who use pyrite in their developments. [15639/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
51 Deputy Liam Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way he intends measuring leakage prior to water reaching the consumer; the steps he will take to penalise wastage by the new water management company if it fails to deal with water wastage on its infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15404/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
44 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timetable for the establishment of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
14 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timetable for the establishment of Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15485/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
7 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the plans he has in place to ensure an effective and cost efficient billing and collection system for water charges when they are introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15602/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
6 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will not decrease the level of funding provided by him to support the community and voluntary fora across the State. [15623/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
5 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a shorter and more specific application form for those seeking a local authority housing transfer; if he will agree to include the reason the transfer is being sought; if he collects statistics on the number of transfer applications; the numbers who achieve such transfers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
4 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will take the necessary legal and constitutional steps, as promised in the programme for Government, to bring about a complete ban on corporate donations. [15861/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
3 Deputy Stephen Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend his proposal, regarding the halving of State funding to parties which do not have 30% female candidates for the next general election in order that the same principle applies to the next local elections as well; if he will increase the target to 40% for both local and general elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15919/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
2 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give a guarantee that private companies will not be charged with the installation and control of water meters. [15916/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 June 2011
1 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the local government efficiency report. [15860/11]
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2011
Protecting Taxpayers in Transportation Asset Transfers Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to establish a program for: (1) the attachment of federal liens to public transportation assets (federal-aid highways, highway or mass transit projects, air navigation facilities, or federally-assisted train or multimodal stations); and (2) release of such liens in connection with concession agreements between state or local governments and private individuals or entities. Limits the meaning of public transportation asset to a transportation facility constructed, maintained, or upgraded before, on, or after enactment of this Act using federal funds: (1) whose fair market value is more than $500 million, and which has received any federal funding; (2) whose fair market value is less than $500 million, and which has received $25 million or more in federal funding; or (3) in which a significant national public interest (such as interstate commerce, homeland security, public health, or the environment) is at stake. Prohibits any asset transaction (entry into a concession agreement for, or contract for the sale or lease of, a public transportation asset) for an asset attached with a federal lien unless: (1) the lien is released, and (2) the state or local government and the private individual or entity seeking the asset transaction enter into agreements with the Secretary. Defines "concession agreement" as one entered into by a private individual or entity and a state or local government with jurisdiction over a public transportation asset to convey to the private individual or entity the right to manage, operate, and maintain the asset for a specific period of time in exchange for the authorization to impose and collect a toll or other user fee from a person for each use of the asset during that period. Prohibits the release of a federal lien on a public transportation asset unless: (1) the state or local government or other public sponsor seeking the asset transaction pays the Secretary an amount determined according to a specified formula, and (2) the Secretary certifies that the required concession agreements have been signed and their terms incorporated into the asset transaction terms. Permits a private individual or entity to enter into an asset transaction covering National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) facilities and equipment provided certain conditions are met.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2011
Better Health in the Arctic Act - Directs the Arctic Research Commission to examine the science base, gaps in knowledge, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of mental, behavioral, and physical health problems faced by populations in the Arctic, with a focus on Alaska. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a national Arctic health science policy, reviewing and taking into consideration the National Arctic Health Science Policy developed by the American Public Health Association Task Force in 1984. Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a Desk for Arctic Health to: (1) work with the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee to ensure adequate health representation from federal agencies, (2) collaborate and consult with governmental entities and U.S. nongovernmental organizations involved in Arctic health issues, and (3) collaborate with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research on indigenous Arctic people health issues. Directs the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a program at the National Center of Environmental Health to foster advances and help provide technical support in the field of Arctic health impact assessments.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2011
