Environment

To disapprove a rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to proposed revisions to the national pollutant discharge elimination system program and Federal antidegradation policy and the proposed revisions to the water quality planning and management regulations concerning total maximum daily load.

United States · United States Congress · 13 July 2000

Disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency and published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2000, relating to proposed revisions to the national pollutant discharge elimination system program and Federal antidegradation policy and proposed revisions to the water quality planning and management regulations concerning total maximum daily load. Declares that such rule shall have no effect.

Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2000

Steens Mountain Wilderness Act of 2000 - Title I: Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area - Subtitle A: Designation and Purposes - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to designate the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area consisting of Federal land in Harney County, Oregon. Sets forth Area objectives, including to: (1) enhance cooperative management practices between public and private land managers; (2) maintain the viability of grazing and recreation operations in the Area; and (3) conserve, protect, and manage the long-term ecological health and functioning watersheds of Steens Mountain. Subtitle B: Management of Federal Lands - Sets forth provisions regarding management of Federal Area lands and requires a plan for the long-range protection and management of such lands. Includes within the plan a transportation plan for Federal lands in the Area. (Sec. 112) Prohibits off-road travel in Federal lands in the Area, except under certain circumstances. Bars construction of roads or trails for motorized vehicles unless the Secretary determines it necessary for public safety or environmental protection. (Sec. 113) Permits uses of Federal lands in the Area only to further the purposes for which the Area is established. Makes such lands unavailable for commercial timber harvest. Permits the removal of trees only if the Secretary determines such removal is needed for ecological restoration and maintenance or public safety. Authorizes the sale of forest products from such removals. Bars the management of juniper species with mechanized tools unless nonmechanized treatments and the recommendations of the science committee and advisory council established by this Act are considered. Permits fishing, hunting, and trapping on such lands, with authorized limitations. Requires the cancellation of specified grazing permits in the Lowther and Roaring Springs allotments. Bars the construction of new facilities on Federal lands in the Area unless necessary for enhancing botanical, fish, wildlife, or watershed conditions or for public information, health, or safety. (Sec. 114) Authorizes the Secretary to acquire non-Federal lands and interests in lands in the Area or the wilderness areas established by this Act. Bars the disposal of Federal lands in the Area unless: (1) the disposal is specifically authorized by Congress in a law enacted after the enactment of this Act; or (2) the Secretary certifies to Congress that the disposal is part of a land exchange that furthers the purposes of the Area. Subtitle C: Cooperative Management - Authorizes the Secretary to work with non-Federal landowners in the Area who agree to participate in the cooperative management of Federal and non-Federal lands in the Area. Permits the Secretary to enter into agreements with the Burns Paiute Tribe to protect cultural sites in the Area. (Sec. 122) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into a nondevelopment easement with willing landowners for the acquisition of development rights and a conservation easement to prevent or restrict development on non-Federal lands within the Area. Subtitle D: Advisory Council - Requires the Secretary to establish the Steens Mountain Advisory Council to advise the Secretary in managing the wilderness areas and the Area and in promoting cooperative management. (Sec. 133) Directs the Secretary to appoint, as needed or at the advisory council's request, a team of scientists to provide advice on questions relating to Area management. Title II: Steens Mountain Wilderness Areas - Requires the Secretary to designate certain Area lands as national wilderness areas. (Sec. 202) Retires certain grazing permits in the wilderness areas. Permits, with respect to lands in the areas: (1) renewal of a special recreational use permit if consistent with the Wilderness Act and this Act; (2) aircraft overflights if necessary for livestock and wildlife management; and (3) the establishment of up to six new water developments in the Alvord Peak Wilderness. Places the same restrictions on the management of juniper species with mechanized tools in such areas as apply to Federal lands in the Area. (Sec. 203) Reserves a quantity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes for which the wilderness areas are designated. (Sec. 204) Continues the management of wilderness study areas within the Area excluded from the wilderness areas as wilderness study areas. Places the same restrictions on management of juniper species in the wilderness study areas as apply in the wilderness areas. Title III: Wild and Scenic Rivers and Trout Reserve - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to expand the number of segments of the Donner und Blitzen River in Oregon to be administered as a wild river. Designates specified segments of Little Wildhorse and Wildhorse Creeks located in the Area as a wild river. (Sec. 302) Directs the Secretary to designate the Donner und Blitzen Redband Trout Reserve. Excludes private lands adjacent to the river from the Reserve. Requires the Secretary to remove the dam located below the mouth of Fish Creek and above Page Springs if removal of the dam is scientifically justified and funds are available for such purpose. Title IV: Mineral Withdrawal Area - Requires all Federal lands included within the mineral withdrawal boundaries in the Area to be withdrawn from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and operation of the mineral leasing, geothermal, and minerals materials laws. Authorizes the development of saleable mineral resources for road maintenance use only in such boundaries where development was previously authorized. (Sec. 402) Provides for the exchange of lands and mineral interests managed by the Oregon Division of State Lands and located within the mineral withdrawal area for Federal lands or mineral interests outside such area. Title V: Protection of Fir Grove - Directs the Secretary, upon completion of the Hammond land exchange authorized in title VI, to establish a fir grove management area and reserve in the area of Big Fir, Little Fir, and Fence Creeks in the Area. Closes such area to grazing. Title VI: Land Exchanges - Authorizes the Secretary, for purposes of protecting and consolidating Federal lands within the wilderness areas, to carry out land exchanges with specified corporations and individuals to include acquired private lands in a wilderness area. Provides for a land exchange with Hammond Ranch, Incorporated, for purposes of establishing the fir grove management area and reserve under title V. Title VII: Funding Authorities - Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations from the Land and Water Conservation Fund for acquisition of non-Federal lands and interests in the Area and wilderness areas and for entering into nondevelopment and conservation easements. Title VIII: Conditional Implementation of Act - Bars the amendments to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act made by this Act from taking effect and prohibits the Secretary from designating the Area, the wilderness areas, the mineral withdrawal area, the trout reserve, or the fir grove management area and reserve or from undertaking any other activity required by this Act (except under title VI) until certifying to Congress that: (1) the land exchanges under Sections 601-604 have been completed; and (2) suitable forage has been obtained elsewhere for the grazing permittees in the Lowther and Roaring Springs allotments whose permits are to be canceled.

