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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (30 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The management of local authority records is a matter solely for local authorities and one in which my Department has no direct role. Section 80 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that “it is a function of a local authority to make arrangements for the proper management, custody, care and conservation of local records and local archives and for inspection by the public of local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (30 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 612 of 16 December 2014, which sets out the position in this matter. The position remains unchanged. Irish Water has confirmed to my Department that it is satisfied that the selection and fitting of the boundary water meter boxes fully complies with international standards. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: International Agreements (30 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Ireland completed its domestic acceptance procedures in respect of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol in November 2014, which included the passing of the appropriate resolution in Dáil Éireann. It has been decided that the European Union, its Member States and Iceland should formally accept the Doha Amendment simultaneously, on a date yet to be fixed prior to the 21st...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (1 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department works closely with Dublin City Council in relation to the staffing needs of Dublin Fire Brigade. My Department recently approved requests from Dublin City Council, to hold both an open and a confined competition to fill firefighter vacancies that arise in Dublin Fire Brigade. It is my understanding that details of the open competition, which will be organised through the Public...

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

Alan Kelly: My Department is providing €2.3 million through the Capital Assistance Scheme for the construction by Castleblayney Care Housing Association of 18 units of accommodation at Drumilliard, Castleblayney, County Monaghan, to cater for persons with disabilities. I understand that this project is substantially complete with 10 of the units having tenants allocated to them. A second...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dumping at Sea (1 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: I understand that the Dublin Port Company submitted a Dumping at Sea permit application to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on 13 July 2015 relating to capital dredging at Dublin Port as part of the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment project. As the designated competent authority, the EPA will assess the application in accordance with the Dumping at Sea Act and will make a decision...

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

Alan Kelly: My Department has approved revised proposals in respect of this housing development. This approval, along with budget recommendations, was notified to the local authority last week. The further implementation of the project is now a matter for the local authority and the approved housing body concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (1 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water shall collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services provided by it in accordance with a water charges plan to be approved by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). Section 22(5) of the Act provides that a water charges...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (1 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 252 to 254, inclusive, together. 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, and the numbers of beneficiaries, is available on my Department’s website at the following link: ,...

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

Alan Kelly: The funding provided by my Department to local authorities through the capital initiatives to support social housing development from 20 11 to 2014 is as follows: Year Capital Expenditure 2011 €485,048,000 2012 €397,197,394 2013 €295,165,258 2014 €299,635,956

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (1 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: I am advised that Veterinary Ireland is undertaking an in depth policy review at present, which includes, inter alia, an examination of the effectiveness of the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998. While the review is a matter solely for Veterinary Ireland, I understand that it will not be finalised for some time yet. Accordingly, it would be inappropriate for me to comment any further on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (1 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. The rehoming policy in respect of dogs in local authority shelters, for dogs seized, accepted or detained for the purposes of the Control of Dogs Acts, is a matter for each local authority and one in which my Department has no role. Accordingly, my Department does not intend to introduce a compulsory rehoming policy and I have had no...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (6 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: Gross motor tax receipts from 1 January to 31 August 2015 were €475,277,603 in respect of private vehicles taxed on the basis of engine capacity.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (6 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: The number of pre-2008 private vehicles under current taxation for each month from January to August 2015 is set out below. It should be noted that, as vehicles can be taxed quarterly, half-yearly or annually, the numbers will include vehicles that have been taxed more than once during that period. Month Number of pre-2008 vehicles under current taxation January 2015 1,269,184 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (6 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: The number of pre-2008 private vehicles under current taxation for each month from January to August 2015 for Cavan and Monaghan is set out below. It should be noted that, as vehicles can be taxed quarterly, half-yearly or annually, the numbers will include vehicles that have been taxed more than once during that period. Gross receipts for the period for pre-2008 vehicles were...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (6 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: The number of post-2008 private vehicles under current taxation for each month from January to August 2015 for Cavan and Monaghan is set out below. It should be noted that, as vehicles can be taxed quarterly, half-yearly or annually, the numbers will include vehicles that have been taxed more than once during that period. Gross receipts for the period for post-2008 vehicles were...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (6 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: The number of post-2008 private vehicles under current taxation for each month from January to August 2015 is set out below. It should be noted that, as vehicles can be taxed quarterly, half-yearly or annually, the numbers will include vehicles that have been taxed more than once during that period. Gross receipts from post-2008 private vehicles for the period in question were...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (6 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: The number of private vehicles taxed on the basis of engine capacity (vehicles registered prior to 1 July 2008) at 31 August 2015 (the most current data available) was 1,207,222.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (6 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: Motor tax for private vehicles registered from 1 July 2008 is charged on the basis of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The current issue at Volkswagen relates not to CO2emissions, but to nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx), and there is no impact on the rates of motor tax charged on the basis of CO2emissions.