Offshore Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require any air quality impact of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sources to be measured or modeled and determined solely with respect to the impacts in the corresponding onshore area. Provides that: (1) emissions from any vessel servicing or associated with an OCS source, including emissions while at the OCS source or in route to or from the OCS source within 25 miles of the OCS source, shall be considered direct emissions from the OCS source (current law) but shall not be subject to any emission control requirement applicable to such source; (2) an OCS source, for platform or drill ship exploration, is established when drilling commences at a location and ceases to exist when drilling activity ends at such location or is temporarily interrupted because the platform or drill ship relocates; and (3) an OCS source activity includes platform and drill ship exploration, construction, development, production, processing, and transportation. Requires: (1) final agency action on a permit application for platform or drill ship exploration for an OCS source under such Act to be taken no later than 180 days after the filing of such application; (2) such final agency action to be considered to be nationally applicable under judicial review; and (3) judicial review of such action to be without additional administrative review or adjudication. Prohibits: (1) the Environmental Appeals Board of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from having any authority to consider any matter relating to the consideration, issuance, or denial of such permit; and (2) extending any administrative stay of the effectiveness of such permit beyond 180 days after the date of filing of such application.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2011
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 - Appropriates funds for FY2012 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance, including for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, environmental restoration, overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid, former Soviet Union cooperative threat reduction, and the DOD Acquisition Workforce Development Fund; (3) procurement, including for aircraft, missile, weapons, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, shipbuilding and conversion, and purchases under the Defense Production Act of 1950; (4) research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E); (5) Defense Working Capital Funds and the National Defense Sealift Fund; (6) the Defense Health Program; (7) chemical agents and munitions destruction; (8) drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; (9) the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund; (10) the Office of the Inspector General; (11) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund; (12) the Intelligence Community Management Account; and (13) overseas contingency operations, including military, reserve, and National Guard personnel, operation and maintenance, the Overseas Contingency Operations Transfer Fund, the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund, the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund, the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund, procurement, National Guard and reserve equipment, the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund, and RDT&E. Specifies authorized, restricted, and prohibited uses of appropriated funds. Rescinds specified funds from various accounts under prior defense appropriations Acts.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2011
NADBank Enhancement Act of 2011 - Amends the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act to authorize the President to agree to amendments to the Border Environment Cooperation Agreement between the United States and Mexico to change the purposes and functions of the North American Development Bank (NADBank), including changes that would allow it to finance infrastructure projects in the border region between the two countries that promote growth in trade and commerce between them, support sustainable economic development, reduce poverty, foster job creation, and promote social development in the region.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2011
Smart Grid Advancement Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) assess the potential for cost-effective integration of Smart Grid technologies and capabilities in all products that are reviewed by DOE and EPA for potential designation as Energy Star products; (2) conduct a best case smart grid analysis by analyzing the potential energy savings, greenhouse gas emission reductions, and electricity cost savings that could accrue for such products in specified circumstances; and (3) take specified actions when they find that including Smart Gird capability in products is cost effective in the best case. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate and complete a rulemaking to consider making a special note in a prominent manner on any Energy Guide label for products that include Smart Grid capability. Sets forth provisions concerning Smart Grid peak demand reduction goals, including requiring: (1) load serving entities or states to determine and publish demand reduction goals for such entities that have applicable baselines in excess of 250 megawatts; (2) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to develop and publish a methodology to provide for adjustments or normalization to a load serving entity's applicable baseline over time to reflect changes in the number of customers served, weather conditions, general economic conditions, and other factors external to peak demand management; (3) the Secretary to develop a system for measuring and verifying demand reductions; and (4) each load serving entity to prepare a demand reduction plan. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to offset the costs of carrying out responsibilities to be implemented under this Act. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to revise: (1) the Energy Efficiency Public Information Initiative, including by renaming the program as the Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid Public Information Initiative and authorizing appropriations through FY2022; and (2) the Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Program, including by renaming the program as the Energy Efficient and Smart Appliance Rebate Program and authorizing appropriations through FY2017.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2011
Municipal Fleet Modernization Act of 2011 - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update and publish annually in the Federal Register a list of vehicles that satisfy requirements for certification as low emission and energy-efficient vehicles and so may be allowed by states to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane highways.
United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2011
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the income and excise tax credits for biodiesel used as fuel to: (1) allow a $1.00 tax credit for each gallon of biodiesel produced, (2) provide for an increased income tax credit for small biodiesel producers, (3) revise the definitions of "biodiesel" and "small biodiesel producer," (4) treat renewable diesel in the same manner as biodiesel for income tax purposes, and (5) treat biodiesel as a taxable fuel for excise tax purposes. Extends the biodiesel income and excise tax credits through December 31, 2014. Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress by June 30, 2015, on tax preferences for the production of fuel and electricity from renewables and fossil fuels and their benefits and costs to the environment and the economy.
