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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The information requested is not available in my Department. In this connection, The Provision of Schools and the Planning System - A Code of Practice was jointly published, in August 2008, by my Department and the Department of Education and Skills. The Code of Practice sets out co-ordinated actions to be taken in relation to forecasting future demand for school places by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1524, 1551, 1570 and 1618 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (17 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 of €200 per annum, 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. My Department undertook an initial media...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1529 and 1530 together. Given the pressures on available resources, my Department is not in a position to support all proposals received from local authorities, including those referred to, for remedial works schemes. My Department continues to support a range of social housing developments, including both new provision and improvements to the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, the Local Action Groups (LAGs) are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. Such decisions are made in the context of the local development strategy of the individual groups and in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Section 152 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 requires that a planning authority must issue a warning letter following receipt of a complaint made under section 151 alleging that unauthorised development may have been, is being, or may be carried out, unless the development in question is of a trivial or minor nature. The warning letter must, among other things, state that it has...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1535 and 1543 together. The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non-Principal Private Residence 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. It is a matter for an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: Environmental standards in relation to the collection of waste are governed by the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 and their enforcement is the responsibility of local authorities. A waste collector must also comply with any waste collection bye-laws which are in force within a local authority’s functional area as well as with all other relevant legislation,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 and 1992 set out a range of requirements for all dog owners and the requirement to accompany and keep effectual control of their dogs. The penalty for non-conformance with these requirements is a fine of up to €2,500 or imprisonment for a term of up to three months, or both. Furthermore, the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 (as amended) set out further...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Agency Portfolio (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1539 and 1595 together. I presume the Questions relate to the Land Aggregation Scheme (LAGS). In total, the Housing Agency has 49 unencumbered sites in its ownership, 36 of which were transferred through the LAGS. The Housing Agency also holds 13 other unencumbered sites, which were previously held by the National Building Agency. The LAGS was introduced in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: There has been no change in the position regarding the mortgage to rent case referred to. An application for provisional approval in this case was received by my Department on 9 June 2014 and was granted the following day. In order to progress this case to full funding approval, a further submission is required confirming all costs and agreements are in place or in train. This submission is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (17 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Functions (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: An arrangement of the kind concerned is in place between the Rent Tribunal and the Private Residential Tenancies Board, as set out in the following table. The Rent Tribunal was established under the Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) (Amendment) Act 1983, for the purpose of determining the terms of the tenancies (including the rent) of dwellings formally controlled under the Rent...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Fund (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1544 and 1605 together. Local Property Tax was introduced to provide an alternative, stable and sustainable funding base for the local authority sector, providing greater levels of connection between local revenue raising and associated expenditure decisions. Given that local authorities vary significantly from one another in terms of size, population,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Grant Payments (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: It is a requirement under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability that applicants are registered for the payment of the Local Property Tax. Where an applicant is in arrears and there is an agreed timeline for repayment, applications can be accepted by the local authority. The detailed administration of the schemes , including the assessment,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The moratorium on recruitment and promotion in the public service was introduced in March 2009 in response to the financial crisis. My Department operates a delegated sanction from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for implementation of the moratorium in relation to local authorities, and any exceptions to the moratorium in local authorities require sanction from my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department provided €0.737 million to An Taisce in 2013 in respect of a range of environmental activities and public awareness initiatives which it has undertaken, including the National Spring Clean initiative; the Green Schools initiative; the Clean Coast and Blue Flag Awards; contribution to the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) National Litter League; and implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department approved a grant of €187,500 under the 2014 Rural Water Programme towards a proposed group sewerage scheme at Tullig, Castleisland, in April 2014. Approval to the reallocation of this grant to another measure of the Rural Water Programme issued to Kerry County Council earlier this month following receipt of correspondence from the Council indicating that work would not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1581 to 1587, inclusive, together. The Government has, through its local government reform process as outlined in Putting People First, initiated a process at local level to ensure that local development works more effectively to support the development of local communities in a co-ordinated and sustainable way. The LEADER elements of the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Alan Kelly: The funding provided by my Department to local authorities for new social housing construction and acquisitions in 2011, 2012 and 2013, and allocated for 2014, is as follows: YEAR FUNDING PROVIDED/ALLOCATED 2011 €189.2m 2012 €116.6m 2013 €83.3m 2014 €55m The above amounts are in addition to provision made in respect of other areas of social housing...