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Question· writtenPQ 96asked

102 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the number of women taking up senior management positions in local government; if he will indicate the number of women who occupied positions at manager or assistant county manager level in cities and counties prior to the inception of Better Local Government; the number of women who were subsequently appointed as directors of services and the number of female managers or directors of services, who are currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22245/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2012

102 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied with the number of women taking up senior management positions in local government; if he will indicate the number of women who occupied positions at manager or assistant county manager level in cities and counties prior to the inception of Better Local Government; the number of women who were subsequently appointed as directors of services and the number of female managers or directors of services, who are currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22245/12]

Question· writtenPQ 95asked

101 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions proposed or being investigated by him to assist or overcome the major problems being encountered by couples in regard to their mortgages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22160/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2012

101 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the actions proposed or being investigated by him to assist or overcome the major problems being encountered by couples in regard to their mortgages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22160/12]

Question· writtenPQ 94asked

100 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons that Islamic burial plots in south Dublin cemeteries cost substantially more than other plots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22137/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2012

100 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons that Islamic burial plots in south Dublin cemeteries cost substantially more than other plots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22137/12]

Question· writtenPQ 93asked

99 Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the income, together with criteria used in assessing applicants on local authority housing list; if individual circumstances are taken into account when assessing their social housing needs; the discretion, if any Offaly County Council has in assessing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22051/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2012

99 Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the income, together with criteria used in assessing applicants on local authority housing list; if individual circumstances are taken into account when assessing their social housing needs; the discretion, if any Offaly County Council has in assessing applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22051/12]

Question· writtenPQ 92asked

98 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail the level of funding that his Department has provided to a project (details supplied) in County Leitrim, through the various streams including Combat Poverty. [22041/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 May 2012

98 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail the level of funding that his Department has provided to a project (details supplied) in County Leitrim, through the various streams including Combat Poverty. [22041/12]

Bill· HRH.R. 5325 (112th)open

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013

United States · United States Congress · 2 May 2012

Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for FY2013. Appropriates funds to the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers-Civil, for: (1) civil functions pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration (including the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri); (2) the regulatory program pertaining to navigable waters and wetlands; (3) the formerly utilized sites remedial action program for clean-up of early atomic energy program contamination; (4) flood control and coastal emergencies, including hurricanes and other natural disasters; and (5) the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Central Utah Project; and (2) the Bureau of Reclamation, including for water and related natural resources, the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund, California Bay-Delta Restoration, and administrative expenses in the Office of the Commissioner (the Denver office), and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation. Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of Energy (DOE) for energy and science programs, including: (1) energy efficiency and renewable energy, (2) electricity delivery and energy reliability, (3) nuclear energy, (4) fossil energy research and development, (5) naval petroleum and oil shale reserves, (6) the Elk Hills School Lands Fund, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), and the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, (7) the Energy Information Administration, (8) non-defense environmental cleanup, (9) the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, (10) science activities, (11) nuclear waste disposal, (12) the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), (13) the Title 17 Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Loan Program, (14) the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, (15) departmental administration, (16) the Office of the Inspector General, (17) the National Nuclear Security Administration and atomic energy defense weapons activities, (18) defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, (19) naval reactors activities, (20) Office of the Administrator in the National Nuclear Security Administration, (21) defense environmental cleanup, and (22) other defense activities. Approves expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund for specified construction activities. Makes FY2013 appropriations for operation and maintenance of: (1) the Southeastern Power Administration, (2) the Southwestern Power Administration, (3) the Western Area Power Administration, including construction and rehabilitation, (4) the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, (5) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and (6) specified DOE activities. Makes FY2013 appropriations to: (1) the Appalachian Regional Commission; (2) the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; (3) the Delta Regional Authority; (4) the Denali Commission; (5) the Northern Border Regional Commission; (6) the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission; (7) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), including the Office of Inspector General; (8) the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board; and (9) the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects. Prohibits the use of funds: (1) to conduct closure of adjudicatory functions, technical review, or support activities associated with the Yucca Mountain (Nevada) geologic repository license application; or (2) for actions that irrevocably remove the possibility that Yucca Mountain may be a repository option in the future. Sets $0.00 as the amount by which the applicable allocation of new budget authority made by the House Committee on Appropriations exceeds the amount of proposed new budget authority under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

