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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Requirements Governing Holding Elected Office (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Requirements in relation to the holding of elected office are set out in the Constitution and in electoral and local government law. Requirements relating to the office of the President are set out in the Constitution; requirements relating to membership of the Dáil are set out in Article 16 of the Constitution and in Part IX of the Electoral Act 1992; requirements relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Expenditure on staff subsistence and taxis for my Department in the past four years and to 12 June this year is set out in the following Table. Year Subsistence Taxis 2011 € 571,079.88 € 22,691.46 2012 € 705,249.96 € 31,821.59 2013 € 742,134.20 € 37,629.03 2014 € 550,660.00 € 19,383.82 2015 (to June 12th) €...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The information requested is set out in the following table. Year Commissioned Consultant/Author etc. Name/Description of Report/Review/Study Date or Expected Date of Publication Amount Spent Since March 2011 2011 Building Research Establishment Ltd Retrofitting Code of Practice. Published March 2014. (1) €21,190 2011 Pyrite Panel Report of the Pyrite Panel -...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Since 1 January 2015, my Department has received 85 staff sanction requests from Mayo County Council. The status of these requests is set out in the following table. Date of Staffing Request Title of Post(s) Number of Post(s) Type of Contract sought Outcome 06/01/2015 Retained Fire Fighter 1 Permanent Approved 07/01/2015 Lifeguards (Beach) 26 Contract Approved ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1025 of 9 June 2015. The preparation of the Register of Electors is a matter for each local authority as a registration authority. Only those who are on the register of electors are entitled to vote. There is no provision in law for making changes to the register of electors at a polling station.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: In March 2014, €2.975 million was made available to local authorities for a dedicated Public Area Enhancement Scheme in recognition of the challenges experienced last year in managing public spaces due to the exceptionally inclement weather conditions experienced early in the year. In light of this, additional, once-off funding was provided to support local authorities’ efforts...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability were introduced on 1 November 2007. Information on Exchequer funding provided by my Department to each local authority for these schemes is available on my Department’s website at the following link: , by selecting ‘Social and Affordable Housing’, ‘Housing Adaptation Grants by Area...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The RAPID programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion in areas covered by the programme. Over the past number of years, my Department has continued to meet its existing contractual commitments on RAPID projects throughout the country. There is now just one remaining measure under the RAPID programme, which...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Haulage Industry Regulation (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211 to 213, inclusive, together. My colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, has established an Inter-Departmental Working Group to consider issues relating to the Irish haulage industry, which includes representation from my Department. The haulage industry is seeking a reduction in motor tax for the sector, a change in the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a key Government priority and a major pillar of the Social Housing Strategy 2020. The HAP scheme will bring all social housing supports provided by the State under the aegis of local authorities. The scheme will remove a barrier to employment by allowing recipients to remain in the scheme if they gain full-time employment. HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. The most recent Summary of Social Housing Assessments, carried out as at 7 May 2013, identified 741 households on the waiting lists of the Cavan housing authorities at that time, and 696 households on the waiting lists of the Monaghan housing authorities. The full results of the 2013 Summary are available on my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015 was published on 19 January 2015. The Bill provides a statutory basis for the national objective of transition to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy by the year 2050. In doing so, it also gives a solid statutory foundation to the institutional arrangements necessary to enable the State to pursue and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department has not carried out any research into what are sometimes called chemtrails, as these are not a scientifically recognised phenomenon. Neither has my Department carried out any research into the effect of contrails. However, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is currently funding a PhD study on contrails and their potential effect on climate as part of its STRIVE...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (17 Jun 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 then formalised into an Action Plan to Address Homelessnesswhich was noted by the Government at its meeting on 9 December 2014. Included among the measures in the Plan was a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Waste Management (Collection Permit)(Amendment) Regulations 2015 provide that household kerbside waste only be collected in approved reusable receptacles (such as bins/caddies) from 1 July 2016, with the exception of the collection of such waste in areas designated by local authorities as being only suitable for the collection of such waste in non-reusable receptacles, such as bags. This...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: As originally identified in the December 2014 Action Plan to Address Homelessness, my Department has been liaising with South Dublin County Council regarding a NAMA property which will provide 65 units of accommodation and a single assessment centre for homeless families. The 65 units of standard residential accommodation were considered to have greater long-term potential than a hotel...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Since the publication of the Social Housing Strategy 2020 in November 2014 positive progress on the implementation of the measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing and reform delivery arrangements has been made. A clear governance structure has been put in place, which Minister of State Paudie Coffey and I personally oversee, to ensure delivery of all actions....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Social housing is key priority for this Government, as evidenced by the additional €2.2 billion in funding announced for it in Budget 2015 and the publication of the Social Housing Strategy 2020 in November 2014. The total targeted provision of over 110,000 social housing units, through the delivery of 35,000 new social housing units and meeting the housing needs of some 75,000...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: A range of measures are being taken to secure a ring-fenced supply of accommodation for homeless households and mobilise the necessary supports in order to deliver on the Government's target of ending involuntary long-term homelessness by the end of 2016. These measures have been identified in the Government's Implementation Plan on the State's Response to Homelessness(May 2014) and in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (17 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together. The information requested in relation to the cost of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP), Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme(SCHEP) and Rental Accommodation Scheme for the year 2014 and to date in 2015is set out in the following table. Scheme 2014 2015 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) €394,472.90...