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Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: This Bill is quite technical. There are some typographical issues. It will really be a question of dotting the i's and crossing the t's. The scope of the Bill does not allow for the Bill to be changed in any huge way. The Bill itself is very technical. We will be proposing amendments. The Deputies will have plenty of time to consider them.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: The Bill itself is a technical one. We intend to make further amendments to waste legislation and to include provisions relating to water services legislation.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: It is scheduled for the end of June, so it is quite close.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: I am not in a position to go into that.

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (27 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. It gives me an opportunity to explain the process. The proposals outlined in Putting People First — Action Programme for Effective Local Government seek to position local government "as the primary vehicle of governance and public service at local level — leading economic, social and community development, delivering...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (27 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: The winning tenderer in the Canal-Rathmines-Pembroke area has signalled its intention to target people with disabilities within its SICAP action plan. It intends to promote the proactive inclusion of people with disabilities and their families in existing social and community groups and activities. It will also support the development of specific disability interest groups and build on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (27 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: The funding Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. Applications for a new round of funding, which commenced on 1 July 2014, were subject to an appraisal process. 55 applications were approved for funding for the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (27 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: I thank Senator Landy for raising this important issue. I came up through the local authority structure. Senator Landy has referred to nothing today that I am not aware of and I continue to raise those issues, in particular those concerning supports for members. The amount of travel involved has been brought to my attention. I have a lengthy response, so I ask the Cathaoirleach to allow...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (27 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: It is certainly a reformed and improved system. The majority of the policy decisions, first announced in Putting People First - Action Programme for Effective Local Government, and subsequently given statutory effect under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, came into effect on 1 June 2014. Those changes included enhanced roles for local authorities in economic development and local and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (27 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: I thank the Senator. I am not sure if we are going to need his help in September but no doubt we will be delighted to take it. I ask the Senator and the other Members to continue the engagement. With regard to the roads issue to which he specifically refers, I ask if he might send me some correspondence. It is a particular issue that I would like to examine personally. The same applies...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Waste Disposal (28 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: My response is to the question that was put: "The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to clarify the Government’s position in relation to gasification plants, and how this fits with the Government’s 2020 targets." Ireland currently has an ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction target under the 2009 EU effort-sharing decision for each...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Waste Disposal (28 May 2015)

Ann Phelan: Climate change, waste, how we deal with waste, energy sources, energy resources and renewables are not specifically the remit of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. If the Senator were to engage also with the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Alex White, it might help him to see the other side of the equation. I can sense the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (9 Jun 2015)

Ann Phelan: The LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 will provide €250 million in financial resources to rural communities over the next 5 - 6 years. While the LEADER allocation for the 2014-2020 Programme is less than the value of the LEADER element of 2007 – 2013 Programme, I am confident that within the confines of the fiscal environment we have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (9 Jun 2015)

Ann Phelan: The Leader element of the Rural Development Programme 2014–2020 will provide €250 million in financial resources to support the development of sustainable rural communities. Ireland is reconfiguring the way in which local and rural development interventions are implemented. This is in line with Government policy to ensure that local government is well positioned to support...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (9 Jun 2015)

Ann Phelan: The funding Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) in the community and voluntary sector aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. Applications for a new round of funding, which commenced on 1 July 2014, were subject to an appraisal process.  55 applications were approved for funding for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Ann Phelan: A total of €92,250 has been paid to the project referred to in the Question, under the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. A further €4,458 remains to be drawn downby the project.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Ann Phelan: Mayo North East LEADER Partnership is the Local Action Group contracted by my Department to deliver the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 in north east Mayo. I am advised by Mayo North East LEADER Partnership that an application for funding on behalf of the organisation referred to by the Deputy in the Question was not approved by its Board due to eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Ann Phelan: The project referred to in the Question has been fully completed and all funds have been drawn down.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Ann Phelan: The project referred to in the Question has been fully completed and all funds have been drawn down.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (9 Jun 2015)

Ann Phelan: Mayo North East LEADER Partnership is the Local Action Group contracted by my Department to deliver the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013 in north east Mayo. I am advised by Mayo North East LEADER Partnership that an application for funding on behalf of the organisation referred to in the Question was not approved by its Board due to eligibility issues. In line...