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Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Meters Installation
Brendan Ryan
552. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to water meters being installed in vacant houses in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22817/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Building Regulations Compliance
Noel Grealish
553. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the acceptance of a commencement notice (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22839/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Housing Issues
Michelle Mulherin
554. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason, in the takeover by the council of an estate (details supplied) in County Mayo where a developer has gone out of business, three things are required, namely, signatures, CCTV surveys of underground services and these same surveys as constructed drawings; if this procedure is stipulated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22860/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Meters Installation
Clare Daly
555. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct Irish Water to cease incorrectly installing Grade C water meter boxes as per international standards in vehicle access locations and instruct the Commission for Energy Regulation to investigate this practice. [22861/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants
Denis Naughten
556. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 12 March 2014, if he has progressed the group sewerage scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22900/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Charges Exemptions
Dominic Hannigan
557. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to allow the allowances for children under 18 years of age to be extended to teenagers and young adults who live with their parents while attending college or further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22906/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Community Development Projects
Gerald Nash
558. Deputy Gerald Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has decided that the LCDP measure must go to tender whereas the RDP measure will not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22920/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Housing Issues
Pádraig MacLochlainn
559. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the Mica Action Group which is active in County Donegal on the issue of defective blocks used in the building of homes that are leading to large cracks appearing in homes; the steps he has taken on this issue; if he will consider establishing a redress scheme similar to that which has been established for home owners in houses affected by pyrite; if he has taken any steps to ensure the substance in question is no longer present in building blocks to prevent future problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22975/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Charges Exemptions
Dan Neville
560. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether there is a need for placing a public tap in communities for watering plants and flowers in public green spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22993/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Shared Ownership Scheme
Catherine Murphy
561. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of times keys have been handed back to local authorities in respect of shared ownership loans, affordable loans and other local government accommodation schemes broken down by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23001/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Septic Tank Inspections
Pearse Doherty
562. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if, in the event that a septic tank is reported to the authorities as causing damage to a neighbour’s property by a person whose property is being damaged, an inspection will be carried out on foot of the report. [23004/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Building Regulations Amendments
Dan Neville
563. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the building control amendment regulations, the specific competencies that were determined as being required to perform the functions and fulfil the roles of assigned certifier under the legislation; when the selected building professionals deemed competent to perform the roles were chosen, noting that the selected professionals do not include all of those listed within the BCA2007, nor are they limited only to those listed within the BCA2007; and if he will consider amending this or other legislation to allow for the inclusion of other qualified and legitimate building professionals who meet the same previously determined competence criteria, in order to allow them to perform the functions and fulfil the roles under the legislation, in the interest of competition and the consumer. [23063/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Radon Gas Levels
Michael McGrath
564. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a mandatory radon gas test for all residential property sales; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23113/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Housing Data
Michael McGrath
565. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department or any agency under the aegis of his Department has conducted an inventory of unoccupied houses and apartments in Dublin and around the country irrespective of who they are owned by; if not, if there are plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23114/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Homeless Accommodation Funding
Michael McGrath
566. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application for capital funding for a major refurbishment and redevelopment of a residential centre for girls, women and children who are homeless in Cork city (details supplied). [23231/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Building Regulations Compliance
Bernard Durkan
567. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if having regard to the building control regulations in operation over the past ten years, he is satisfied that the various buildings or heavy structures such as underground car parks or bridges of a pre-cast nature are constructed in such a way as to conform to best practice, stress and load distribution and movement arising from expansion or contraction with particular reference to the strength at an overlapping joint which might erode with the passage of time; if any particular issues in this regard have arisen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23234/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Charges Introduction
Dan Neville
568. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the payment of water charges is the responsibility of the landlord or the tenant of a private house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23251/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Household Charge Administration
Clare Daly
569. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the operating costs of the household charge support centre; the functions of the unit in view of the fact that they do not answer their phones and do not reply to e-mails; and the action he will take regarding same. [23254/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Water Meters Installation
Michael McGrath
570. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has carried out a feasibility study in respect of installing water meters in apartments; if progress has been made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23314/14]
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Comhfhreagras Rannach
Éamon Ó Cuív
571. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil an ndearnadh iarratas chuige ar chruinniú thar ceann bhainteoirí feamainne Chonamara; an bhfuil sé sásta casadh le hionadaithe do na bainteoirí feamainne chun cearta bainte feamainne a phlé; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [23316/14]