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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Section 32 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, sets out the general obligation to obtain planning permission in relation to development and section 33 of the Act provides that regulations may be made in relation to the procedure and administration regarding applications for permission to include, inter alia, public consultation. Article 18 and 19 of the Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: A total funding allocation for 2015 of €50.5m nationally was made for the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability, an increase of 10% on the previous year. My Department is in ongoing contact with local authorities regarding these schemes and opportunities will be taken, if they arise, for redistribution of funding between authorities that have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Each year, in November, my Department undertakes a number of measures to promote greater awareness of the register of electors. The objective is to encourage the electorate to check the draft register of electors to ensure that they are correctly registered and to inform the appropriate local authority of any errors or omissions. This can be done onor directly with local authorities who are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 566 and 575 together. The ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of bituminous fuel (or ‘smoky coal ban’ as it is commonly known) was first introduced in Dublin in 1990 in response to severe episodes of winter smog that resulted from the widespread use of smoky coal for residential heating. The ban proved very effective in reducing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 567 and 568 together. My Department provides funding to local authorities for various social housing supports, including for adaptations and extensions to the social housing stock to meet the needs of local authority tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. Funding provided by my Department meets 90% of the cost of the works, with each...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Data (17 Nov 2015)

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

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Housing Clearing House Group (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 574 together. While the Clearing Housing Group is currently in the process of concluding its work and will be bringing forward recommendations, no final date has been set for interested groups to submit proposals. Provisions applying in respect of the treatment and consideration of proposals are set out in the Protocol on engaging with proposers...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Staff (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under Section 10 of the Fire Services Act 1981, the provision of a fire service in its functional area is a statutory function of each individual fire authority (local authority).  Retained fire service personnel normally respond to the fire station on receipt of emergencies calls within a short period of time, typically five minutes.   The allocation of staff within a local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Regeneration (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Dublin City Council has submitted a proposal for funding from my Department towards the refurbishment of a block of units at Jamestown Court, Inchicore. The proposal is currently under consideration by my Department and a response will issue to the Council in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I have received legal advice from the Attorney General regarding the recent Court of Appeal ruling and am considering the need for legislation to address this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 579 and 580 together. My Department monitors the impact of Non-Mortgage borrowing by local authorities on the General Government Balance (GGB) on an on-going basis. While there is a requirement for the overall borrowing of the local government sector to remain within the GGB parameters, should there be a requirement to borrow for social housing purposes, my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 584 and 592 together. Any household wishing to access social housing support is required to apply to its local authority to be assessed under the eligibility and need criteria set down in current housing legislation. Household income is assessed in accordance with a standard Household Means Policy, which sets out the manner in which housing authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The matters referred to in the Question are currently before the Courts and, in these circumstances, it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Any surveys, reports or investigations undertaken by the Dublin Docklands Development Authority in relation to the matter referred to by the Deputy are a matter solely for that Authority and I have no remit in this area. If the Deputy wishes, he may pursue the matter directly with the Authority itself.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Work is currently underway between Irish Water and the local authorities in relation to the identification and quantification of water-related financial liabilities. Final agreement on the liability to transfer to Irish Water, including financial assets, liabilities and debtors, will be by way of balancing statements agreed between Irish Water and local authorities. This is a very...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Property Sales (17 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Government has enabled and facilitated the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) in playing an important role in the delivery of housing supply generally, and social housing in particular.  In Budget 2016, the Minister for Finance announced that NAMA, having carried out a review of residentially zoned sites under the control of its debtors and receivers, is aiming to fund the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (12 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Government waste policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in the EU’s Waste Framework Directive. A number of specific measures have been, and will continue to be, introduced to reduce the amount of waste generated in the State and to increase the segregation of waste which cannot be prevented in line with Government policy . The introduction of pay by weight charges for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (12 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 to 190, inclusive, together. A total funding allocation for 2015 of €11m nationally was made to support local authorities in undertaking adaptations and extensions to their social housing stock to meet the needs of tenants with a disability or t o address serious overcrowding, and for improvement works in lieu of provision of local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (12 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Section 135 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that before the start of each local financial year the chief executive shall prepare and submit to the elected council a report indicating the programme of capital projects proposed by the local authority for the forthcoming and the following two local financial years having regard to the availability of resources. This report may be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (12 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Local Government Act 2001, as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014, provides the legislative basis for the local authority budget process. Section 103 of the 2001 Act provides for the Local Authority budget meeting and states that a local authority may amend the draft budget by resolution, and may adopt the budget with or without amendment. It is a matter for each local...