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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (19 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Housing Adaptation Grant Scheme for Older People and People with a Disability is delivered by local authorities with 80% funding from my Department, along with 20% from the local authorities’ own resources. It assists people with a disability in private houses to have necessary adaptations, repairs or improvement works carried out in order to make their accommodation more suitable...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (19 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The precise information sought on funding allocated to Kerry County Council, Listowel Town Council, Tralee Town Council and Killarney Town Council for each of the years from 2004 to 2014 to groups and persons for community events and purposes is not fully clear. It is also the case that information related to community-related funding may not be routinely collated on the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (19 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016 and allows eligible local authority tenants to buy their homes. The Housing (Sale of Local Authority Houses) Regulations 2015 governing the Scheme provides for a number of specified classes of houses to be excluded from sale. The provisions of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Conditions (19 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The lease granted for one additional year allows the Marine Institute to operate and utilise the test facility to the extent permitted under the original granted lease, only until such time as a new application to extend the scope and nature of the facility has been determined or March 2017, whichever is the earliest.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Conditions (19 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The current Foreshore Lease format is intended to provide a comprehensive set of protections and obligations with a view to providing a clear description of the Lessor/Lessee relationship being entered into. In order to enhance clarity for both parties, the current format lease has naturally become more detailed in the 10 year period between the execution of these two instruments.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Conditions (19 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: As the one year lease term extension did not require further works oralterations to the physical aspect of the site a further environmental impact assessment of the consented facility was not required.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (19 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department issued general guidance on the implementation of the vacant site levy to planning authorities by way of Circular Letter PL7/2016 on 1 July 2016, entitled Implementation of the Vacant Site Levy as provided for in the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, which is available on my Department’s website at the following link: .

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Energy Schemes (19 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: Local authorities are continuing with an ambitious programme of insulation retrofitting this year and further funding of some € 33 million for that purpose has been made available to end-2016.  This is additional to funding of some €85 million provided from 2013 to 2015 to improve energy efficiency and comfort levels in over 46,000 local authority homes. This Programme...

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy could take some time off demonstrating.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: This is the first time it has been raised. The Deputy should raise it with the Business Committee.

Order of Business (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy is right about that.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Action Programme Implementation (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274 to 276, inclusive, and 280 together. I refer to the reply to Question Nos. 84 and 86 of 13th October 2016. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 292 together. As set out in the replies to Question No. 137 of 29 September 2016 and to Question Number 135 of 6 October 2016, the site at Scribblestown was identified and proposed for inclusion in the Social Housing PPP programme by the Dublin Social Housing Delivery Task Force and by Dublin City Council, having regard to social housing need, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department’s Community & Voluntary Supports & Programmes provide a cohesive framework of support for the community and voluntary sector. This programme supports 21 Volunteer Centres and 8 Volunteer Information Services, as well as a number of national organisations, including Volunteer Ireland. Over €3m was allocated for these organisations in 2016. With...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I recently announced the Government’s approval to the establishment of a Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund of €200 million to relieve critical infrastructural blockages to enable the accelerated delivery of housing on key development sites and to improve the economic viability of new housing projects in Dublin and in urban areas of high demand for housing. The Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Administration (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 and 286 together. The chairpersons of the committees which are reviewing the boundaries at Athlone, Carlow, Drogheda and Waterford have indicated that further work was required in order to complete the reviews, including work arising from the large volume of submissions received on foot of public consultations. My Department has been in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The role of the Expert Commission on Domestic Public Water Services is to make recommendations on a sustainable long term-funding model for the delivery of domestic public water and waste water services by Irish Water. I am satisfied that the terms of reference for the Commission cover all of the issues relevant to the consideration of the future funding of domestic water services.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The detailed administration of the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability , including the assessment, approval and prioritisation of grants to applicants under the various grant measures, is the responsibility of the local authorities and my Department does not hold information in relation to waiting lists or times. The average level s of funding provided by...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Service (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: 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 fire station premises, is a statutory function of individual fire authorities under the Fire Service Act, 1981. My Department supports the fire authorities through setting general policy, providing a central training...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Enforcement (18 Oct 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the landlord-tenant relationship in the rented residential sector and sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants. The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) was established as an independent statutory body under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to facilitate the resolution of disputes between landlords and...