Written Answers Nos 1-80
63. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the programme of work laid out by his Department for rural recreation development this year; the new aspects to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33739/13]
View answerComhairle na Tuaithe, which is chaired by my Department, has agreed a priority list of activities in line with the objectives of the National Countryside Recreation Strategy, to be undertaken in the short to medium term and to be kept under review. The renewal of Walks Scheme contracts in respect of 14 trails involving almost 900 participants will be finalised by the end of this year. A Pilot Mountain Access Project to establish a formal management structure to enable access to the McGillicuddy Reeks is being developed.
The Department has affiliated to the Visitor Safety in the Countryside Group (VSCG) whose objective is to develop shared and consistent approaches to creating safe access to the countryside. An information leaflet on Access and Liability has been prepared which provides clear and concise information regarding the legal position in relation to access to private land and occupiers liability. The Department, with the assistance of the State Claims Agency, is developing a National Indemnity Scheme for landowners in rural areas to indemnify them against claims for personal injury or damage to property from recreational users of their land. A review of the National Countryside Recreation Strategy will begin in September which will consider how best to expand the implementation of the Strategy on a national basis.
The Department, in conjunction with the National Trails Advisory Committee (NTAC), the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport and the NRA, is participating in a review of the National Cycle Policy Framework, in particular in the area of recreational cycling. The completion of these and other initiatives is subject to resource constraints, but the Minister secured approximately €600,000 in additional funding for the Rural Recreation budget this year. This funding will assist in maintaining the network of National Waymarked Ways and other priority walking routes of regional or national significance, the establishment of the State Agencies Network and the preparation of a National Plan for the development of State lands and waters for recreation purposes.
64. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government having regard to the more than 100,000 families currently on various local authority housing lists throughout the country, in some cases for up to ten years and the fact that such applicants, if unemployed, have to rely on social welfare rent support which they forfeit if they take up employment, if he will consider a direct build of local authority housing to meet this requirement and thereby meeting the housing needs of applicants, a reduction in the cost of rent support, an employment disincentive and much needed employment in the construction sector with obvious resultant economic benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33652/13]
View answerThe Government’s housing policy statement, published in June 2011, clearly identifies that the priority for Government will be to meet the most acute needs of households applying for social housing support. I am determined to ensure that the social housing programme optimises the delivery of social housing and the return for the resources invested. To achieve this, it is essential that we tailor the use of available Exchequer supports to prevailing conditions and explore the full range of solutions to address housing needs.
The financial parameters within which we will be operating for the coming years rule out a return to large capital funded construction programmes. The Government is committed to responding more quickly and on a larger scale to social housing support needs through a variety of mechanisms, including through increased provision of social housing. In July 2012 I announced details of a three-year funding programme of €100 million to deliver some 800 new units of voluntary and local authority owned social housing. I am monitoring expenditure under my Department’s housing programme for 2013, together with the level of contractual commitments extending into 2014, with a view to a decision later this year on approving some limited new construction and house purchases over the period to end 2014.
Delivery of social housing will be significantly facilitated through more flexible funding models such as the Rental Accommodation Scheme and leasing but the Government is also committed to developing other funding mechanisms that will increase the supply of permanent new social housing. Such mechanisms will include options to purchase, build to lease and the sourcing of loan finance by approved housing bodies for construction and acquisition. There is also obvious potential, across a range of housing programmes, for the Government’s objective of sourcing and providing suitable residential units for use as social housing to be aligned with the commercial objectives of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA). My Department and the Housing Agency are engaged with NAMA to ensure delivery of housing units for social purposes. In spite of the current challenging circumstances, I expect the final outcome for 2012 to be in the region of 5,000 housing units, and it is provisionally estimated that in the region of 5,000 units will be provided for social housing in 2013.
65. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his position on the supports local authorities should provide fot those made homeless when their dwelling is condemned such as the families of Priory Hall, Dublin. [33782/13]
View answerLocal authorities are the designated authorities with powers to enforce the statutory requirements arising under the Fire Services, Building Control and Planning and Development legislation, all of which is at issue in Priory Hall and in other potential condemned dwellings. The local authorities are also the designated housing authority under the Housing Acts. Neither I nor my Department have a direct role or responsibility in relation to the exercise of these statutory responsibilities.
With regard to homelessness, my Department’s role involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the responsibillities of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and other services for homeless persons rests with the housing authorities.
Under the 1988 Housing Act a housing authority may consider an individual as homeless if there is no accommodation available that the individual can reasonably occupy and the individual is unable to provide accommodation from their own resources. Where the housing authority has deemed an individual as homeless, the housing authority may, under Section 10 of the Act, provide the individual with such assistance as the authority considers appropriate, including arranging lodgings or contributing to the cost of accommodation.
In the case of Priory Hall, I am aware of the significant efforts that have been made by Dublin City Council, with the assistance of my Department, to provide for the needs of residents to date and I understand that the Council will continue to work proactively on behalf of the residents towards achieving the much needed resolution of the issues at Priory Hall.
My Department has previously assisted Dublin City Council, in consultation with NAMA, in securing alternative temporary accommodation for many of the residents. In excess of €1.1 million has been contributed to date towards emergency accommodation costs and the costs necessarily incurred by Dublin City Council, in the context of a judgment of the High Court, in providing emergency and temporary accommodation for households evacuated from Priory Hall. Costs incurred accommodating evacuated residents from Priory Hall between October and December 2011 were considered appropriate for recoupment under the homelessness Section 10 funding arrangements and these amounted to €227,368. The remaining costs of €887,000 related to rehousing the social housing tenants, providing alternative accommodation for residents of privately owned apartments and other costs. The overriding priority in Priory Hall, and in any other potential cases, is to ensure the optimum outcome for the households concerned and to facilitate as early as possible a return to their homes. In this respect, it will be necessary to ensure that these homes are made fit for purpose and that the costs of so doing fall where they should. In the case of Priory Hall, I have specifically asked Dublin City Council to do all within its powers to achieve this objective and have asked my Department to continue to liaise closely with the City Council in this regard.
66. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 19 June 2013, if he will indicate precisely the definition he applies to equalised basis; if he will share the detail of any specific formula or guiding principle he will be employing in order to distribute the 20% discretionary fund taken from local property tax receipts; if a needs and resources model will be employed in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33651/13]
View answerThe local government funding model will change considerably in 2014. Under the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012, commencing in 2014 the Minister for Finance will pay into the Local Government Fund an amount equivalent to the Local Property Tax paid into the Central Fund during that year; this revenue will be allocated to local authorities from the Fund. In addition, the establishment of Irish Water and its financial relationship with the local government sector will have a considerable impact on local authority financing.
The Local Property Tax is expected to have multiple benefits, including a more sustainable and resilient system of funding for local authorities and therefore a sounder financial footing for the provision of essential local services; greater local scope for financial decision making concerning service provision - in particular, the inclusion of the local variation mechanism from 2015 will further increase the autonomy of local authorities; and, a strengthening of democracy at local level with a more active relationship between local authorities and local electorates. A stronger democratic relationship and clearer lines of accountability can only have a beneficial impact on service provision from the perspective of the service user.
The Government has indicated an intention to move, from 2014, to 80% retention of all Local Property Tax receipts within the local authority area where the Tax is raised. The remaining 20% of the Tax collected nationally will be redistributed on an equalised basis to local authorities within the context of the annual allocations of General Purpose Grants. The approach used to allocate the 20% of Local Property Tax revenue available for equalisation will depend on factors such as overall yield and yields at individual local authority level. The priority will be to support those local authorities with weaker funding bases. The details will be decided in the context of Budget 2014.
An important purpose of the changes to the funding of the local authorities is to place the local government sector on a more sustainable financial footing. The concept of financial sustainability should not solely be considered in terms of national recovery from our current economic circumstances over the short to medium term; longer term viability and the connection with the citizen are also important elements. The changes which are currently under way are intended to deliver a model of funding which is sustainable in the broadest sense.
67. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money made available for the seniors' scheme this year, the amount sanctioned to date and the amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33738/13]
View answerThe Department manages the Seniors Alert Scheme which aims to encourage and assist the community’s support for older people by means of a community-based grant scheme to improve the security of people over 65 years of age. The budget allocation for 2013 for the Seniors Alert Scheme is €2.35m. The Scheme provides grant assistance towards the purchase and installation of equipment to enable older persons without sufficient means to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. Grant support is available towards the purchase and installation of personal monitored alarm systems and all applications for grant support must be submitted through community and voluntary groups registered with the Department. The Scheme is demand-led and approximately €1.377m has been paid to date this year, which has benefitted approximately 6,000 older people. Information on the Seniors Alert Scheme, payments made to date and the list of voluntary registered groups can be obtained at www.environ.ie.
69. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the programmes he intends to run under the dormant accounts fund this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/13]
View answerI have allocated €6.385 million for Dormant Accounts Measures in 2013, which includes €2.835 million to cover once off costs such as health and safety training, personal protective clothing, necessary equipment and materials, that will be incurred by local authorities providing placements in the Department of Social Protection’s (DSP’s) Local Authority Employment Initiative, with the remainder to be used to meet existing contractual commitments.
The Disbursement Plan of 2009, put in place by the Dormant Accounts Board, will be replaced later this year by a new disbursement scheme in accordance with the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2012. My Department is consulting with relevant Government Departments and other stakeholders as appropriate in relation to drafting the disbursement scheme. The new scheme will be submitted to Government for approval and, in accordance with the 2012 Act, laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. It will operate from next year.
The legislation also provides for the preparation of an action plan each year following the making of a scheme. The plan, which will also be subject to consultation, must indicate the programmes or types of projects that may apply for disbursement and the maximum funds available. Different amounts may be specified in the plan in relation to a particular class or classes of programme or project. Once the plan is adopted, a copy must also be laid before each House of the Oireachtas.
Government Departments and agencies will still have to source monies for dormant accounts programmes and measures from their Exchequer allocations, in the same way as with any other funding programmes. When the monies expended on dormant accounts measures and programmes are reimbursed from the Dormant Accounts Fund, the refund is to the Exchequer rather than to the spending Department. For this reason, dormant accounts expenditure is subject to the same constraints within Departments as any other spending programmes. At a time of severe budgetary pressures, resulting in reduced allocations across Government Department Votes, there is a need to prioritise funding programmes. Expenditure on new dormant accounts measures or programmes could potentially reduce spending on other existing programmes, and would serve to increase Government debt levels. However, this is a matter I am prepared to keep under review, particularly in the context of any improvement to the budgetary situation.
70. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the legislation in place prohibiting a local authority from negotiating contracts whereby waste collection companies would pay local authorities for the recyclable waste they collected. [33804/13]
View answerI published A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland in July 2012. The publication of the policy confirmed the retention of side by side competition in the household waste collection market and also brought much needed policy certainty to the waste sector, particularly in terms of facilitating planning and investment decisions. The policy further sets out a range of proposals significantly to revise the existing regulatory regime to ensure, inter alia, that waste collected is managed in accordance with the waste hierarchy, that mandated service levels are delivered and that Customer Charters are put in place by all waste collection providers. The work of developing new regulatory structures to give effect to these proposals is underway and my Department is engaging with a range of key stakeholders in relation to the detailed design of the new system. It is my intention that the revised regulatory regime will deliver both enhanced environmental performance and a quality service for consumers. Contractual agreements relating to issues such as the transfer of household waste collection services by a local authority to a private sector waste collector, or remuneration for recyclable waste collected, are matters for the relevant local authority and waste collector concerned.
72. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of shared ownership homes that have been repossessed; the number still occupied by the person who entered into the shared ownership agreement; and the number that have been returned to the local authority stock for reallocation. [33784/13]
View answerThe Government is acutely conscious of the difficulties many households are facing in terms of mortgage arrears. Where any borrower, either from a local authority or from a private financial institution, is facing difficulties in meeting mortgage repayments, they should engage proactively and constructively with the lender to seek to achieve an agreed solution. The services of the Money Advice and Budgeting Service are also available to such borrowers and support is available through the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme. Local authorities have long been the lenders of last resort servicing the housing loans needs of less affluent members of society. In the present economic circumstances it is to be anticipated that the ability of some borrowers to service housing loans may become restricted and that a number of loans may fall into arrears.
Section 34 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 provides local authorities with powers to deal flexibly with distressed borrowers, and they have demonstrated sensitivity over the years in this regard. In March 2010 my Department issued guidelines to local authorities, based upon the Central Bank’s first Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears, which continued the tradition of handling arrears in a manner sympathetic to the needs of the particular household, while also protecting the position of the local authority concerned.
To reflect the content of the Central Bank’s Code of Conduct – which was informed by the deliberations of the Expert Group on Mortgage Arrears and Personal Debt – my Department also issued guidance to local authorities in June 2012 in consultation with the County and City Managers Association. This will further enable local authorities to provide a range of flexible repayment options for households in difficulty. In particular, the introduction of a Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP), which closely mirrors the suite of options available in the commercial sector, presents borrowers in difficulty with a range of alternative payment options, which can be accessed to ease the particular circumstances of each case. This includes, in cases of certain unsustainable mortgages, the facility of mortgage-to-rent. Local authorities have been restructuring loans for some time using their own internal practices. The guidelines he approach across the whole sector, introduce a systematic structure to this area and provide borrowers with a transparent and accessible model for arrears resolution. Statistics in relation to the numbers of Shared Ownership mortgages, local authority repossessions, and a range of related issues, can be found on my Department’s website, www.environ.ie .
73. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the testing of the underfloor fill to IS 398-2, as part of the pyrite remediation process will not be done by an independent geotechnical company retained by the homeowner and that the report and results will not be made available to the homeowner by Pyremco. [33616/13]
View answer106. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that the structural reports prepared to comply with IS 398-1, as part of homeowners' applications included in the pyrite remediation process will not be reviewed by the Pyrite Resolution Board. [33615/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 106 together.
The issues raised are operational matters for the Pyrite Resolution Board and will be considered by the Board in the context of the finalisation of the pyrite remediation scheme and its effective implementation when rolled out to affected homeowners. Under the proposed pyrite remediation scheme, the Board will have oversight of the various stages of the scheme and will ensure that the process is undertaken in a fair and transparent manner. In addition, the Board will ensure that all works and ancillary matters are carried out in accordance with the relevant parts of I.S. 398:2013 - Reactive pyrite in sub-floor hardcore material. The Board will work closely with the not-for-profit entity to be established by the construction sector stakeholders to carry out the remediation works to ensure the delivery of the maximum possible progress in remediating dwellings that fall within the scope of the pyrite remediation scheme.
74. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of meetings organised since March 2011 at national level between his Department and the chairs and co-ordinators of the RAPID teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33730/13]
View answer86. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the dates on which the RAPID national co-ordinating committee has met since he was appointed Minister; if he has attended these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33728/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 74 and 86 together.
The National Monitoring Committee for the RAPID programme met on 6 October 2010. My Department last met with RAPID Chairs and Coordinators at a conference in February 2012 as part of an extensive consultation process in the context of the development of local government reform proposals. As part of my continuing engagement with both the local development and local government sectors, I have met with many of the Chairs and Coordinators at different times and in various fora. No meeting of the National Monitoring Committee is scheduled at present. I am keen that a focus is maintained on all RAPID areas, through the range of local and community development interventions which are available on an area basis. Enhanced alignment between local government and local development is intended to improve the targeting of such local development activity. In that context, there will be an opportunity for a stronger, collaborative, focus to be put on support for RAPID areas. In implementing local government reform decisions, my Department will continue to consult, as necessary, with relevant stakeholders.
75. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Comhshaoil, Pobail agus Rialtais Áitiúil cé mhéid airgid atá fágtha lena cheadú ag Comhar na nOileán Teo faoi Chlár Leader i leith oileáin Chonamara agus mhórthír Chonamara faoi seach; cén uair a bheidh cead ag Comhar na nOileán Teo an t-airgead seo a cheadú; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [33936/13]
View answerI gcomhréir leis an gcur chuige ‘ó bhun aníos’ ar na gnéithe LEADER den Chlár Forbarta Tuaithe(CFT) 2007-13, is iad na Comhlachtaí Forbartha Áitiúla (CFÁ) na príomh cinnteoirí maidir le leithroinnt mhaoiniú tionscnaimh. Déantar na cinntí seo i gcomhhéacs an stráitéis forbairt áitiúil de na grúpaí aonair agus i gcomhréir le rialacha oibriúcháin an chláir agus rialacháin AE.
Tuigim, bunaithe ar an eolas atá curtha ar fáil do mo Roinn ag Comhar na nOileán, an CFA atá freagrach as seachadadh na gnéithe LEADER den Chlár Forbartha Tuaithe (CFT) 2007-2013 i nGaeltacht Chontae na Gaillimhe go bhfuil an maoiniú ar fad a bhí ar fáil acu i leith Ceantar na nOileán, Contae na Gaillimhe geallta acu anois. San áireamh anseo tá dhá thionscnaimh mhóra de luach deontais iomlán €382,599.35 atá faoi láthair ag dul faoi bhun próiséas ceadúcháin i mo Roinn; Samhláim go gcríochnófar an próiséas seo go luath.
Tuigim freisin go bhfiul €140,000 fós ar fáil do thionscnaimh cháilithe i leith ceantair Ghaeltacha ar mhórthír Chontae na Gaillimhe. Tá Comhar na nOiléan ag obair faoi láthair le roinnt tionsnóirí le cinntiú go ngealltar an t-airgead seo le tionscnaimh cáilithe chomh luath agus féidir.
76. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated amount of money to be spent on the creation of additional councillors in County Dublin under the Putting People First proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33770/13]
View answerThe total cost of allowances for additional councillors in the Dublin local authorities is currently estimated to be around €1.5 million per annum. This additional cost will arise from reducing the degree of representational imbalance currently in the Dublin authorities and should also be viewed in the context of overall savings in allowances, which are currently estimated at €3.68 million per annum, which will arise from the reduction of 1,627 local authority members nationally to 949.
77. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will investigate claims by officials that Exchequer funding for Dublin City Council's rental accommodation scheme falls short annually by approximately €1.5 million following a statement that this is not possible. [33776/13]
View answerI refer to the reply to Question No. 55 of 12 June 2013 which outlines the position in this matter.
78. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the timescale for the development and implementation of a new national spatial strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33757/13]
View answerThe 2002 National Spatial Strategy (NSS) is Ireland’s first national strategic spatial planning framework. It provides the spatial vision and principles to achieve a better balance of social, economic and physical development and population growth between regions through the co-ordinated development of nine gateway cities and towns, and nine hub towns, together with complementary policies to activate the potential for lasting economic development in their hinterlands and wider regions. The NSS serves as a strategic context for spatial planning in Ireland by regional authorities in their regional planning guidelines role, and for planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála in their statutory planning functions. It also seeks to influence investment priorities particularly in transport, housing, water services, communications, energy, health and education infrastructure.
While the existing NSS remains in place, together with Minister Hogan, I will be bringing proposals to Government shortly for a roadmap to develop a successor strategy that will take account, inter alia, of our significantly changed economic circumstances and to contribute to sustainable national recovery. A new strategy is expected to be in place in 2015.
79. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the full costs of providing social housing via the rental accommodation scheme and long-term leasing broken down by council; if he will provide details of the average rents paid for one, two and three bedroom homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33648/13]
View answerIn 2012, under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative just over €20 million was recouped to local authorities. Under the Rental Accommodation Scheme in the same year just over €125 million was recouped. This is broken down by Council in the table below. To date the Social Housing Leasing Initiative has delivered 4,114 homes for social housing use. At the end of Quarter 1 2013 local authorities had transferred a total of 44,316 households from Rent Supplement (RS). Of these 26,129 were housed directly under RAS with the remaining 18,187 accommodated under other social housing options.
Under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative the current average monthly rent for a 1-bed privately owned housing unit is €540 per unit per month. For a 2-bed unit it is €578 per month and for a 3-bed unit €593, giving an overall average rent of €583 per unit per month.
The amount of rent paid to private landlords through RAS is a matter for individual authorities, having regard to the need to obtain value for money. However, from data included in local authority financial returns to my Department in 2011, the average monthly rent paid to a private landlord for 2011 was €563. For the same period the current average monthly rent for a 1-bed privately owned housing unit was €479 per unit per month. For a 2-bed unit it was €563 per month and for a 3-bed unit €646 per month.
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Local Authority |
Leasing Recouped in 2012 - € |
RAS Recouped in 2012 - € |
Overall - € |
|
ATHLONE TOWN COUNCIL |
269,088 |
269,088 |
|
|
ATHY TOWN COUNCIL |
104,368 |
104,368 |
|
|
BIRR TOWN COUNCIL |
62,473 |
62,473 |
|
|
BRAY TOWN COUNCIL |
94,942 |
94,942 |
|
|
BUNCRANA TOWN COUNCIL |
255,879 |
255,879 |
|
|
BUNDORAN TOWN COUNCIL |
4,777 |
4,777 |
|
|
CARLOW COUNTY COUNCIL |
137,040 |
2,875,606 |
3,012,646 |
|
CARLOW TOWN COUNCIL |
79,484 |
79,484 |
|
|
CARRICK-ON-SUIR COUNCIL |
353,554 |
353,554 |
|
|
CASHEL TOWN COUNCIL |
11,985 |
232,432 |
244,417 |
|
CASTLEBAR TOWN COUNCIL |
136,054 |
136,054 |
|
|
CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL |
24,909 |
1,815,162 |
1,840,071 |
|
CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL |
225,180 |
2,286,016 |
2,511,196 |
|
CLONMEL BOROUGH COUNCIL |
83,942 |
1,453,672 |
1,537,614 |
|
CORK CITY COUNCIL |
809,524 |
5,368,399 |
6,177,923 |
|
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL |
2,142,602 |
6,654,151 |
8,796,753 |
|
DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL |
510,375 |
2,047,163 |
2,557,538 |
|
DROGHEDA BOROUGH COUNCIL |
163,713 |
163,713 |
|
|
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL |
3,279,535 |
16,833,718 |
20,113,253 |
|
DUN LAOGHAIRE/RATHDOWN COUNTY COUNCIL |
684,636 |
5,174,389 |
5,859,025 |
|
DUNDALK TOWN COUNCIL |
1,210,358 |
1,210,358 |
|
|
ENNIS TOWN COUNCIL |
97,540 |
97,540 |
|
|
ENNISCORTHY TOWN COUNCIL |
23,031 |
23,031 |
|
|
FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL |
1,999,292 |
8,261,414 |
10,260,706 |
|
GALWAY CITY COUNCIL |
978,508 |
4,415,560 |
5,394,068 |
|
GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL |
58,617 |
2,527,919 |
2,586,536 |
|
KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL |
38,839 |
4,767,187 |
4,806,026 |
|
KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL |
566,470 |
4,756,217 |
5,322,687 |
|
KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL |
