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Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: -----but what we are talking about here is ensuring that the concern that was expressed last week by many households can be addressed by Government in a comprehensive way, and that is happening. The other thing that we have got from the industry is an absolute commitment on incontinence wear and the waste that it incurs. 60,000 people in Ireland require incontinence wear from the HSE, which...

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Senator Mac Lochlainn does not want to hear about solutions. He only wants to hear about politics-----

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: -----because for him this is all about the politics of the issue and trying to manoeuvre to get political gain from it. What I am interested in is actually dealing with the concerns that households and homeowners have.Can I say very clearly that the issues-----

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Sorry, we are making the changes because we do have respect for ordinary people.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Senator, you seem to think Sinn Féin is the only party which cares about ordinary people.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: No I do not. What I am saying is if people choose to vote to annul this statutory instrument today it will do nothing to actually change the bills of households for their waste collection. What it will do is remove a statutory instrument that provides a series of enforcement regulations-----

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: -----to ensure we have a functioning industry and a level playing pitch and that people are not being ripped off.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: I am afraid the Senator has-----

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: They are entirely separate issues. The negotiations on incontinence waste have been ongoing for weeks and that issue would have been finalised one way or the other. The issue of increased charges which is separate is what we acted on last week.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: I have no problem with that.

Seanad: Waste Management: Motion (22 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: I can assure the Senator that the companies can be fined too.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Allowances (23 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Based on expenditure during 2011 for allowances subsequently abolished, it is estimated a reinstatement of such allowances to staff in my Department would amount to €73,500 per annum. This estimate will have to be revised once Orders for the transfer of functions from my Department are complete, as related payroll budgets will transfer with staff leaving my Department. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Payment of salaries to staff of my Department is made in line with pay scales approved by the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER). As any estimates in this instance would be in formed by a variety of hypothetical assumptions, it is not possible to provide an indication of any additional cost that might arise in the absence of central guidance on the matter. The information...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (23 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Rights (23 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. Security of tenure under the Act is based on rolling four-year tenancy cycles. Where a tenant has been in occupation of a dwelling for a continuous period of 6 months and no notice of termination has been...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (23 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: All households in receipt of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) pay a differential rent based on the rent scheme set by their local authority, meaning that the amount of rent a household pays to the local authority depends on their total household income. Under the HAP scheme, eligible households source their own accommodation in the private rented sector; this accommodation must be within...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (23 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (23 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The introduction of changes to the library management model for the library authorities in Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon, as outlined in the report Managing the Delivery of Effective Library Services, will not involve the closure of libraries nor will it require a reduction in the library services available in those areas. The proposed model seeks to put in place planning and implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (23 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Waste collection in Ireland is subject to compliance with applicable environmental and other relevant legislation, primarily the Waste Management Act 1996 (as amended) and conditions attached to each waste collector’s collection permit issued under the Waste Management (Collection Permit) Regulations 2007 (as amended). Where a permit holder collects household kerbside waste, the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (23 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: 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 has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The team can be contacted via email to oireachtasmembers@water.ie or by telephone on a dedicated number, 1890...