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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (15 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: MacCabe Durney Barnes Consultants were appointed in February 2014 to carry out an independent planning review on the performance of planning functions having regard to specific planning issues in respect of six planning authorities (Carlow, Cork, Galway and Meath County Councils and Cork and Dublin City Councils) in accordance with section 255 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department received the initial proposal regarding this development from Dublin City Council in April last, when all local authorities submitted new proposals in relation to my Department’s Capital Assistance Scheme. My Department is in correspondence with Dublin City Council regarding the project and is currently awaiting a report from the Council regarding access routes to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Improvement Scheme Administration (15 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Local Government (Business Improvement Districts) Act 2006 provided for the establishment of Business Improvement Districts within the functional areas of local authorities. A Business Improvement District (BID) scheme is an organisational and financing mechanism with a legal basis, through which businesses can, on a self-help basis, develop and implement initiatives in defined areas...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Administration (15 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The terms and conditions of the Capital Assistance Scheme do not support the provision of residential care or nursing home type accommodation. Accordingly, the provision of accommodation in centres deemed as designated centres by the Health Information and Quality Authority, or where residents cannot hold an individual tenancy agreement, had not qualified for funding under the Scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under the Approved Housing Body (AHB) Mortgage to Rent scheme properties are offered to AHBs, which have expressed an interest in the scheme, by the Housing Agency. Financial details of the case are provided to enable the organisation make an informed choice as to the feasibility of the transaction. If an AHB cannot progress the case the Housing Agency is informed to enable it to seek an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: On 15 December 2015, I published the Independent Planning Review of the performance of planning functions having regard to specific planning issues raised in respect of six planning authorities (Carlow, Cork, Galway and Meath County Councils and Cork and Dublin City Councils) prepared by McCabe Durney Barnes, together with my Department’s Response Report to the recommendations. This...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: As Irish Water is a commercial utility and a subsidiary of Ervia (formerly Bord Gáis Éireann), formed and registered under the Companies Act, neither I, as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, nor my predecessor has had any role in relation to the procurement by Irish Water of external resources or service providers. These are operational matters for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department does not provide specific funding allocations for public lighting. The provision and maintenance of public lighting is the responsibility of each individual local authority. Local authorities receive income from a variety of sources including grants from Central Government, Local Property Tax proceeds, commercial rates and other locally-raised charges. It is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Government decided on 11 February 2014 to allocate funding of up to €69.5 million to local authorities in the areas worst affected by the first phase of severe weather between 13 December 2013 and 6 January 2014. The purpose of this was to support communities by restoring amenities, facilities and other public infrastructure which had been damaged. In relation to funding sought by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Forbairt na nOileán (16 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: Níl aon athrú ó fhreagra an 8ú lá de mhí na Nollag uaim i dtaobh fhorbairt na Cé ar Inis Oírr faoin gClár Bonneagair agus Infheistíochta Caipitil, 2016-2021.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant Administration (17 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Water Conservation Grant is a key element of the Government's drive to promote conservation and more sustainable use of water services in the home. Regulations will be made in due course under Section 5 of the Water Services Act 2014 to set down the particulars of the 2016 grant scheme including the application process and eligibility criteria. It is intended that payment of the grant to...

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

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 595 and 597 together. Irish Water's costs are funded through a mix of revenue from the domestic and non-domestic sector, third party finance (including bank lending and capital markets facilities) and State support which may be in the form of both equity and subvention. The main aspects of the Irish Water funding model are set out in a detailed fact sheet...

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

Alan Kelly: Irish Water is being funded by a combination of domestic and non-domestic water charges, Government support and the raising of debt on capital markets. The main aspects of the Irish Water funding model are set out in a detailed fact sheet published on my Department’s website at the first link below, and for 2015, the total billed income is projected at €500m, of which domestic...

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

Alan Kelly: The information requested is set out in the following table. Year Gross Motor Tax Receipts (€) 2013 37,668,079 2014 37,569,748 2015 (to end November) 33,711,959

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including protecting the environment, providing necessary housing supports and fostering community and rural development in partnership with local government and other local development bodies. In order to deliver on this broad business agenda, my Department allocates significant resources to a wide range of organisations, including local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (17 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) generally requires that all agglomerations greater than 2,000 population equivalent are provided with collecting systems for urban waste water and that collected waste water receives the appropriate level of treatment before discharge. The Directive also provides that where the establishment of a collecting system is not justified...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (17 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: In December 2013, my Department published proposed “draft” revisions to the noise, setback distance 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 windenergy developments, - a mandatory minimum setback distance of 500 metres between...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Freedom of Information Fees (17 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The total amount my Department has received in fees relating to Freedom of Information requests in 2014 is €3,242.05 and to date in 2015 is €1,555.31.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Staff (17 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: All political appointments to my Department have been made in accordance with the Guidelines and Instructions on Ministerial Appointments for the 31st Dáil. Under the Guidelines, the role of Personal Assistants and Personal Secretaries is to provide assistance to or for the office holder who selected them for appointment. In the case of Special Advisers, the duties are set out in Section...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Process RIA (17 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The information sought will be compiled and forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.