Results 18,561-18,580 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (25 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: Abolishing domestic water charges would lead to an expected additional subvention requirement of up to €1.4 billion over period 2016-2021, subject to assumptions on payment levels, allowing for some reducing in customer service costs but without reflecting any costs of dismantling contracts. Some additional funding would also arise for the group water sector. Assuming the abolition...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (25 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: Information on the funding provided to each local authority by my Department and number of grants paid to applicants under the Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, since the grants were introduced, is available at the following link: . Details of the 2016 allocations for the grants are also available on my Department’s website at the following link: .
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 to 178, inclusive, together. Responsibility for planning policy rests with the local government system working within the broad legislative and policy framework for planning established by Government and myself as Minister. The National Transport Authority (“NTA”) has responsibility for “strategic planning of transport”....
- Domestic Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: I wish to share time.
- Domestic Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 1:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following: supports the need for significant investment in upgrading Ireland’s public water and wastewater systems and improving the on-going management of the public water resource; notes: — that Irish Water will be retained as a single national utility, in public...
- Domestic Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: It was not a single issue election.
- Domestic Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: It just wants to scrap all.
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy should stop trying to twist the truth.
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: The Deputy is trying to twist the truth.
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: That is not what he said.
- Order of Business (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: That is not what I said.
- Leaders' Questions (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: It would be nice if you had something nice to say, but you did not.
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: In October 2015, the Government approved the delivery of 500 units of rapid delivery housing for homeless households currently residing in commercial hotels across Dublin. An initial 22 units have been delivered in Poppintree, Ballymun, and another 131 units are expected for completion on four sites in Dublin city between October and December this year, following completion of site...
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: This comes back to some confusion about what is being built. There were exhibitions demonstrating what modular units could do and what they might look like. They were very attractive units but they were built elsewhere before being transported and laid on a concrete slab. The buildings in Ballymun are very different. They are rapid build houses that look, feel and behave as would a normal...
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: Let us not create a problem that is not there with talk of eviction from new houses and so on. That is not the issue. We are trying to ensure families do not have to live for long periods in hotel accommodation, which is totally inappropriate and very expensive. On all sorts of levels, it should not be happening but it is the only available alternative to those families living on the...
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: It did not work too well when the figure was 20%.
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: It was never 20% social housing either. It was 10% social housing and 10% affordable housing.
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: We need a baseline requirement for every private housing development in the country, and that is what the Part V provision does in guaranteeing at least 10% in every development.
- Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: We need to work within SDZs or with other developers to increase that provision where it makes sense. In certain parts of the country there is not a demand for that, although there is in other parts. We can consider some of the projects that have been a partnership between a private developer and an approved housing body, for example, and that has worked very well. There are...
- Priority Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (24 May 2016)
Simon Coveney: Can I come back on that?