Umsetzung Resolution Landtages Oberösterreich Maßnahmen zur Verhinderung grenznaher Atomkraftwerke

Austria · National Council · 7 July 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Umsetzung der Resolution des Landtages von Oberösterreich über Maßnahmen zur Verhinderung grenznaher Atomkraftwerke

Maßnahmen zur Verhinderung grenznaher Atomkraftwerke

Austria · National Council · 7 July 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Gabriela Moser, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Umsetzung der Resolution des Landtages von Oberösterreich über Maßnahmen zur Verhinderung grenznaher Atomkraftwerke

Selbstbehalte bei der Versicherungsanstalt des Österreichischen Bergbaues

Austria · National Council · 7 July 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Elisabeth Pittermann, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an die Bundesministerin für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen betreffend Aufwendungen und Selbstbehalte bei der Versicherungsanstalt des Österreichischen Bergbaues

Eigentumsverhältnisse der österreichischen Elektrizitätswirtschaft, Aufhebung

Austria · National Council · 7 July 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Prinzhorn, Karlheinz Kopf, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem das Bundesverfassungsgesetz, mit dem die Eigentumsverhältnisse der österreichischen Elektrizitätswirtschaft geregelt werden, aufgehoben wird

Zucht bzw. Ausbildung von Hunden mit gesteigerter Aggressivität und Gefährlichkeit

Austria · National Council · 7 July 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Kostelka, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend Behebung des Informationsdefizits über das Gefahrenpotenzial bzw. Herstellung gesicherter Daten über in Österreich lebende Hunde unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Hunden mit gesteigerter Aggressivität und Gefährlichkeit (Zucht bzw. Ausbildung) zum Schutz der österreichischen Bevölkerung

Aushöhlung des Deponierungsverbots für inerte Abfälle ab 1.1.2004

Austria · National Council · 7 July 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Peter Keppelmüller, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Aushöhlung des Deponierungsverbots für inerte Abfälle ab 1.1.2004

