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Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 10:In page 4, line 39, to delete "section 22(1)" and substitute "section 21(1)".Amendment No. 10 is a drafting provision to amend the reference in subsection (10) from "section 22(1)" to "section 21(1)". The purpose of amendment No. 13 is to ensure there is certainty regarding specific charges levied by or on behalf of Irish Water during the period from 1 October 2014 to...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: For clarity, I will repeat what I said in regard to the amendments. I will not accept Deputy Catherine Murphy's amendment requiring a resolution of both Houses as we believe it would place more stringent conditions on future Governments. I do not think it is necessary anyway, although I appreciate the spirit of it. In regard to amendment No. 7, when it comes to referendums or plebiscites,...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. I did not rule out the amendments.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: In some cases, I was surprised at the decision to do so. It was not mine to make to rule out a number of the amendments. There are issues that have been raised by Deputies in regard to other sections of the Bill and I will deal with their questions through those sections, if that is agreeable. On the amendments that have been tabled, Deputy Catherine Murphy's amendment refers to requiring...

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The €100.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: It is going to cost one more if-----

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: That was a procedural issue.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Deputy has some legacy himself.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Your legacy is the bank guarantee.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I do not know what is going on.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: It is strong enough.

Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I had concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The funding scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. My Department is providing funding under the scheme of in excess of €8 million over the two year period to mid–2016. This represents an increase in funding of more...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Dublin Waste to Energy Limited has received an Industrial Emissions Licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992. The licence in question is available at . Enforcement of the conditions of the licence, including conditions concerning waste acceptance, is a matter for the Agency.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 197 together. Article 9 of the Water Framework Directive of 2000 requires Member States to take account of the principle of recovery of the costs of water services, in accordance with the principle of "polluter pays".  Article 9(4) of the Directive states that Member States are not in breach of the Directive if they decide in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Development Companies Funding (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Since 2000, funding has been provided to Donegal Local Development Company (LDC) through a number of funding programmes, including the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP), LEADER+, the National Rural Development Programme 2000-2006, the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 and the Dormant Accounts Fund, which are currently under the remit of my Department. My...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, Donegal County Council, as the housing authority for the Stranorlar electoral area, is responsible for the management and maintenance of the local authority housing stock in the area and my Department does not hold the specific information sought. Statistics on local authority housing stock, including units that may be empty, are published by the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Under section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and Regulation 22(1) of the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, a household is ineligible for social housing support if a member owns alternative accommodation, to the household’s current accommodation, that is suitable for the household to live in. Regulation 22(2) of the 2011 Regulations provides that this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (11 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ran from 2008 to 2012. Under the Protocol, Ireland’s emissions were limited to 13% above the baseline amount, or a total of 314.2 Mt CO2e over the five year period. Whilst Ireland’s total national emissions for the years 2008-2012 are below our Kyoto Protocol limit, after adjustments are made to account for the impact of the EU...

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