Translation of "department municipalities and housing " (English → French) :

In systems of this type, utilities are required to deliver a fixed amount of energy savings by implementing energy efficiency improvements among their customers (such as households, companies, municipalities or housing associations) or in other sectors such as energy generation or transport.

I, Dermot Ahern, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (1) of section 2 of the Broadcasting (Major Events Television Coverage) Act 1999 (No 28 of 1999) and the Broadcasting (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 (S.I. No 302 of 2002) (as adapted by the Marine and Natural Resources) (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 (S.I. No 307 of 2002)) after consultation with the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism as provided for by subsection (6) (as adapted by the Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Alter ...[+++]ation of Name of Department, Title of Minister) Order 2002 (S.I. No 307 of 2002)) of that section, hereby make the following order with respect to which, pursuant to subsection (7) of that section, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving the draft has been passed by each such House:

Moreover, they noted that in case the VAT compensation scheme should be phased out, the distortion of competition resulting from the VAT system would be revived: ‘The fact that the municipalities cannot recover VAT on inputs would distort the municipal authorities' incentives when choosing between “in-house” production of services and purchase of services liable for VAT from private service providers’.

The following are examples of measures being envisaged: reforming the occupational health system to incorporate short-term jobs; promoting the employment of the disabled; development of an action model based on joint responsibility on part of various actors within society and changing the funding responsibilities of benefit systems in order to increase the chances of employment for those who are at the risk of exclusion from the labour market; drawing up integrated housing strategies in municipalities based on the use of the existing housing ...[+++] stock; examination of nationwide development needs and of student welfare at the levels of pre-school instruction, basic schooling and upper secondary schooling; and establishment of a centre working closely with NGOs to study and monitor poverty and social exclusion.

It wants to give grants to individuals, to municipalities directly and to municipal and private housing companies and real estate owners, which undertake renovation of buildings with a view to reducing the presence of allergenic substances or other substances or materials which constitute health hazards.

The presentation of municipalities per canton has been replaced by a list of municipalities per department.