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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department provides funding to local authorities to implement the Housing Aid for Older People Scheme. However, the detailed administration of the scheme, including prioritisation of the works to be funded, is a matter for individual local authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Protection Agency Remit (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The facility in question operates under an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) licence granted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The monitoring and enforcement of conditions attaching to IPC licences are a matter for the EPA. All documents relating to individual IPC licences, including inspection information, are available to view on the EPA’s website at . Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: My Department is the delegated Paying Agency responsible for the implementation of the LEADER element s of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013. In line with the ‘bottom up’ approach to rural development the implementation of the Programme at local level is carried out by 35 Local Development Companies of which South Tipperary Local Development Company is one. These...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tree Remediation (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: There is currently a civil remedy available concerning branches or roots of neighbouring treesencroaching on a person’s property. I will, however, give consideration to the issue of trees acutely impacting on neighbouring properties in the context of the forthcoming review of legislation in this area. My Department is examining a number of legislative options in this regard which...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The primary objective of my Department’s National Water Conservation Programme was to reduce water loss and leakage in the distribution networks to an economic level and to address high levels of unaccounted for water. My Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 (WSIP)placed a high priority on water conservation. Nationally, some €290 million...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Third Level Qualifications Recognition (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Section 14 of the Building Control Act 2007 includes provision for the prescription of educational bodies or qualifications whose graduates may be recognised, subject to certain other requirements being fulfilled, as eligible for inclusion on the register of architects as established under the Act. My Department is satisfied that all the necessary procedural requirements are in place to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: On 20 May 2014, the Implementation Plan on the State's Response to Homelessnesswas published in which the Government's approach to delivery on its objective of ending involuntary long-term homelessness by the end of 2016 was outlined. A copy of this plan is available on my Department's website at, . This plan sets out a range of measures to secure a ring-fenced supply of accommodation to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Applications (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: In line with the ‘bottom-up’ approach to rural development under the LEADER elements of the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, the Local Action Groups (LAGs) are the principal decision-makers in relation to the allocation of project funding. Such decisions are made in the context of the local development strategy of the individual groups and in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Since July 2011, my Department’s website has been used as the primary mechanism for seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced persons, for consideration as members or chairpersons of the boards of State bodies under my Department’s aegis. It should be noted that in the case of certain appointments, statutory selection procedures must be followed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The only possible funding available from my Department for this type of infrastructure is under the LEADER programme. However, funding under the LEADER element of the 2007-2013 Rural Development Programme is now fully committed. I expect however that the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme will commence during 2015 and there is potential under this Programme to fund playgrounds if it is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Rehiring (14 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Retired public and civil servants are engaged from time to time by my Department in areas where specific expertise is required for a short fixed period and these people provide a level of knowledge, experience and background compatible with such temporary and periodic requirements. The abatement principle, which ensures that the fee or salary paid plus pension does not exceed the rate of pay...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (9 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Motor tax is payable on an annual, half-yearly or quarterly basis. The rates of duty applicable for half yearly and quarterly options are 55.5% and 28.25% of the annual charge respectively. This additional cost element takes account of the extra workload for staff in motor tax offices and the National Vehicle and Driver File unit, and the resultant administrative costs and printing costs that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Expenditure (9 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 to 237, inclusive, together. The Gweedore Sewerage Scheme was included in my Department’s Water Services Investment Programme 2010 - 2013as a scheme to commence construction during the lifetime of the Programme. The amount recouped by my Department to Donegal County Council in respect of the Gweedore Sewerage Scheme is set out in the following...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (9 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 247 together. 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 shall 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (9 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water is responsible for the delivery of water services capital infrastructure. Irish Water has recently published its Proposed Capital Investment Plan for 2014 – 2016 and this is available on the Irish Water website, . The plan outlines a number of priorities to be delivered including improving water quality, tackling leakage, improving capacity and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Supply (9 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 responsibility for the independent economic regulation of the water sector is assigned to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) and that the water charges plan prepared by Irish Water is subject to the approval of the CER. The CER announced its decision...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (9 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: Insurance Coverage (9 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Irish Insurance Federation, now known as Insurance Ireland, is a representative body for insurance providers operating in the Irish market. As is the case with any private organisation, its operations are matters for its management and board of directors and I have no powers to direct them to take a particular course of action. While I have no regulatory function in the area of insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Island Communities (9 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: I have received, and am considering, the correspondence from Comhdáil Oileán na hÉireann, which advocates for a single island-based body to deliver the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) and the new LEADER programme on the offshore islands. Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) have been established in all local authority areas to oversee and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (9 Oct 2014)

Alan Kelly: The Local Government Reform Act 2014 provided for a wide-ranging programme of reform to local government structures, functions and governance, including a process for the holding of a plebiscite on the possible introduction of an office of directly elected mayor for a Dublin metropolitan authority. This procedure was based on achievement of political consensus across the four Dublin local...