Results 18,141-18,160 of 21,042 for speaker:Alan Kelly
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: There are 1.3 million principal primary residences. People living in their homes will get this grant should they sign up. If they own other properties they will not get it for other properties.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: A tenant who is renting what is his or her primary residence will get the grant too. However, a person who has multiple properties will only get the grant based on the primary residence. Tenants will get the grant. The figure is 1.3 million.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: It is our estimation that the figure is 1.3 million principal or primary residences, and they will be eligible for this €100. If a person owns the house in which he or she lives, he or she will get the grant. If the person has another nine or ten or 20 or 40 premises, however, they will not get it for those. However, a tenant in a property will get a conservation grant once he or...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: The revised allowed revenue approved by the Commission for Energy Regulation on 30 September 2014 was €958 million. The adjustment to reflect the change in commercial rates is €59 million, which gives a final revised revenue of €899 million. This is made up of an operation subvention of €399 million, domestic billed income of €271 million, non-domestic...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I have outlined how Irish Water is funded. If one deducts €130 million, one can derive the net figure. It is a question of subtracting €130 million from €899 million.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: The answer is quite simple: the figure of 1.3 million is based on the primary households which is €130 million.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: How is it wrong? The figure is €130 million-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: It is based on principal primary residences. I have outlined the figures and I have read them into the record of the House on how they add up. The allowed revenue approved by the CER was €958 million, less the €59 million for commercial rates The revised revenue is €899 million, which is made up of the €399 million from the revised Government operational...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: People who have paid for water for decades-----
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: -----have spent thousands.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: They have to service their wells, treatment systems and group schemes as well. Some Members might not be familiar with those but I certainly am.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: They have spent thousands. Great credit is due to all of those who were involved in group schemes and have worked so diligently down through the years, and it should be recorded. There were a number of questions related to the Department of Social Protection, DSP. This will be actioned by the DSP. The Department of Social Protection is quite happy to handle these queries. It is worth...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: -----the Department of Social Protection is in a position to respond and deliver this. They are quite happy to deliver this on behalf of the Department. The real answer to Deputy Boyd Barrett's question, which I answered previously but the Deputy was out of the House, is that, because it goes into the drain and is not treated as sewerage, it is merely good practice. There is not a big...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: It is only for new connections.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: It is quite clear that what they are talking about here is drainage policy rather than waste policy. It is to create sustainable drainage policies rather than have it all treated directly as wastewater. However, I will have a look at the section - I do not have it to hand. I have answered on numerous occasions this question on the figures to which Deputy Donnelly refers. The figures have...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: Based on the calculations we have here now, it is approximately €529 million.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: The cost. Deputy Donnelly asked specifically what is the cost to Government.
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: What is the question?
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: In fairness, I have not got all those calculations; I will get them for Deputy Donnelly. I can give the Deputy this assurance, that, in relation to the costs he outlined versus the revenue which has been outlined on numerous occasions, for instance, €271 million in domestic charges, the revenue is more. Over time that will obviously be the case, considering that the costs will...
- Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2014)
Alan Kelly: I will not take an economics lecture from the Deputy.