Written Answers Nos. 167-173
167. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that proposals by the National Directorate and Fire Emergency Management Body if adopted would reduce manning levels for Dublin to below the agreed minimum; and if he will assure the public that those proposals will not be accepted and minimum levels will be maintained. [53464/12]
View answerI refer to the reply to Question No. 492 of 27 November 2012. The position is unchanged.
168. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the 2011/2012 local authority tenant purchase scheme due to special circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53479/12]
View answerI have this week made regulations extending the final date for completion of sales under the 2011 Fixed-term Tenant Purchase Scheme for Long-standing Tenants from 31 December 2012 to 30 June 2013. This will facilitate the completion of sales in respect of which purchase applications were made by 31 December 2011 but the amending regulations do not permit any further purchase applications to be made under the scheme.
169. Deputy Arthur Spring asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when authority will be transferred to North and East Kerry Partnership and South Kerry Partnership in order that applications for LEADER funding by Kerry companies located in areas in Kerry, which were previously covered by Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta, can be accepted and administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53515/12]
View answerI refer to the reply to Question No. 148 of 22 November which sets out the position in this matter.
170. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any funding available for a landowner of a quarry which is in an SAC to carry out an appropriate assessment. [53518/12]
View answerI refer to the reply to Question No. 466 of 13 November 2012, which sets out the position in this matter.
171. Deputy Simon Harris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a central database or register of estates under the management of management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53527/12]
View answerMy Department has no function in relation to the operation of property management companies and is not aware of any central database or a register of estates that are under the management of such companies . The Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011, under the remit of my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality, regulates the management and operation of such companies.
172. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of specific tanks that have been registered with each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53531/12]
View answer173. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has made any provisions in his budgets to allow for grant assistance for those who may need to upgrade their septic tanks to bring them in line with current regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53532/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 172 and 173 together.
As of 28 November, applications in respect of the on-site wastewater treatment systems of almost 225,000 owners, who have registered on-line, by post or in person at their local authority offices, have been processed. I understand that there are a further 65,000 registration applications which are waiting to be processed by the bureau operated by the Local Government Management Agency. In total, therefore, some 290,000 householders have registered their systems to date. Census 2011 recorded that there are 497,281 households served by septic tanks or other treatment systems. Householders who have not yet registered have until 1 February 2013 to register their system.
I have stated on a number of occasions that I am prepared to consider all possible options to provide financial support to householders whose wastewater treatment systems are deemed, following inspection under the new legislation, to require substantial remediation or upgrading. The matter is under active consideration in my Department. The provision of any financial support will have regard to the overall budgetary situation and to the financial position of the individual households concerned.
Details of the numbers of processed registrations for each County and City Council are set out in the following table.
|
Water Services Authority |
Estimated total number of on-site waste water treatment systems |
Number of on-site waste water treatment systems registered |
Number of on-site waste water treatment systems registered as a percentage of the estimated total number |
|
Carlow County Council |
7190 |
3396 |
47% |
|
Cavan County Council |
14477 |
7529 |
52% |
|
Clare County Council |
19769 |
13064 |
66% |
|
Cork City Council |
586 |
304 |
52% |
|
Cork County Council |
57993 |
22758 |
39% |
|
Donegal County Council |
32955 |
8360 |
25% |
|
Dublin City Council |
2718 |
66 |
2% |
|
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
1928 |
653 |
34% |
|
Fingal County Council |
5213 |
1733 |
33% |
|
Galway City Council |
1145 |
403 |
35% |
|
Galway County Council |
42161 |
16785 |
40% |
|
Kerry County Council |
28277 |
18040 |
64% |
|
Kildare County Council |
16795 |
7741 |
46% |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
15368 |
8146 |
53% |
|
Laois County Council |
11309 |
5589 |
49% |
|
Leitrim County Council |
7005 |
3438 |
49% |
|
Limerick City Council |
420 |
136 |
32% |
|
Limerick County Council |
24207 |
9812 |
41% |
|
Longford County Council |
7556 |
4256 |
56% |
|
Louth County Council |
11633 |
3998 |
34% |
|
Mayo County Council |
26659 |
11589 |
43% |
|
Meath County Council |
21687 |
11426 |
53% |
|
Monaghan County Council |
12065 |
4760 |
39% |
|
North Tipperary County Council |
12342 |
5710 |
46% |
|
Offaly County Council |
11170 |
4924 |
44% |
|
Roscommon County Council |
14297 |
7325 |
51% |
|
Sligo County Council |
11192 |
5504 |
49% |
|
South Dublin County Council |
2266 |
661 |
29% |
|
South Tipperary County Council |
14442 |
6776 |
47% |
|
Waterford City Council |
488 |
229 |
47% |
|
Waterford County Council |
11466 |
4714 |
41% |
|
Westmeath County Council |
12165 |
5808 |
48% |
|
Wexford County Council |
26267 |
12207 |
46% |
|
Wicklow County Council |
12070 |
6864 |
57% |