Bundesgesetz über die Prüfung der Umweltverträglichkeit, Bürgerbeteiligung, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Koordination und Programmerstellung für die Gemeinschaftsinitiative LEADER+

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Koordination und Programmerstellung für die Gemeinschaftsinitiative LEADER+ <i>(zur Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums)</i>

über ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Umweltförderungsgesetz geändert wird

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Verbot des Ferntransportes von lebenden Tieren

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verbot des Ferntransportes von lebenden Tieren

strengere Bestimmungen für Lebendtiertransporte

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend strengere Bestimmungen für Lebendtiertransporte

Bundesgesetz über die Prüfung der Umweltverträglichkeit, Bürgerbeteiligung, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Bundesgesetz über die Prüfung der Umweltverträglichkeit, Bürgerbeteiligung, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Strafgesetzbuch, Waffengesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Kostelka, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem zur Abwehr von Gefahren, die von gefährlichen Hunden ("Kampfhunden") ausgehen, das Strafgesetzbuch und das Waffengesetz 1996 geändert werden

Strafgesetzbuch, Waffengesetz, Änderung

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Kostelka, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend ein Bundesgesetz, mit dem zur Abwehr von Gefahren, die von gefährlichen Hunden ("Kampfhunden") ausgehen, das Strafgesetzbuch und das Waffengesetz 1996 geändert werden

Maßnahmen gegen den illegalen Einsatz von Antibiotika

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Heinz Gradwohl, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Maßnahmen gegen den illegalen Einsatz von Antibiotika, Leistungsförderern und Hormonen <i>(als Futtermittelzusatz)</i> und Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Antibiotikaresistenz

Maßnahmen gegen den illegalen Einsatz von Antibiotika

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Johann Maier, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Maßnahmen gegen den illegalen Einsatz von Antibiotika, Leistungsförderern und Hormonen <i>(als Futtermittelzusatz)</i> und Maßnahmen zur Bekämpfung der Antibiotikaresistenz

Einführung verbesserter Tiertransportstandards auf europäischer Ebene, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die Transportdauer

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Nikolaus Prinz, Anna Elisabeth Aumayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einführung verbesserter Tiertransportstandards auf europäischer Ebene, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die Transportdauer, Begünstigung von Exporten in Drittländer in Form von Fleisch anstelle von Lebendviehexporten sowie schrittweise Abschaffung von Exporterstattungen der Europäischen Union für Lebend-Schlachttierexporte

Erlassung eines Moratoriums für Neuanträge in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft für den ländlichen Raum

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag des Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Erlassung eines Moratoriums für Neuanträge in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft für den ländlichen Raum und Harmonisierung des Umweltförderungs- mit dem Wasserrechtsgesetz

Verbot des vorbeugenden Einsatzes von antibiotischen Leistungsförderern in der Nutztierhaltung

Austria · National Council · 6 July 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Georg Schwarzenberger, Anna Elisabeth Aumayr, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verbot des vorbeugenden Einsatzes von antibiotischen Leistungsförderern in der Nutztierhaltung und Verhinderung der missbräuchlichen Anwendung von Leistungsförderern und Arzneimitteln durch effiziente Kontrolle

"Killerhunde" oder verantwortungslose Hundehalter?

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten MMag. Dr. Madeleine Petrovic, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Inneres betreffend "Killerhunde" oder verantwortungslose Hundehalter?

Versagen der Anti-Atompolitik der Bundesregierung bei der geplanten Fertigstellung des tschechischen AKW Temelin

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Dringliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundeskanzler betreffend Versagen der Anti-Atompolitik der Bundesregierung bei der geplanten Fertigstellung des tschechischen AKW Temelin

(Gaswirtschaftsgesetz - GWG),

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Schutz der Bevölkerung vor Hunden

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Peter Kostelka, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Schutz der Bevölkerung vor Hunden mit gesteigerter Aggressivität und Gefährlichkeit

Verschärfung der Zucht- und Haltungsbedingungen für "potentiell gefährliche" Hunde

