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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Staff (9 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008, as amended by the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, made under section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992. The Regulations specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (9 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Information on the funding provided to each local authority under the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability from 2008 to 2016 is available on my Department’s website at the following link: . In 2016, Exchequer funding of €45m was made available to local authorities for these grants. I expect to be in a position to increase that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (9 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Funding is provided to local authorities under my Department’s Social Housing Capital Investment programme, to deliver additional social housing stock through new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments. In addition, my Department also provides funding to local authorities to carry out improvement works to their existing social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (9 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Funding is provided to local authorities under my Department’s Social Housing Capital Investment programme, to deliver additional social housing stock through new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments. In addition, my Department also provides funding to local authorities to carry out improvement works to their existing social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Public Health and Safety (9 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Section 239 (2) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 places a statutory responsibility on organisers of funfairs and owners of fairground equipment to take such care as is reasonable to ensure that persons on land in connection with a funfair do not suffer injury or damage by reason of any danger arising out of the funfair or associated activities. Section 239 (4) of the Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Public Relations Contracts Data (9 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The information requested in relation to my Department and in relation to the National Oversight and Audit Commission (NOAC), the Secretariat services for which are provided by my Department, are being compiled to the extent to which they can reasonably be collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders. The details requested in relation to bodies under the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Public Health and Safety (9 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Public Health and Safety (9 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Section 239 (2) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 places a statutory responsibility on organisers of funfairs and owners of fairground equipment to take such care as is reasonable to ensure that persons on land in connection with a funfair do not suffer injury or damage by reason of any danger arising out of the funfair or associated activities. Section 239 (4) of the Planning and...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy does not know what he is talking about.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy has never once come looking for detail on that project. He has done nothing to help it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I have not.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: It is not the first time today that the Deputy has decided to get into constituency projects.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy has done nothing to help the project.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Absolutely. It is rewriting history.

Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I am pleased to have the opportunity to provide the Members of Seanad Éireann with an update regarding improvements to the financial supports for elected members of local authorities. Local authority elected members are now midway through their first term of serving under the new framework established following the implementation in 2014 of the most radical changes in local government...

Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Just for the record, if anyone is rushed I am happy to speak to anybody after this debate offline if people have issues they want to raise.

Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I am sure the Senator would prefer that.

Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: It is an allowance, rather than part of salary.

Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I should have taken the opportunity when I was speaking earlier to acknowledge the presence of the councillors in the Visitors' Gallery. I thank the AILG and LAMA for their engagement on these issues. We have had multiple meetings where we have had honest and blunt discussions with both organisations on what we need to try to do.Those meetings have been honest, blunt discussions about what...

Seanad: Amendments to Councillors' Conditions: Statements (8 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: I will finish one or two points if I can.