Parliamentary questions

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Joe Carey

402. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding funding of the upgrading of the Shannon town sewerage scheme, both treatment plant and pipe network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42288/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Patrick O'Donovan

403. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department received an application from Limerick County Council to extend the Patrickswell sewerage scheme which his Department has approved for investment under the current water services programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42321/13]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Willie Penrose

404. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will amend the planning regulations to ensure that wind development companies which were seeking to install industrial style wind turbines across the midlands and elsewhere will have to put in place a significant index-linked bond to cover the costs of removing and decommissioning these turbines at the end of their life span; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42331/13]

Environmental Impact Statements

Willie Penrose

405. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that his Department's draft guidelines on EIA assessment 2012 are finalised and that the requirement on planning authorities to carry out an independent assessment of the EISs prepared by developers, as required by Article 3 of the EIA Amendment Regulations 2012, is fully communicated to local authorities and is observed fully at all times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42334/13]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Willie Penrose

406. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if in the comprehensive review of the 2006 wind energy guidelines he will take steps to ensure that all the criteria that must be assessed pursuant to Article 3 of the EIA directive are fully identified and appropriate guidelines for identifying the environmental impact of threshold wind farm developments, particularly on humans and inter alia their material assets, are established and communicated to the planning authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42335/13]

Electricity Exports

Willie Penrose

407. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the basis and reasons for classifying electricity export projects as strategic infrastructural developments, so as to allow them to proceed directly to An Bord Pleanála rather then to the local authority of the jurisdictional areas; if same will now be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42336/13]

Wind Energy Guidelines

Willie Penrose

408. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the context of the current review of the wind energy guidelines 2006, the review will incorporate the EPA guidance note for noise 2012 which addresses tonal or impulsive noise from wind turbines and if regard will be taken of the practices pertaining to noise which apply in Denmark, Germany and south Australia; if he will indicate when these draft guidelines will be published for consultation with the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42338/13]

Water Meters Issues

Willie Penrose

409. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department and Irish Water have made a definitive decision on the way water supplied to individual consumers by way of a private water supply will be assessed in the context of the metering proposals and if a charge will be levied thereon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42343/13]

Motor Tax Collection

Michael Healy-Rae

410. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding road tax on harvesters and combines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42354/13]

Housing Issues

Ciara Conway

411. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of empty housing units that are available in Waterford city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42360/13]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Michael McGrath

412. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects a new tenant purchase scheme to become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42363/13]

Unfinished Housing Developments

Pearse Doherty

413. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the High Court case taken against Donegal County Council in relation to the scheme for unfinished estates; his views on whether this judgment could have implications for other local authorities; if he has analysed the judgment in the case with respect to potential implications for other local authorities; if he will allocate additional funding to Donegal County Council to address the additional legal obligations placed on it as a result of the judgment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42387/13]

Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision

Pearse Doherty

414. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will prioritise the installation of a sewerage scheme for the village of Burtonport, County Donegal; if his attention has been drawn to the findings of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding pollution in this village; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42388/13]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Pearse Doherty

415. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to replace the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42405/13]

Private Rented Accommodation Sector

Maureen O'Sullivan

416. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if and when legislation will be brought forward which seeks to address ongoing issues in the private rental accommodation sector, including landlord-tenant relations, waste management and substandard accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42433/13]

Local and Community Development Issues

Maureen O'Sullivan

417. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will re-establish the Inner City Partnership in Dublin, as this has been promised repeatedly for a number of years and opportunities to tackle unemployment especially amongst youth in disadvantaged areas of the inner city are being threatened without this partnership mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42436/13]

Local Government Reform

Michael McCarthy

418. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the policy regarding the treatment of funding that a town council may have at the time of abolition; if such funds may be redirected towards community and or sports projects by way of a vote or on advice from elected members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42530/13]

Crime Investigation

Kevin Humphreys

419. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reward, if any, paid to the plumber who found a large sum of money in a property on Shrewsbury Road, formerly owned by the developer of Priory Hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41994/13]

Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues

Niall Collins

420. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of personal insolvency practitioners currently registered broken down by county; the number of applications to be registered as a PIP on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41787/13]

Insolvency Service of Ireland Issues

Niall Collins

421. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications to avail of the various debt relief options that have been received by the Insolvency Service of Ireland to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41788/13]

Crime Data

Niall Collins

422. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form by district a breakdown of the latest crime statistics. [41792/13]

Garda Strength

Niall Collins

423. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the number of gardaí working within the Garda fraud bureau in 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013. [41794/13]

Garda Station Issues

Charlie McConalogue

424. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41851/13]

Garda Station Issues

Charlie McConalogue

425. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal will be downgraded from a 24 hour station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41852/13]

Courts Service Issues

Thomas P. Broughan

426. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 26 September 2012, if the report to which he made reference in his reply containing statistics from the Courts Service arising out of new arrangements in the courts in line with section 63 of the Road Traffic Act 2010 is now available; and if he will provide a breakdown of the district courts in the State enforcing section 63 of the 2010 Act. [41879/13]

