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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Exchequer Savings (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The current salaries for local authority Chief Executives are set out in the table below. Local Authority Chief Executive Salary Dublin City Council €175,721 Cork County Council Fingal County Council South Dublin County Council €150,977 - Cork City Council Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Kildare County Council Meath County Council Limerick City...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Earlier this month I announced a National Strategy to reduce exposure to lead in drinking water which has been approved by the Government. The Strategy was prepared by my Department and the Department of Health in consultation with Irish Water, the Health Service Executive and the Environmental Protection Agency. As part of the Strategy I will be establishing a new grant scheme to assist...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under a Ministerial Direction, which issued on 27 January 2015 and is time bound for a six-month period until 26 July 2015, key local authorities are required to prioritise homeless and other vulnerable households in the allocation of tenancies under their control in accordance with Section 22 of the Housing Act 1988. In the case of the four Dublin local authorities, the minimum proportion...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The First Report of the Convention on the Constitution included a recommendation that the constitution should be changed to provide for a voting age of 16 years. The Government accepted the recommendation and committed to holding a referendum on the proposal. I am not in a position to indicate when such a referendum might be held. However, the Taoiseach indicated in the Dáil on 9 June...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Action to deal with anti-social behaviour is primarily a matter for An Garda Síochána. Local authorities are responsible under the Housing Acts for the management and maintenance of their housing stock and the management of their estates, including taking appropriate measures to counter anti-social behaviour. The powers of local authorities in this area were significantly enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Responsibility for the administration of my Department's Rural Water Programme, under which funding is provided, amongst other measures, for water conservation in group water schemes, has been devolved to local authorities since 1997. The selection, prioritisation and approval of individual group scheme proposals for advancement and funding under the programme, within the overall priorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The project in question was originally approved by my Department in May 2014 for the development of 8 units of sheltered housing for the elderly, at an estimated cost of €1.153m. There were initial delays in advancing the project due to difficulties with ownership of the site for the development, which I understand are now resolved. However, the approved housing body and Waterford...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department’s learning and development budget for 2015 is €400,000, which includes €85,000 in respect of learning and development in Met Éireann. This is in respect of 721 FTE staff at 1 January 2015. The savings that would be associated with a 2.5%, 5% and 10% reduction to the learning and development allocations in 2015 are set out in the table below. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The amount invoiced to my Department in 2014 to which professional services withholding tax was applied was €1,833,549.06, of which €392,774.12 related to payments in respect of the Tribunal of Inquiry into Certain Planning Matters and Payments. The potential saving, had a 10% reduction applied, would have been € 183,354.91.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Payment of salaries to staff of my Department is made in line with pay scales approved by the Department for Public Expenditure and Reform. If the salaries of my Special Advisors were capped at the first point on the Principal Officer scale, the saving in 2015 would be in the region of €11,080 (not including Employer’s PRSI).

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Information in relation to Board member fees, on which calculations of the impact of fee reductions can be based, is set out in the table below. Agency / Body Post Number of board members Remuneration Dublin Docklands Development Authority Chairperson 1 €20,520 Member 7 €11,970 Housing Finance Agency Chairperson 1 €11,970 Member 10 €7,695 ...

Coroners Bill 2015: First Stage (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: No.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: There was much discussion yesterday evening and this morning on the amendments relating to financing in this Bill. It has been alluded to that in some way this amendment relates to the financing of Irish Water. It does not. That is not what this amendment is about in any way, shape or form. The amendment simply allows an amount of up to €540 million to be made available from the...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: He may be back.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Deputy Stanley might be surprised.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Labour does that too.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I thank Deputies for their contributions. This has been a long debate. I have been here for different parts of it. We must reflect on the fact that the economy encompasses all of Ireland. 2 o’clock There has been much debate and commentary about the differentiation between urban and rural Ireland. It is an unfortunate commentary.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: We are all Irish men and women.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I accept that the Deputies opposite have good intentions. However, I was very surprised by some of the contributions made. In fairness to Deputy Brian Stanley, on a number of occasions he has come to the House and reversed his comments on the water conservation grant. That was appreciated.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Deputy has a good knowledge of rural Ireland. As they say, he is only up the road from me. However, I am surprised by Sinn Féin's position on the water conservation grant, but I note that it has rowed back considerably on it.