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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The information requested is not available in my Department. Under the existing Part V provisions, developers are currently required to ensure that 20% of land zoned for residential, and other uses, shall be reserved for social or affordable housing. However, with the substantial fall off in private construction, very little social housing is currently being provided under Part V. Informed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (9 Dec 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. Decisions on specific operational matters including the use of external resources are a matter for the company and I have no role in that regard. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy 2020: Support, Supply and Reform, approved by Government and published last month, builds on the provisions contained in Budget 2015 and sets out clear, measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing, reform delivery arrangements and meet the housing needs of all households on the housing list. In committing to provide 35,000 new social...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 436 and 437 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 85 of 2 December 2014. The implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a key Government priority and a major pillar of the Social Housing Strategy 2020, which was launched last month. The HAP scheme will bring all social housing supports provided by the State under the aegis of local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy 2020: Support, Supply and Reform sets out clear, measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing, reform delivery arrangements and meet the housing needs of all households on the housing list. Central to the Government’s vision for the provision of social housing supports will be an enhanced role for the approved housing bodies in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Government's Social Housing Strategy 2020envisages that the standard availability-based design, build, finance and maintain (DBFM) Public Private Partnership model will be used as a basis for the delivery of a large-scale social housing investment, delivering social housing units in multiple locations and procured within the same public contract. The model proposed has been used to build...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Leasing Initiative (SHLI), introduced in 2009, is a continuation of a process commenced with the introduction of the Rental Accommodation Scheme to develop a system of flexible and graduated housing supports to households. To date, under SHLI, my Department has issued approval for over 8, 400 housing units to be brought into social housing use. Of the units approved for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commercial Rates (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on the occupiers of rateable property in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Act 2001. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each individual local authority. Under rating legislation, the person liable for payment of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The latest summary of social housing assessments was carried out as at 7 May 2013 in accordance with section 21 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 , which provides that the Minister may from “time to time” direct local authorities to prepare a summary of the social housing assessments carried out in their administrative areas. The summary resultsprovide data on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides for the transfer of responsibility for the delivery of water services from the local authorities to Irish Water and, with effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for the provision of public water services, including responsibility for the charging of non-domestic customers. The Act provides that Irish Water can collect charges from...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Inspections (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The scheme referred to is funded by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, which also sets its terms and conditions, including auditing of contractors. Accordingly, my Department has no function in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: An Fhoireann Rannach (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Tá thart ar 27 ball foirne (4% den fhoireann) faoi láthair i mo Roinn atá inniúil ar a chuid nó a cuid oibre a dhéanamh trí mheán na Gaeilge. Níl an fhaisnéis atá á lorg maidir le blianta roimhe seo ar fáil. Táim sásta go bhfuil, ag an am seo, go leor daoine i mo Roinn le hinniúlacht sa Ghaeilge chun na...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (9 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 448 to 450, inclusive, together. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation for homeless persons and related services rests with housing authorities. The purposes for which housing authorities may incur expenditure in addressing homelessness are prescribed in Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. The Section 10 funding provided by...

Homelessness: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I thank the House for providing me with this opportunity to update Deputies on the further actions we are taking to address the issue of homelessness. I assure Deputies of the commitment of my Government colleagues to taking on the issue in a focused and co-ordinated way. I commend and thank politicians on all sides and political persuasions for the manner in which they have worked with me...

Homelessness: Statements (10 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (10 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 165 together. Air quality monitoring in Ireland is carried out to meet the requirements of EU Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, also known as the CAFE Directive. The EPA has responsibility for the monitoring of air quality in Ireland, and monitors a range of atmospheric pollutants, based on data obtained from the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (10 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for licensing all radioactive material used in public and private hospitals throughout Ireland. Radioactive material is used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes to provide clinical information on both the function and structure of tissues and organs in the body and in the treatment of cancer. Waste may be produced during these...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (10 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department has no role in the internal operations of any private organisations and, therefore, does not have a role in relation to staff or employment matters, which are for the Board of the company, as the employer, to manage. However, the Government recognises that like all other sectors of our economy, the community and voluntary sector has had to deal with reduced funding in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (10 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: 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. My Department provides funding to local authorities for works the refurbishment of vacant properties and returning them to productive use. €30 million has been available in 2014 targeting the return of 1,960 vacant and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (10 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No.413 of 9 December 2014 which sets out the position in this matter.