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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
33 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that HomeBond is co-operating with the pyrite panel in revealing all the information in its possession relating to pyrite infill under ground floor slabs of houses insured by HomeBond against major structural damage; and if he has any proposals to deal with structural guarantees into the future.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
32 Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to move towards zero-carbon homes.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
144 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which he expects to be in a position to review the operation of the shared ownership mortgage schemes operated by the various local authorities; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties the scheme has created for a large number of borrowers who find themselves locked into a mortgage from which they cannot extricate themselves in the event of changed circumstances such as job relocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
30 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the wake of the Keane report, any evaluation has been done of the shared ownership mortgage scheme operated through the local authorities; the extent to which the flaws in the scheme have emerged, with particular reference to the extent to which borrowers at a vulnerable end of the market are being forced to pay well in excess of a mortgage instalment while potentially owning only half of the property; the provision for the remaining equity to remain in the ownership of the owner; if he will ensure that the scheme is amended and that provision can be made for borrowers under the scheme to dispose of the property in a fair and equitable way and ensure that such borrowers are not forced to live indefinitely in overcrowded conditions which did not apply at the time of purchase and where relocation may be necessary for a variety of reasons including employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
29 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce tougher measures to penalise landlords renting substandard properties; and the measures required to detect this.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
28 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to make the reporting of landlords renting substandard properties easier for members of the public.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
27 Deputy Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider amending the Building Control Act 2007 by removing Part 3; whether he agrees that the term “architect” should not be applied exclusively to university-qualified architects, and that since architecture is a creative art form the term “architect” should not be exclusive to any one group, just as the term “artist” should never be the exclusive preserve of any one group such as artists with an arts degree; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
26 Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the implications for carbon reduction management in the Programme for Government.
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Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
25 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to meet with the former residents of Priory Hall, Dublin.
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Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
122 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Dáil Éireann may expect to see local government reform proposals including the devolving of control of transport, traffic, economic development, education, responses to crime and local health care needs to local communities.
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Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
44 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 20 October 2011, if he has received the first report of the local government efficiency implementation group; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
42 Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 20 October 2011, the further progress which has been made in bringing to Government more comprehensive policy proposals regarding structural reform of local government at regional, county and sub-county levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
24 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in the commitment to abolish the position of county manager.
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Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
138 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration might be given to increasing the local authority housing stock, with particular reference to the need to replace the current degree of reliance on social welfare-funded rent support; if any costings have been carried out as to the likely savings achievable in the event of increased capital spending on a housing programme resulting in multi-annual savings as opposed to an ever-increasing annual cost arising from rent support; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
123 Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that social housing provides better savings for the State in the long term, as well as secure tenure for residents, than the rent supplement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
23 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which local authorities can be encouraged to return to the concept of providing a reasonable number of local authority houses in each local authority area throughout the country, thereby reducing the extent of reliance on rent support, as a means of augmenting the local authority housing programme; if particular attention can be paid to the total number of persons currently on local authority housing waiting lists; the annual recurring cost of rent support and the obvious benefit to the Exchequer of reducing such a liability in the traditional manner by providing local authority houses for rent or purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
21 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in ending long-term homelessness and in the introduction of a housing first approach to tackling the homeless crisis.
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Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
20 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends amending the 2010 Planning and Development Act to rebalance power towards elected representatives and the public.
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Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
18 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the forthcoming Housing Bill.
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Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
17 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there has been a rationalisation impact assessment of household waste collection; and if he intends to introduce a Bill to introduce competitive tendering for household waste collection, under which service providers would bid to provide waste collection services in a given area, for a given period of time and to a guaranteed level of service under the system of market structuring known as franchise bidding.
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Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
14 Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is necessary for those applying for local authority housing to supply leases for all rented addresses over the past five years.
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Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
13 Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost benefit analysis behind the greater Dublin drainage and waste water plant scheme in Fingal, which will cost of €2 billion to the Exchequer; the impact that such a large treatment plant will have on Dublin north; the impact on the selected town of having to process the waste of the entire Dublin area compared with the impact of creating separate smaller treatment plants around the city; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
11 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to improve private rental tenants' awareness of their rights.
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Question· oralPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
43 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average rental revenue received by local authorities per council house and the amount that would be received by local authorities if all those currently in receipt of rent allowance, or in the rental accommodation scheme or long-term leasing arrangements with private landlords were in council houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
16 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average rental revenue received by local authorities per council house and the amount that would be received by local authorities if all those currently in receipt of rent allowance, or in the rental accommodation scheme or long-term leasing arrangements with private landlords were in council houses and the rent they were paying was going to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
10 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average rental revenue received by local authorities per council house and the amount that would be received by local authorities if all those currently in receipt of rent allowance, or in the rental accommodation scheme or long-term leasing arrangements with private landlords were in council houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 14asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
12 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money he intends to supply in 2012 and onwards for the continuation and completion of regeneration projects which are already under way in Ballymun, Dublin, and in Limerick.