Germany · Bundesrat · 16 June 2011
Verbesserung der Förderung von KWK-Anlagen als notwendiger, von der Bundesregierung nicht ausreichend berücksichtigter Bestandteil von Energiewende und Atomausstieg; u. a. Verlängerung der Anmeldefrist, Erhöhung von Zuschlägen, Klarstellung zu Anschluss- und Abnahmepflichten, Wegfall von Befristungen des Förderzeitraums, Ausweitung und Vereinfachung der Förderung, besondere Berücksichtigung von Brennstoffzellenanlagen;<br /> Änderung versch. §§ Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungsgesetz
Austria · National Council · 15 June 2011
Bundesgesetz zur Einhaltung von Höchstmengen von Treibhausgasemissionen und zur Erarbeitung von wirksamen Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz (Klimaschutzgesetz – KSG)
Austria · National Council · 15 June 2011
Bundesgesetz über die Förderung der Elektrizitätserzeugung aus erneuerbaren Energieträgern (Ökostromgesetz 2012 – ÖSG 2012)
Austria · National Council · 15 June 2011
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Ing. Norbert Hofer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend "Roundup" <i>(Unkrautvernichtungsmittel; Gesundheitsgefährdung)</i>
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
524 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total amount of envisaged savings from cuts to agri-environment options scheme payments for disadvantaged areas and in designated areas in 2011 and in 2012; and if in view of the lower than forecasted take up of the AEOS scheme for 2011 he will re-examine the decision. [15298/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
506 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to further resource or restructure the agri-environment options scheme in line with recommendations from farming associations. [15108/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
505 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the delay in payments to 2010 applicants under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will give reassurances that these delays will not be repeated in 2011. [15107/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
431 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give a commitment that his new waste management policy statement will not contain plans for incinerators or other thermal treatment plants. [15917/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
428 Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason farmers who buy plastics for silage and pay the levy for recycling when buying are being charged again when the plastic is being picked up for recycling. [12613/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
427 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing a differential rates scheme for all local authorities that will ensure profitable multinationals will pay considerable more in rates than small local businesses as part of a job creation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14731/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
430 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant will be subject to EU wide stress tests.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15750/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
429 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he raised the issue of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in his recent contacts with the British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron. [15480/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
426 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has raised the issue of Sellafield with the British Government and the British Prime Minister, Mr. David Cameron. [14504/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
422 Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details on his precinct improvements scheme; the current budget for the scheme; the amount currently committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15517/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
420 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage and total value of non-domestic water charges that were outstanding for each of the years 2007 to 2010, inclusive, and had not been collected by the local authorities at the end of those years. [15499/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
419 Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding provided towards the refurbishment of the Dublin fire brigade training centre, Marino, Dublin 3; if the refurbishment works are still ongoing; the amount of funding allocated to date; and when he expects the refurbishment works to be completed. [15495/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
417 Deputy Patrick O’Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to make a decision on the approval of sewerage schemes at locations (details supplied) in County Limerick. [15473/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
416 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding a property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15456/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
415 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date on which he will publish his policy statement on local government reform. [15451/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
414 Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way both the Litter Pollution Act and Waste Management Act are working with particular emphasis on the number of prosecutions; the difficulties, if any, being notified; and the reported findings and results of local authority litter operational plans or national results or both. [15438/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
413 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is correct that the chairman of An Bord Pleánala is receiving a multimillion euro pension. [15429/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
412 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to harmonise water pressure and quality for all domestic users across the country. [15411/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
410 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the portion, if any, of the €2 million funding approved in respect of the Cranmore regeneration project in County Sligo, in the current year that will be used for the repair or refurbishment of houses in the estate. [15378/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
408 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that new application forms for local authority housing require applications based on medical conditions to provide a consultant’s report; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that many persons who are applying for social housing do not have the means to see a consultant privately leaving them on long waiting lists in the public system further delaying their application and that many consultants are unwilling to provide letters of this nature in view of the fact that they do not see it as part of their role; and the steps he will take to address this. [15283/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
407 Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the situation regarding the Glenties and Dungloe waste water schemes, County Donegal; and when he expects they may go to construction. [15236/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
406 Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if community groups can apply for national lottery funding through his Department to open a community centre; if application forms are currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15215/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
405 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the policies in place in his Department to encourage the use of public transport by staff travelling to and from work; the policies in place to encourage staff to use public transport when travelling on departmental business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15194/11]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 June 2011
404 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding new regulations on social housing in local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15189/11]