Parliamentary questions

Regulatory Impact Assessment Data

Barry Cowen

650. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the regulatory impact assessments published by his Department since March 2011. [45627/13]

Water Charges Administration

Brendan Griffin

651. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of revenue collected in each county in new water rates due to be introduced in 2015 that will be ring-fenced and reinvested in upgrading the water network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45665/13]

Water Meters Installation

Ged Nash

652. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the commencement date and targeted completion timescale for the programme of water meter installations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45708/13]

Regeneration Projects Funding

Thomas P. Broughan

653. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeline for approval of departmental funding to Dublin City Council to enable a regeneration project (details supplied) in Dublin 17 to commence so that new homes can be built in the area. [45718/13]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

654. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a scheme to allow local authority tenants to purchase their dwelling houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45742/13]

Household Charge Exemptions

Robert Troy

655. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will exempt the residents of an estate (details supplied) in County Westmeath from paying the household charge under the unfinished estates category. [45766/13]

Electricity Transmission Network

Mattie McGrath

656. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the impact of the proposed pylons and overhead power lines on the environment and wildlife in south Tipperary in view of the fact that south Tipperary is the stronghold of the barn owl in Ireland and that this endangered species has been declared in need of habitat protection by the South Tipperary Biodiversity Action Plan V5; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lower slopes of the Galtees are one of the only places in Ireland where endangered nightjars breed and, these being nocturnal birds like the barn owls, could well be wiped out by the power lines; if his Department has made a submission to the EirGrid Grid Link project consultation process expressing concerns about the impact on wildlife in south Tipperary; if his Department will be making a submission on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45829/13]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Thomas Pringle

657. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to provide any guidance in relation to possible public health impacts that may arise from wind turbine developments to assist in the assessment process as highlighted by the recent An Bord Pleanála inspector's report, ref PL05B.240166; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45025/13]

Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues

Terence Flanagan

658. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if a panel will be recommended by the Department and if the householder will have to pay for the pyrite testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45908/13]

Local Authority Finances

Lucinda Creighton

659. Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail in tabular form the total combined figure in euro for all local authorities for deficits, outstanding bank debt, paid overtime, current revenues used to pay pensions; if he will detail the total number of sick days accounted for in all local authorities; if he will detail the cumulative payroll cost for 2012 for all local authorities as a percentage of their overall revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45935/13]

Departmental Schemes

Jerry Buttimer

660. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the supports his Department offers community associations to employ staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46007/13]

Flood Prevention Measures

Bernard Durkan

661. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government notwithstanding the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 9 October 2013, and in view of the existence of a previous report which identified outstanding drainage works to be completed by the local authority, when these works are likely to be undertaken with particular reference to the elimination of flooding of an underground car park which cannot be alleviated in the absence of action by the local authority; if the totality of outstanding issues relative to the taking in charge of the estate are likely to be addressed in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46009/13]

Seniors Alert Scheme Issues

Ann Phelan

662. Deputy Ann Phelan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the importance of personal alarm systems for elderly persons, if he and his Department are in the process of expanding the roll-out of the personal alarm schemes and are currently working with technical companies to devise a way of linking the alarms in question to mobile telephones, instead of sole reliance on a landline telephone service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46045/13]

Housing Adaptation Grants Funding

Nicky McFadden

663. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that will be provided to local authorities in counties Westmeath and Longford for housing adaptation grants as a result of the announcements made in budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46063/13]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Michael Healy-Rae

664. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding ghost estates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46070/13]

Ministerial Appointments

Róisín Shortall

665. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the name, qualifications and current salary of each political staff member appointed by him. [46086/13]

Local Authority Charges Application

Seamus Kirk

666. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, under present legislation, local authorities are empowered to negotiate rates arrears in businesses and companies which are being wound up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46140/13]

Seniors Alert Scheme Issues

Andrew Doyle

667. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding made available to County Wicklow through the local authority, community and voluntary groups for the seniors alert scheme on a yearly basis from 2010 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46147/13]

Property Taxation Yield

Kevin Humphreys

668. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities will receive 80% of the proceeds of the local property tax collected in their area in 2014 as part of their allocation from the local government fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46149/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Anthony Lawlor

669. Deputy Anthony Lawlor asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding of the Balyna regional water scheme in north-west Kildare; when it is proposed to commence the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46152/13]