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Question· oralPQ 13asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
9 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the way the regeneration projects in Dublin, for example, St. Theresa’s Gardens, Tom Kelly Road, St. Michael’s Estate, O’Devaney Gardens and Dominick Street, Dublin, will be completed with a diminishing capital budget,
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Question· oralPQ 11asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
31 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views that it is of the utmost urgency to introduce legislation that establishes a new fire safety inspectorate and certification regime and which makes it mandatory for builders and architects to provide evidence of compliance with building regulations including fire standards.
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Question· oralPQ 10asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
22 Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider a licence system for home builders together with a national register; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 9asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
19 Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that records of snag inspections are correct and that they are carried out on properties which require them and results filed in an appropriate timescale.
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Question· oralPQ 8asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
7 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made in the commitment to introduce a single national building inspectorate service; if this inspectorate will include fire safety; and if it will be answerable to local authorities.
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Question· oralPQ 7asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
15 Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funds to local authorities to update water infrastructure to deal with persistent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 6asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
6 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funds to local authorities to update water infrastructure to deal with persistent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 5asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
5 Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funds to local authorities to update water infrastructure to deal with persistent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 4asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
4 Deputy Michael P. Kitt asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will be responding to the submission from Threshold on the overhaul of the way that he deals with homelessness; his views on a deposit protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· oralPQ 3asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
3 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the epidemic of problems facing tens of thousands of home owners following the housing boom including pyrite related structural damage, inadequate foundations, inadequate fire protection, water ingress through faulty construction, sound transfer through party walls, drainage problems, unfinished estates and many other failures to comply with the building regulations and in view of the fact that developers, contractors, management companies and insurers are refusing responsibility for the cost of remedial works, if he will establish a task force of unemployed engineers, architects and skilled construction workers to complete the necessary remedial works and invoke the constitutional public interest provision to pay for these works by seizing the assets of parties refusing to honour their contractual responsibilities.
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Question· oralPQ 2asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
2 Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government with whom the responsibility lies for the enforcement of building control standards in the situation in which the developer, having completed the development, has clearly not been in compliance; and if he will outline the way this process should operate.
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Question· oralPQ 1asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2011
1 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his contribution to the reviewed EU-IMF agreement in regard to the proposed change of the floor space cap set out in the draft retail planning guidelines; if they argued for a retention of the current floor space cap; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Bill· SS. 1932 (112th)open
United States · United States Congress · 30 November 2011
North American Energy Security Act - Directs the President, acting through the Secretary of State, to grant a permit under Executive Order 13337 (relating to issuance of permits for certain energy-related facilities and land transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the United States) for the Keystone XL pipeline project application filed on September 19, 2008. Declares that the President shall not be required to grant such permit upon a determination that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interest. Requires the President, within 15 days after making such a determination, to report to certain congressional committees as well as to the majority and minority leadership of the Senate and the House a justification for it, including consideration of economic, employment, energy security, foreign policy, trade, and environmental factors. States that if the President does not make a determination that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interest, and take action within 60 days after enactment of this Act, the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline shall be in effect by operation of law. Sets forth permit requirements, including: (1) the reconsideration of routing of the Keystone XL pipeline within Nebraska, and (2) a review period during which routing within Nebraska may be reconsidered and the route of the pipeline through the state altered. Declares that, if the President does not approve the route within Nebraska submitted by the governor of Nebraska within 10 days after submission, the route submitted by the governor shall be considered approved by operation of law.
Record· Brief regering2011Z24706adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 30 November 2011
Besluit tot wijziging van het Besluit algemene regels voor inrichtingen milieubeheer en het Besluit omgevingsrecht in verband met de implementatie van richtlijn nr. 2009/126/EG
Record· Verzoek bij regeling van werkzaamheden2011Z24663concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 30 November 2011
Brief van de ministers van Infrastructuur en Milieu en van Veiligheid en Justitie over het gevaar dat wegwerkers lopen tijdens hun werk
Question· writtenPQ 450asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011
480 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an outstanding agri-environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 449asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011
479 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an outstanding agri-environment options scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 434asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011
464 Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the 2011 agri-environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 363asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011
390 Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a social dividend from National Asset Management Agency properties will be leveraged to alleviate the social housing waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 362asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011
389 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether Ireland will achieve the 2020 targets set by the EU of reaching a 20% emissions reduction compared to the 2005 output; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 361asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011
388 Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress he has made with the community and voluntary sector in areas of high unemployment; and the vital role they play in local communities.
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Question· writtenPQ 360asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011
387 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to him of long-term leasing schemes; and the number of units currently being leased in this scheme.
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Question· writtenPQ 359asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2011
386 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total cost to him of the rental accommodation scheme; and the number of units currently being rented in this scheme.
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