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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (27 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: During 2015, my Department established a working group involving key stakeholders in the rural water sector to address the development of the rural water sector within the overall water sector reform programme to ensure that the programme responds effectively to current and future needs. Local authorities, the Water Services Transition Office, Irish Water, the National Federation of Group...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Drainage Schemes (27 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 464 of 19 January 2016 in which I set out the roles and responsibilities of statutory bodies with regard to the maintenance of rivers and waterways. The position in this regard remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. In this regard, it is a matter, in the first instance, for Chief Executives, to ensure that the appropriate staffing and service levels are delivered and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (27 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: Extensive discussions with the tyre industry through the establishment of a Tyres Working Group have taken place since the publication of the Producer Responsibility Initiative Review Report on Tyres and Waste Tyres in November 2013. Recently, the National Executive Council and the members of the Irish Tyre Industry Association voted to re-engage in the discussions surrounding the new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (27 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: My Department does not provide a scheme to assist in the renovation and modernisation of a private dwelling to make it habitable in the circumstances described. Support provided by my Department in respect of refurbishment or adaptations to houses are primarily in respect of social housing. In the case of private houses, the main programme of support funded by my Department is via the local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (27 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together. The Urban Development Grant Scheme announced last week, which is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), is administered in Ireland by the two Regional Operational Programme Managing Authorities, the Northern and Western Regional Assembly and the Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly. The approach adopted by the two...

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: You are.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: It is true; he said that.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: That is not true.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: The Deputy should read the document.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: The Deputy should stop taking information from the media. He should do his own analysis.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: That is incorrect. The Deputy should show me the analysis.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: I recognise that we need up to date and comprehensive data on housing need on an ongoing basis. In order to ensure that we have these data, the social housing strategy includes a commitment to undertake housing assessments on an annual basis from 2016 onwards. This is necessary and every Deputy should accept that it will be helpful. In the meantime, throwing figures based on a flawed...

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: In 2015, we increased Exchequer funding for social housing by more than a quarter over the previous year's level to €800 million. As a result of our new, focused approach last year, we achieved a marked fall in the number of vacant social houses to as low as 1% in Dublin city and some 2,700 units were completed. We introduced legislation giving local authorities enhanced powers to...

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: It was certainly far weaker than what the Government delivered in December.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: Our approach to tackling homelessness has been handled in a holistic manner with a focus on prevention wherever possible. In 2015, our policies were designed to increase local authority flexibility, test innovative new approaches and provide strategic support to front-line staff in delivering services. I have increased funding for homeless services to €70 million for 2016. This will...

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: I move amendment No. 2:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:"recognises the high priority which the Government has afforded to increasing housing supply, through its Construction 2020 Strategy and its Social Housing Strategy 2020; acknowledges the demand for social housing as demonstrated by the approximately 90,000 households on the...

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: These results are the most up-to-date and reliable figures currently available. The 2013 figure is, of course, subject to ongoing fluctuation due to households being allocated housing and new households applying for housing support. The claim that the 2013 figures have since increased to a figure of 130,000 on the basis of information obtained from current local authority files is flawed....

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: I did not sign an order.

Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: Misleading?