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

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 880 and 881 together. My Department has been in discussions with representatives of the tyre sector for approximately fifteen years in order to achieve a system which delivers an appropriate environmental outcome for this waste stream. At the time of their commencement, my Department made clear to the industry that the 2007 Tyre Regulations were the last...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is provided to housing authorities in respect of a range of programmes and initiatives. Details of expenditure under the main areas of this Programme for Westmeath and Longford County Councils for the years referred to are as set out in the Tables below. Westmeath County Council - 2008 - € 2009 - €...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2010 places the onus on dog owners and those in control of dogs to act responsibly by keeping their dogs under effectual control, irrespective of breed. Such responsible dog ownership is the key to reducing incidences of problem behaviours. In addition, the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 (as amended) require that 10 specific breeds of dogs, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Details in respect of the average age of staff in my Department at the end of 2008 and 2011 and as at June 2015 are set out in the table. Year Average Age December 2008 44.65 December 2011 46.32 June 2015 47.81 My Department does not collect such data in respect of agencies under its remit.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy’s targeted provision of over 110,000 social housing units to 2020, through the delivery of 35,000 new social housing units and meeting the housing needs of some 75,000 households through the Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme, will address the needs of the 90,000 households on the housing waiting list in full, with flexibility to meet...

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

Alan Kelly: My Department received a staff sanction request from Dublin City Council for a Cycling Officer, on a three-year contract, on 26 May 2015 and following consideration of the request, the post was approved on 10 July 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: There are no proposals to establish a gas appliances recycling system. It should, however, be noted that gas appliances, which are dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly, come under the scope of the European Union (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2014 which aim to reduce the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: In order to maximise the resource potential and minimise disposal of our waste, the European Union (Household Food Waste and Bio-waste) Regulations 2015 build on the Waste Management (Food Waste) Regulations 2009. These two sets of regulations place clear obligations on waste collectors, businesses and households to promote the segregation and recovery of food waste for purposes of producing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The most recent report on Service Indicators in Local Authorities, relating to 2013, was published by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) in December 2014. One of the functions of the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC), which was established in July 2014 under section 126B of the Local Government Act 2001 (as inserted by section 61 of the Local Government Reform Act...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Data (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Effective from 1 July 2014, local authorities may vary the rate of Local Property Tax (LPT) in their administrative area for the following year by up to 15% of the basic rate of the Tax. The power to vary LPT rates has been given to local authorities to further increase their autonomy. Elected members are already responsible for finalising the annual budget of the local authority –...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Regeneration (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Support from my Department to local authorities in recent years to return vacant social houses to productive use has operated as a separate funding stream since 2014. For the years 2011 and 2012, Department support to local authorities for vacant units was accommodated as part of an Energy Efficiency programme and saw Dublin City Council return 379 units to use; however, a breakdown of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: In April 2013, the National Association of Building Co-operatives (NABCO) announced plans to develop a number of housing projects, including the former tenement building at the Moss Street/Gloucester Street junction in Dublin 2. However, a formal proposal for this development was only submitted to my Department in recent weeks by Dublin City Council and it is now being evaluated. A response...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: On 1 April last I announced targets and provisional funding allocations out to 2017 for the delivery of social housing for all local authorities. The target for Dublin City Council is 3,347 social housing units, supported by €292m of investment. This funding is being invested in a combination of building, buying and leasing schemes by the Council to accommodate people on their housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 together. Neither I nor my Department have any direct role in monitoring the implementation of the EPA’s National Inspection Plan. Part 4A of the Water Services Act 2007 (as amended), a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library, provides appropriate enforcement powers to the EPA, which is the supervisory body for the purposes of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: My role as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and the role of my Department in relation to waste management is to provide a comprehensive legislative and policy framework through which the relevant regulatory bodies, such as local authorities and the Environmental Protection Agency, operate. I have no function in relation to the provision or assessment of specific...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services. Irish Water is responsible for water services infrastructure including water supply pipes or drainage pipes extending from a waterworks or waste water works to the curtilage of a private property. Under section s 43 and 54 of the Water Services Act 2007, responsibility for maintenance and replacement of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Statistics on local authority housing stock are published by the Local Government Management Agency, including numbers of vacant social housing units and the average number of weeks for each local authority to re-let a unit from the date of vacation of the unit to the completion of repairs. The most recent statistics are the Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2013which are available at...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Properties (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The management of properties, including vacancies, associated with loans that NAMA has acquired is a matter solely between NAMA and the debtor involved. I understand from NAMA that it has an extremely low vacancy level. Properties are either actively on the market for sale or are currently let. Once a property is ready for occupation it is immediately made available to the market by NAMA or,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (15 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The provisions of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 Act relating to the merger of local authorities in Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford, the dissolution of town councils and the establishment of municipal districts came into effect on 1 June 2014. Accordingly, 2015 will be the first full year of the operation of these and other significant changes in the local government system and, in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Septic Tank Grants (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas Library, brought into operation a grants scheme to assist with the cost of remediation of septic tanks and domestic wastewater treatment systems which were deemed, following inspection under the Environmental Protection Agency’s national inspection plan and...