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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Exemptions (5 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: In accordance with the provisions of the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 1992, refunds of motor tax are available in certain limited circumstances, such as where a vehicle has been scrapped, is being permanently exported or has been stolen and not recovered. The Regulations do not provide for a refund where a vehicle has been taken into a garage for repair.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (5 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: Keeping Communities Safe (KCS), was published as national policy in February 2013, and is intended to keep fire safety and fire services in Ireland in line with international best practice. KCS sets down national norms and standards against which local authorities can benchmark their fire services. KCS underpins current good practice in relation to both fire-fighter and public safety, with a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (5 Mar 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: Library Services (5 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 259 together. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 277 and 278 of 5th February, 2015. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fuel Laundering (5 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: As I outlined in the reply to Question No. 279 of 5 February 2015, I have written to my counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive, Minister Mark Durkan, to highlight again the problems being faced by border counties exposed to the consequences of environmental crime and I have signalled to him that this is an issue that I will be raising at the next meeting of the North South Ministerial...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants (5 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: As part of the Government Decision on Irish Water financing taken on 6 May 2014, the Government agreed that the subsidisation of group water schemes be reviewed to ensure equity of treatment with households on public water supplies. This approach to ensuring households in the group water sector receive equivalent support, while allowing for any transitional issues, to sustain improvement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: Details of targets and timelines for delivery of social housing units are set out in tables 1 and 2 of the Social Housing Strategy 2020, which is available on my Department’s website at the following link: . The provision of 35,000 new social housing units under the Strategy is set out in two phases: Phase 1 targets the delivery of 18,000 additional housing units by the end of 2017 and...

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: There is no intention to be punitive in how Irish Water will collect payments. Let us be straight that the user has to pay, that tenants will have to pay and that the mechanism by which they will pay will be brought before the Houses following the consultation and having gone through the Government. That is the simple process which always happens.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Government will decide what legislation is needed and the options that will be used to ensure parity and that people will pay their water bills. The options as referenced by the Deputy are among the many potential ones that could be utilised, all of which are under discussion, with various others. We have listened to many of the representative bodies, including tenant and landlord...

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Deputy seems to have a pre-supposed idea that he can tell people what they will or will not do in the future and that they will actually listen to him.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: The majority of the people do not listen to Deputy Paul Murphy and have signed up. Is he not aware of this? He seems to have a pre-supposed idea that people are going to continue to listen to his waffle and misery that he keeps throwing out with his megaphone.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: The simple fact of the matter is that people are voting through their registrations. The volume registering represents a majority.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: Wait one second. We are satisfied that the number of tenant registrations is on the increase and the process under way with Irish Water will deal with the matter. Everything will be done fairly. Despite the Deputy's desire and wish to use such eloquent language, nothing will be done in a punitive way in any way, shape or form. As I said before, I did not have the value of a private...

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: Everything will be done in a fair and balanced way to ensure everybody makes a contribution, which is only appropriate.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: If there are multiple units in a complex or house, they can all apply for the water conservation grant. If there have been multiple tenants in one unit, whoever has paid the bill may apply for the grant.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. It is the occupier of a property who is liable to pay domestic water charges and legislation provides that the owner is the occupier, unless the contrary is proven. Irish Water is providing landlords with the opportunity to...

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Deputy is good at gibberish himself.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: Perhaps I am a late developer in using all of this flowery language in the Chamber.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: The Deputy is not too bad himself.

Other Questions: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Alan Kelly: I did not have the privilege of receiving a private education like Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett and his colleague sitting beside him, Deputy Paul Murphy.