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Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)

Ann Phelan: The Bill provides that the database can be used solely for the purpose of paying a water conservation grant under section 5 of the Water Services Act 2014. It may not be used for any other purpose. A figure of €130 million has been provided in the Department's Estimate for the water conservation grants scheme in 2015. This includes the administration costs for the Department of...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)

Ann Phelan: I do not have anything to add.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Redundancy Payments (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1367, 1419 to 1421, inclusive, 1424 and 1449 together. My Department has no role in the internal operations of any private organisations and, therefore, does not have a role in relation to staff or employment matters, which are for the Board of the company, as the employer, to manage. For the avoidance of doubt, my Department is not the employer of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1379 and 1463 together. My Department manages various schemes and programmes, which encourage and support community engagement and development. The information requested regarding the funding provided directly by my Department and by Pobal, acting on behalf of my Department, to the organisation concerned is outlined in the tabular statement below. For...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: My Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme, which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities by providing grant assistance towards the purchase and installation of personal monitored alarms to enable older persons, of limited means, to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. The scheme is administered by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: Ireland is conducting a two stage process for the selection of Local Development Strategies to support the delivery of the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. Stage one, the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage, is complete but stage two is still on-going and therefore no entity has been selected to deliver LEADER in any area to date. In areas where entities do not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: Ireland has received an allocation from the EU of €2.1 billion for the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 (RDP). The EU Regulations provide for a minimum allocation of 5% for LEADER of the EU element of the Programme at a co-financed rate of 80%. This would have given an allocation of €136.8 million. This Government has increased the minimum allocation to 7% and will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1406 and 1408 together. I assume the Question is referring to the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), which was rolled out across communities on 1 April 2015. The aim of SICAP is to reduce poverty, promote social inclusion and equality through local, regional and national engagement and collaboration. The programme’s target...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: The Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA) identified, in its Report, the need to take a more tailored approach to planning at both a regional and local level and recognised that this approach should not be restricted by current administrative boundaries. In May 2015, I launched a pilot scheme, in line with the recommendations in the CEDRA report, with a budget of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1422 and 1423 together. During 2014 and 2015, my Department provided funding to the company referred to by the Deputy under a range of programmes, including the Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP), the new Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), and the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2014. A total...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1500 and 1501 together. In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, there are 34 Local Action Groups (LAGs) contracted, on my Department’s behalf, to deliver the Programme throughout the country. This includes Avondhu Blackwater Partnership,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: As the Deputy will be aware, Ireland is conducting a two stage process for the selection of Local Development Strategies to support the delivery of the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. Stage one, the Expression of Interest (EOI) stage, is complete. Two entities in Galway submitted qualifying EOIs, namely Forum Connemara covering the Connemara area of the county...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: There are three economic measures under the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2007 - 2013. The table below details the amounts paid to date under these measures. In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development Local Action Groups (LAG) make all decisions in relation to the selection of projects under the Programme and accordingly all re cords are held...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1597 and 1598 together. Responsibility for the management of the Rural Transport Programme (RTP), was assigned to the National Transport Authority (NTA) with effect from 1st April 2012. This includes responsibility for implementing the restructuring of the RTP announced on 9th July 2013 and the allocation of funding to the 17...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (22 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: Responsibility for the management of the Rural Transport Programme (RTP) was assigned to the National Transport Authority (NTA) with effect from 1st April 2012. I have therefore forwarded your question to the NTA for direct reply. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (24 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: The reply to the European Commission referred to in the question, was issued by the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine, as Managing Authority for the implementation of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. My Department, as delegated Paying Agency for the implementation of the LEADER element of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 contributed to that process, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (24 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: ​Responsibility for the management of the Rural Transport Programme was assigned to the National Transport Authority (NTA) with effect from 1st April 2012.I have forwarded your question to the NTA for direct response to you. Please advise my private office if you do not receive a reply within 10 working days.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: The proposed amendment wishes to set out definitions of baseline years in respect of greenhouse gas emissions, with a view to more wide-ranging amendments to sections 3 and 4 of the Bill. I will reserve my principal observations on the more wide-ranging amendments until later in this debate. However, I would make the point that, as I do not agree with the proposed large-scale amendments to...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I move amendment No. 6:In page 4, to delete line 6.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Sep 2015)

Ann Phelan: I move amendment No. 17:In page 6, between lines 2 and 3, to insert the following:“(b) the policy of the Government on climate change, (c) climate justice,”. This amendment seeks to include references to both the policy of the Government on climate change and to climate change justice in section 3(2). In respect of national policy considerations, a key element of the...