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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Freedom of Information Requests (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The information sought in respect of Freedom of Information requests received by my Department is set out in the following table. It should be noted that, of the total number of FOI requests received by my Department, a portion get withdrawn by the requestor, a portion are dealt with outside of the FOI process and a portion are transferred to another FOI body in possession of the requested...

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

Alan Kelly: My colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, has established an Inter-Departmental Working Group to consider issues relating to the Irish haulage industry, which includes representation from my Department. The haulage industry is seeking a reduction in motor tax for the sector, a change in the basis of taxation from unladen to gross design vehicle weight and the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 791 and 793 together. The number and name of Bills initiated by my Department since September 2013 is set out in the following table. It is my intention to subject Bills prepared in my Department, which are in the Government’s legislative programme for the current session, to the pre-legislative scrutiny procedure in the Oireachtas which was introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Requirements Governing Holding Elected Office (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Requirements in relation to the holding of elected office are set out in the Constitution and in electoral and local government law. Requirements relating to the office of the President are set out in the Constitution; requirements relating to membership of the Dáil are set out in Article 16 of the Constitution and in Part IX of the Electoral Act 1992; requirements relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Expenditure on staff subsistence and taxis for my Department in the past four years and to 12 June this year is set out in the following Table. Year Subsistence Taxis 2011 € 571,079.88 € 22,691.46 2012 € 705,249.96 € 31,821.59 2013 € 742,134.20 € 37,629.03 2014 € 550,660.00 € 19,383.82 2015 (to June 12th) €...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The information requested is set out in the following table. Year Commissioned Consultant/Author etc. Name/Description of Report/Review/Study Date or Expected Date of Publication Amount Spent Since March 2011 2011 Building Research Establishment Ltd Retrofitting Code of Practice. Published March 2014. (1) €21,190 2011 Pyrite Panel Report of the Pyrite Panel -...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Since 1 January 2015, my Department has received 85 staff sanction requests from Mayo County Council. The status of these requests is set out in the following table. Date of Staffing Request Title of Post(s) Number of Post(s) Type of Contract sought Outcome 06/01/2015 Retained Fire Fighter 1 Permanent Approved 07/01/2015 Lifeguards (Beach) 26 Contract Approved ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Register of Electors (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1025 of 9 June 2015. The preparation of the Register of Electors is a matter for each local authority as a registration authority. Only those who are on the register of electors are entitled to vote. There is no provision in law for making changes to the register of electors at a polling station.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: In March 2014, €2.975 million was made available to local authorities for a dedicated Public Area Enhancement Scheme in recognition of the challenges experienced last year in managing public spaces due to the exceptionally inclement weather conditions experienced early in the year. In light of this, additional, once-off funding was provided to support local authorities’ efforts...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability were introduced on 1 November 2007. Information on Exchequer funding provided by my Department to each local authority for these schemes is available on my Department’s website at the following link: , by selecting ‘Social and Affordable Housing’, ‘Housing Adaptation Grants by Area...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (16 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The RAPID programme aims to ensure that priority attention is given to tackling the spatial concentration of poverty and social exclusion in areas covered by the programme. Over the past number of years, my Department has continued to meet its existing contractual commitments on RAPID projects throughout the country. There is now just one remaining measure under the RAPID programme, which...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (11 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: To answer Deputy Stanley, obviously, we are taking cognisance of all of that and I can assure him it will be dealt with as part of the guidelines. In response to Deputy Murphy, I expect to have this concluded before the summer recess, if not earlier.

Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: That is not true.

Other Questions: Irish Water Establishment (11 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: A key component of the strategy to establish Irish Water is that Irish Water will be classified as a market corporation under EUROSTAT rules and as a result, will not, other than in respect of Government support, be included in the calculation of the general Government balance. The Central Statistics Office, CSO, an independent body, is responsible for engagement with EUROSTAT on such...

Other Questions: Irish Water Establishment (11 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: The dates and timing of this are really a matter for EUROSTAT. I do not have a date as it is not for me to decide, and I would not like to deflect from the independence of either the CSO or EUROSTAT. When they make their decision is a matter for them. The interest rate would reflect the time at which the loan was taken out and the terms and conditions of that time. I will get that...

Other Questions: Irish Water Establishment (11 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Pending clarification, the one thing I will say is that when a loan is taken out, circumstances are obviously different. One could apply this to many different models, depending on when funding was taken out. The circumstances in every case are completely different. I would not find it strange that there are different percentages. The information will be provided to the Deputy in due course.

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (11 Jun 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 m between a wind turbine and the nearest dwelling for...

Other Questions: Wind Energy Guidelines (11 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: I take on board the Deputy's comments. I cannot comment on an individual application, as she will appreciate, although I accept that there is a need to bring in the guidelines very quickly and that there is a need for clarity. I am well aware of the volume of applications across the country and these guidelines are necessary. It is one of the largest projects in terms of guidelines that...

Other Questions: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Well said.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Irish Water Establishment (11 Jun 2015)

Alan Kelly: Absolutely. I cannot speak on behalf of Siemens which made its own assumptions, and in this case I would say wrongly. I do not know; that is just my opinion. I do not know on what it based its assumptions. I have no idea. As part of an early round of public consultation, it made its decision to submit its letter, offering ideas and concepts. It made assumptions for that. I have no idea...