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

Alan Kelly: In accordance with the provisions of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998, responsibility for the planning and implementation of Traveller accommodation proposals is a matter for the relevant housing authority, in this case, Cork City Council. My Department issued approval in principle to the City Council in November 2013 in respect of electrical works to the site in question and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Government remains committed to continuing to support the group water sector as an important element of the water industry in Ireland, founded on co-operative community and voluntary engagement, and to invest in the sector to sustain and improve quality standards and performance. Group water schemes set their own charges and are not regulated by the Commission for Energy Regulation...

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

Alan Kelly: The funding scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. My Department is providing funding under the scheme of in excess of €8 million over the two year period to mid–2016. This represents an increase in funding of more...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (26 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. I have no role in the operational matters of Irish Water. Under the Domestic Networks Operations Code of Practice, where it is proved that damage to a customer’s property has been caused due to the failure of an...

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

Alan Kelly: The material requested by the Deputy is being compiled into tabular form and will be forwarded to her as soon as possible.

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

Alan Kelly: The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary within the Bórd Gáis Éireann Group and assigned the necessary powers to allow Irish Water to undertake the water metering programme. Four regional main contractors covering eight meter regions were appointed by Irish Water following a public tendering process. All of the...

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

Alan Kelly: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water is responsible for public water services. Section 21 of the Act requires Irish Water to charge each customer in receipt of water services provided by it. If a customer is in receipt of a wastewater disposal service from Irish Water, they will be charged accordingly. The Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007...

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. I will be bringing forward specific legislation shortly which will address the detailed arrangements.

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

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 157 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: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: 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 scheme provides for an Approved Housing Body (AHB) to acquire...

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

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. Data in relation to collection rates for non-domestic water users is contained in the annual Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) Service Indicators report. The most recent of these is the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) report Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2012, which was published in March 2014. This report is...

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. My Department will be consulting with the local government and approved housing body sectors in the course of drafting the necessary legislative provisions.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme (26 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Government continues to advance a range of measures that support volunteering and active citizenship. My Department funds a network of twenty one volunteer centres. It also provides funding to Volunteer Ireland, the national volunteer development agency. The focus of Volunteer Ireland is to create an enabling environment for volunteering, to develop an ethos of volunteerism across all...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (27 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The issue of whether a household member has spent time in an industrial school is not a factor in the allocation by housing authorities of social housing support and no form of social housing support is reserved for qualified households that include such members.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (27 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. Under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, the management and maintenance of the local authority housing stock is the responsibility of the relevant housing authority. Statistics on local authority housing stock, including units that may be empty, are published annually by the Local Government Management Agency. The most recent statistics...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Issues (27 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Pyrite Resolution Board, with the support of the Housing Agency, is responsible for the implementation o f the pyrite remediation scheme .In accordance with the provisions of the Pyrite Resolution Act 2013, the Board is independent in the performance of its functions and as Minister I have no role in the operational matters pertaining to the implementation of the schemeor to individual...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (27 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as an independent subsidiary within the Bord Gáis Éireann Group (now Ervia) and assigned the necessary powers to allow Irish Water to undertake the water metering programme. Irish Water has informed my Department that each water meter has a low power radio unit fixed to the top which enables it to be read...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (27 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: Prior to 1 January 2014 capital funding for public water services was provided from my Department’s Water Services Investment programme (WSIP) and Rural Water Programme (RWP). Funding for operational expenditure has, in the main, come from the Local Government Fund (LGF). The Fund has historically provided local authorities with finance for funding some of their day-to-day activities,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (27 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 shall collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services provided by it. The Act defines a customer as the occupier of the premises in receipt of water services. The ‘Rent-a room’ tax relief is a scheme operated by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (27 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for a new scheme for the purchase of existing local authority houses, which will be open to local authority tenants in receipt of social housing support for a prescribed period of at least one year who have not previously purchased a house under a tenant purchase scheme and who have a minimum prescribed annual income. The...