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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: As I understand it the project referred to in the question is fully approved by the Local Action Group and is currently underway. In line with the procedures currently in place, my Department now awaits the submission of a claim for payment.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: State Bodies Establishment (4 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: The information sought is contained in the following table: Name Mission/Legislative Basis Number of Board members Budget 2013, 2014 Local Government Management Agency Established in 2012 under the Local Government Management Agency (Establishment) Orders 2012 and 2013 following the merger of the Local Government Computer Services Board and the Local Government Management...

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Was the Deputy watching?

Irish Water: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: That is a serious accusation.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 178 together. Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. The employment terms and conditions for Irish Water staff are a matter for the company and I understand that the particular pay model is something which was inherited...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Yield (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The number of vehicles under current motor taxation at 30 September 2014 was 2,503,300. Details of the numbers of vehicles under current taxation in previous years can be found in Table 1, Part 1 of the Irish Bulletin of Vehicle and Driver Statistics 2013. The Statistics Bulletin is published annually by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and is available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together. Irish Water has established a customer support call centre which is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This call centre is designed for reporting of any faults in water services and assisting customers with any queries related to water services. I f a householder experiences an interruption to the water supply to their house, they are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Redeployment (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Posts up to and including Grade 7 may be filled from within the local authority sector through the redeployment process. The Public Appointments Service manages the redeployment process for local authority posts at Grade 8 and above. My Department does not collect the redeployment data requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department provides funding to the community and voluntary sector through a range of community, housing and environmental programmes and initiatives, including the Local and Community Development and LEADER Programmes. The Local and Community Development Programme (LCDP) operates through a nationwide network of Local Development Companies. The LCDP aims to tackle poverty and social...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: With effect from 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for public water services. The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water can collect charges from its customers in receipt of water services provided by it. The Act also provides that responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER)...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: House Prices (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I am aware that the Real Estate Alliance average house price index showed, inter alia, that the price of an average three-bed semi-detached house in Irish towns and cities rose by 17.59% in the first nine months of 2014.  It would not be appropriate for me to comment on the Real Estate Alliance average house price index, which is based on its own data. In this regard, the CSO’s...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: In January 2013, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) was commissioned by my Department to undertake a study into water affordability and the provision of water services in Ireland. Subsequently, an Inter-Departmental Working Group was established in October 2013 to advise the Government on the appropriate method for addressing affordability issues which might arise with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department is working with housing authorities and other social housing providers to provide social housing for people on the housing waiting list. In 2014, it is expected that 6,000 additional social housing units will be delivered across all social housing programmes. The Social Housing Strategy, a Government commitment in Construction 2020, will provide the basis for an enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Remuneration (23 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The non-commercial semi state agencies under the aegis of my Department do not make bonus payments to staff. Irish Water is the only commercial semi-state Company under the aegis of my Department. In that regard, I refer to the reply to Questions Nos 170 and 178 on today’s Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (22 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Staffing arrangements within Irish Water are an operational matter for the company and one in which I have no function. I understand from information supplied to my Department by Irish Water that they are currently working...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (22 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. Over the last number of weeks, Irish Water has been sending application packs to approximately 2 million households. The administration and operation of this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (22 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock is the responsibility of the relevant housing authority. My Department provides a range of funding supports to housing authorities under the Social Housing Investment Programme to improve their existing social housing stock. As part of a €50 million investment programme nationally over three years to improve the energy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (22 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The report, Rent Stability in the Private Rented Sector, was completed towards the end of last month. I understand that the formal launch of the report is due to take place on 23 October 2014 at a Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) conference on the future of the private rented sector. The report includes an examination of rent regulation regimes in other countries and puts forward...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (22 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The commencement of the Construction Contracts Act 2013 is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. My Department has no function in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Remit (22 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides that Irish Water shall charge each customer in receipt of water services provided by it. The Act also provides that for the purpose of calculating a charge, the amount of waste water discharged from a premises is deemed equal to the amount of water supplied to that premises, unless Irish Water and the customer otherwise agree. Where a customer of...