235,067 |
2,991,551 |
3,226,618 |
|
LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL |
550,694 |
1,114,935 |
1,665,629 |
|
LEITRIM COUNTY COUNCIL |
2,183 |
435,586 |
437,769 |
|
LETTERKENNY TOWN COUNCIL |
169,796 |
169,796 |
|
|
LIMERICK CITY COUNCIL |
3,905,608 |
3,905,608 |
|
|
LIMERICK COUNTY COUNCIL |
92,368 |
2,058,890 |
2,151,258 |
|
LONGFORD COUNTY COUNCIL |
116,234 |
1,441,226 |
1,557,460 |
|
LOUTH COUNTY COUNCIL |
105,308 |
1,347,881 |
1,453,189 |
|
MAYO COUNTY COUNCIL |
193,681 |
4,101,799 |
4,295,480 |
|
MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL |
458,617 |
1,664,806 |
2,123,423 |
|
MONAGHAN COUNTY COUNCIL |
2,262 |
1,222,347 |
1,224,609 |
|
NENAGH TOWN COUNCIL |
95,187 |
95,187 |
|
|
NORTH TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL |
111,269 |
2,079,673 |
2,190,942 |
|
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL |
312,073 |
1,135,938 |
1,448,011 |
|
ROSCOMMON COUNTY COUNCIL |
34,915 |
1,916,963 |
1,951,878 |
|
SLIGO BOROUGH COUNCIL |
73,873 |
2,233,549 |
2,307,422 |
|
SLIGO COUNTY COUNCIL |
115,615 |
115,615 |
|
|
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL |
2,183,792 |
13,375,087 |
15,558,878 |
|
SOUTH TIPPERARY COUNTY COUNCIL |
91,814 |
1,320,445 |
1,412,260 |
|
TEMPLEMORE TOWN COUNCIL |
228,279 |
228,279 |
|
|
THURLES TOWN COUNCIL |
68,995 |
68,995 |
|
|
TIPPERARY TOWN COUNCIL |
3,863 |
356,087 |
359,950 |
|
WATERFORD CITY COUNCIL |
261,783 |
2,437,118 |
2,698,901 |
|
WATERFORD COUNTY COUNCIL |
317,978 |
1,482,836 |
1,800,814 |
|
WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL |
511,934 |
1,793,833 |
2,305,767 |
|
WESTPORT TOWN COUNCIL |
30,336 |
30,336 |
|
|
WEXFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL |
26,763 |
26,763 |
|
|
WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL |
287,684 |
3,124,686 |
3,412,370 |
|
WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL |
4,066,565 |
4,066,565 |
|
|
Overall |
20,735,524 |
125,429,966 |
146,165,490 |
80. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the net amount transferred into the dormant accounts fund net of repayments to the financial institutions each year since the inception of the fund; the total amount transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33735/13]
View answerUnder the Dormant Accounts legislation, balances on dormant accounts with banks, building societies and An Post and the net encashment value of certain life assurance policies are paid into the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF), which is managed by the National Treasury Management Agency. The primary purpose of the legislation is to reunite the original account holders with their moneys, including all interest due. In addition, the legislation also provides that disbursements from the fund may be made for charitable purposes or for purposes of community benefit.
Information on net inflows to the Dormant Accounts Fund, net of repayments to the financial institutions each year since the inception of the Fund are set out in the table below. Full details of all inflows, outflows and liabilities on the Fund can be found in tabular form on www.environ.ie in the Dormant Accounts section of the Community and Voluntary Supports area under the Community heading.
Net amount transferred into the Dormant Accounts Fund, net of repayments to the financial institutions from 2003 to date
|
Year |
Inflows minus repayments to financial institutions |
|
2003 |
€ 174,984,306 |
|
2004 |
€ 38,746,660 |
|
2005 |
€ 21,960,684 |
|
2006 |
€ 41,788,552 |
|
2007 |
€ 40,998,527 |
|
2008 |
€ 21,094,769 |
|
2009 |
€ 23,223,601 |
|
2010 |
€ 19,455,009 |
|
2011 |
€ 19,872,026 |
|
2012 |
€ 23,336,387 |
|
2013 |
€ 35,598,549 |
