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Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme
Mick Barry
421. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if she will effect a policy change to permit local partnerships to provide course funding assistance in a situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8465/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing
Marc MacSharry
422. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government her plans to provide social housing in the north west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8504/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Bituminous Fuel Ban
Colm Brophy
423. Deputy Colm Brophy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his Department’s plans to implement a nationwide smoky coal ban; if his officials are actively considering any alternative options to an outright ban; and if so, the options being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8525/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Bituminous Fuel Ban
Finian McGrath
424. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a policy commitment put forward by the Asthma Society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Social and Affordable Housing
Tony McLoughlin
425. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will allocate funding for an application (details supplied) from Sligo County Council under the housing extension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8045/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Noise Pollution
Finian McGrath
426. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to support a matter (details supplied) regarding noise pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8047/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Bituminous Fuel Ban
Tony McLoughlin
427. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timeline for the introduction of an outright ban on bituminous coal here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7996/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Mayoral Election
Eoin Ó Broin
428. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for the introduction of a directly elected mayor for the city and county of Dublin; and the work his Department has undertaken on this matter since the consultation with the four Dublin local authorities in 2013. [7997/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Control of Horses
John McGuinness
429. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if all local authorities have appointed a designated officer relative to the Control of Horses Act 1996. [8084/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Mountain Access Schemes
Éamon Ó Cuív
430. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps taken to ensure continued open access to mountains and other areas for hill climbers and for general recreational use on such lands in view of the recent court case where €40,000 damages was awarded against the National Parks and Wildlife Service; if he has discussed this matter with the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht; if a memorandum will be brought to Government in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8122/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Private Residential Tenancies Board Data
Barry Cowen
431. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide estimates from his Department or the Private Residential Tenancies Board regarding the number of landlords and tenancies which are not registered with the PRTB; and the percentage of the overall number of landlords or tenancies this estimate represents. [8098/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Homeless Accommodation Funding
Barry Cowen
432. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of overall funding which was recouped in 2015 by local authorities to pay for emergency homeless accommodation and other homeless services. [8099/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Housing Maintenance
John Brassil
433. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will request that Kerry County Council complete the renovations and insulation of houses (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8104/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Motor Tax Yield
Noel Grealish
434. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of motor tax which has been paid in each county or local authority area for each of the past five years, and to date in 2016; the amount collected online in each case; the amount collected directly by each local collecting authority; the way the money collected was spent, including a breakdown of the amount passed on as a subvention to Irish Water and the amounts returned to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8110/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Property Tax Yield
Noel Grealish
435. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money collected in local property tax in each local authority area since its introduction; the way the money has been spent, including details of the amount which was retained locally in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8111/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Approved Housing Bodies
Clare Daly
436. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of representations he has made requesting the National Association of Building Co-operatives to pursue legal action against persons (details supplied). [8183/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Domestic Violence Policy
Thomas P. Broughan
437. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to urgently end the local authority centre of interest requirement for persons forced to leave locations because of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8158/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Domestic Violence Policy
Thomas P. Broughan
438. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on local authority housing lists by local authority who have left domestic violence situations; the number of those with homeless priority; the number of those indicating if any priority exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8159/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Domestic Violence Policy
Thomas P. Broughan
439. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that victims of domestic violence who are still tied into tenancies and mortgages can access the necessary housing supports including the housing list, temporary accommodation in other areas if so required due to safety concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8160/16]
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
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Private Rented Accommodation Standards
Jonathan O'Brien
440. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the policy recommended in a report by a company (details supplied) that all rented accommodations should be certified. [8217/16]