Law· Wetgeving2012Z09314adopted

Wijziging van een aantal wetten, houdende regels betreffende zelfstandige bestuursorganen die onder de Minister van Infrastructuur en Milieu ressorteren en enige wijzigingen ter actualisatie, vereenvoudiging en verduidelijking (Aanpassingswet zbo’s IenM aan de Kaderwet zbo’s)

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 2 May 2012

Wijziging van een aantal wetten, houdende regels betreffende zelfstandige bestuursorganen die onder de Minister van Infrastructuur en Milieu ressorteren en enige wijzigingen ter actualisatie, vereenvoudiging en verduidelijking (Aanpassingswet zbo’s IenM aan de Kaderwet zbo’s)

Question· writtenPQ 491asked

567 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money that remains to be paid from agri-environment options scheme 2010; the number of farmers affected, broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21877/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

567 Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money that remains to be paid from agri-environment options scheme 2010; the number of farmers affected, broken down on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21877/12]

Question· writtenPQ 488asked

564 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made any concessions for forestry owners who have been denied the SEPS part of their premium because they are not in REP scheme in view of the fact that REP scheme may have closed during the course of their forestry contract and that many of these forestry owners are now in the replacement agri-environment options scheme. [21714/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

564 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made any concessions for forestry owners who have been denied the SEPS part of their premium because they are not in REP scheme in view of the fact that REP scheme may have closed during the course of their forestry contract and that many of these forestry owners are now in the replacement agri-environment options scheme. [21714/12]

Question· writtenPQ 467asked

543 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that 1.2 million trees were assigned to each household here as part of the Year 2000 People’s Millennium Forests Project Household Tree Scheme, over 1.2 million native oak, ash, birch, alder and scot’s pine trees, many of which now are semi-mature, ownership certificates were issued with individual plot numbers to every household, the way he plans to sell off State forests which include the 1.2 million trees belonging to those households, in view of the fact that each household holds an ownership certificate and a cover letter signed by the then Minister of the Environment; and what will happen to their trees in the event of a sale. [21962/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

543 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that 1.2 million trees were assigned to each household here as part of the Year 2000 People’s Millennium Forests Project Household Tree Scheme, over 1.2 million native oak, ash, birch, alder and scot’s pine trees, many of which now are semi-mature, ownership certificates were issued with individual plot numbers to every household, the way he plans to sell off State forests which include the 1.2 million trees belonging to those households, in view of the fact that each household holds an ownership certificate and a cover letter signed by the then Minister of the Environment; and what will happen to their trees in the event of a sale. [21962/12]

Question· writtenPQ 419asked

495 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the National Asset Management Agency properties have been registered for the household charge and if so, the number of properties registered in this category; if any of these properties are eligible for a waiver and if so, the number of same. [22000/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

495 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the National Asset Management Agency properties have been registered for the household charge and if so, the number of properties registered in this category; if any of these properties are eligible for a waiver and if so, the number of same. [22000/12]

Question· writtenPQ 418asked

494 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who registered for the household charge that registered multiple properties; the details of the numbers of properties registered in these cases. [21999/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

494 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons who registered for the household charge that registered multiple properties; the details of the numbers of properties registered in these cases. [21999/12]

Question· writtenPQ 417asked

493 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the data he is using to calculate the number of households in the State for the purpose of collecting the household charge. [21998/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

493 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the data he is using to calculate the number of households in the State for the purpose of collecting the household charge. [21998/12]

Question· writtenPQ 416asked

492 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households in the State; the number of households liable to register for the household charge; the number of these entitled to waivers and the number of households exempt from the household charge and to detail the waivers and exemptions under the different categories. [21997/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

492 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households in the State; the number of households liable to register for the household charge; the number of these entitled to waivers and the number of households exempt from the household charge and to detail the waivers and exemptions under the different categories. [21997/12]

Question· writtenPQ 415asked

491 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households registered for the household charge; the number of these registrations entitled to waivers; the amount of money that has been raised to date by these registrations. [21996/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

491 Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households registered for the household charge; the number of these registrations entitled to waivers; the amount of money that has been raised to date by these registrations. [21996/12]

