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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Postal Voting (15 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: In order to be able to vote at elections and referendums, a person's name must be entered in the register of electors for a constituency in the State in which the person ordinarily resides. Postal voting is provided for in electoral law in respect of certain categories of persons who are entered in the register of electors. Measures to facilitate the greater participation of students in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (14 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I have delegated authority to the chief executive of Limerick City and County Council to fill any vacancy that arises in the context of their outdoor and indoor workforce plans. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, it is the chief executive of Limerick City and County Council who is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (14 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Local authorities are independent in the discharge of their functions and the directly elected members are democratically accountable for all expenditure of their authority. Specific details in relation to local authority public liability insurance are a matter for each individual local authority insofar as local authorities themselves organise their insurance arrangements collectively for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (14 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Section 6 of the Referendum Act 1994 provides, inter-alia, that the provisions of section 140 of the Electoral Act 1992 (as amended) apply and have effect in relation to referenda. Section 140 of the Electoral Act provides that every notice, bill, poster or similar document having reference to a Dáil election or distributed for the purpose of furthering the candidature of any candidate...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (13 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. Commercial rates form an important element of the funding of all local authorities. However, the legislative basis for the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (7 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. The Commissioner of Valuation has responsibility for valuation matters. The levying and collection of rates are matters for each...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (7 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Section 140 of the Electoral Act 1992 (as amended) provides that every notice, bill, poster or similar document having reference to a Dáil election or distributed for the purpose of furthering the candidature of any candidate at a Dáil election shall bear upon its face the name and address of the printer and of the publisher thereof. Section 6 of the Referendum Act 1994 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Disability Support Services (6 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The Electoral Regulations 2016 provide for ballot paper templates to be provided at polling stations at referendums. These templates are designed to facilitate visually impaired voters to vote in secret. My Department has procured ballot paper templates for use at referendums on behalf of returning officers and they will be available at each polling station at the upcoming referendum. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: European Parliament Elections (6 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The composition of the current 2014-2019 European Parliament was established by European Council Decision 2013/312/EU of 28 June 2013 establishing the composition of the European Parliament which, in the case of Ireland, provided for the election of 11 MEPs. The current number of MEPs in the European Parliament is 750 plus the President with each Member State having between 6 and 96 Members...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (6 Feb 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I established two Local Electoral Area Boundary Committees on 13 December 2018 to review and make recommendations on local electoral areas.  They are tasked with reporting to me within six months.  The Committees are independent in the performance of their functions. Committee No. 1 is tasked with making recommendations on the division of each county (other than Cork, Dún...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Mayoral Election (31 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The Programme for Partnership Government includes a commitment to consider directly elected mayors in cities as part of a broader range of local government reform measures aimed at strengthening local democracy. In response to this commitment, a policy discussion report on metropolitan governance for Ireland's cities is at an advanced stage of preparation. At...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (31 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Rebuilding Ireland is focused on accelerating the delivery of housing, with an investment of more than €6 billion to deliver 50,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and leasing, over the period to 2021. One of the Governments key priorities has been the accelerated delivery of social housing homes and provisional details of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Expenditure (31 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 109 together. The Electoral Act 1997 (as amended) provides the statutory framework for dealing with political donations and sets out the regulatory regime covering a wide range of issues such as the funding of political parties; the reimbursement of election expenses; the establishment of election expenditure limits; the disclosure of election...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Government Reform (31 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The Programme for a Partnership Government (PPG) sets out a number of requirements in relation to local government reform. This involves the submission of a report to Government and the Oireachtas on potential measures to boost local government leadership and accountability, and to ensure that local government funding, structures and responsibilities strengthen local democracy. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (31 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: Local authorities are under a statutory obligation to levy rates on any property used for commercial purposes in accordance with the details entered in the valuation lists prepared by the independent Commissioner of Valuation under the Valuation Acts 2001 to 2015. The Commissioner of Valuation is independent in the performance of his functions under the Acts and the making of valuations for...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (30 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I thank the Deputies who contributed and Sinn Féin for presenting the opportunity to have an update on the situation with regard to the delivery of social and affordable housing. Deputy Connolly said no social housing units had been delivered in Galway in recent years. More than 220 were delivered by Galway city and county in the past two years, which is an insufficient number and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fines Data (30 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: The Annual Financial Statement (AFS) of each local authority provides an analysis of their income from goods and services; these financial statements are produced at the local authority level and are not broken down to municipal district level. Appendix 4 to the AFS (Analysis of Income from Goods and Services) records Parking Fines/Charges as a single figure...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (30 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I established two Local Electoral Area Boundary Committees on 13 December 2017 to review and make recommendations on local electoral areas.  They are tasked with reporting to me within six months.  Committee No. 1 is tasked with reviewing and making recommendations on all areas outside of Dublin, other than Cork and Galway.  Its tasks also include reviewing local electoral...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee Report (30 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: I established two Local Electoral Area Boundary Committees on 13 December 2017 to review and make recommendations on local electoral areas.  The are tasked with reporting to me within six months.  The Committees are independent in the performance of their functions.  However, I understand that the Committees have invited submissions, and the closing date for making a...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Television Licence Fee (25 Jan 2018)

John Paul Phelan: There was no problem with the delay. It was interesting to listen to the debate about seaweed harvesting, on which I am not an expert.