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Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Labour does that too.

Coroners Bill 2015: First Stage (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: No.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: There was much discussion yesterday evening and this morning on the amendments relating to financing in this Bill. It has been alluded to that in some way this amendment relates to the financing of Irish Water. It does not. That is not what this amendment is about in any way, shape or form. The amendment simply allows an amount of up to €540 million to be made available from the...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: He may be back.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Deputy Stanley might be surprised.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Local authorities can facilitate inter county transfers for those in the Rental Accommodation Scheme ( RAS ). A tenant could transfer from one authority to another within RAS, by agreement with both of the relevant local authorities. However, it is dependent on what provision is made for transfers generally in a local authority’s own Allocations Scheme.  It is entirely a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Funding provided by my Department to support local authorities in returning vacant social housing units to productive use supported works on 729 such units across the four Dublin local authorities in 2014. This comprised 467 units returned by Dublin City Council, 165 by Fingal County Council, 92 by South Dublin County Council and 5 by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. For 2015, there...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: Application for waste facility permits are processed by individual local authorities. The information sought in relation to processing times is not held by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: My role as Minister is to develop and maintain the policy and regulatory framework within which the relevant regulatory authorities, i.e. the Environmental Protection Agency, local authorities, the National Waste Collection Permit Office and the National Transfrontier Shipments Office, discharge their respective regulatory and enforcement functions under the Waste Management Acts. There...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Meetings (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: As the Deputy will appreciate, given the scope of my remit as Minister, I receive representations, including requests for meetings, from a wide range of parties, including public representatives, local and voluntary groups and private individuals and Organisations. While my Office does not maintain a register of all such requests for meetings or invitations received, I will endeavour to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: In order to vote at an election or a referendum a voter must be registered in the appropriate register of electors for that election or referendum. The Electoral Act 1992 provides for the registration of voters where they are ‘ordinarily resident’. Depending on the circumstances, the registration authority may consider it appropriate to register a homeless person at a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (2 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department received an enquiry from Sligo County Council but has not received a formal request for financial assistance in respect of costs associated with the recent visit of members of the British royal family. I have no plans to provide funding for such costs. Matters of this nature fall within the remit of the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Expenditure (2 Jul 2015)

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

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I am bringing forward important changes to the Waste Management Act to reform comprehensively our system of household waste collection. Government waste policy is articulated in A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland. This sets out a number of commitments in relation to reforming the regulation of household waste collection in Ireland, including requiring improved...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I ask the Opposition to spare a thought for the 11,300 people in County Roscommon who this week are no longer on boil-water notices, thanks to the work of Irish Water. Having safe drinking water is the least our citizens deserve. They certainly deserve it having been put in that place for decades. In tandem with these amendments, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Fitzgerald,...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I move:That, pursuant to Standing Order 177, Standing Order 131 is modified to permit an instruction to the Committee to which the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014 may be recommitted in respect of certain amendments, for which it has power to make provision in the Bill in relation to:(a) amendments to the Water Services Acts 2007 to 2014 to provide for a number of matters...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I will ask-----

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I am not dismissing it. I have asked-----

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I will arrange for the Deputy to-----

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Instruction to Committee (1 Jul 2015)

Alan Kelly: I have no problem with holding for five or ten minutes if that is-----