Question· writtenPQ 414asked

490 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if in the context in which an elderly disabled person is living in a condemned house, and whereby with the aid of family members, they wish to construct a new dwelling house, which would incorporate appropriate facilities including bathrooms and so on, for such a person, if he will indicate if there is any grant aid available from his Department to assist in the provision of such necessary facilities, or for insulation purposes, whereby the elderly person does not have the financial wherewithal to provide such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21953/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

490 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if in the context in which an elderly disabled person is living in a condemned house, and whereby with the aid of family members, they wish to construct a new dwelling house, which would incorporate appropriate facilities including bathrooms and so on, for such a person, if he will indicate if there is any grant aid available from his Department to assist in the provision of such necessary facilities, or for insulation purposes, whereby the elderly person does not have the financial wherewithal to provide such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21953/12]

Question· writtenPQ 413asked

489 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an application for a pendant alarm under the seniors alert scheme was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if the decision can be urgently reviewed and the application granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21885/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

489 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an application for a pendant alarm under the seniors alert scheme was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; if the decision can be urgently reviewed and the application granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21885/12]

Question· writtenPQ 412asked

487 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of vacancies for all the local authorities across the country since the staffing moratorium began in March 2009; if he will also indicate the total number of vacancies by Department and by local authority since the same date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21853/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

487 Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of vacancies for all the local authorities across the country since the staffing moratorium began in March 2009; if he will also indicate the total number of vacancies by Department and by local authority since the same date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21853/12]

Question· writtenPQ 411asked

486 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the names and addresses of each of the suppliers contracted to provide materials, leaflets, internet services and so on, for the upcoming referendum. [21811/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

486 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the names and addresses of each of the suppliers contracted to provide materials, leaflets, internet services and so on, for the upcoming referendum. [21811/12]

Question· writtenPQ 410asked

485 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there has been a delay in the approval process in relation to an application for additional funding for a sports hall (details supplied) and community centre in view of the fact that the application was submitted through the relevant EU notification system on 13 January 2012 and this centre is urgently in need of equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21804/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

485 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there has been a delay in the approval process in relation to an application for additional funding for a sports hall (details supplied) and community centre in view of the fact that the application was submitted through the relevant EU notification system on 13 January 2012 and this centre is urgently in need of equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21804/12]

Question· writtenPQ 409asked

484 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm or deny that a shortage of staff within an Bord Pleanála is having an impact on the planning decisions for the International Trade Hub planned in the midlands and Athlone, County Westmeath, by a Chinese company, which could create up to 9000 jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21799/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

484 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm or deny that a shortage of staff within an Bord Pleanála is having an impact on the planning decisions for the International Trade Hub planned in the midlands and Athlone, County Westmeath, by a Chinese company, which could create up to 9000 jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21799/12]

Question· writtenPQ 408asked

482 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will bring forward statutory regulation of housing associations to ensure that they comply with best practice in governance structures and financial viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21790/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

482 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will bring forward statutory regulation of housing associations to ensure that they comply with best practice in governance structures and financial viability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21790/12]

Question· writtenPQ 407asked

481 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce statutory standards for the remediation of buildings affected by pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21789/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

481 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce statutory standards for the remediation of buildings affected by pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21789/12]

Question· writtenPQ 406asked

480 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will undertake a review of pyrite testing standards for quarries to ensure that they conform with best international practice; if he will introduce statutory standards for pyrite testing of homes and other buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21788/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

480 Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will undertake a review of pyrite testing standards for quarries to ensure that they conform with best international practice; if he will introduce statutory standards for pyrite testing of homes and other buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21788/12]

Question· writtenPQ 405asked

479 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that a development (details supplied) in County Sligo does not have to pay the household charge. [21742/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

479 Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that a development (details supplied) in County Sligo does not have to pay the household charge. [21742/12]

Question· writtenPQ 404asked

478 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 399 of 3 May 2011 and No. 65 of 31 March 2011 if he will outline the action he has taken to resolve this matter; if he will expedite a resolution to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21726/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

478 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 399 of 3 May 2011 and No. 65 of 31 March 2011 if he will outline the action he has taken to resolve this matter; if he will expedite a resolution to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21726/12]

