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Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: As I said, this is the responsibility of the Minister for Health, not the responsibility of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. Under the Act, local authorities have acted in the past as agents of the Health Service Executive on fluoridation of the public water supply to the prescribed standards. I understand the standards are laid out.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: With effect from 2014, Irish Water was assigned responsibility for this matter and took over from the local authorities. However, as has been stated previously, the Minister for Health has set up an expert body to advise him on fluoridation of water supply. Its membership is representative of public health and consumer interests, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland - I was not aware of any...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I believe this would be the right place for that debate. However, we also need to be concerned about the public and its view of what is said here. We must have a concern for comments that are alarmist and the impact these could have on people's health by the raising of concerns that are unjustified. I have two young children who are more important than anything else in the world to me. I...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: It is simply not true. The process is done in great detail now and also in terms of a concentration level. This debate has raised other issues which I will bring back to Government.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I will raise the matter with the Minister for Health.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: I thank Senator Cullinane.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)

Alan Kelly: Section 7 provides for the establishment of a public water forum by the commission. It represents the interests of the customers of Irish Water. It is proposed it could be 12 to 60 and that is done deliberately. The detail as regards the regulations was not going to be put into this Bill - it was never the intention to do so. I have already said I will draft regulations, send them to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together. Total gross receipts from motor tax in 2013 were €1.118bn. Total gross receipts from motor tax in 2014 were €1.159bn.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: I understand from Kerry County Council that the Council is accepting cheques as a means of payment for motor tax.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 872 and 879 together. Total gross receipts from motor tax in 2013 were €1.118bn. Total gross receipts from motor tax in 2014 were €1.159bn.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non-Principal Private Residence (NPPR) Charge. The NPPR Charge, which has since been discontinued, applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. A residential property not in use by an owner as his or her sole or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 874, 875 and 904 together. The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is a targeted scheme catering for the accommodation needs of persons in receipt of Rent Supplement, generally for more than 18 months, from the Department of Social Protection and who are assessed by housing authorities as having a long-term housing need. Since the scheme commenced in late 2005...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Thatching Grants Expenditure (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The number of grants paid in each of the past three years and the level of funding providedunder my Department's grant scheme for the renewal or repair of thatched roofs are set out in the table. Funding is available in 2015 for eligible applications under this scheme. Year Number of Grants Total Funding 2014 129 €576,976 2013 140 €604,929 2012 134 €601,669

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department sanctioned the recruitment of a school warden for Cork City Council on 16 December 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: A Study of Pay-by-use Systems for Maximising Waste Reduction Behaviour in Ireland, published by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2011, indicates that pay by weight on a per kilogram basis is the most effective Pay-by-use (PBU) system in terms of waste prevention, waste recycling and diversion of waste from landfill. In this regard and as part of the development of a radical and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013 introduced a system of prospective declarations if a vehicle is temporarily not being used in a public place. This replaced a procedure which had allowed non-use of a vehicle to be declared after the fact, which was unverifiable and was estimated as leading to losses of some €50 million annually. In 2014, following the introduction of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Service Obligation Levy Application (14 Jan 2015)

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. As set out in the Water Services Act 2014, which was enacted on 28 December 2014, water charges for domestic customers commenced on 1 January 2015 with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (14 Jan 2015)

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 also provides that responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Energy Regulation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non-Principal Private Residence Charge. The NPPR Charge, which has since been discontinued, applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. Part 12 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 deals with the collection of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Vacant Properties (14 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: Local authorities are responsible for the detailed planning of social housing provision based on the needs of their areas. In this case, it is a matter for Wexford County Council to identify the appropriate initiatives to respond to their housing need. This includes consideration by them of options to acquire available properties, as well as building, leasing and the provision of housing...