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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The primary role of my Department in electoral matters is to provide an appropriate policy and legislative framework for a modern and efficient electoral system. Within that framework, local returning officers are responsible for all matters in connection with the actual conduct of elections and referendums. This includes, in accordance with section 94 of the Electoral Act 1992, the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: €37.16 million has been allocated to the Dublin Region for 2015 in respect of costs incurred by housing authorities with regard to accommodation and related services for the homeless. This is an increase of 19% on the region’s initial allocation (of €31.32 million) in 2014 and represents over 70% of all the homelessness funding allocated by my Department to housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is a key Government priority and a major pillar of the Social Housing Strategy 2020. The HAP scheme will bring all social housing supports provided by the State under the aegis of local authorities. The scheme will remove a barrier to employment by allowing recipients to remain in the scheme if they gain full-time employment. HAP...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy targets the delivery of over 35,000 new social housing units over the period to 2020. Building on this, I issued ambitious targets to all local authorities out to 2017, the delivery of which will have a strong impact for those homeless and on the housing waiting lists. The target for County Kildare is 1,283 social housing units; this includes 433 units for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Further to the enactment of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 on 28 July 2014, the first phase of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) statutory pilot commenced with effect from 15 September 2014 in Limerick City and County Council, Waterford City and County Council and Cork County Council. HAP commenced in Louth, Kilkenny, South Dublin and Monaghan County Councils from 1...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government published Construction 2020: A Strategy for a Renewed Construction Sectorin May 2014 which is aimed at addressing issues in the property and construction sectors and ensuring that any critical bottlenecks that might impede the sector in meeting residential and non-residential demand are addressed. My Department is leading on a range of measures...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 876 and 877 together. I announced targets for the delivery of social housing for all local authorities out to 2017 in April last, under which Meath County Council was set a target of 519 social housing units, supported by €27.8m of investment. This funding is being invested in a combination of building, buying and leasing schemes to accommodate people...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The total funding allocation of €50.5 million nationally for the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability that I announced in May represents an increase of some 10% over the 2014 funding. In the case of Meath County Council, its full funding amount for 2015 of € 857,256 is an increase of some 20% on its 2014 allocation. With regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: As set out in the Government’s Social Housing Strategy 2020, published in November 2014, the next summary of social housing assessments will be undertaken in 2016 and on an annual basis thereafter. The report of the summary undertaken in 2013, which provides the most up-to-date figures available on housing list numbers, is available on my Department’s website at: .

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 880 and 881 together. My Department has been in discussions with representatives of the tyre sector for approximately fifteen years in order to achieve a system which delivers an appropriate environmental outcome for this waste stream. At the time of their commencement, my Department made clear to the industry that the 2007 Tyre Regulations were the last...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is provided to housing authorities in respect of a range of programmes and initiatives. Details of expenditure under the main areas of this Programme for Westmeath and Longford County Councils for the years referred to are as set out in the Tables below. Westmeath County Council - 2008 - € 2009 - €...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2010 places the onus on dog owners and those in control of dogs to act responsibly by keeping their dogs under effectual control, irrespective of breed. Such responsible dog ownership is the key to reducing incidences of problem behaviours. In addition, the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 (as amended) require that 10 specific breeds of dogs, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Details in respect of the average age of staff in my Department at the end of 2008 and 2011 and as at June 2015 are set out in the table. Year Average Age December 2008 44.65 December 2011 46.32 June 2015 47.81 My Department does not collect such data in respect of agencies under its remit.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Social Housing Strategy’s targeted 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, will address the needs of the 90,000 households on the housing waiting list in full, with flexibility to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (14 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department received a staff sanction request from Dublin City Council for a Cycling Officer, on a three-year contract, on 26 May 2015 and following consideration of the request, the post was approved on 10 July 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (9 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I met with the Irish Road Haulage Association in November 2014 and have received a number of representations on behalf of the Association. I have also responded to a number of parliamentary questions on road tax for the haulage industry in recent weeks. In that regard, I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 211, 212 and 213 of 17 June 2015, which sets out the position in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (9 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (9 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department has approved 317 staffing requests for Kildare County Council since the beginning of 2011. Of these approvals 30 were given in 2015 for housing staff, which include staff to facilitate the delivery of the Government's Social Housing Strategy. With regard to approvals sanctioned prior to 2015, housing - specific information is not held by my Department. My Department works...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Tax Administration (9 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Government has given full effect to its policy commitment in relation to the local retention of Local Property Tax for 2015. 80% of LPT is retained locally to fund public services, with the remaining 20% redistributed to provide top-up funding to certain local authorities that have lower property tax bases due to the variance in property values across the State. These measures are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Haulage Industry Regulation (8 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 211, 212 and 213 of 17 June 2015, which sets out the position in the matter.