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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (20 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: On 4 December 2014, I hosted a special Summit on Homelessness to reaffirm the Government's commitment to end involuntary long-term homelessness by the end of 2016. A number of actions arising from the Summit were considered at the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform on 8 December and were then formalised into an Action Plan to Address Homelessnesswhich...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Applications (20 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 specifically provides that the Minister's power to issue policy directions and guidelines to housing authorities in relation to their housing functions shall not be construed as enabling him to exercise any power or control in relation to any individual case with which a housing authority is or may be concerned. Accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (20 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: Where a vehicle is under current taxation and where there is a minimum of three months remaining on a disc at the time of surrender of the disc, an owner may surrender the disc to the issuing licensing authority, and where the licensing authority is satisfied that the owner has ceased to use the vehicle because of illness, injury or other physical disability, a refund will issue for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (20 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department is currently considering options for the development of a new regulatory framework to reform the regulation of the collection of household waste. Such options might include measures to require collectors to have a customer charter in place, and to meet certain minimum standards of customer service, such as specified frequencies of collection for different bin types....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department recently received and responded to correspondence from Donegal County Council regarding the provision of funding, under Section 10 of the 1988 Housing Act, to the White Oaks Rehabilitation Centre. My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: Supported by funding from my Department, local authorities are undertaking an ambitious programme of insulation retrofitting on the least energy efficient social houses over a 3 year period. Funding of €50 million is being provided over the period 2013-2015 for improving the energy performance of older local authority housing stock. This programme will improve energy efficiency and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 212 and 213 together. 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 and the publication of the Social Housing Strategy 2020 in November 2014, which builds on the provisions contained in Budget 2015 and sets out clear, measurable actions and targets...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (21 Jan 2015)

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 and the publication of the Social Housing Strategy 2020in November 2014, which sets out clear, measureable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing, reform delivery arrangements and meet the housing needs of households...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. The Social Housing Strategy 2020,available at the link below, builds on the provisions contained in Budget 2015 and sets out clear, measureable 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. The total targeted provision of over...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department publishes a wide range of housing and planning statistics, and the total number of units delivered through local authority and voluntary and co-operative provision can be found on my Department’s website at the following link: by clicking “LA Housing output (1999+) by each council” under the Social Housing Supports contents. A breakdown of the leasing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy 2020outlines that the funding for work by local authorities to return vacant social housing units to productive use in 2015 and onwards will be linked to local authorities putting in place ongoing maintenance programmes to address the issue of vacant properties. Funding made available under Budget 2015 will see 1,000 vacant units being returned to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The National Metering programme is the most ambitious nationwide metering programme of its type ever undertaken, with water meters being installed in all regions across the country at a rate of some 31,000 per month, with an overall target of 1.1 million dwellings to have meters installed by end 2016. Irish Water’s meter installation rate is three times that of comparable programmes in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Regulations (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: A key component of the strategy to establish Irish Water is that Irish Water will be classified as a Market Corporation under Eurostat rules and as a result, will not, other than in relation to Government operating subvention, be included in the calculation of the General Government Balance (GGB). The Market Corporation Test is a requirement that income from customers be greater than 50% of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Expenditure (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The first phase of the metering programme, covering over a million properties is expected by Irish Water to cost €539m excluding VAT. In July 2013, Irish Water and the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission (NPRF) entered into a two year €250m bridging loan facility, which benefits from a State Guarantee.  The NPRF agreed to an increase in the amount of this facility by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Projects (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The provision of premises and facilities in the public library service is a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority. It is a matter for each library authority, as a reserved function, to prepare a library development plan and the most recent such plan for County Cavan makes provision for the submission of a revised application to my Department for funding for a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Projects (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under Section 78 of the Local Government Act 2001, the provision of premises and facilities for the public library service is a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority. My Department has not received any correspondence from Cavan County Council in relation to a library for Ballyjamesduff.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Act, 1981. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a central training...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs and the provision of fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Services Act, 1981. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a central training...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (21 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 230 together. Over the period 1999 to date, over €755 million has been provided by my Department to Ballymun Regeneration Ltd (BRL) in respect of the physical, social and economic regeneration of Ballymun. The physical regeneration of Ballymun is now approaching practical completion. The final housing project at the Emerald housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Pollution (22 Jan 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203 and 205 together. The Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts carry a general prohibition on the entry of any polluting matter to waters.  Any person causing or permitting polluting matter to enter waters is liable on conviction on indictment, to a fine of up to €15,000,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both. The...