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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: 180.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the all-Ireland strategic rail review and the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31314/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: 181.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the online upgrade of the R332 Kilmaine-to-Foxhall road project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31315/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: 182.To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to support an application to activate funds to determine the design phase of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31316/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: 314.To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the tax exemption limits for people aged 65 years; if he will revert to 2011 tax exemption figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31318/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: 358.To ask the Minister for Finance to consider making changes to the VRT for crew carrier vehicles and jeeps in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32245/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Regional Development (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: 547.To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to support the strategic development zone at Ireland West Airport Knock; when the feasibility study will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31304/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: 665.To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made under the additional accommodation scheme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31724/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: 914.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31533/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: 925.To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of the grants provided to County Mayo under the sports capital and equipment programme allocations in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31959/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: Local Property Tax (LPT) is administered and collected by the Revenue Commissioners and subsequently transferred into the Local Government Fund (LGF). The funds are ultimately redistributed to local authorities in accordance with the Government’s allocation policies. Detailed information regarding the LPT allocations, paid from the LGF to local authorities, is published by my...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible. My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels and salary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1016 and 1086 together. My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, provides that the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. My Department ceased the practice of allocating specific budgets to individual local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, the role of my Department is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist housing authorities in providing accommodation for Travellers, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding. The Act provides that housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: Local authorities derive their income from a variety of central and local sources including from Local Property Tax (LPT), commercial rates, charges for goods and services and Exchequer funding from Central Government. The Annual Financial Statement (AFS) of each local authority provides an analysis of their income; these financial statements are produced at the local authority level. 2022 is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: The Derelict Sites Act 1990 (the Act) imposes a general duty on every owner and occupier of land to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the land does not become, or continue to be, a derelict site. The Act also imposes a duty on local authorities to take all reasonable steps, including the exercise of appropriate statutory powers, to ensure that any land within their functional area does...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1071, 1107, 1133 and 1182 together. My Department provides Exchequer funding to local authorities under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability scheme, to assist people in private houses to make their accommodation more suitable for their needs. The grants include the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: Local authorities are entirely independent corporate entities having full responsibility under law for the performance of their functions and the discharge of their governance and other responsibilities. Local authorities provide in excess of 1,000 services on behalf of over 30 public bodies. Accordingly, the funding system that applies to local authorities in Ireland is a complex one, as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 Jul 2024)

Alan Dillon: My Department provides funding to local authorities under the Disabled Persons Grants (DPG) scheme to carry out works on social housing stock to address the needs of older people, people with a disability or overcrowded situations. Typical works include adaptations such as stair-lifts, level deck showers, ramps and grab rails, widening door openings and improving circulation spaces....