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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (25 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 525 and 526 together. The total number of vehicles in the fleet (based on the number of vehicles under current taxation at 31 December for each year up to 2013) and gross receipts from 2008 to date are as follows: - Total number of vehicles Gross motor tax receipts (€) 2008 2,497,568 1.058bn 2009 2,467,660 1.057bn 2010 2,416,387 1.023bn...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: County Development Plans (25 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: On 12 November 2014, I issued a notice of intent to issue a Direction, together with a draft Direction, to Kildare County Council relating to Variation No. 3 to the Kildare County Development Plan 2011-2017, as adopted by the elected members on 20 October 2014. I formed the provisional opinion to issue such notice on the basis that the Planning Authority had ignored or not taken account of a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (25 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 528 and 533 together. As outlined to the Dáil on 19 November, I intend to bring forward legislative proposals to give effect to the new package of measures for water charges and Irish Water financing which will include provision for the exemption from commercial rates of fixed networks for the production, transport or distribution of drinking water to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (25 Nov 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. Water services maintenance works are a matter for Irish Water and I have no role in the matter. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives and has...

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

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 530 and 531 together. 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. The occupier of a property is liable to pay the water charges bill and legislation provides that the owner is the occupier unless the contrary is proven. Irish Water...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (25 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department does not have any record of providing direct funding to Associated Charities Trust. However, as an association dealing with housing issues, the organisation has received funding of a total of approximately €1.17 million from Limerick City Council since 1990 under my Department’s Capital Assistance Scheme, towards the provision of 22 housing units. Under this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (25 Nov 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. Capped annual charges are set at a rate of €160 for single adult households and €260 for all other households until end 2018, with all eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Contracts (25 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department has not awarded any contracts to the company referred to. Contracts awarded by agencies under the aegis of my Department are an operational matter for those agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (25 Nov 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. The occupier of a property is liable to pay the water charges bill, and legislation provides that the owner is the occupier unless the contrary is proven. Irish Water is providing landlords with the opportunity to prove...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (25 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: Social housing is a key priority for Government, as evidenced by the additional €2.2 billion in funding announced for social housing in Budget 2015, which will assist in increasing social housing delivery, including newly built units, in 2015, 2016 and 2017. The funding that is provided by my Department to local authorities for social housing on an on-going basis supports the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (25 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides, inter alia, for the introduction of t he Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). HAP is currently being piloted in seven local authority areas. For the purpose of the pilot phase, the rent limits prescribed for the rent supplement scheme by the Department of Social Protection, have been prescribed as the rent limits for HAP purposes in the...

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

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 540 and 541 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 water sector is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (25 Nov 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 Capital Investment Plan 2014-2016 and this is available online at Recent announcements regarding changes to the water charges...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 136 to 138, inclusive, 149, 152 and 153 together. On 19 November 2014, the Government decided on the introduction of a number of measures in relation to a revised approach to water charges. This was done to provide clarity and certainty and ensure that water charges are affordable for customers. To implement the changed charging regime, and to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Government announced a new package of measures last week relating to water charges and financing of Irish Water. As part of the package of measures I announced a changed approach to the treatment of water infrastructure for commercial rates purposes such that Government subvention does not need to be paid to Irish Water to fund this cost, and can instead be redirected to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: Under the Litter Pollution Acts 1997 to 2009, my Department’s role is to provide the legislative framework for combating litter pollution, and to motivate and energise anti-litter responses as necessary. It is, in the first instance, a function of local authorities to provide the primary response to littering. The Anti-Litter Awareness Grant Scheme, which is administered by my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Quality (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of bituminous fuel (or ‘smoky coal ban’ as it is commonly known) was first introduced in Dublin in 1990 in response to severe episodes of winter smog that resulted from the widespread use of smoky coal for residential heating. The ban proved very effective in reducing particulate matter and sulphur dioxide levels in Dublin. As...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Establishment (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides for the transfer of responsibility for water services delivery from county and city councils to Irish Water. 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 rights or liabilities relating to the property transferred to Irish Water under section 12 shall also...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 537 of 25 November 2014 which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Island Communities (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department's Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) is the largest social inclusion intervention of its kind in the State. The current Programme officially ended at the end of 2013 having operated for four years with funding of €281 million over that period.  It is being implemented on a transitional basis for 2014 with a budget of €47 million, pending the roll...