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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
66 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm the date for agri-environment options scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45182/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
39 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason agriculture environment options scheme farmers with Natura land have a different start-up date from those without Natura land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45195/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
28 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to extend the agri-environment options scheme to new entrants in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45115/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
12 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications under the agri-environment options scheme processed to date; the expected expenditure on the scheme in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45271/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 December 2010
7 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the four year plan provides for new entrants to the agri-environment options scheme in 2011 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45523/10]
United States · United States Congress · 1 December 2010
Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize appropriations, through FY2016, for programs that: (1) promote the economic and social self-sufficiency of Native Americans; (2) improve the capability of their governing bodies to regulate environmental quality pursuant to federal and tribal environmental laws; and (3) assist Native Americans in ensuring the survival and continuing vitality of their languages.
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 December 2010
Austria · National Council · 30 November 2010
Austria · National Council · 30 November 2010
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Deimek, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für Justiz betreffend die Auflösung der gemeinnützigen Stiftung UFH <i>(Umweltforum Haushalt)</i>
Austria · National Council · 30 November 2010
Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Wolfgang Katzian, Peter Haubner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einbringung einer Regierungsvorlage zur Novellierung des Gaswirtschaftsgesetzes (GWG) im Zusammenhang mit der Umsetzung des 3. Binnenmarktpaketes für den Energiebereich der Europäischen Union
Austria · National Council · 30 November 2010
Bundesgesetz, mit dem ein Bundes-Tiergesundheitsfondsgesetz erlassen wird und das Tierseuchengesetz geändert wird
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
242 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his target of eliminating long-term homelessness by 2010 has been reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45316/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
241 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is a requirement for local authorities to include Part 8 and Part 10 on a planning register, to be retained for inspection by the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45015/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
240 Deputy Edward O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify a specific issue (details supplied) in relation to local authority works. [44968/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
239 Deputy Edward O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify a specific issue (details supplied) in relation to local authority works. [44967/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
238 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated energy use of his Department in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the total cost of that energy use in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44938/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
237 Deputy Willie O’Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has received an application from Limerick County Council for funding to revamp and restore housing stock in a location (details supplied) and when a decision will issue in relation to its application. [44929/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
236 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a gratuity scheme in place for councillors who lost their seats in the 2004-09 local elections. [44894/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
235 Deputy Arthur Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of employees in Dublin City Council in receipt of salaries exceeding €100,000 and the amount that would be saved by reducing all of these employees to salaries of €100,000. [44770/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2010
234 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will initiate discussions with the Office of Public Works and Dublin City Council to ensure that Mountjoy Square Park, in light of its importance to the cultural heritage of Dublin city, is taken in charge by the Office of Public Works to ensure its sensitive renovation and remediation, particularly as the square has a central part in the history of Dublin and deserves to be a resource for all the persons of Dublin and Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44732/10]
European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 30 November 2010
United States · United States Congress · 29 November 2010
Disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants.
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 26 November 2010
Verslag van een algemeen overleg inzake kennismaking met de bewindspersonen van Infrastructuur en Milieu
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 26 November 2010
Beleidsbrief Infrastructuur en Milieu
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
212 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the establishment of a single water authority for the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44673/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
211 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent of any over or under expenditure, capital or current, by Vote, heading or subheading to date in 2010 in tabular form; the reason for any surplus or shortfall; if expenditure to date in each case is in line with budgetary projections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44657/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
210 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to utilise excess housing stock, finished or unfinished, to meet the housing needs of those on local authority housing lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44631/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
209 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to make adequate provision for adequate drinking water sourcing and storage facilities on a county basis in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44630/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
208 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the full extent of the financial impact of his policy on the public since he came to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44629/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
207 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to minimise the impact of the economic situation on the public with particular reference to extra costs on the public arising from his policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44628/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
206 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the full extent of funding provided by him on a county basis for water and sewerage schemes, major or minor or group schemes in each of the past three years and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44627/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
205 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the budgetary or legislative measures he has in mind to address serious air pollution at known locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44626/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
204 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of incidents of water or land pollution deemed to have been caused by malfunction under capacity of municipal waste water treatment facilities; his planned or proposed action arising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44625/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
203 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which thermal or landfill waste management facilities already in existence are operating in compliance with planning conditions or his policy in such matters. [44624/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
202 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the proposed incinerator at Ringsend; the degree to which his policy is embodied in the proposal; the extent to which landfill sites or other waste sites in the greater Dublin area comply with such policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44623/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
201 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if current legislation is adequate to deal with breaches of regulations under waste management legislation with particular reference to compliance, restoration, clean up, pollution or other concerns; if his attention has been drawn to any such issues by the local authorities, the Environmental Protection Agency or other relevant bodies; if he has had any consultation with any such bodies or stakeholders in the public or private sectors; if he has issued any instructions, plans to issue instructions or orders arising from any such contacts; if his further attention has been drawn to any or many breaches of planning or waste permit regulations; the location of any such activity; the degree to which any costs arising are likely to be met by him or other bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44622/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
200 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if any changes to the terms and conditions of grants for older or incapacitated persons to undertake necessary improvements in the home are envisaged in the context of the four year budgetary plan. [44606/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
199 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the rate of interest being charged on home loans from local authorities and the charge for mortgage protection and if he will indicate the repayments on a 30 year loan. [44605/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
198 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of home choice loans for those earning over €40,000 and if standard local authority home purchase loans for those earning under €50,000 which have been issued in the past 12 months and if any change in the terms and conditions are envisaged in the context of the four year budgetary strategy. [44604/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
197 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons who are tenants of local authorities in local authority owned homes and the total value of rents collected by local authorities. [44603/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
196 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons now on the rent accommodation scheme operated by the local authorities; the conditions of eligibility for an applicant to qualify; the minimum rent that eligible persons will be required to contribute towards rent from their income; the estimated annual cost of the scheme and if any changes are planned in the context of the four year budgetary plan. [44602/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
195 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to deal with the land transferred under the land aggregation scheme; the use that will be made of that property in the next few years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44495/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
194 Deputy Deirdre Clune asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the land aggregation scheme and the Housing and Sustainable Communities Limited were established; the number of persons employed by these bodies; the annual cost of operating this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44494/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
191 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he has taken following the reported seizure of ten hares (details supplied) from a house in Tipperary and if a prosecution was taken under the Wildlife Act [44463/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
190 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the average length of time elapsed from when an application for dispute resolution is lodged with the Private Residential Tenancies Board to the case being heard by an adjudicator; the average cost per adjudication; if he will consider the introduction under the Residential Tenancies Act of a system whereby deposits are retained for safekeeping by the PRTB in view of the fact that 51% of disputes relate to the return of deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44488/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
189 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the sale of bogland in respect of a person (details supplied). [44681/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
54 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding his policy on the planned incinerator at Poolbeg and the report he commissioned on the costs associated with the incinerator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44405/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
53 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has developed any policy guidelines regarding adopt-a-highway and adopt-a-road schemes which are operating successfully in other countries; his plans to support initiatives here at national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44441/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
52 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Courtmacsherry/Timoleague sewerage scheme and if he has finalised its assessment of Cork County Council’s preliminary report so that the project can proceed. [44224/10]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 November 2010
51 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding promised legislation to enhance the protection of national monuments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44414/10]