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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. The Commissioner for Valuation has sole responsibility for all valuation matters.  The levying and collection of rates are matters...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: In the period 2011 to 2014 inclusive, in excess of 26,000 social housing units were delivered under a range of programmes, by local authorities and approved housing bodies, with associated total funding of some €2.6bn being provided in that period, as set out in the following table. Year 2011 €m 2012 €m 2013 €m 2014 €m Total funding 755 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: An initiative such as the one referred to in the Question may be eligible for funding under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. Any local group looking for support for such an initiative should liaise directly with the Local Action Group for their area. My Department is in the final stages of finalising the selection of LEADER Local Action Groups and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Responsibilities (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, the Taoiseach outlined his intention to establish a new Department of Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht in his statement to Dáil Éireann on 6 May 2016. To facilitate the establishment of the new Department, a number of rural development functions, which are currently the responsibility of my Department, will transfer to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Funding for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme has increased year on year, since it commenced in September 2014, in order to meet the continuing costs of existing HAP households, and the costs of additional households being supported. The majority of this funding is to support ongoing rent payments to landlords in respect of existing HAP households and the cost of additional HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Details of the Exchequer funding allocated by my Department under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) for 2014 , 2015 and 2016 are set out in the following table. Year Exchequer allocation (€M) Outturn (€M) 2014 140 133.5 2015 135 121.78 * 2016 135 19.58 (Q1 to end of March) *This is in addition to local authority self-funding of €14.85 million. The RAS...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Functions (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Restructuring of Government Departments is a matter for the Taoiseach and following on from the Taoiseach’s stated intention to restructure Departments of State to align with the priority objectives of the Government, responsibility for the environment, including climate change, will transfer from my Department to the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. That...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 271 together. I understand from initial inquiries that Irish Water has two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Northern Ireland Water (NIW). The first of these is a knowledge sharing agreement on issues such as asset standards, specifications and research etc. The second MOU with NIW is on a joint INTERREG funding application which is targeting...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The provisions of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, are designed to enable the development of mixed tenure sustainable communities. Part V units are excluded from the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme to ensure that units delivered under this mechanism will remain available for people in need of social housing support and that the original policy goals of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The 2016 funding available to local authorities under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and for People with Disabilities was announced on 2 February 2016. The total 2016 funding available for these grants is €56.25 million, which is a 10% increase on the level of funding made available in 2015. Details of these allocations are available on my Department’s website...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008, as amended by the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, made under section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992. The Regulations specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Dublin City Council submitted an up-to-date business case, including a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), in relation to their plans for developments at Dominick Street to my Department on 31 May 2016. The CBA is required under the Public Spending Code as the public funding for the project is expected to exceed €20m. My Department has completed its review of the CBA and the matter is now...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions Establishment (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Section 5 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides for the establishment of a Constituency Commission upon the publication by the Central Statistics Office of preliminary census results. Census 2016 was taken on 24 April 2016 and the Central Statistics Office expects to publish the preliminary results in July of this year. The function of the Constituency Commission is to make a report on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Cork County Council has included the Group Water Scheme in question in its application to my Department for funding under Measure 3 of the new Rural Water Multi-Annual Funding Programme for the period 2016 to 2018. My Department is currently considering local authorities' bids for funding for group water and group sewerage schemes and allocations to authorities for funding under the new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Mitigation Plan (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Work is ongoing on the development of the National Mitigation Plan. Draft sectoral mitigation measures are being prepared by Departments with responsibility for the key sectors. These measures are currently undergoing environmental, technical and financial analysis to ensure that the most sustainable measures that deliver cost effective optimal mitigation potential will be prioritised for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: In July 2014, the then Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government published a Review of the Producer Responsibility Initiative Model in Ireland. The aim of the review was to assess the nature and level of the challenges which are currently facing the existing Producer Responsibility Agreements, as well as the forthcoming challenges that are expected to arise in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has provided funding for civic amenity sites since 2002 under two schemes, the Capital Grants Scheme under the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006 and the Waste Recycling Capital Grants Scheme under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013. Dublin City Council was notified about these schemes by numerous Circulars, most recently circular WPR 15/08. A circular issued to all...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Vehicle Registration Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: At the end of May 2016, there were 1,101,273 vehicles under current taxation with a registration prior to July 2008. There were 927,211 vehicles taxed with a registration post-July 2008, including 10,304 commercial vehicles that are taxed privately on the basis of engine capacity (the CO2rates of motor tax apply only to passenger cars). Gross receipts from private vehicles in 2015 and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: A homelessness report is published on my Department’s website on a monthly basis providing details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities. The information contained in these reports is provided by housing authorities and is produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS) - the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides funding to local authorities for various social housing supports, including for adaptations and extensions to the social housing stock to meet the needs of local authority tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. Funding provided by my Department meets 90% of the cost of the works, with the local authority providing the remaining 10%. Local...