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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Each year, in November, my Department undertakes a number of measures to promote greater awareness of the register of electors. The objective is to encourage the electorate to check the draft register of electors to ensure that they are correctly registered and to inform the appropriate local authority of any errors or omissions. This can be done onor directly with local authorities who are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 566 and 575 together. The ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of bituminous fuel (or ‘smoky coal ban’ as it is commonly known) was first introduced in Dublin in 1990 in response to severe episodes of winter smog that resulted from the widespread use of smoky coal for residential heating. The ban proved very effective in reducing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 567 and 568 together. My Department provides funding to local authorities for various social housing supports, including for adaptations and extensions to the social housing stock to meet the needs of local authority tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. Funding provided by my Department meets 90% of the cost of the works, with each...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The administration of the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is a matter for each local authority. The specific information requested is not available in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Housing Clearing House Group (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 574 together. While the Clearing Housing Group is currently in the process of concluding its work and will be bringing forward recommendations, no final date has been set for interested groups to submit proposals. Provisions applying in respect of the treatment and consideration of proposals are set out in the Protocol on engaging with proposers...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under Section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981, the provision of a fire service in its functional area is a statutory function of each individual fire authority (local authority).  Retained fire service personnel normally respond to the fire station on receipt of emergencies calls within a short period of time, typically five minutes.   The allocation of staff within a local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Regeneration (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Dublin City Council has submitted a proposal for funding from my Department towards the refurbishment of a block of units at Jamestown Court, Inchicore. The proposal is currently under consideration by my Department and a response will issue to the Council in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I have received legal advice from the Attorney General regarding the recent Court of Appeal ruling and am considering the need for legislation to address this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579 and 580 together. My Department monitors the impact of Non-Mortgage borrowing by local authorities on the General Government Balance (GGB) on an on-going basis. While there is a requirement for the overall borrowing of the local government sector to remain within the GGB parameters, should there be a requirement to borrow for social housing purposes, my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 584 and 592 together. Any household wishing to access social housing support is required to apply to its local authority to be assessed under the eligibility and need criteria set down in current housing legislation. Household income is assessed in accordance with a standard Household Means Policy, which sets out the manner in which housing authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The matters referred to in the Question are currently before the Courts and, in these circumstances, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Any surveys, reports or investigations undertaken by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy are a matter solely for that Authority and I have no remit in this area. If the Deputy wishes, he may pursue the matter directly with the Authority itself.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Work is currently underway between Irish Water and the local authorities in relation to the identification and quantification of water-related financial liabilities. Final agreement on the liability to transfer to Irish Water, including financial assets, liabilities and debtors, will be by way of balancing statements agreed between Irish Water and local authorities. This is a very...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Property Sales (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Government has enabled and facilitated the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) in playing an important role in the delivery of housing supply generally, and social housing in particular.  In Budget 2016, the Minister for Finance announced that NAMA, having carried out a review of residentially zoned sites under the control of its debtors and receivers, is aiming to fund the...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Ditto.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (18 Nov 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (18 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Local Authority Mortgage to Rent (LAMTR) Scheme was piloted in Dublin City Council and Westmeath County Council in 2013 and rolled out nationally in February 2014. The table below sets out the number of local authority claims for related house purchases processed by my Department to date. Local Authority Number of purchases under Local Authority Mortgage to Rent (LAMTR) Scheme ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (18 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The figures presented in the table below in relation to the Local Authority Mortgage to Rent (LAMTR) Scheme represent the number of recoupment claims local authorities have made in respect of properties purchased under the scheme since 1 July 2015. Some purchases may have been completed prior to that date. In relation to the Approved Housing Body (AHB) Mortgage to Rent scheme, the figures...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution (18 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to take further steps to address noise pollution, inter alia, through consideration of the introduction of fixed payment notices (also known as “ on-the-spot fines ”). The development of new noise legislation by my Department is being considered in the context of this commitment. However, as indicated in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (18 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The information requested is set out in the following table. Number of private vehicles taxed on the basis of engine capacity from 1 January – 31 October 2015 County Number of vehicles Carlow 19,129 Cavan 20,109 Clare 37,070 Cork 157,581 Donegal 40,361 Dublin 336,842 Galway 72,709 Kerry 46,809 Kildare 64,629 Kilkenny 27,936 Laois 22,552 Leitrim...