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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: In December 2013, my Department published proposed draft revisions to the noise, setbacks and shadow flicker aspects of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These draft revisions proposed: - the setting of a more stringent day and night noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, - a mandatory minimum setback of 500 metres between a wind turbine and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Correspondence (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I and Minister of State Coffey and jointly wrote to the Chief Executives of each of the four Dublin Local Authorities on 10 June 2015 urging that the process for making development plans, underway in each authority at present, should focus around practical measures that can be adopted to boost housing supply and to ensure that good quality housing in suitable locations is available at...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: On 1 April, I announced provisional funding allocations totalling €1.5 billion for all local authorities, to meet an ambitious delivery target of circa. 22,900 social housing units out to 2017. Details of the individual targets set for local authorities can be found on my Department’s website at:. To date in 2015, some €493 million has been allocated to local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1472 and 1473 together. No direction has issued from my Department to local authorities restricting the development of social housing schemes in excess of 50 units. The provision of social housing services is in the first instance, a matter for each local authority as the housing authority for its area. Guidelines from my Department to local authorities in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: In 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 subsequently integrated into an Action Plan to Address Homelessness. This is a whole-of-Government plan involving a range of actions by various State agencies. Substantial progress...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Correspondence (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: A reply has issued to the correspondence referred to, outlining my Department ’s concerns regarding the tender assessment for the proposed development concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Natural Heritage Areas Designation (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Section 10 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides that when preparing the development plan for their areas, planning authorities must include objectives for a range of specified matters, including the conservation and protection of the environment which incorporates the protection of prescribed sites such as those designated as natural heritage areas. In deciding...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The current motor tax regime is not fuel based. In both the private and goods vehicle categories, there is a low rate of tax designed to incentivise the use of electric vehicles (€120 and €92 per annum, respectively). Otherwise, private vehicles registered prior to 2008 are taxed on the basis of engine capacity and private vehicles registered thereafter are taxed on the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Funding from my Department for homeless services is provided to housing authorities on a regional basis. Dublin City Council is the lead authority for the Dublin Region, which also includes South Dublin County Council, Fingal County Council and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. I have allocated €37.16 million to the Dublin Region for 2015 with regard to accommodation and related...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1480 to 1489, inclusive, together. The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1490 to 1499, inclusive, together. The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Applications (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, it is not possible for a household to apply to more than one housing authority for social housing support at a time. Furthermore, it is not possible for a household on the waiting list of one housing authority to transfer its application to another authority and to carry the time spent on the previous list. In respect of applicants in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Grant Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Grants are available from my Department for the renewal or repair of thatched roofs, details of which are available online, along with application forms, at the following link:

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Quality (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The annual expenditure by the Environmental Protection Agency on its air quality monitoring programme over the past ten years is set out in a table: Year Expenditure 2006 212,986.48 2007 322,386.25 2008 454,849.05 2009 369,455.05 2010 631,923.80 2011 470,583.11 2012 579,911.95 2013 561,098.02 2014 665,653.71 2015 642,183.91 Total €4,911,031.33

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

Alan Kelly: Under the Air Pollution Act 1987, local authorities have significant investigatory and enforcement powers to tackle air pollution, including under section 16 of the Act which provides that a local authority may serve a notice on the occupier of a premises, requiring that occupier to furnish such particulars as may be specified in relation to: - any activity or process being carried out on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: It is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources. The elected members of a local authority have direct responsibility in law for all reserved functions of the authority, which include adopting the annual budget...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: It is a matter for each local authority, including Sligo County Council, to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources. The elected members of a local authority have direct responsibility in law for all reserved functions of the authority, which include adopting the annual budget...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Quality (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1510 and 1511 together. Under the Clean Air for Europe Directive, also known as the CAFÉ Directive, for the purpose of assessing and managing air quality, EU member states must designate "Zones". The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the competent authority for the implementation of the Directive in Ireland designated four zones which were...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I assume the Question is referring to the scheme under which subsidies are paid to Group Water Schemes towards their operational costs. As part of the Government Decision on Irish Water financing taken on 6 May 2014, the Government agreed that the subsidisation of group water schemes be reviewed to ensure equity of treatment with households on public water supplies. This approach to ensuring...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Process (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Constitution provides that referendums are held on proposals in Bills passed or deemed to have been passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas. There are no plans to have the wording for referendums decided otherwise.