We will get a detailed note from the Department and then have an early meeting on this topic. The next item is No. 1029, decisions taken by the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny on 16 December. We note that. The next item, No. 1030, is the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland annual report and accounts 2009. We note that. The next item, No. 1031, is a response from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to the issues raised in the submission by the National Council for the Blind to this committee. We will forward it to the National Council for the Blind. The next item, No. 1032, is a request from the Joint Committee on Health and Children to meet the Simon Communities of Ireland on homelessness. We will agree to that request but we will not set a date. We will try to have a joint meeting with the Joint Committee on Health and Children and ourselves on homelessness.
The next item, No. 1033, is Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 45 - a technical manual for monitoring white-clawed crayfish. Any member who wishes to have a copy of that report should contact the clerk to the committee. The next item, No. 1034, is Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 46 - a provisional inventory of ancient and long-established woodland in Ireland. The next item, No. 1035, is Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 48 - guidelines for a national survey and conservation assessment of upland vegetation. The next item, No. 1036, is Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 49 - guidelines and standards for the collection and storage of vegetation data in Ireland. The next item, No. 1037, is Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 50 - the status of red grouse in Ireland and the effects of land use, habitat and habitat quality on their distribution. The next item, No. 1038, is Ireland Red List No. 4 - on the topic of butterflies. If any member wishes to have a copy of any of those documents they are available from the clerk. We note them all.
The next item, No. 1039, is integrated constructed wetlands - we are getting back to ordinary issues - a guidance document for farmyard soiled water and domestic waste water applications from the water quality section of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. It is about sewerage schemes and wetlands. We will note it and if any member wishes to raise the issue at a further meeting he or she may do so. The next item, No. 1040, is meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Kerdiffstown stud. This was a request from Deputy Phil Hogan. We have dealt with that issue but we are inviting it to come in, in advance of our meeting with the EPA. The next item, No. 1041, is a letter stating that the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has not been involved in the non-national roads programme since 2008. We wrote to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding the functions of the National Roads Authority on its role in regard to roads. We note the position.
The next item, No.1042, is the Irish Water Safety annual report 2 - water safety. The next item, No. 1043, is the list of inter-parliamentary activities organised by the Hungarian Presidency of the EU. We note that. The next item, No. 1044, is the decision taken by the Joint Committee on European Scrutiny on 13 January. We note that. The next item, No. 1045, is in regard to a national radon strategy. It is an acknowledgement letter informing the committee that the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is currently engaging with the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland to help in the development of a national radon strategy. We note that. The next item, No. 1046, is an invitation to the committee to join the fish fight campaign which calls on all European governments to eliminate discards from our fisheries. I recommend that a copy be forwarded to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for direct reply to Ms Tara Griffin.
I have a long list of statutory instruments but I will not read out all the headings. The first is SI No. 561 of 2010 - building regulations; the next is on the Wildlife Act 1976, including the temporary closure of open hunting season for birds; the next is on the Planning and Development Act 2000 - designation of strategic development zone: Cherrywood, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County; the next item is on the Planning and Development Act 2000 - designation of strategic development zone: Monard, Cork County; the next two items are on the temporary suspension of open season; and derelict sites (urban areas) regulations 2010. We note all those statutory instruments.
A number of circulars have been received from the Department. The first is circular LG 15/10 of 25 November 1010 - discontinuation of funding for community and voluntary fora. We have already discussed that issue because a new circular was issued on that matter recently. The next circular is on revised guidelines for endorsement of local development body plans by county/city development, the social housing policy, private rented accommodation and the functions; a circular on family law legislation and the administration of public service pensions; a circular on funding for community and voluntary fora; a circular on recoupment of RAPID co-ordinators and the salaries of public service pensions (local authorities) - these are internal memos. We have asked that we be appraised of all these documents going to local authorities. The next item is family law legislation - administration of public service pensions in local authorities. The next item is family law legislation - administration of public service pensions (LGSS) (non-Sharepoint); the next item is on referral of development applications relating to the built and natural heritage to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government as statutory consultee, under the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended - that is a new circular. Another circular is 12/10 of 23 December 2010 - public service employment - local authority/regional authority December 2010 staff quarterly return. The next circular is 13/10 of 23 December 2010 - public service employment - local authority/regional authority staffing movements; the next circular is in connection with work-sharing and social insurance contributions. The next circular is a redeployment scheme to apply in local authorities as set out in the Public Service Agreement 2010-14 - the Croke Park agreement. The next circular is the establishment of the housing and sustainable communities agency and winding-up of the National Building Agency. The last circular is on housing commitments 2011. We will note all those circulars and if any member wishes to raise any of them at the next meeting he or she may do so. A long list of documents has been e-mailed for member's perusal.
At this stage we have concluded correspondence and we will move on to the main item of business.