Question· writtenPQ 403asked

477 Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of State agencies in his Department which were abolished or merged since in 2011; the name and purpose of each one; the amount saved by the merger or abolition; the number planned to be merged or abolished in 2012; the name and purpose of each one; the amount expected to be saved from this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21590/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

477 Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of State agencies in his Department which were abolished or merged since in 2011; the name and purpose of each one; the amount saved by the merger or abolition; the number planned to be merged or abolished in 2012; the name and purpose of each one; the amount expected to be saved from this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21590/12]

Question· writtenPQ 402asked

476 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the household charge and whether it is properly due from private apartment owners on Dublin Docklands Development Authority sites when the owners already pay management fees of €2,500 which specifically include a local authority, Dublin City Council, charge of €350 for local services; if such owners were or should have been excluded from the charge; if this matter can now be revisited and if a reduction in the city council charge will be made; if these owners were not exempt in the household charge legislation, if this matter will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21583/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

476 Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the household charge and whether it is properly due from private apartment owners on Dublin Docklands Development Authority sites when the owners already pay management fees of €2,500 which specifically include a local authority, Dublin City Council, charge of €350 for local services; if such owners were or should have been excluded from the charge; if this matter can now be revisited and if a reduction in the city council charge will be made; if these owners were not exempt in the household charge legislation, if this matter will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21583/12]

Question· writtenPQ 401asked

474 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the number of complaints made to the Private Residential Tenancies Board; the number of hearings held; the number of appeals for each of the past five financial years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21562/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

474 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the number of complaints made to the Private Residential Tenancies Board; the number of hearings held; the number of appeals for each of the past five financial years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21562/12]

Question· writtenPQ 400asked

473 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the annual income and expenditure of the Private Residential Tenancies Board for each of the past five financial years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21561/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

473 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the annual income and expenditure of the Private Residential Tenancies Board for each of the past five financial years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21561/12]

Question· writtenPQ 399asked

472 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current waiting time for a decision by An Bord Pleanála from the receipt of the initial appeal or application; the waiting times for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21560/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

472 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the current waiting time for a decision by An Bord Pleanála from the receipt of the initial appeal or application; the waiting times for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21560/12]

Question· writtenPQ 398asked

471 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the An Bord Pleanála staffing levels for each of the last five financial years; the roles assigned to staff members; the wages paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21559/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

471 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the An Bord Pleanála staffing levels for each of the last five financial years; the roles assigned to staff members; the wages paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21559/12]

Question· writtenPQ 395asked

467 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when funding be made available for the refurbishment and upgrade of the fire station in Bagenalstown, County Carlow. [21501/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

467 Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when funding be made available for the refurbishment and upgrade of the fire station in Bagenalstown, County Carlow. [21501/12]

Question· writtenPQ 391asked

462 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money he has paid to the agency responsible for collecting the household charge, that is the local Government Management Agency up to 20 April 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21448/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

462 Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money he has paid to the agency responsible for collecting the household charge, that is the local Government Management Agency up to 20 April 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21448/12]

Question· writtenPQ 390asked

461 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider amending existing legislation pertaining to the non-principal private residence and household charges to allow for the deferral of liability to pay while the property remains vested in the executor of a will, until such time that it is disposed of or bequeathed to a beneficiary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21446/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

461 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider amending existing legislation pertaining to the non-principal private residence and household charges to allow for the deferral of liability to pay while the property remains vested in the executor of a will, until such time that it is disposed of or bequeathed to a beneficiary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21446/12]

Question· writtenPQ 389asked

483 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used by his Department when assessing unfinished housing estates, in view of the fact that residents (details supplied) in County Longford are of the opinion that the estate in which they are living has been categorised incorrectly and that in fact, it has not been assessed at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21797/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

483 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used by his Department when assessing unfinished housing estates, in view of the fact that residents (details supplied) in County Longford are of the opinion that the estate in which they are living has been categorised incorrectly and that in fact, it has not been assessed at all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21797/12]

Question· writtenPQ 388asked

475 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in County Longford is on the list of estates qualifying for a waiver of the household charge; if this waiver is based on a technicality such as one house being vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21582/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

475 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason an estate (details supplied) in County Longford is on the list of estates qualifying for a waiver of the household charge; if this waiver is based on a technicality such as one house being vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21582/12]

