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Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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Waste Disposal
Clare Daly
144. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that a company (details supplied) gave sufficient advance notice to customers that bins tagged with paper tags would no longer be lifted after a certain date and that only bins whose electronic tags had been topped up to a minimum of €25 would be collected. [7991/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
Brian Stanley
449. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons in mortgage arrears who have been given the option of the mortgage to rent scheme in counties Laois and Kildare. [7282/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications
Michael McGrath
450. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an urgent application for mortgage to rent by a family (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7267/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Housing
Tony McLoughlin
451. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is an agreed limit within existing legislation to which a local authority can purchase houses in an existing residential estate for the purpose of housing local authority tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7277/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Housing Provision
Tony McLoughlin
452. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Sligo County Council's housing voids application to his Department, which aims to bring 38 empty local authority premises back into use, will be allocated to the local authority, considering the urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7278/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Water Quality
Clare Daly
453. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has carried out an analysis on the extent of asbestos water mains piping here; and if Irish Water has plans to upgrade this piping in the near future. [7280/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Water and Sewerage Schemes
John Brady
454. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to identify the presence of lead water pipes in County Wicklow; and the programme of work in place to deal with any lead pipes found. [7290/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Services
John Brady
455. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that Wicklow County Council is requiring all elected representatives to provide a signed waiver form from constituents in order to make representations on their behalf in relation to housing and planning issues; the rationale for this practice; if he is aware of the massive difficulty this poses for local councillors and Teachtaí Dála in properly representing their constituents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7291/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Homeless Accommodation Funding
Brian Stanley
456. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to make an additional allocation for homeless services in the four midland counties, given only 1.5% of the total budget for the homeless goes to the region and the increased demands on services. [7307/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Irish Water
Imelda Munster
457. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the measures in place to prevent incidents of pollution by Irish Water; how stringent are these measures; how often the implementation of these measures are inspected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7342/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Motor Tax Exemptions
Michael Healy-Rae
458. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding commercial tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7343/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Local Authority Services
Charlie McConalogue
459. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date on the taking in charge of developments with stand alone treatment plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7357/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Housing Provision
John Halligan
460. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applicants awaiting housing assistance in each county here in January 2016, January 2015, January 2014 and January 2013, in tabular form; the average waiting time for the provision of social housing within each county in the case of single one-bed applicants, two-bed applicants, three-bed applicants and four-bed applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7376/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Housing Provision
John Halligan
461. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the average waiting time for the provision of social housing within each county here for single one-bed applicants, two-bed applicants, three-bed applicants and four-bed applicants in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7377/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Housing Provision
John Halligan
462. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the provision of social housing in County Waterford, how many new properties were built or purchased in County Waterford in 2015; how many properties it is planned to build or purchase over the next five years and at what cost; his views on whether this is sufficient to meet the growing demand for social housing in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7378/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Housing Provision
Maurice Quinlivan
463. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an updated list of housing units that have been demolished by the implementation of the Limerick regeneration framework implementation plan; the number of units that have been constructed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7396/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Dog Licences
Clare Daly
464. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 has been amended to remove the €400 per annum dog licence fee exemption for hunting groups and, if so, the steps being taken to ensure payment. [7417/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Housing Assistance Payment Administration
Stephen Donnelly
465. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the additional resources being allocated for local authorities to assist the implementation of the housing assistance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7419/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Noise Pollution
Michael Healy-Rae
466. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry who have reported an issue to the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7444/16]
Wed, 20 Apr 2016
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Housing Adaptation Grant
Dessie Ellis
467. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that Kildare County Council has a process of only replacing windows in elderly persons homes if there is money left in the budget at the end of the year and, despite an increased allocation in the 2016 housing maintenance budget, if they will be operating the same process for this year; if this practice is supported by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7445/16]