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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (8 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 587 and 588 together. Extensive discussions with the tyre industry through the establishment of a Tyres Working Group have taken place since the publication of the PRI Review Report on Tyres and Waster Tyres over two years ago in November 2013. The Tyres Working Group was, and continues to be, an open and transparent arrangement through which stakeholders...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (8 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 589, 590, 592 and 593 together. Information on all new social housing units constructed and acquired in respect of all local authorities and approved housing bodies is published on my Department’s website at the following link: . In addition, information supplied to my Department by local authorities identifies 112 construction ‘starts’...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (8 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)scheme is a key priority for Government and a major pillar of the Social Housing Strategy 2020. To date, the HAP scheme has been introduced incrementally to 18 local authority areas, with over 5,200 households being supported by the scheme across those pilot local authority areas. Dublin City Council is also implementing a HAP pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (8 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The amount spent on the construction of local authority housin g in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is outlined in the following table. Year Amount 2011 €58.512m 2012 €51.707m 2013 €29.620m 2014 €24.623m To date in 2015, €11.33 million has been spent on direct Exchequer investment in the construction of local authority housing. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (8 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The information requested is not available in my Department. The administration of the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is a matter for each local authority.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (8 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The project in question was submitted to my Department as part of a prioritised list of proposals from Tipperary County Council, for funding under the Capital Assistance Scheme. In July 2015, I announced funding approval of over €150 million nationally under the Scheme, to deliver over 1,000 new social housing units. This included 27 new units across 6 projects that were prioritised by...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Legal Costs (8 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The information requested in relation to my Department is being compiled and will be forwarded as soon as possible. The information sought regarding the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each agency.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: From the Seanad (3 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: I thank the Deputies for their comments on this very historic day. The issue of involving the Seanad in oversight was debated in this House. When we debated the legislation in the Seanad, it became obvious that getting that House's views on mitigation, transition, adaptation and the annual statements would be important. These amendments provide that those statements will be laid before...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: From the Seanad (3 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: It is only the amendments.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: From the Seanad (3 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: I am pleased to inform the House of amendments made by Seanad Éireann to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015. It is a timely topic as governments around the word are seeking to negotiate a new climate agreement in Paris - I will be there myself quite soon - which will put us all on track to limit carbon emissions and help countries, both developed and developing, to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: I have currently no plans to re-introduce Affordable Housing Purchase Schemes. However, I do recognise the difficulty faced by households in accessing the housing market and therefore an affordable rental pilot scheme was announced as part of Budget 2016 with €10 million being made available from the proceeds of the sale of Bord Gáis Éireann to fund a pilot in 2016. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Appeals (3 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: When An Bórd Pleanála makes a decision on a planning appeal, it publishes the following documents on its website - the Inspector’s report in relation to the appeal and the Board’s direction and decision on the appeal. Under article 74 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, the Board is required to provide comprehensive information when notifying...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question Nos. 571 and 583 of 1 December 2015 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (3 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: Each housing authority is responsible, under section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, for determining the rent for its dwellings, subject to complying with broad principles laid down by my Department. The primary principle set down is that the rent payable should be related to household income and that low-income households should pay a lower proportion of income in rent. The current arrangements...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: I am pleased to have an opportunity to introduce the Second Stage debate on the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015 in the Seanad. The primary background to this Bill is the package of measures that was recently approved by the Government to deal with problems being observed in the Irish housing market. I note that the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012, which is...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: Pressure is for tyres.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: Pressure is for tyres.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Senator is always nice to me.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy 2020targets the provision of over 110,000 social housing units to 2020, through the delivery of 35,000 new social housing units and meeting the housing needs of some 75,000 households through the Housing Assistance Payment and Rental Accommodation Scheme.  On 1 April 2015, I announced provisional funding allocations totalling €1.5 billion for all local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (2 Dec 2015)

Alan Kelly: Central Government funding to local authorities involves transfers coming from a wide range of Departments and Offices, not solely from my Department, for a variety of purposes. Some streams of funding are delivered directly from funding departments to local authorities, while others are routed through departmental agencies. The Comptroller and Auditor General reports on the Central...