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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: The income and expenditure from the Local Government Fund for the years 2008-2015 is set out in the tables below. The figures for the years 2008 – 2013 are from the Local Government Fund audited annual accounts which are available on my Department’s website at the following link: The figures for 2014 and 2015 are from the Revised Estimates Volume for 2015, which is available on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Postal Voting (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 566,590,595,596,598,603 and 604 together. In order to be able to vote at elections and referendums, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of certain categories of person who are entered in the register...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: The staffing levels in my Department at the end of each of the years 2007 to 2014 along with the change in staffing levels from the previous year is set out in the table below. Year Staff at Year End (FTE) Difference (+/-) from Previous Year End (FTE) 2007 1441.46 67.67 2008 1332.12 -109.34 2009 1191.90 -140.22 2010 1176.53 -15.37 2011 812.21 -364.32...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under the Capital Assistance Scheme, a ‘Call for Proposals’ was issued in 2014 covering the period 2014- 2016. Projects submitted under this ‘Call’ are currently progressing through the various stages of design and development. However, given the ambition set out in the Social Housing Strategy 2020, I propose to issue a further ‘Call for Proposals’...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: Last year, exchequer funding of over €37 million was provided for the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, with Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council receiving €3,030,439 and €1,077,562, respectively. I am pleased to be in a position to increase the national funding for the Schemes by some 10% in 2015 to €40.4 million...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: Motor tax is based on the construction and use of a vehicle. There are two annual motor tax rates for tractors. An annual rate of €333 applies to tractors being used for general haulage purposes. An annual rate of €102 applies to tractors and agricultural engines provided they are being used solely for agricultural purposes. This includes vehicles being used by agricultural...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: The management of library services, including the deployment of library resources in a local authority area such as Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, is a matter for the local authority concerned in accordance with the library development programme adopted by the elected members as a reserved function. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Construction Sector Strategy (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Dublin Housing Supply and Co-ordination Task Force was established under Action 2 of the Government’s Construction 2020Strategy with an immediate focus on addressing supply-related issues and to work closely with industry and other parties, including those responsible for key infrastructure such as schools, to identity and address any obstacles to viable and appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 273 of 5 February 2015, which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Protection Agency Expenditure (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: As provided for in the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992, the EPA is independent in its operations, and accordingly, I have no role in this matter. However, I am advised by the Agency that Section 50B of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended by the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 and the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011, may apply to judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: A Residential Tenancy Agreement under the Rental Accommodation scheme (RAS) involves a three way contractual relationship between landlord, tenant and the housing authority. Under the agreement, in return for a guarantee that the housing authority will pay an agreed monthly rent to a landlord under the scheme, the landlord agrees to fulfil certain terms and conditions. These terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. Under rates legislation the person liable for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: The information requested is not available in my Department. The assessment of households for social housing support is a matter for individual housing authorities under the provisions of the Housing (Miscellaneous) Provisions Act 2009, the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 and having regard to the particular circumstances of each case. I am precluded from becoming involved in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: A new water charging regime was announced by the Government on 19 November 2014. The capped annual charges will be €160 for single adult households and €260 for all other households until the end of 2018. All households will know what their capped bills will be until the end of 2018, which is particularly important for larger households or those with high usage due to medical...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: As indicated in response to Parliamentary Question No. 499 of 17 February 2015, my Department plans to advertise the opportunity for eligible voters to apply for inclusion in the supplement to the register of electors following the making of the Polling Day Order for the forthcoming referendums. This advertising will be done through the main national newspapers and the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provided for the transfer of responsibility for the provision of public water services from the local authorities to Irish Water. The Act provides that Irish Water shall charge each customer for the provision of services provided by it in accordance with a water charges plan to be approved by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). Section 22(5) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: Traditionally it has been difficult to quantify the number of homeless persons on an ongoing basis; this is in part a consequence of the volatility within this cohort of housing need. Prior to 2014 national data on homelessness was available through Housing Needs Assessmentreports, which were generally carried out every three years, or through the CSO’s special Census report, Homeless...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. The purposes...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: It is a matter for each housing authority, as part of its housing management functions, to determine the conditions in relation to succession to local authority tenancies in its area. I understand that the conditions vary from one authority to another, but any prospective successor would typically have to have resided in the property for a specified period, prior to the death of the family...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (24 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: Motor tax is payable on an annual, half-yearly or quarterly basis. The rates applicable for the half-yearly and quarterly options are 55.5% and 28.25% of the annual charge, respectively. These relativities have remained generally consistent since the 1960s. The differential takes account of the extra workload for staffing in motor tax offices and the National Vehicle and Driver File Unit of...