Question· writtenPQ 386asked

459 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will seek a report from the Central Bank of Ireland regarding its intentions in respect of future inspections of the sixty or so financial institutions that contribute to the Dormant Accounts Fund, only two of which, so far unnamed, have been inspected to date, with the inspection reports unpublished and not, so far, furnished to the statutory Dormant Accounts Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21425/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

459 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will seek a report from the Central Bank of Ireland regarding its intentions in respect of future inspections of the sixty or so financial institutions that contribute to the Dormant Accounts Fund, only two of which, so far unnamed, have been inspected to date, with the inspection reports unpublished and not, so far, furnished to the statutory Dormant Accounts Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21425/12]

Question· writtenPQ 385asked

458 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to Dormant Account Inspection Reports, which have been completed by the Central Bank of Ireland, if he will agree that these reports have been undertaken under Sub-section 5(c)of section 33AK Central Bank Act 2003 which prescribes that the Central Bank may disclose information where the bank acts as an agent for some other party; his views on whether the inspections carried out to date were carried out further to the Dormant Accounts Acts and accordingly, as a creature of those Acts, that the Central Bank was acting as the Dormant Accounts Board’s agent in carrying out the inspection reports; accordingly, if he will considers that it is appropriate, as a matter of statute law, that the Central bank should publish the reports, or at very least, make them available to Dormant Accounts Board, which is mandated by primary statute law; which is to say that, in the circumstances, the Central bank is permitted to disclose the inspection reports regarding the financial institutions, they being contributors to the Dormant Accounts Fund, that the Central Bank supervises under Section 33AK of the Central Bank Act, 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21424/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

458 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to Dormant Account Inspection Reports, which have been completed by the Central Bank of Ireland, if he will agree that these reports have been undertaken under Sub-section 5(c)of section 33AK Central Bank Act 2003 which prescribes that the Central Bank may disclose information where the bank acts as an agent for some other party; his views on whether the inspections carried out to date were carried out further to the Dormant Accounts Acts and accordingly, as a creature of those Acts, that the Central Bank was acting as the Dormant Accounts Board’s agent in carrying out the inspection reports; accordingly, if he will considers that it is appropriate, as a matter of statute law, that the Central bank should publish the reports, or at very least, make them available to Dormant Accounts Board, which is mandated by primary statute law; which is to say that, in the circumstances, the Central bank is permitted to disclose the inspection reports regarding the financial institutions, they being contributors to the Dormant Accounts Fund, that the Central Bank supervises under Section 33AK of the Central Bank Act, 2003; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21424/12]

Question· writtenPQ 384asked

457 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation in which Dundalk Burial Board have agreed in principle to facilitate burials by the Muslim community in St Patrick’s Cemetery but have withdrawn this due to legislation from 1888 which requires burials to take place in a coffin; if he will review that legislation to allow equality to the Muslim community in death. [21396/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

457 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the situation in which Dundalk Burial Board have agreed in principle to facilitate burials by the Muslim community in St Patrick’s Cemetery but have withdrawn this due to legislation from 1888 which requires burials to take place in a coffin; if he will review that legislation to allow equality to the Muslim community in death. [21396/12]

Question· writtenPQ 383asked

456 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will quantify the value of expired paper bonds on estates that have not been completed or taken in charge in each planning authority in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21395/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

456 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will quantify the value of expired paper bonds on estates that have not been completed or taken in charge in each planning authority in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21395/12]

Question· writtenPQ 382asked

455 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will initiate an inquiry into the process that was in place in Louth County Council allowing them to accept a paper bond from a developer in place of a cash bond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21394/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

455 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will initiate an inquiry into the process that was in place in Louth County Council allowing them to accept a paper bond from a developer in place of a cash bond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21394/12]

Question· writtenPQ 381asked

454 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a culture which existed in local government where, despite a developer being conditioned to submit a cash bond prior to construction of a development, the local authority accepted a paper bond instead; if he will survey the extent of this practice across each planning authority in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21393/12]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 May 2012

454 Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a culture which existed in local government where, despite a developer being conditioned to submit a cash bond prior to construction of a development, the local authority accepted a paper bond instead; if he will survey the extent of this practice across each planning authority in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21393/12]

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