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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: Donegal County Council has included the Group Water Scheme in question in its application to my Department for funding under the new Rural Water Multi-Annual Funding Programme for the period 2016 to 2018. My Department is currently considering local authorities' bids for funding and allocations to authorities for funding under the new programme will be provided shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Data (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) published two major reports on the private rented sector in 2014. The first report, entitled Rent Stability in the Private Rented Sector, examines the potential for rent regulation in an Irish context and considers a number of policy options in that regard. The second report, entitled Future of the Private Rented Sector, explored the policy options...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including providing necessary housing supports and fostering community development in partnership with local government and other local development bodies. In order to deliver on this broad business agenda, my Department allocates significant resources to a wide range of organisations, including local authorities, dedicated agencies and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. In accordance with section 37(2) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Nuclear Plants (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has been consulted by NuGen as part of the Stage Two Proposed Scheme Consultation for the proposed Moorside Power Station. My Department is currently co-ordinating a response to this in conjunction with relevant agencies, including the EPA’s Office of Radiological Protection and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Ireland’s established position is that,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The foreshore applications in question fall within my statutory responsibility as Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. In accordance with the Foreshore Act, as amended, my Department is responsible for regulating the use of the foreshore through a system of leasing and licensing. The foreshore is defined as the bed and shore below the line of high water of ordinary or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The EU LIFE Programme is a dedicated EU funding instrument for the environment, with the aim of contributing to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental policy and legislation. The Programme is administered directly by the European Commission with funding allocated to projects on merit in accordance with established criteria and following a rigorous assessment process....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has a wide and diverse business agenda, including providing necessary housing supports and fostering communities in partnership with local government and other local development bodies. In order to deliver on this broad business agenda, my Department allocates significant resources to a wide range of organisations, including local authorities. The total funding provided by my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department is in discussions with Dublin City Council regarding the finalisation of construction and associated costs for the Ballymun regeneration programme. Once agreement is reached, outstanding amounts, if any, will be recouped to the Council.

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

Simon Coveney: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock is a matter for each relevant local authority. In relation to the Deputy’s specific query, my Department has not provided funding to Fingal County Council over the past 10 years in respect of fire safety structural deficiencies in social housing stock.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the social housing project referred to by the Deputy is a matter, in the first instance, for the County Council. I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department issued post- tender budget approval to the Council in respect of this project on 12 July 2016, and its advancement on site is now a matter for the Council.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Coroners Service (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Annual Financial Statements of Local Authorities do not provide the detail of the payments to individual Coroners; however, they do show the Operation of Morgue and Coroner Expenses, which would include many other costs associated with the service. The following table details these costs for 2014, the most recent year for which audited accounts are available. Issues relating to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal Charges (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: In an open market, it is a matter for a waste collector to set charges at the level they consider to be competitive, in compliance with the requirements of environmental and other applicable legislation. However, since the waste industry began releasing its proposed prices under pay-by-weight last month, the Government has relayed its concern to the industry generally regarding the reported...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: On 12 December 2015, an ambitious new legally binding, global agreement on climate change was agreed in Paris. The Paris Agreement puts in place the necessary framework for all countries to take ambitious action, as well as providing for a transparency system to ensure that ensures all countries can have confidence in each other’s efforts. The Agreement sets out a long-term goal to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Disposal Charges (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: Legislation has been introduced to remove mandatory pay-by-weight charging for household waste collection. However, it is still open to a company to charge on a pay-by-weight basis. Indeed, many companies already have a pay-by-weight element to their charging structure and their customers are quite happy with this approach. However, in response to the reported escalation of waste bills...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The new Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme and applies to all existing local authority houses, other than those classes of houses excluded under legislation. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: 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. If Deputies have any queries on specific issues in relation to water services, they may be aware that Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: Information is not available in a clearcut manner in relation to the time taken through the 4-stage approval process in relation to social housing construction projects because, first of all, the process has only been rolled out in its current form relatively recently. In that time, the number of projects that have moved through all 4 stages would not provide a basis for generating a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 to 347, inclusive, together. The 4-stage approval process, under which assessments are carried out for publicly-funded capital projects for which my Department is the sanctioning authority, is a streamlining of the 9 stages covered under Capital Works Management Framework. The 4 stages are: Stage 1 – Capital Appraisal (establish the business case);...

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

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 348 and 384 together. The table below sets out the Exchequer funding provided by my Department to local authorities in respect of the main capital programmes to support local authority new builds and acquisitions of new and previously owned housing and apartments in 2015 and to end-June 2016. This includes direct purchases, purchases under Part V arrangements...