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Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator is. She just mentioned customers getting €100 back. That is the conservation grant paid to every householder to assist them in whatever why they feel best to reduce water usage. It is a separate matter altogether. The rebate comes into play if people have a meter installed. If their usage is low, they will be entitled to a rebate for the period in which they had no...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I have addressed that.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I am happy to clarify this. The reason it is once only is the meter is only installed once. Once it is installed, regular usage will be recorded on the meter.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: The meter can only be installed once. If people use less water during the flat charge period when they are metered, we will reocgnise that by giving them a rebate.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: It is not.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: This is to encourage conservation and efficient use of a critical resource that we have been discussing all day long.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: The water conservation grant is a universal payment to all householders-----

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: -----irrespective of whether they are customers of Irish Water. Thousands of people will sign up with the company while thousands of people are members of group schemes that pay for water and thousands of others have private wells. They have to maintain them and their septic tanks. The €100 payment is a contribution to recognise that and to incentivise people to monitor their use of...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I said it would be delayed, not that they would lose it.

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I wish to make it clear that this amendment is all about timing. It affects the timing of rebates from Irish Water to customers. The relevant section specifies that 1 January is the stated time. There is one rebate and one only as people move from no meter to having a meter. There is one opportunity. I reiterate that Senator Healy Eames's amendment affects when a person can get a rebate....

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I have followed this debate very closely here today. Some strong views have been expressed from all sides. This debate has focused everyone's attention on the real value of water as a precious resource. I would like to pay specific attention to the case raised by Senator Healy Eames. There will always be exceptional cases involving people with medical conditions. The measures taken by the...

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator looked after a few himself in his day.

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Sinn Féin trades in misery.

Leaders' Questions (18 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Sinn Féin's economic policies would drive them out of the country.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Construction Industry Register Ireland (18 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Owners and builders have a duty of care to engage competent persons to undertake building works on their behalf and are now required, in line with amended building control regulations introduced earlier this year, to sign a statutory undertaking confirming their intentions in this regard prior to commencing works. In order to facilitate consumers in appointing competent persons, a register of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities (18 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 524 and 525 together. The Government’s National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability 2011-2016sets out the broad framework for the delivery of housing supports for people with disabilities. It is committed to transparency and incorporates a reporting regime within its Implementation Framework . This regime is overseen by an Implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (18 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Regulations 6, 7 and 8 of the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008 came into effect for all residential rented accommodation on 1 February 2013. The purpose of Regulation 6 is to ensure that each rental property has exclusive access to its own sanitary facilities and that those facilities are contained within the dwelling unit. Regulation 7 relates to effective heating which...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (18 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the private rented sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants relating to, inter-alia, security of tenure, termination of tenancies, rent and rent reviews. The 2004 Act provides that rents may not be greater than the open market rate and may only be reviewed upward or downward once a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (18 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: I propose to take Questions Nos. 529 and 556 together. Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 provides for a new scheme for the tenant purchase of existing local authority houses which will replace the 1995 scheme and the once–off 2011 scheme, which closed in June 2014 and June 2013 respectively. Discounts of 3% per year of reckonable tenancy, up to a maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (18 Dec 2014)

Paudie Coffey: Under the Building Control Acts 1990 to 2014 and the Building Control Regulations made thereunder, all new apartments require a Fire Safety Certificate (FSC) issued by the local Building Control Authority. The FSC certifies that the building, if constructed in accordance with the plans and documentation submitted, will comply with the requirements of Part B of the Building Regulations. It is...