Garda Vetting Applications

Nicky McFadden

427. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts made to date to reduce waiting times for applications made to the Garda vetting unit; if improvements will be made as soon as possible to facilitate volunteers who wish to work with and for young persons and vulnerable adults here; if he will ensure that waiting times will no longer act as a barrier to volunteering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41886/13]

Garda Station Issues

Dara Calleary

428. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a Garda station (details supplied) in County Donegal, including Garda numbers in 2011, 2012 and 2013, together with the future plans for the station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41891/13]

Criminal Prosecutions Issues

Catherine Murphy

429. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in some criminal cases where a suspended sentence has been imposed the term of the sentence may expire due to lengthy judicial review appeal processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41894/13]

Community Policing

Eoghan Murphy

430. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dedicated community Garda units in each of the Garda stations in the constituency of Dublin Bay South; the number of gardaí dedicated to community Garda policing alone in each of those stations; and the proposals to ensure that community policing continues within the area. [41906/13]

Crime Prevention

Eoghan Murphy

431. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will roll out a nationwide bicycle registration scheme through the Garda force working with all bicycle shops, in the interests of preventing or reducing bicycle theft, and of facilitating the prosecution of theft, through the easy identification of bicycle ownership. [41907/13]

Garda Stations Closures

Micheál Martin

432. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current opening hours of Cabinteely Garda station; and if it is intended to or if any consideration is being given to either limit those opening hours or close the station at any point in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41915/13]

Garda Deployment

Micheál Martin

433. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the exact number of gardaí assigned to District F, Dublin, as of the 1 June 2012 and the number currently stationed there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41916/13]

Pilot Training Colleges

Michael Healy-Rae

434. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a pilot training college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41939/13]

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal Awards

John McGuinness

435. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Criminal Injuries Board; the number of board members and their qualifications; the number of cases the board deals with each year; and the number of cases pending. [41944/13]

Commissions of Investigation

Finian McGrath

436. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will have a commission of inquiry into a case (details supplied). [41952/13]

Garda Vetting Applications

Tony McLoughlin

437. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give consideration to the issuing of a Garda vetting clearance card to persons engaged in work or volunteer activity who by law require such clearance (details supplied). [41962/13]

Naturalisation Applications

Bernard Durkan

438. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41965/13]

Crime Investigation

Olivia Mitchell

439. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of concerns surrounding the recent discovery of a body in the Dublin mountains, if he will reassure the public that in missing persons cases where the person concerned has suffered from depression or mental illness no less rigour or fewer resources are devoted to the search by the Garda and that this would include checks of online and telephone activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41997/13]

Garda Station Issues

Thomas Pringle

440. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the downgrading of Donegal town Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41998/13]

Ministerial Meetings

Finian McGrath

441. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet the family of a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan. [42002/13]

Garda Equipment

Seán Kenny

442. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide funding for the purchase of additional Garda mountain bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42003/13]

Child Protection Guidelines

Sean Fleming

443. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Justice and Equality under the Child Care Act 1991 are guardian ad litem appointed for children who are not the subject of care proceedings or subject of a special care order; the mechanisms for such a process to be appointed where the children are within the care of their parents or legal guardian; the number of reports that have been requested in these situations; when a commencement order in respect of these matters was signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42022/13]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Nicky McFadden

444. Deputy Nicky McFadden asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the information provided to the Garda upon conviction of a sexual offence; if sex offenders are supervised after release; the way sex offenders from other jurisdictions are monitored here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42029/13]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Brian Stanley

445. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Justice and Equality in the case of a person who is Garda vetted and moves to another employer requiring that person to go through the process all over again, if it is possible for one vetting process to cover a person for a specified period of time which would apply to all employers, voluntary groups and clubs. [42044/13]

Garda Vetting of Personnel

Catherine Murphy

446. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the proposal to establish a vetting passport in relation to Garda vetting is being considered by him; the progress that has been made in respect of same; the risks associated with moving to this system; if he has looked at international best practice in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42114/13]

Garda Strength

Patrick Nulty

447. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the need for a Garda station to be provided in a growing town in County Dublin; if this is not possible in the immediate short term, if he will ensure that there is a greater Garda presence on the beat in the town to deter petty crime and drug dealing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42127/13]

Charitable Donations Administration

Dara Calleary

448. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of permits that are currently in effect that sanction national, charitable, as distinct from local organisations to do street collections; the standard conditions of these permits; if they are reviewed by An Garda Síochána on a regular basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42129/13]

Garda Strength

Dara Calleary

449. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the Garda numbers in the following stations at 30 September 2013: Ballina, County Mayo, Westport, County Mayo, Castlebar, County Mayo, Longford town, Mullingar town, Drogheda town, Wexford town, Ennis, County Clare, Navan, County Meath, Roscommon town and Carrick-on-Shannon. [42130/13]

Firearms Seizures

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

450. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the specific date in July 2000 on which the company which specialised in the field of destruction started destroying firearms and ammunition which was stored at Clancy Barracks. [42132/13]

Firearms Seizures

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

451. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question of 4 July 2013, if the serial number of the gun confirmed as destroyed by the Minister had appeared in Garda records before 17 August 1989. [42133/13]