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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 1504,1508,1509,1574 and 1621 of 17 September 2014. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities by providing grant assistance towards the purchase and installation of personal monitored alarms to enable older persons, of limited means, to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. The scheme is administered by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 to 517, inclusive, together. The Dublin Waste to Energy (DWTE) Project is part of the implementation of the Dublin Region Waste Management Plan and development of the facility is an objective of the existing regional waste management plan for the Dublin region. In accordance with the provisions of the Waste Management Act 1996, the preparation and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for a new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses. This scheme will replace the 1995 and 2011 tenant purchase schemes under section 90 of the Housing Act 1966, which closed in June 2014 and June 2013, respectively. The new scheme will be open to local authority tenants in receipt of social...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non-Principal Private Residence (NPPR) Charge. The NPPR Charge, which has since been discontinued, applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. The NPPR Charge is based on self-declaration and therefore the onus is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 1524, 1551, 1570 and 1618 of 17 September 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 521 to 523, inclusive, together. There are currently two mortgage-to-rent schemes in operation through my Department. A scheme exists whereby a local authority (LA) can acquire ownership of properties with unsustainable local authority mortgages thus enabling the household to remain in their home as a social housing tenant (LA- mortgage-to-rent). The other...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department’s responsibility for fuel quality standards arises from the perspective of ensuring that petrol and diesel sold in the State meet prescribed environmental specifications to reduce the polluting effect that certain substances have on the environment, when emitted to air as part of the fuel combustion process.  My Department does not have a role in regulating fuel...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (23 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The annual salary of the Chief Executive Officer of Irish Water, the only commercial State Company under the aegis of my Department, is €200,000. In accordance with the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, the pay for all staff, in the Public Sector earning over €65,000 per annum was reduced with effect from 1 July 2013. The below details the current...

Water Services (Exempt Charges) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Cars registered pre-2008 are taxed on the basis of engine capacity. Licensing authorities will amend the engine capacity of the vehicle, where there has been a change of engine, if the number and cubic capacity of the new engine have been certified by a main dealer, and motor tax liability is adjusted accordingly where appropriate. In the case of cars registered since 2008, the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for a new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses. This scheme will replace the 1995 and 2011 tenant purchase schemes under section 90 of the Housing Act 1966, which closed in June 2014 and June 2013, respectively. The new scheme will be open to local authority tenants in receipt of social housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Expenditure incurred by my Department relating to the Water Sector Reform Programme amounted to €15.7 million to the end of 2013. The majority of this expenditure related to the domestic metering programme (€7.7 million) and the local authority staffing costs of the Water Services Transition Office (€5.7 million), which was put in place to ensure appropriate arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The publication of details of beneficiaries under the EU Common Agricultural Policy, which includes the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme, was subject to legal challenge in another Member State. The European Court of Justice judgement prohibited the publication of certain beneficiaries and due to this Ireland only publishes details of payments to the Local Action Groups that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The 2002 National Spatial Strategy(NSS) was Ireland's first national strategic spatial planning framework. It aimed to provide the spatial vision and principles to achieve a better balance of social, economic and physical development and population growth between regions through the co-ordinated development of nine gateway cities and towns, and nine hub towns, together with complementary...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The results of the 2013 statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments, including details on length of time spent on waiting lists and other details br oken down by each local authority, are available on my Department’s website at the following link: . I am committed to delivering an increased local authority housing construction programme. In March 2014, my Department announced the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (18 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: Motor Tax Yield (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The information requested, which includes online motor tax renewals, is set out in the tables below. 2013 County/City (€) Carlow 16,258,206 Cavan 18,015,917 Clare 30,557,718 Cork 137,147,352 Donegal 37,668,079 Galway 62,698,165 Kerry 38,569,186 Kildare 54,216,747 Kilkenny 24,722,408 Laois 18,653,685 Leitrim 8,087,637 Limerick County 37,423,414 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The issues raised by Monaghan County Council have been noted by my Department and will be kept in mind when decisions relating to the 2015 Rural Water Programme block grant allocations are being made.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (18 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for the delivery of water services capital infrastructure. Irish Water has recently published its Proposed Capital Investment Plan for 2014 – 2016 and this is available on the Irish Water website, . The further progression of all water services capital projects is now a matter for Irish Water to consider. Irish Water has confirmed to...