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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (7 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Since 1 January 2014 Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Decisions on specific operational matters including the use of external resources are a matter for the company and I have no role in that regard. However, costs incurred by Irish Water are examined by the Commission for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (7 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The private rented sector is an important element of the housing market, with the proportion of households in the sector almost doubling in the period 2006-2011. I am conscious of the difficulties caused by rising rents and the problem of sourcing suitable accommodation, especially in Dublin and other urban centres. Part 3 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 deals with rent and rent...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (7 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: My role as Minister is to provide a comprehensive legislative and waste policy framework through which the relevant environmental regulatory bodies, such as local authorities and the EPA, operate. In that context, I intend to introduce legislation early next year , to come into effect in July 2015, to significantly reform the regulation of household waste collection, including introducing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (7 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I refer to my reply to Questions Nos. 574 and 588 of 30 September 2014 which sets out the position in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (7 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Last week, I announced major reforms of the planning system as part of the forthcoming Planning and Development (No.1) Bill 2014. The general scheme of the Bill will be published in the coming weeks, and I am intent on delivering this legislation in the shortest time frame possible. The new reforms include new Part V requirements for developers, the introduction of a vacant site levy and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: IBEC Membership (7 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The information requested is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Finance (Excise Duties) (Vehicles) Act 1952 provides for the making of regulations for refunds of motor tax. The current regulations have been in force since 1992 and provide for the surrender of a motor tax disc in certain limited circumstances, such as where the vehicle has been stolen, scrapped or where the owner ceases to use the vehicle due to illness. For administrative reasons, the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Since 1 January 2014 Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant has operated since 2003. While there was initially an odour issue, major improvements have been carried out which have abated the odour significantly. Irish Water is continuing to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 551, 552, 553, 554, 557, 558, 559, 560 and 579 of 30 September 2014, which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The primary functions of the Board are to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants in the private rented residential sector. Section 153 of the Act provides for a Board of up to 15 members...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 584 of 30 September 2014. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Since July 2011, my Department’s website has been used as the primary mechanism for seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced persons, for consideration as members or chairpersons of the boards of State bodies under my Department’s aegis. It should be noted that in the case of certain appointments, statutory selection procedures must be followed or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Government’s Construction 2020 – A Strategy for a Renewed Construction Sector, published in May 2014, aims to build a competitive, innovative and sustainable construction sector. It provides for a National Framework for Housing Supply to be established on a statutory footing with an annual National Statement of Projected Housing Supply and Demand published every June. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Irish Water is currently recruiting to build up its internal capabilities and the recruitment of staff is an operational matter for the organisation. It was agreed by the Steering Group for the Water Sector Reform Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: There are 35 Local Development Companies (LDCs) contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 (RDP) throughout the country. In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development the LDCs are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. Such decisions are made in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Funding (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Capital Assistance scheme provides support, through the local authorities, towards the approved costs of housing bodies in providing accommodation for persons with specific categories of housing need, including older people, people with an intellectual, physical or mental health disability, homeless people, returning emigrants and victims of domestic violence. While initial annual...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme commenced in 1991 to provide mortgage finance to approved housing bodies by way of loans from the Housing Finance Agency , to meet the cost of social rented accommodation for low-income families. From the scheme’s commencement to end-2013, the housing bodies have provided over 10,000 units of accommodation with loans approved to the value of over...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department is working closely with NAMA, the Housing Agency, local authorities and approved housing bodies in relation to the delivery of social housing. Information in relation to the delivery of NAMA sourced units, including a full breakdown by county, of units delivered on quarterly basis, is available on the Housing Agency’s website: . Since the process began in December 2011...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: In July 2013, Building for the Futurea voluntary regulation code for the approved housing body (AHB) sector was published. The code sets out key governance, management and financial principles that AHBs commit to meeting on signing a Charter of Commitments. In February 2014 an interim Regulatory Committee was established to oversee the implementation of the code and to advise on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (2 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides for the transfer of water services functions from the 34 water services authorities to Irish Water. With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for the provision of public water services. Section 12 of the Act provides for the transfer of property from a local authority to Irish Water. Section 13 of the Act provides that any...