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Antrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Udo Grollitsch, Nikolaus Prinz, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Verschärfung der Zucht- und Haltungsbedingungen für "potentiell gefährliche" Hunde

bevorstehende Inbetriebnahme des tschechischen Atomkraftwerks Temelin

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Karl Schweitzer, Matthias Ellmauer, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Vermeidung einer Aktivierung des Atomkraftwerkes Temelin vor Abschluss aller ausständigen Verfahren, Wahrung der Rechte der Nachbarländer, Prüfung des Sicherheitsniveaus und Untersuchung durch eine internationale Expertengruppe nach europäischem "Stand der Technik" sowie Verhinderung des Imports von Atomstrom aus Drittstaaten über EU-Staaten nach Österreich

Förderung von Ökostrom und Fortsetzung der Anti-Kernenergie-Politik in Österreich

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Karlheinz Kopf, Dipl.-Ing. Maximilian Hofmann, Georg Oberhaidinger, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend zeitgerechte Erstellung einer Verordnung zum Elektrizitätswirtschafts- und -organisationsgesetz (ElWOG), Evaluierung der Stromerzeugung aus erneuerbaren Energieträgern wie auch aus Kleinwasserkraftwerksanlagen und Ersuchen an die Bundesländer um mehr Klarheit in der Ausführung der Grundsatzbestimmungen für diverse Begriffe in der Ökostromerzeugung

geplante Fertigstellung des tschechischen AKW Temelin Berücksichtigung d. Atomstromimportes

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Wahrnehmung der Eigentümerrechte an der Verbundgesellschaft durch Verbot des Atomstromimportes aus Temelin und Aufforderung an die Landesstromversorger zum Verzicht auf Atomstromimporte

die bevorstehende Inbetriebnahme des tschechischen Atomkraftwerks Temelin

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Mag. Ulrike Sima, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Vermeidung einer Aktivierung des Atomkraftwerkes Temelin vor Abschluss aller ausständigen Verfahren, Prüfung des Sicherheitsniveaus und Untersuchung durch eine internationale Expertenkommission, Garantie für die Rechte der Bürger der Nachbarländer, Ausschluss aller Firmen von öffentlichen Aufträgen, wenn diese an Atomgeschäften beteiligt sind, Verhinderung des Imports von Atomstrom aus Drittstaaten über EU-Staaten nach Österreich und Ersuchen an die Regierung der Tschechischen Republik, eine Volksabstimmung über die Inbetriebnahme von Temelin zuzulassen

Anti-Atompolitik der Bundesregierung; geplante Fertigstellung des tschechischen AKW Temelin

Austria · National Council · 5 July 2000

Unselbständiger Entschließungsantrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Eva Glawischnig, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Maßnahmen zur Vermeidung einer Aktivierung des Atomkraftwerkes Temelin vor Abschluss aller ausständigen Verfahren durch Verhinderung bzw. Kündigung bestehender Stromverträge mit tschechischen Energieversorgern, Verhinderung der "Atomstromwäsche" über EU-Staaten nach Österreich, Ausschluss aller Firmen von öffentlichen Aufträgen, wenn diese an Atomgeschäften beteiligt sind, sowie Protest auf Botschafterebene

Sicherung der Restwassermengen in Österreichs Fließgewässern

Austria · National Council · 4 July 2000

Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Dr. Udo Grollitsch, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Sicherung der Restwassermengen in Österreichs Fließgewässern

Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes

Austria · National Council · 30 June 2000

Bericht des Ausschusses für Land- und Forstwirtschaft über den Antrag 120/A(E) der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen betreffend Einrichtung eines Begleitausschusses zum Programm für die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes

Abkommen Österreich und der Internationalen Atomenergie-Organisation über soziale Sicherheit

Austria · National Council · 30 June 2000

Bericht des Ausschusses für Arbeit und Soziales über die Regierungsvorlage (82 d.B.): Abkommen zwischen der Republik Österreich und der Internationalen Atomenergie-Organisation über soziale Sicherheit

44 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the plans he has to introduce the long-promised points system for road traffic offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18650/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

44 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the plans he has to introduce the long-promised points system for road traffic offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18650/00]

32 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the action, if any, he will take to enforce the Kyoto Protocol in relation to greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18614/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

32 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the action, if any, he will take to enforce the Kyoto Protocol in relation to greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18614/00]

