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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (25 Sep 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 including the delivery of water services capital infrastructure. Irish Water has published its Proposed Capital Investment Plan for 2014 – 2016 and this is available on the Irish Water website, . Irish Water has...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (25 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services. Section 21 of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water can collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services provided by it. Section 21 ( 6) of the Act provides that such charges do not apply to a fire authority within the meaning of the Fire Services Act. Irish Water has...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (25 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 475 of 23 September 2014 which deals with this matter. It should also be noted that construction and building activity constitutes a non-domestic use of water.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Funding (25 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department’s Capital Assistance Scheme provides funding to approved housing bodies, through the local authorities, of up to 100% of the approved costs of accommodation for people with specific categories of housing need, including older persons, people with an intellectual, physical or mental health disability, the homeless, returning emigrants and victims of domestic violence. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (25 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department published the Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICW) - Guidance Document for Farmyard Soiled Water and Domestic Wastewater Applications, in November 2010. Support for ICWs was provided in the past by my Department under the water services capital programme as it was considered that such wetlands could provide a sustainable, cost-effective means of treating wastewater and could...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (25 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the answer to Questions Nos. 188 and 189 of 24 September 2014. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (25 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Throughout September, Irish Water has been sending out customer application packs and letters to over two million householders to enable customers to confirm their details and to ensure that a correct and up-to-date database of customers exists. As part of this process, Irish Water has sent letters to owners of multiple properties asking them to confirm the details of properties they own. On...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (25 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water can collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services provided by it. The Act also provides that responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (25 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water can collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services provided by it. The Act also provides that responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) and the water charges plan to be prepared by Irish Water is subject to the approval of...

Housing Provision: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I made that point on the radio today.

Housing Provision: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Populism.

Housing Provision: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Reported.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Motor Tax Exemptions (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I would be doing it all the time, I suppose.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Motor Tax Exemptions (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: An exemption is unlikely; the rules exist for a reason. However, to satisfy myself that the categorisation is robust enough in regard to the type of vehicle, particularly in regard to the refuse sector, I will ensure the matter is checked out if the Senator writes to me on the issue.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Motor Tax Exemptions (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. As Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, I have overall responsibility for motor tax policy, but I do not have the power, under the relevant legislation, to intervene in individual motor tax cases. Imagine what would be the position if I did have such power.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Motor Tax Exemptions (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I take the opportunity to set out for the House the relevant legislation covering vehicles liable for or exempt from motor tax and the considerations that licensing authorities are bound to take into account in establishing whether tax is payable on a vehicle. Vehicles must be taxed if they are used in a public place. A vehicle is not required to be taxed if it is used exclusively other than...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Expenditure (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Over the period 1999 to date, over €755 million has been provided by my Department to Ballymun Regeneration Limited in respect of the physical, social and economic regeneration of Ballymun. Following the wind-down of Ballymun Regeneration Limited, eligible capital expenditure in respect of the regeneration of Ballymun is now being provided to Dublin City Council on the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Section 37 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides that any person who made a submission on a planning application may appeal the decision of a planning authority on that planning application to An Bord Pleanála. Furthermore, a person who has an interest in land adjoining the land in respect of which a decision to grant permission has been made, who did not make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 provides that every rental accommodation arrangement tenancy agreement and local authority tenancy agreement shall include a condition prohibiting a tenant from knowingly permitting a person to enter the dwelling concerned in breach of an excluding order under section 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997. The 2009 Act requires...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Development Companies Administration (24 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Local area partnership or leader companies administer various programmes, schemes and interventions for different Government Departments. Each programme, schemes or intervention has its own conditions including the area covered. The two programmes under my Department’s remit are the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 and the Local and Community Development...