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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Statutory responsibility for the provision of housing in individual cases is a matter for the relevant Housing Authority, in this case Dublin City Council, and I have no function in the particular case referred to. The contact point in Dublin City Council is the Housing Allocations Section, which can be contacted on 01 222 2203. The National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 568 and 582 together. I am aware of the social benefit accruing from the Housing Adaptation grant schemes in terms of facilitating the continued independent occupancy of their own homes by older people and people with a disability. For that reason, I increased the funding available for the schemes in 2015 which, at €50.5 million, is an increase of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Application Numbers (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The results of the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments, published by the Housing Agency in 2013, and accessible at the link below, provide details of the number of households qualified for social housing support on a local authority by local authority basis. The 2013 results are the most up-to-date figures on housing lists, which are subject to ongoing fluctuation as new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: General statistics on local authority housing stock, including vacant social housing units, are published annually by the Local Government Management Agency. The most recent such statistics are the Service Indicators in Local Authorities 2013which are available on the Agency’s website the following link: www.lgma.ie/en/serviceindicators/2004to2013.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department, with the assistance of the Housing Agency, the Housing Finance Agency and the Local Authority Housing Loans Management Group, has been examining the operation of the Shared Ownership Scheme for existing borrowers. The issues arising with Shared Ownership Schemes require careful consideration and expert financial data analysis. Arising from the findings of the review to date,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department recently approved the preliminary budget and design for both projects and it is now a matter for Dublin City Council to advance the planning of these schemes.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under a Ministerial Direction, which applies until 31 January 2016, key local authorities are required to prioritise homeless and other vulnerable households in the allocation of tenancies under their control. The four Dublin local authorities have been directed to allocate 50% of all available dwellings to such households, while the local authorities in counties Cork, Galway, Limerick and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: 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 in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with individual housing authorities. A range of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Quality (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 1466 and 1477 of 22 September 2015. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1426 of 22 September 2015 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The matter raised in the question has been the subject of recent court decisions which are currently under appeal to the Supreme Court. As the matter is sub judice, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Dublin local authorities are exploring the potential for modular housing as an option for addressing emergency accommodation needs and I have asked Dublin City Council, as the lead authority for homelessness in the region, to develop the proposal further and my Department is liaising with the City Council in this regard. The issue of procurement is included in these considerations and,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The first phase of the statutory pilot for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme commenced in September 2014 and has been introduced incrementally to 13 local authority areas to date - Limerick City and County Council; Waterford City and County Council; Cork, Louth, Kilkenny, South Dublin, Monaghan, Donegal, Offaly, Carlow, Clare and Tipperary County Councils; and Cork City Council. To...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (29 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 593 to 600, inclusive, together. 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 removes a barrier to employment, by allowing recipients to remain in the scheme if they gain full-time employment, it improves regulation of the rented accommodation...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Along with the Minister of State, Deputy Ann Phelan, we have been around the houses on this a few times. These amendments seek to shorten the timeframe for the production of the first national mitigation plan from 24 months after enactment of the Bill to less than that. I know that many in the Opposition and in the environmental NGO community were concerned at the original 24 month...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Was that the first time I addressed the Dáil?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: No.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: No. It is a good line but it is not true. The Deputy should ask Deputy Barry Cowen as he knows how to use the phrase much better than I.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: As I stated on Committee Stage, the amendments call for national mitigation plans and-or national adaptation frameworks to be approved by either Dáil Éireann or the Oireachtas instead of, or in addition to, approval by the Government of the day. I strongly disagree with these proposals, as the Government of the day should be the approving authority and should be held accountable...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: That is a wider debate than climate change.