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Netherlands · House of Representatives · 29 November 2013
Wijziging van de begrotingsstaat van het Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu (XII) voor het jaar 2013 (wijziging samenhangende met de Najaarsnota)
Austria · National Council · 28 November 2013
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Wolfgang Pirklhuber, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft betreffend Seegrundstück für geplantes Hotelprojekt "Lacus" Felix in Gmunden <i>(unter Einbeziehung eines Grundstücks der Österreichischen</i> <i>Bundesforste AG)</i>
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
145. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2013 agri-environment options scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51205/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
106. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the investment his Department is making to water services around the country; the way future water charges will be spent to improve our current water system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51286/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
105. Deputy Martin Heydon asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to those who are living near vacant buildings which are not classed as derelict but are empty and causing a rise in anti-social behaviour in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51266/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
104. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider reviewing section 42 of the Planning and Development Act and Article 45 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2000-2013 with a view to making amendments to allow planning authorities to request further information to be sought on substantive planning issues and to allow conditions to be imposed on the extended permission to address planning inadequacies in the original permission, so as to facilitate a situation where grants of permission can be extended, particularly in circumstances where financial difficulties prevent a person from availing of the permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51263/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
103. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide full details of the service level agreements which have been undertaken between Irish Water and individual local authorities; the way these agreements will determine the funding to be provided to local authorities for the provision of water services in 2014 in each case; the amount expected to be required in each case; the dates on which such moneys will be transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51239/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
102. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51222/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
101. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government If he will meet with County Kerry Oireachtas Members and members of Killarney Town Council at an early date to discuss the case Killarney has to make in respect of retaining its mayor from 2014 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51211/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
100. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make emergency funding available to North Tipperary County Council to purchase housing in the Ashbury development in Roscrea which is urgently required for the provision of social housing in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51209/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
99. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if planning permission is needed for use of a playing pitch as a helicopter pad for a nearby hospital. [51187/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
98. Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the present status of the provision to allow the sale of local authority flats to their tenants as provided for in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009; the progress that has been made by local authorities in implementing the provisions of the Act; if it is planned to modify the Act in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51165/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
97. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale behind imposing an obligation on local government employees to retire at the age of 65 without the option of working on until they reach the pensionable age of 66; his views that it is an extraordinary situation where these people are being forced to retire, leaving an already stretched local government with an even greater staffing shortage as under the moratorium these positions will not be filled while at the same time adding additional obligations onto the Department of Social Protection as these people will be forced to make applications for jobseeker's allowance; if he will commit to looking into the possibility of permitting those affected to extend their service up to the age of 66 and allow them to make a valid contribution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51152/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
Bill entitled an Act to protect the health of persons who may be affected by noise and shadow flicker from wind turbines; to give further effect to the convention on access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters done at Aarhus, Denmark on 25 June 1998; and to provide for related matters
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
Bill entitled an Act to protect the health of persons who may be affected by noise and shadow flicker from wind turbines; to give further effect to the convention on access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters done at Aarhus, Denmark on 25 June 1998; and to provide for related matters
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 November 2013
Bill entitled an Act to protect the health of persons who may be affected by noise and shadow flicker from wind turbines; to give further effect to the convention on access to information, public participation in decision making and access to justice in environmental matters done at Aarhus, Denmark on 25 June 1998; and to provide for related matters
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 28 November 2013
Deelname rondetafelgesprek vaste commissie van Infrastructuur en Milieu ter zake van oliezwendel in de scheepvaart
Austria · National Council · 27 November 2013
Schriftliche Anfrage der Abgeordneten Mag. Christiane Brunner, Kolleginnen und Kollegen an den Bundesminister für Wissenschaft und Forschung betreffend die zu ziehenden Konsequenzen aus der wissenschaftlich untermauerten Unzulänglichkeit des Mausmodells zur Behandlung menschlicher Entzündungskrankheiten
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
153. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used by the assistant secretary of his Department in selecting a person (details supplied) to fill the post of Sligo county manger in a temporary capacity from 4 November 2013 until a permanent appointment is made; if recommendations were received or references sought regarding this person's ability to carry out their duties as temporary county manager; if other candidates were considered for the temporary position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51101/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
152. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been spent on legal costs, that is, fees, expenses and so on by his Department and any agencies under his remit; and if he will provide a breakdown of the individual agencies and costs incurred by them for the years 2009 to 2012, inclusive. [51077/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
151. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons behind the change in decision to now redistribute revenue from the local property tax through the Central Government Fund despite recommendations from the commission to have approximately 80% of taxes raised distributed through local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51072/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
150. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there have been any tree preservation orders granted; if so, the number and where the applications were made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51070/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
149. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 474 of 19 November 2013, if he is concerned about reported increases in the prices of waste collection services offered by private waste collectors in the Dublin area; if he will provide details on the number and nature of enforcement proceedings that have been taken against waste collectors which have failed to comply with the conditions attached to their waste permits in the years 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [51062/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
148. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to concerns among workers in the LCDP and Leader programmes about the lack of information provided to them in respect of the future of these programmes; if he will undertake to open a formal dialogue or create a national structure where workers in the sector can engage with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51059/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
147. Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the difference in planning terms between agricultural activities and horticultural activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51040/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
146. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to provide county councils with the ability to waive or reduce rates in specific areas such as community initiatives and not-for-profit organisations (details supplied); if not, if he will consider such provisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50952/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
145. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the role and powers he intends to prescribe to Irish Water in the planning process; if he intends to provide Irish Water with similar powers to those of the National Roads Authority in terms of the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50944/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
144. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to build a sewerage treatment plant in Kilcummin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50921/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
143. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Limerick City Council has submitted a request for funding to demolish houses at Garryglass Avenue and Rathbane Road, Limerick; if he intends to respond favourably; if he will confirm when Limerick City Council may expect a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50903/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
142. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the problem of car-dealers erecting large numbers of advertising posters in residential areas offering cash for cars; if his attention has been drawn to the considerable resources which local authorities have to devote to the removal of such posters and the difficulty in prosecuting those responsible as the mobile phone numbers are untraceable; and if he will review the penalties for this practice in order to ensure that they act as a more effective deterrent. [50896/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
141. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by each local authority of the number of private rental properties inspected in 2011, 2012, and to date in 2103, respectively, including the number that failed to meet minimum standards or had serious breaches of standards. [50895/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
140. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will provide on an authority basis the amount of money transferred to local authorities by the Private Residential Tenancies Board in 2013 for the carrying out of inspections of rental accommodation; and the amount of money that was used by local authorities in that time. [50894/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
139. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has reviewed the enforcement of welfare standards in each county since the implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishment Bill 2010. [50892/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
138. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the number and size of dog breeding establishments that have registered in 2010, 2011 and 2012 by county under the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2010. [50881/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
137. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop a national strategy to assist the processing of food waste in the production of biogas for biofuel. [50879/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
136. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any provisions are in place for a car that is not in use but is not off the road as the owner does not have sufficient space to store a car (details supplied) and can this car remain untaxed as it is not in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51080/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 November 2013
135. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if an extension will be granted to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 who missed the 1 October 2013 deadline to declare their car off the road, but is permanently unable to drive their car due to physical disabilities resulting from a serious accident. [51060/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
540. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a REPS payment in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50392/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
534. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the numbers of herd owners in receipt of payments under the agri-environment options scheme in Counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50351/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
493. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it is his intention to provide a new round of funding for the procurement of fire service equipment, including vehicles, for local authorities across the country; and if he will provide a breakdown of the proposed capital investment of €3 million in fire and emergency services in budget 2014. [50856/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
492. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government his views on the development of fire service provision in County Galway which has led to a situation where there is only one fire station in Connemara compared to seven serving the east of the county. [50853/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
491. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he has received an application from Galway County Council concerning the request for capital assistant to meet the cost of investing in a new fire station in the South Connemara region and whether, following receipt of an application, he is willing to consider the request in the context of capital expenditure. [50852/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
490. Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the entitlement to social housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50785/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
489. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided by his Department to organisations or agencies to deal with homelessness over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50747/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
488. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received the report of the Environmental Protection Agency audit, dated 16 October 2013, on the Shannon town wastewater treatment plant of Clare County Council, which found that the Shannon town wastewater treatment plant was generating significant hydrogen sulfide odours, it was designed and built without preliminary treatment facilities, it is operating in a septic condition probably due to the inadequacy of the mixing/aeration equipment currently installed, it is currently achieving very little in terms of wastewater treatment, and that urgent priority measures need to be taken ahead of the longer term planned upgrade of the plant; the way in which he will respond to the urgent need identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50739/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
487. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will list the issues Clare County Council was asked to address by letter of October 2012, informing the council that the preliminary report for the Shannon sewerage scheme was not approved and that the council should address issues in relation to the report as set out by his Department; if the council has responded; if the council has addressed the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50738/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
486. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contingency plans his Department has to continue to deliver essential services in the event of a local authority becoming insolvent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50718/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
485. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the value of Leader funds that are available for redistribution arising from findings of non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50703/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
484. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the value of moneys decommitted from Leader projects not proceeding or completed under budget since 31 August 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50702/13]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 November 2013
483. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the value of Leader projects currently awaiting approval by his Department for awards in excess of €150,000; if he will confirm the value of projects in this group that were submitted to his Department prior to 20 May 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50701/13]