Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Special Areas of Conservation Designation

Andrew Doyle

170. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the statutory footing for the management plan of lands owned by an organisation (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19181/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

171. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any of his Department’s 2012 capital expenditure allocation was used for current expenditure purposes last year, the amount used for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19210/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

172. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide the month by month profile for his Department's 2013 capital expendiuture;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19226/13]

Architectural Heritage

Áine Collins

173. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many thatched houses are falling into ruin in view of the fact that owners cannot afford the 60 or 70 thousand euros needed to redo the thatch; if he will consider revisiting the issue identifying the thatched houses that are realistically capable of being maintained allowing him to then make adequate grant aid available to these smaller amount of houses in order to prevent the vast majority of thatched houses disappearing into dereliction in the next few years. [19320/13]

Forestry Grants

Frankie Feighan

174. Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on a forestry application (details supplied) [19405/13]

Arts Promotion

Sean Fleming

175. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider a proposal to allow the Arts Council to register and recognise craft workers along the lines of people working in the Arts Council; if she will outline the role of the county arts officers in promoting craft workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19416/13]

Irish Genealogy

Clare Daly

176. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the access and rights that will be afforded to adopted people in tracing their genealogy as part of the Irish genealogy. [19157/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

177. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any of his Department’s 2012 capital expenditure allocation was used for current expenditure purposes last year, the amount used for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19212/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

178. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide the month by month profile for his Department's 2013 capital expendiuture;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19228/13]

Departmental Bodies

Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

179. Deputy Luke 'Ming' Flanagan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will reconsider the appointment of a person (details supplied) to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, that this person's position is in conflict with his directorship of Mainstream Renewable Power, which is seeking to build hundreds of wind turbines in the midlands; in view of the fact that the SEAI have been tasked by him to determine issues related to deciding the appropriate separation distance between wind turbines and family homes, if minimum separation distances are increased wind farm developers state that they will be building fewer turbines which will impact their ability to generate profits; if he will consider appointing the EPA, as the statutory body for issues concerning noise; if he will undertake matters related to the review of the guidelines, as the SEAI have a conflicting role in that they are tasked with promoting wind energy; his views on whether this person's involvement as director and advocate for Mainstream Renewable Power undermines the credibility of the SEAI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19358/13]

Public Service Pension Scheme

Gerry Adams

180. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason part time fire-fighters are not entitled to a pension although they are paying a pension levy [19196/13]

Energy Efficiency Programme

Róisín Shortall

181. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the positive results achieved under the DEHLG2010 Energy Efficiency Programme by Dublin City Council where the BER rating on senior citizens' homes in the pilot area went from an F/G rating to a C1/B3 rating and additionally the significant savings which this has provided for the residents; in view of this, if he will outline his plans to extend this funding programme in order that similar retrofitting can be carried out across other senior citizen housing complexes. [19330/13]

Motor Tax Collection

Michael Healy-Rae

182. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the following matter regarding motor tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19385/13]

Household Charge Collection

Clare Daly

183. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline, on a local authority basis, the compliance rate for payment of the household tax per month since November 2012. [19188/13]

Housing Grants

Robert Troy

184. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will allocate the much needed funding to Westmeath County Council for housing grants. [19191/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

185. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any of his Department’s 2012 capital expenditure allocation was used for current expenditure purposes last year, the amount used for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19214/13]

Departmental Expenditure

Sean Fleming

186. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the month by month profile for his Department's 2013 capital expendiuture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19230/13]

Building Regulations Application

Maureen O'Sullivan

187. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons for not including members of the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists in the list of competent designers and certifiers when this profession was previously recognised and established in the State to carry out this task. [19312/13]

Building Regulations Application

Maureen O'Sullivan

188. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 838 of 16 April 2013 stating that members of CIAT must change their profession to continue practising in the State despite the fact that no public statement was made and if he will make a statement on this matter to inform members of CIAT on the reasons for justifying the actual discrimination that they suffer [19313/13]

Departmental Contracts

Áine Collins

189. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when final payment will be paid to a company (details supplied) by his Department. [19322/13]