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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: In 2015, on the basis of a consultation paper prepared by my Department, and at the invitation of the then Minister, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht undertook a public consultation process on the establishment of an electoral commission. The Committee published a report on the consultation in January 2016. This report contains a series of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Shannon, County Clare to deliver 21 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Clare County Council. I understand that the Council has the design for this project developed and is preparinga Part 8 planning proposal.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Quilty, County Clare to deliver 10 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Clare County Council. I understand that the Council is preparing tender documents for the project at present with a view to advancing it at the earliest opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Ennis, County Clare to deliver 7 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Clare County Council and the approved housing body, Clare Haven Services Ltd., which is implementing the project. I understand that the Council is currently awaiting a further submission from the approved housing body...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement of the project at Doonbeg, County Clare to deliver 12 new social housing units through design, planning and construction is a matter in the first instance for Clare County Council and the approved housing body, Kilkee Housing Association Ltd., which is implementing the project. I understand that the approved housing bodyis in the process of procuring a design team to advance...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement of the project at Thomas Davis Street in Cork city to construct 35 new social housing units through design, planning and construction is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council and the approved housing body Respond, which is implementing the project. I understand that the approved housing body is currently working to acquire an additional site alongside their...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement of the project at Vincent Avenue, St. Mary's Road in Cork City to construct 25 new social housing units through design, planning and construction is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council and the approved housing body Respond, which is implementing the project. My Department is awaiting design and cost proposals from the Council and the approved housing body...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Boyces Street, in Cork City to construct 12 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council. I understand that the City Council is revising the project so that it will instead provide 40 units and that the revised designs are to be forwarded by the Council to my Department shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Friar’s Walk, in Cork City to construct 4 new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council and the approved housing, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which is implementing this project. I understand that the City Council is awaiting a further submission on the design and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The advancement through design, planning and construction of the project at Saint John’s Well in Cork City to construct new social housing units is a matter in the first instance for Cork City Council. Since the original approval by my Department to develop 2 housing units at this site, the City Council has revised its plans and now proposes to construct 6 units there. The revised...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: I understand that Cork City Council has decided not to proceed with the project at Lough Road to construct 2 new social housing units as the traffic and other challenges result in it not being feasible.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: Every Can Counts, the away from home drinks can recycling programme was launched as part of Repak Recycling Week in 2012. The partnership between drink can manufacturers and the recycling industry aims to encourage people to recycle more, whether it be at work, at college, at an event or festival or while out and about. Further information on the programme is available at...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: Local authorities, through the Project Management Office (PMO) of the Local Government Management Agency, have been exploring new models of service delivery in recent years and have implemented projects which are established best practice in the areas of shared services, external service delivery and procurement. The Public Service Reform Oversight Group was established to oversee the work...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is currently available in 19 Local Authority areasand to homeless households in the Dublin local authority areas under the Homeless HAP pilot. There are currently more than 10,700 households being supported by the scheme. In order to set the HAP limits at informed, practical and appropriate levels my Department has worked closely with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Data (5 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: The material requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table: Year Impact on staff numbers as a result of hiring and departures through retirement or leaving service 2011 -11 2012 -4 2013 -3 2014 -6 2015 -1 2016 2

Seanad: Waste Disposal Charges: Statements (30 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: I did not expect to be back in the House discussing waste collection matters so soon but I am happy to hear people's views, share details on what I understand is happening and outline plans to address some of the issues. In an open market, it is a matter for waste collectors to set charges at the level they consider to be competitive and in compliance with the requirements of environmental...

Seanad: Waste Disposal Charges: Statements (30 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: That will be in place from next January.

Seanad: Waste Disposal Charges: Statements (30 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Senators for raising these issues. I thank them also for the tone of the debate. This seems much better than the last time we had a discussion on these issues when it was much more adversarial. It becomes difficult to get to the root of things in that kind of environment. When we made an agreement with the industry we had a conversation around how new customers would be...

Seanad: Waste Disposal Charges: Statements (30 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: That is the point of having a competitive market.

Seanad: Waste Disposal Charges: Statements (30 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: If someone does not like the price package they are being offered by one service provider, they can go to another one. The thinking behind having an open, competitive market is that we would encourage companies to compete with each other and offer different solutions, collection rotas and pricing models. We were trying to layer on top of that a requirement that everybody would have to...