11 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the reason for the delay in introducing the proposed new sewerage scheme at Tramore, County Waterford; and when he expects this to become operable. [18796/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

11 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the reason for the delay in introducing the proposed new sewerage scheme at Tramore, County Waterford; and when he expects this to become operable. [18796/00]

44 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the plans he has to introduce the long-promised points system for road traffic offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18650/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

44 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the plans he has to introduce the long-promised points system for road traffic offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18650/00]

10 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if, in regard to the recommendations contained in the road safety strategy document, published in August 1998, he will outline the recommendations that have been implemented and the ones that remain to be acted on; the reason the long-promised penalty point system for road offences has not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18660/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

10 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if, in regard to the recommendations contained in the road safety strategy document, published in August 1998, he will outline the recommendations that have been implemented and the ones that remain to be acted on; the reason the long-promised penalty point system for road offences has not been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18660/00]

9 Mr. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when he expects to receive the report of the Commission on the Private Rented Residential Sector; when it is intended to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18653/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

9 Mr. McDowell asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when he expects to receive the report of the Commission on the Private Rented Residential Sector; when it is intended to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18653/00]

32 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the action, if any, he will take to enforce the Kyoto Protocol in relation to greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18614/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

32 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the action, if any, he will take to enforce the Kyoto Protocol in relation to greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18614/00]

8 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when he expects to publish the promised national greenhouse gas abatement strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18661/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

8 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when he expects to publish the promised national greenhouse gas abatement strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18661/00]

7 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if, in regard to his Department's document, Action on Housing, he will outline when the series of project offices will be established to fast-track infrastructural development in the proposed SDZs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18643/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

7 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if, in regard to his Department's document, Action on Housing, he will outline when the series of project offices will be established to fast-track infrastructural development in the proposed SDZs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18643/00]

6 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will make a full statement on the EPA's millennium report. [18794/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

6 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will make a full statement on the EPA's millennium report. [18794/00]

5 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he has had considerations made, in consultation with other Departments, into the need to introduce legislation or regulations to restrict the cost of escalating professional fees in relation to the transaction of property within the housing market; his views on the need to remove the fixed percentage fee based assessment of cost which solicitors and auctioneers apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18843/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

5 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he has had considerations made, in consultation with other Departments, into the need to introduce legislation or regulations to restrict the cost of escalating professional fees in relation to the transaction of property within the housing market; his views on the need to remove the fixed percentage fee based assessment of cost which solicitors and auctioneers apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18843/00]

4 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when the proposed levy on plastic bags will come into operation; the steps being taken to ensure that retailers provide shoppers with alternatives to plastic bags; if he intends to apply the levy, on a pro rata basis, to other larger plastics bags, such as those used for fertilisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18845/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

4 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government when the proposed levy on plastic bags will come into operation; the steps being taken to ensure that retailers provide shoppers with alternatives to plastic bags; if he intends to apply the levy, on a pro rata basis, to other larger plastics bags, such as those used for fertilisers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18845/00]

3 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if it is his policy to abolish city-county planning officer posts in the Dublin and Cork local authority areas and to replace these posts with a director of services - planning and development - position which does not require a professional qualification; if so, the rationale for this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18848/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

3 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if it is his policy to abolish city-county planning officer posts in the Dublin and Cork local authority areas and to replace these posts with a director of services - planning and development - position which does not require a professional qualification; if so, the rationale for this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18848/00]

2 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the average price of a new house in Dublin at the end of the first quarter of 1997; the average price of a new house in Dublin at the end of the first quarter of 2000, or on the latest date for which figures are available; when he intends to publish housing statistics for the first quarter of 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18844/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

2 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the average price of a new house in Dublin at the end of the first quarter of 1997; the average price of a new house in Dublin at the end of the first quarter of 2000, or on the latest date for which figures are available; when he intends to publish housing statistics for the first quarter of 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18844/00]

1 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recently published national waste database report for 1998 states that there has been a reduction in the recovery rate from municipal waste since 1995; the implications this has for his target recovery rate of such waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18842/00]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2000

1 Ms Clune asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the recently published national waste database report for 1998 states that there has been a reduction in the recovery rate from municipal waste since 1995; the implications this has for his target recovery rate of such waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18842/00]