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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department does not keep a record of the number of complaints made in relation to domestic alarms. The Private Security Authority (PSA), under the aegis of the Department of Justice and Equality, is responsible for the licensing, control and supervision of all installers of security equipment. The PSA has powers to maintain and improve standards in the provision of services, including...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock, including heating systems and the achievement of energy efficiency, is a matter for each relevant local authority, and it is open to each authority to address maintenance or improvements to their housing stock from within their own resources. My Department operates certain funding programmes to support local authorities in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1411 and 1452 together. Data on individuals in emergency accommodation is provided through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS). Lead housing authorities provide monthly reports on homelessness which identify the number of people utilising State-funded emergency accommodation on a regional and county basis. These monthly reports also...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1412 and 1512 together. Against the backdrop of ongoing increases in the number of homeless households in the Dublin Region, the Dublin local authorities are exploring the potential for modular housing as an option for addressing emergency accommodation needs. Dublin City Council is overseeing a modular housing demonstration project, which includes units...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under section 60(3) of the Waste Management Act 1996, I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to the performance by the Environmental Protection Agency or a local authority, in particular circumstances, of a statutory function vested in it, including enforcement functions. Issues concerning the enforcement of waste management legislation are a matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under the Government’s Social Housing Strategy 2020, substantial funding is being made available to support the delivery of new social housing units. This includes funding provided to housing authorities for the construction and acquisition of houses and apartments to assist in meeting the needs of those on the social housing waiting lists. Earlier this year, I announced social...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Licensing authorities have an obligation under Article 3 of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 to be satisfied that a vehicle is correctly taxed and it is open to a motor tax office to request supporting documentation where the goods rate of motor tax is being sought . Such documentation may include a certificate of commercial insurance or evidence of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department published Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structures in 1996. In 2012, my Department issued a circular letter to planning authorities updating certain sections of these Guidelines, under section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, which planning authorities are required to have regard to in the performance of their...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under the Approved Housing Body (AHB) Mortgage to Rent scheme properties are offered to AHBs, which have expressed an interest in the scheme, by the Housing Agency. Financial details of the case are provided to enable the organisation make an informed choice as to the feasibility of the transaction. If an AHB cannot progress the case the Housing Agency is informed to enable it to seek an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under the Approved Housing Body (AHB) Mortgage to Rent Scheme, a total of 3,025 cases had been considered to the end of August 2015. Of these, 1,727 did not progress for various reasons, including income limits, market value and homeowners withdrawing. In addition, 404 cases were deemed ineligible on grounds of accommodation not being suitable, while agreement on the sale could not be reached...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Local authorities are currently undertaking an ambitious programme of insulation retrofitting, with the support of my Department, on the least energy efficient social houses. Funding of €57 million has been provided over the period 2013-2014 for improving the energy performance of older local authority housing stock, resulting in improved energy efficiency and comfort levels, and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: There is no requirement under the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013 to give three months notice when a vehicle is being taken off the road. While a Declaration of Non-Use of a Vehicle must be made in advance of a vehicle being taken off the road, it can only be made in the month before the expiry of a motor tax disc or previously made Declaration of Non-Use and can be made at any time right...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Application (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1430 and 1431 together. The Local Government (Charges) Act 2009, as amended, provides the legislative basis for the Non-Principal Private Residence (NPPR) Charge. The NPPR Charge, which has since been discontinued, applied in the years 2009 to 2013 to any residential property in which the owner did not reside as their normal place of residence. The NPPR Charge...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Owing to the scope of my remit as Minister, I receive representations, including requests for meetings, from a wide range of parties, such as public representatives, local and voluntary groups and private individuals and organisations. In response to Question No. 219 of 2 July, I set out, to the extent that it was possible to collate such information, that I had received 56 meeting requests...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Social housing is a key priority for the Government, evidenced by the additional €2.2 billion in funding announced for it in Budget 2015 and the publication of the Social Housing Strategy 2020 in November 2014. The Strategy targets 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: The first phase of the statutory pilot for the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme commenced in September 2014 and has been introduced incrementally to 13 local authority areas to date - Limerick City and County Council; Waterford City and County Council; Cork, Louth, Kilkenny, South Dublin, Monaghan, Donegal, Offaly, Carlow, Clare and Tipperary County Councils; and Cork City Council....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: While 75% of all motor tax transactions in Dublin are now made online, motor tax applications can be made by post, as well as by presenting in person at Dublin City Council’s Smithfield Office. The location and number of motor tax off ices in Dublin is a matter for Dublin City Council, which administers the service on behalf of the three other Dublin local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: Planning legislation provides that any person or body, on payment of the appropriate fee, may make a submission or observation in writing to a planning authority in relation to a planning application within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application by the planning authority. The legislation does not provide discretion for planning authorities to hold oral...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1438, 1439, 1443 and 1444 together. My Department does not provide funding to local authorities for the provision and maintenance of shelters for dogs. Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities are responsible for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas and my Department has no involvement in this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare (22 Sep 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1440 to 1442, inclusive, and 1446 together. My Department has no direct role in the management or operation of local authority dog pounds. Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities are responsible for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas, including the management of dog pounds or shelters....