Results 15,861-15,880 of 20,884 for speaker:Alan Kelly

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Yield (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The main aspects of the Irish Water funding model are set out in a detailed fact sheet published on my Department's website. In 2015 Irish Water expected billed income from domestic customers to total €271m and from non-domestic customers to total some €229m, giving a total billed income from customers of €500m. The first bills began issuing to Irish Water domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: In order to be able to vote at elections and referendums, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of certain categories of person who are entered in the register of electors - whole-time members of the Defence Forces; members of An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: As part of the targets of the Social Housing Strategy 2020, I expect that some 7,400 new social housing units will be provided in 2015, as follows: 1,400 units built or acquired by local authorities and approved housing bodies (AHBs); 3,000 units under the Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP); 1,000 vacant local authority units to be returned to use; and 2,000 new Rental...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (16 Jul 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 local authorities to address maintenance or improvements to their housing stock from within their own resources. My Department operates certain funding programmes to support local authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 introduced a new standard procedure for assessing applicants for social housing in every housing authority. The aim of the new system is to move closer to a transparent, consistent and fairer approach to eligibility for social housing. The Regulations include maximum net income limits for each housing authority, in different bands according to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I announced the establishment of statutory committees on 19 June 2015 to review local government boundaries in Athlone, Carlow, Drogheda and Waterford. In the case of Carlow, the committee has been asked to carry out a review of the boundary between County Carlow and County Laois and to make recommendations with respect to that boundary and any consequential recommendations to the area of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The management of dog pounds contracted by local authorities is a matter in the first instance for the owner of the pound and then the local authority concerned. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, the responsibility for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, applies to all animals, including those in dog pounds.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Stations Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The provision of a fire service in its functional area, including the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade, the assessment of fire cover needs, the provision of a premises and the making of such other provisions as it considers necessary or desirable, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the provisions of the Fire Services Acts 1981 and 2003. My...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 226 of 8 July which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 12 on today's Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: In December 2013, my Department published proposed “draft” revisions to the noise, setbacks and shadow flicker aspects of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These draft revisions proposed: - The setting of a more stringent day and night noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, - A mandatory minimum setback of 500 metres between a wind turbine...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 18 on today's Order Paper, which sets out the position in this matter. The Bill does not impact on tenants' rights and I have not held any discussions with tenants' rights organisations on its provisions.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provided for the transfer of water services functions from the water services authorities to Irish Water. The Act also provided for the transfer of water services property from the water services authorities to Irish Water. In this regard, the ownership of public sewers transferred to Irish Water on 20 January 2015. The Water Services Act 2007 defines...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Inspections (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Section 70 of the Water Services Act 2007 places a duty of care on the owner of a premises to ensure that their waste water treatment systems are kept so as not to cause, or be likely to cause, a risk to human health or the environment, including waters, the atmosphere, land, soil, plants or animals, or create a nuisance through odours. The duty of care provisions have been augmented by the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: In December 2013, my Department published proposed “draft” revisions to the noise, setbacks and shadow flicker aspects of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines. These draft revisions proposed: - The setting of a more stringent day and night noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, - A mandatory minimum setback of 500 metres between a wind turbine...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I recently met representatives of the Association of Irish Local Government and of the Local Authority Members Association to discuss a range of issues relating to the operation of the local government system, and the work of elected members of local authorities, following one year of operation of the new structures established under the Local Government Reform Act 2014. Such meetings are a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy 2020, published in November 2014, sets out clear, measurable actions and targets to increase the supply of social housing, reform delivery arrangements and meet the housing needs of all households on the housing list.  The Strategy will support an additional 35,000 new units to be delivered by local authorities and approved housing bodies through a combination...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Domestic Waste Water Treatment Systems (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2013, a copy of which is available in the Oireachtas library, brought into operation a grants scheme to assist with the cost of remediation of septic tanks and domestic waste water treatment systems which are deemed, following inspection under the EPA's National Inspection Plan and the subsequent issue of an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 12 on today's Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (16 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: A range of measures are being taken to secure a ring-fenced supply of accommodation to house homeless households and mobilise the necessary supports in order to deliver on the Government's target of ending involuntary long-term homelessness. These measures have been identified in the Government's Implementation Plan on the State's Response to Homelessness(May 2014) and in the Action Plan to...