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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I recently met representatives of the Association of Irish Local Government and of the Local Authority Members Association to discuss a range of issues relating to the operation of the local government system, and the work of elected members of local authorities, following one year of operation of the new structures established under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. Such meetings are a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy 2020, published in November 2014, sets out clear, measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing, reform delivery arrangements and meet the housing needs of all households on the housing list.  The Strategy will support an additional 35,000 new units to be delivered by local authorities and approved housing bodies through a combination...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library, brought into operation a grants scheme to assist with the cost of remediation of septic tanks and domestic waste water treatment systems which are deemed, following inspection under the EPA's National Inspection Plan and the subsequent issue of an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 12 on today's Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: A range of measures are being taken to secure a ring-fenced supply of accommodation to house homeless households and mobilise the necessary supports in order to deliver on the Government's target of ending involuntary long-term homelessness. These measures have been identified in the Government's Implementation Plan on the State's Response to Homelessness(May 2014) and in the Action Plan to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Ambitious targets for social housing delivery, along with matching funding allocations, were set by me in April last, when I announced targets for the delivery of social housing for all local authorities to 2017. As part of this announcement, Dublin City Council was set a target of 3,347 social housing units, supported by a provisional funding allocation of €292m, to be invested in a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy 2020has been approved by Government and includes a commitment for significant funding for the social housing targets it contains. The Strategy will support an additional 35,000 new social housing units to be delivered by local authorities and approved housing bodies through a combination of building, purchase and leasing schemes. The estimated cost to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments Data (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The provision of social housing services is a matter for each local authority as the housing authority for its area. Each authority has responsibility for identifying their area's social housing need and responding as required. Targets and provisional funding allocations out to 2017 have been set to support the delivery of social housing by each local authority, by whatever combination of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Weather Forecasting (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: All of Met Éireann’s general forecasts cover the entire island of Ireland. Furthermore the regional forecasts as published on www.met.ie and on the Met Éireann weather app relate to each of the four historic provinces of Ireland. Weather reports are only supplied from the Met Éireann stations in the Republic of Ireland. There are no current plans to publish weather...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Irish Water's costs are funded through a mix of revenue from the domestic and non-domestic sector, third party finance (including bank lending and capital markets facilities) and State support which may be in the form of both equity and subvention. The main aspects of the Irish Water funding model are set out in a detailed fact sheet published on my Department’s website. In July 2014,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will take place in Paris from 30 November to 11 December. The meeting is charged with agreeing “a protocol, another legal instrument or an agreed outcome with legal force under the Convention applicable to all Parties”. Ireland strongly supports an ambitious, legally-binding global...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Gross motor tax receipts from 1 January to 30 June 2015 are set out below by licensing authority. Licensing Authority Motor tax office (€) Online (€) Total (€) Carlow 4,289,951 4,444,731 8,734,682 Cavan 3,924,331 5,647,062 9,571,393 Clare 6,384,857 9,467,604 15,852,461 Cork 22,184,936 50,418,867 72,603,803 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Enterprise Offices (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department has not received staffing requests for additional staff in the Local Enterprise Offices of Roscommon County Council or Galway County Council. My Department works closely with Roscommon County Council and Galway County Council in relation to their staffing requirements and it is open to loca l authorities to submit staff sanction requests to facilitate the delivery of their...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: In December 2013, my Department published proposed “draft” revisions to the noise, setbacks and shadow flicker aspects of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These draft revisions proposed the setting of a more stringent day and night noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, a mandatory minimum setback of 500 metres between a wind turbine and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: My priority will be to continue to deliver on those commitments within the Programme for Government for which I have responsibility. As the Taoiseach and Tánaiste have clearly stated, the focus of the Government is to broaden and deepen the economic recovery so that it is felt by individuals, families and communities in their daily lives. The overarching objective of my work will be to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Latest data in relation to Ireland’s waste management performance, including with respect to Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE), are contained in the EPA’s National Waste Report for 2012, available on the EPA website (www.epa.ie). The 2013 Report is expected to be published shortly. Under Directive 2012/19/EU on WEEE, Member States have an obligation to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Responsibility for the administration of my Department’s Rural Water Programme, under which funding is provided for group water and group sewerages schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection, prioritisation and approval of individual group scheme proposals for advancement and funding under the programme, within the overall priorities set by my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department, with the assistance of the Housing Agency, the Housing Finance Agency and the Local Authority Housing Loans Management Group, has been examining the operation of the Shared Ownership Scheme for existing borrowers. The issues arising with Shared Ownership Schemes require careful consideration and expert financial data analysis. Arising from the findings of the review to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The total funding allocation for 2015 of €50.5m nationally for the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability represents an increase of some 10% over the 2014 funding. I trust that this increase will enable local authorities to deliver an increased level of service to their citizens. My Department works with the local authorities to manage the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 178 of 23 April 2015 which sets out the position in this matter.