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Tue, 27 May 2014
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Foreshore Licence Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
532. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 8 April 2014, if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form, by county, of the number of applications that have been progressed as far as possible; the current longest period of time that an application has remained in that situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22490/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Foreshore Licence Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
533. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 8 April 2014, if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form by county of the number of applications that are deemed by his Department as dormant; the number of those applications which are dormant specifically as a result of habitat directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22491/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Foreshore Licence Applications
Patrick O'Donovan
534. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 8 April 2014, if he will provide a breakdown on the length of time that the 13 lease applications for offshore renewable energy projects are waiting to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Planning Issues
Clare Daly
535. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps open to residents who believe there was a conflict of interest in the preparation of a local area plan, in that the company which conducted a supposedly independent traffic management study was a company under the directorship of the owner of the land; and the remedy open to them in that regard. [22495/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Charges Exemptions
Michael McGrath
536. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding charging for domestic water in circumstances where the quality is very poor and the householder has to keep the tap running for a period before the water can be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22537/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Local Authority Finances
Michael McGrath
537. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has issued any policy direction to local authorities regarding the holding of local authority funds in accounts at the pillar banks in view of the current ratings of these banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22546/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Motor Tax Collection
Ciara Conway
538. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a comparison of the commercial road vehicle tax in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland; his plans to restructure commercials vehicle tax here to ease the burden and help improve competitiveness of operators here; if he will consider setting up a working group to examine this issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22549/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Private Rented Accommodation Costs
Terence Flanagan
539. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is concerned about the increase in rental prices for private accommodation in Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22555/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Election Management System
Alan Farrell
540. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to electoral literature for the local and European elections which omitted the name and address of the printer and publisher; if it is an offence to omit these details from leaflets distributed by candidates for electoral purposes, particularly in local and European elections; the sanctions that apply where such an offence is found to have been committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22565/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Building Regulations Amendments
Mattie McGrath
541. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the existing statutory position relating the self-building of their own homes by those who wish to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22567/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Charges Exemptions
Eoghan Murphy
542. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if persons with an ileo-anal pouch will qualify for an increased water allowance. [22652/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Irish Water Funding
Michael Ring
543. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline in full the funding for County Mayo under the Irish Water proposed capital investment plan 2014-2016, to include the exact funding of each of the water supply schemes; and the exact funding of each of the wastewater treatment schemes included in the plan. [22672/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Motor Tax Collection
Maureen O'Sullivan
544. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider restructuring commercial vehicle road tax in the South of Ireland in line with comparable costs in Northern Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a local haulier in Ireland pays an average of €3,500 per annum per truck to the local authority or Department, while a local haulage operator in Northern Ireland pays an average of £640 per truck per annum; if he will establish a working group with the Irish Road Haulage Association within his Department in order for these issues to be addressed in time for budget 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22685/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Control of Dogs
Maureen O'Sullivan
545. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a growing number of local authorities are increasingly not rehoming or releasing dogs to rescue centres and instead directly euthanase dog breeds currently listed under the Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current legislation incentivises councils to euthanase rather than taking the risk of releasing them for fear of legal prosecution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22689/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Motor Tax Collection
Charlie McConalogue
546. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered the Irish Road Haulage Association commercial vehicle road tax proposal; his plans to implement any or all of its proposal; and if not the reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22700/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Leader Programmes Expenditure
Brendan Griffin
547. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has additional funding for a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22726/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Leader Programmes Applications
Brendan Griffin
548. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when community groups will be able to apply for the new Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22731/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Leader Programmes Applications
John O'Mahony
549. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason for the delay in making a decision on an application for Leader funding (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Michael McCarthy
550. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made on the planned review into Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000 particularly in terms of changes to the legislation which may affect shared ownership schemes; if he has reviewed the stand-alone analysis of the shared ownership scheme by the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency; the recommendations contained in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22763/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Building Regulations Compliance
Jim Daly
551. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the options available to a person (details supplied) to regularise a situation after the commencement of the construction of a dwelling under a valid planning permission which omitted, in error, to submit a commencement notice to the building control authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22805/14]