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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Cross-Border Co-operation (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 266 and 271 together. I understand from initial inquiries that Irish Water has two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Northern Ireland Water (NIW). The first of these is a knowledge sharing agreement on issues such as asset standards, specifications and research etc. The second MOU with NIW is on a joint INTERREG funding application which is targeting...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The provisions of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, are designed to enable the development of mixed tenure sustainable communities. Part V units are excluded from the Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme to ensure that units delivered under this mechanism will remain available for people in need of social housing support and that the original policy goals of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The 2016 funding available to local authorities under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and for People with Disabilities was announced on 2 February 2016. The total 2016 funding available for these grants is €56.25 million, which is a 10% increase on the level of funding made available in 2015. Details of these allocations are available on my Department’s website...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Eligibility (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Minimum standards for rental accommodation are prescribed in the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008, as amended by the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) (Amendment) Regulations 2009, made under section 18 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992. The Regulations specify requirements in relation to a range of matters, such as structural repair, sanitary...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Dublin City Council submitted an up-to-date business case, including a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), in relation to their plans for developments at Dominick Street to my Department on 31 May 2016. The CBA is required under the Public Spending Code as the public funding for the project is expected to exceed €20m. My Department has completed its review of the CBA and the matter is now...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions Establishment (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Section 5 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides for the establishment of a Constituency Commission upon the publication by the Central Statistics Office of preliminary census results. Census 2016 was taken on 24 April 2016 and the Central Statistics Office expects to publish the preliminary results in July of this year. The function of the Constituency Commission is to make a report on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Cork County Council has included the Group Water Scheme in question in its application to my Department for funding under Measure 3 of the new Rural Water Multi-Annual Funding Programme for the period 2016 to 2018. My Department is currently considering local authorities' bids for funding for group water and group sewerage schemes and allocations to authorities for funding under the new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Mitigation Plan (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Work is ongoing on the development of the National Mitigation Plan. Draft sectoral mitigation measures are being prepared by Departments with responsibility for the key sectors. These measures are currently undergoing environmental, technical and financial analysis to ensure that the most sustainable measures that deliver cost effective optimal mitigation potential will be prioritised for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: In July 2014, the then Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government published a Review of the Producer Responsibility Initiative Model in Ireland. The aim of the review was to assess the nature and level of the challenges which are currently facing the existing Producer Responsibility Agreements, as well as the forthcoming challenges that are expected to arise in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has provided funding for civic amenity sites since 2002 under two schemes, the Capital Grants Scheme under the National Development Plan 2000 to 2006 and the Waste Recycling Capital Grants Scheme under the National Development Plan 2007 to 2013. Dublin City Council was notified about these schemes by numerous Circulars, most recently circular WPR 15/08. A circular issued to all...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Vehicle Registration Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: At the end of May 2016, there were 1,101,273 vehicles under current taxation with a registration prior to July 2008. There were 927,211 vehicles taxed with a registration post-July 2008, including 10,304 commercial vehicles that are taxed privately on the basis of engine capacity (the CO2rates of motor tax apply only to passenger cars). Gross receipts from private vehicles in 2015 and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: A homelessness report is published on my Department’s website on a monthly basis providing details of individuals utilising State-funded emergency accommodation arrangements that are overseen by housing authorities. The information contained in these reports is provided by housing authorities and is produced through the Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS) - the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides funding to local authorities for various social housing supports, including for adaptations and extensions to the social housing stock to meet the needs of local authority tenants with a disability or to address serious overcrowding. Funding provided by my Department meets 90% of the cost of the works, with the local authority providing the remaining 10%. Local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral Reform (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: I have no plans to seek to amend Article 47.3 of the Constitution to enable British citizens to vote in referendums held in Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Applications (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Under the Approved Housing Body (AHB) Mortgage to Rent Scheme (AHB-mortgage-to-rent) , an AHB can acquire ownership of a property with an unsustainable private mortgage, enabling the household to remain in their home as a social housing tenant. To be eligible for the scheme a household must have had their mortgage position deemed unsustainable by their lender under the Mortgage Arrears...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Regulations (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Government waste policy is predicated on the waste hierarchy as set out in the EU's Waste Framework Directive. A number of specific measures have been, and will continue to be, introduced to reduce the amount of waste generated in the State and to increase the segregation of waste which cannot be prevented in line with Government policy. The introduction of pay-by-weight charges for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: I anticipate a phased commencement of the LEADER 2014-2020 programme across all areas commencing in July. My Department is currently concluding the selection of LEADER local development strategies, in accordance with strict EU regulatory requirements. 32 strategies have been received from the 28 designated LEADER areas, of which 26 have been evaluated to date. Of those, 20 have been...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mountain Rescue Service (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: Mountain Rescue Ireland is currently in receipt of funding from my Department under the Development Scheme to Support National Organisations (DSSNO) which is due to conclude on 30 June 2016, having previously been in receipt of funding under the Scheme to Support National Organisations 2011-2014. Funding under these schemes is provided to national organisations towards core costs associated...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The terms and conditions governing the operation of both the standard annuity mortgages and home choice loans provided by local authorities to qualifying first time buyers are set out in the Housing (Local Authority Loans) Regulations 2012 and the Housing (Home Choice Loan) Regulations 2009, respectively. These are available at the following weblinks: and. Under both loan schemes, housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Correspondence (8 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: The information sought in the Question is not readily available and will take time to compile. The information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.