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Question· writtenPQ 82asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
68 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the international legal action taken by the Government with a view to securing the closure of the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 81asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
503 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in respect of the collection of black plastic from bales; when this service will be resumed for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 80asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
67 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he is taking to address the current delays collecting farm plastic through the farm relief services; the revenue collected in each of the past five years from the collection levy for farm plastics; the average waiting time for the collection of material; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
66 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the so-called passive house, the official opening of which he attended in Wicklow town, could be built on a mass scale; his further views on whether his Department could play a role in encouraging same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
65 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to the communication from the European Commission of 9 March 2005 to the Government regarding the difference in treatment between Irish voters and Community voters and further to the advice from the Commission that Irish legislation, in this respect, could infringe EU law, the reply which has been sent to the Commission regarding the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
63 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to the mid-east and south-west regions for the years 1996 to 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
79 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent initiative, building trust in the community, by the homeless support group Trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
62 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the introduction of an advocate system for homeless persons as advocated by the homeless support group Trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
61 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the analysis in the NESC report on housing which concluded that up to a third of all new households formed in the period 2001-2006 would fall below the housing affordability threshold, details supplied.
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Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
60 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made on increasing the levels of recycling in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
59 Mr. McEntee asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of fly-tipping here; his plans to increase penalties and enforcement measures to tackle this scourge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
115 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that WEEE charges are being paid for by the manufacturer or retailer rather than the consumer.
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Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
56 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress to date in 2005 on implementing the requirement of the WEEE directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
55 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will arrange with local authorities for collection points to be set up to allow householders to deposit waste electrical items free of charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
52 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the recent report on the present and future protection of thatched structures in Ireland, which states that there are only 2,000 thatched houses left here; the action he will take to further encourage protection of these homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
51 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated fines which Ireland will face in the next five years for failure to reduce emissions output in line with Kyoto commitments.
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Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
50 Mr. English asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether a system of automatic registration on the electoral register of persons who turn 18 years of age could be devised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
48 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is in receipt of correspondence asserting that a local authority (details supplied) in County Wicklow entered into a contractual obligation with an individual or private company to allow the dumping of waste arising from a roads contract of that authority at a site; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
47 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department’s views on the current debate concerning the suitability of concrete built homes over timber frame homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
45 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if local authorities will be asked when assessing housing needs and drawing up their letting scheme for housing to address the plight of older, single and separated persons who are on local authority housing lists for some years.
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Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
541 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his success to date in 2005 in regard to compliance with the Kyoto protocols; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
43 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to plans to increase the plastic bag levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
42 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps he intends to take to protect Ireland’s architectural heritage by minimising the unnecessary demolition of older buildings to make way for tax-driven building proposals, in view of the concern expressed recently in relation to this practice by the An Bord Pleanála chairman.
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Question· writtenPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
40 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the statement by the homeless support group Trust that the homeless problem is worse now than it was 30 years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
39 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that local authority procedures for charging for the provision of freedom of information material is standardised across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
38 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to allow for directly elected mayors of cities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
37 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if all local authorities will be instructed to refrain from doing business with companies or individuals with whom they have outstanding planning or legal difficulties as he stated recently in a newspaper (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
36 Ms McManus asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he will put in place to ensure the necessary funding is allocated to the disabled persons grant and the essential repairs grant are increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
35 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has examined the assessment of the effectiveness of the Housing Act 1988 and Integrated Strategy 2000 in meeting the needs of persons who are homeless entitled Settlement First, produced by the Simon Communities of Ireland; and his views on the findings and recommendations.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
554 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to offer increased funding to the various local authorities for the purpose of improving and upgrading roads other than those for which the National Roads Authority is responsible; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
552 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to provide extra funding to the local authorities with a view to carrying out reinstatement and improvement to minor roads throughout the country that have suffered from increased traffic volumes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
34 Mr. English asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he intends to take as a result of the recent pavement condition study which shows that increased traffic and heavier traffic has brought new structural deterioration to roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
33 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the enforcement initiatives he has planned involving targeted efforts to deal with the dumping of construction waste which was cited by the Office of Environmental Enforcement’s report, The Nature and Extent of Unauthorised Waste Activity in Ireland.
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Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
32 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends to issue guidelines on issues which may be discussed at a meeting of an audit committee at which a local government auditor is present, pursuant to S.122(6) of the Local Government Act 2001.
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Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
31 Ms Burton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has completed his consideration of the European Court of First Instance decision to rule against Ireland for failure to protect human health through properly controlling waste dumps; the steps he is taking to ensure Ireland will in future comply with the European Commission’s Waste Disposal Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
84 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the level of development levies charged by local authorities are acceptable and sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
30 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the impact higher development levies is having on the housing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
27 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he is satisfied that he has an adequate number of parliamentary draftsmen to process existing and proposed legislation in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
81 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the functions of the independent Irish Heritage Trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
46 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the proposed new Irish Heritage Trust will be able to declare heritage properties inalienable.
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Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
41 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Irish Heritage Trust will have the authority to declare heritage properties inalienable.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
28 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the steering committee of the Irish Heritage Trust does not include representatives of kindred bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
26 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the proposed new Irish Heritage Trust will have within its remit responsibility for elements of Ireland’s heritage such as natural heritage, archaeological heritage and landscape as well as country houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
53 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the outcome of his meeting with the chairman, Sir Anthony Cleaver, the chief executive, Sir Ian Roxburgh, and the UK Ambassador, Mr. Stuart Eldon, to discuss the UK’s new agency in charge of nuclear clean up, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
25 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the RPII has made a submission in relation to the strategy proposed by the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency in the UK for the Drigg radioactive waste disposal site in the UK.
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Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
24 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the recommendations from the NESC report Housing in Ireland: Performance and Policy his Department intends to accept and reject.
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Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
23 Ms Enright asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if further use of biofuels will be encouraged for vehicles within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
113 Mr. Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress which he expects to make on housing persons currently on social housing waiting lists in view of the fact that local authority and social housing programmes received only a 5% increase in the 2006 pre-budget Estimates.
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Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
86 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the 5% increase in local authority and social housing programmes announced in the Estimates 2006 will be enough to make up for the delay and lack of delivery of the Government’s commitments in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2005
29 Mr. Morgan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the percentage of persons currently on social housing waiting lists which he expects will be housed in 2006 based on the fact that local authority and social housing programmes received only a 5% increase in the 2006 pre-budget Estimates.
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