Parliamentary questions

Environmental Policy

Clare Daly

67. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the purpose of the EPA Code of Practice: Waste Water Treatment and Disposal Systems Serving Single Houses (2009). [38907/12]

Social and Affordable Housing Provision

Patrick Nulty

68. Deputy Patrick Nulty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take to ensure that a sufficient supply of social housing is available to cope with housing needs; his views on whether his policy of encouraging housing associations to access finance from the Housing Finance Agency to acquire or build new units is running into difficulty because so few housing associations have been approved for finance from the HFA; his views on the number of social housing units provided by the National Asset Management Agency; the action he will take to address shortcomings in social housing policy and its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36900/12]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

69. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the date on which he intends to publish new proposals for the reform of local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39040/12]

Traveller Accommodation

Seán Crowe

70. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason that, out of a total Department spend of €6 million in respect of Traveller specific accommodation, Dublin City Council was awarded €50,000. [39075/12]

Waste Management Regulations

Gerry Adams

71. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will make public his proposals to regulate the domestic waste collection industry. [39070/12]

Local Authority Housing Maintenance

Sandra McLellan

72. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase funding for social housing maintenance works in budget 2013. [39065/12]

Homelessness Strategy

Mary Lou McDonald

73. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the findings of the recent census that 230,000 units lie empty while up to 5,000 are homeless; his plans to proceed with a housing first initiative to combat this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39068/12]

Local Government Reform

Brian Stanley

74. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the stage of his proposals for local government reform; when same will be made public; and the programme of consultation with the public and elected representative that will take place. [39076/12]

An Bord Pleanála Appointments

Billy Timmins

75. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to change the composition of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36901/12]

Septic Tank Registration Scheme

Charlie McConalogue

76. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will outline the details of the septic tank registration information campaign he has undertaken; the money budgeted for the campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39011/12]

Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues

Clare Daly

77. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contribution private legal firms made in the preparation of the Pyrite Panel report; the names of the firms and if any such firm had a conflict of interest having represented quarry owners, developers or contractors; and the amount they were paid for work on the Pyrite Panel report. [38906/12]

Water Quality

Mick Wallace

78. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when Irish Water is set up, which body or person will take responsibility for outstanding European Court of Justice cases in the field of environmental water quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39041/12]

Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists

John Halligan

79. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to deal with the 96,000 families on the housing list and to reduce substantially the long waiting times for permanent, secure and affordable housing for those families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39038/12]

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

80. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the plans of Dublin City Council to move away from the points system for social housing prioritisation; his plans to implement a national model for assessment of housing need and the prioritisation of that need based on international best practice. [39069/12]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Dessie Ellis

81. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Dublin City Council has been repossessing shared ownership homes which were in arrears and instead of placing them back into the housing stock are leasing the properties on three to four year contracts. [39064/12]

Local Authority Funding

Mick Wallace

82. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the way he plans to fund local government in 2013 if he manages to implement the property tax proposed for next year; if he will provide a breakdown per annum of the sources and amounts of local government funding between 2006 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39042/12]

Priory Hall Development

Thomas P. Broughan

83. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the Priory Hall, Dublin, resolution process; when this process will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39033/12]

Local Government Reform

Jonathan O'Brien

84. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the report on the realignment of local government; and when same will be published. [39074/12]

Foreshore Licences Applications

John Halligan

85. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his intentions regarding a foreshore drilling licence applied for by a company (details supplied) concerning an area six kilometres off the Dalkey and Killiney coast, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39037/12]

Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants

Denis Naughten

86. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to enhance the group sewerage scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38779/12]