Written Answers Nos. 116-122
116. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the total allocations to each of the 50 local development companies and partnerships under the local community development programme for the years 2011 to 2014, inclusive. [5771/14]
View answerFunding allocations to Local Development Companies for the period 2011 to 2014 under the Local and Community Development Programme are set out in the following table.
|
Local Development Company |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Avondhu/Blackwater Partnership Limited |
€501,044 |
€450,940 |
€419,374 |
€419,374 |
|
Ballyfermot Partnership |
€975,844 |
€728,113 |
€635,116 |
€619,238 |
|
Ballyhoura Development Limited |
€543,338 |
€489,004 |
€444,994 |
€444,994 |
|
Ballymun Partnership |
€1,040,592 |
€831,116 |
€739,693 |
€721,201 |
|
Blanchardstown Area Partnership |
€1,286,611 |
€1,019,725 |
€907,555 |
€884,866 |
|
Bray Partnership |
€1,194,806 |
€943,239 |
€839,483 |
€818,496 |
|
Breffni Integrated Limited |
€916,802 |
€797,618 |
€741,784 |
€741,784 |
|
Canal Communities Partnership |
€1,130,666 |
€983,680 |
€875,475 |
€853,588 |
|
Carlow County Development Partnership |
€640,894 |
€576,804 |
€536,428 |
€536,428 |
|
Cill Dara Ar Aghaidh Teoranta |
€1,260,940 |
€1,097,018 |
€1,020,227 |
€1,020,227 |
|
Clare Local Development |
€1,057,151 |
€919,721 |
€855,341 |
€855,341 |
|
Clondalkin Partnership (merged with Dodder Valley Partnership in 2013 to form South Dublin County Local Development Company) |
€1,366,076 |
€1,098,927 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Comhar Chathair Chorcaí Teoranta |
€1,657,322 |
€1,303,039 |
€1,211,826 |
€1,211,826 |
|
Comhar na nOilean Teoranta |
€539,548 |
€592,440 |
€527,272 |
€527,272 |
|
County Kilkenny LEADER Partnership |
€726,180 |
€653,562 |
€607,813 |
€607,813 |
|
County Sligo Leader Partnership |
€891,466 |
€775,575 |
€690,262 |
€673,005 |
|
County Wicklow Community Partnership |
€801,292 |
€628,695 |
€584,686 |
€584,686 |
|
Dodder Valley Partnership Limited (Merged with Clondalkin Partnership in 2013 to form South Dublin County Local Development Company). |
€1,394,285 |
€1,123,399 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Donegal Local Development Company |
€1,451,481 |
€1,411,676 |
€1,305,486 |
€1,305,486 |
|
Fingal LEADER Partnership Company |
€434,511 |
€391,060 |
€363,686 |
€363,686 |
|
Forum |
€291,170 |
€579,027 |
€590,288 |
€584,457 |
|
Galway City Partnership |
€1,114,307 |
€860,274 |
€765,644 |
€746,503 |
|
Galway Rural Development Company |
€1,125,737 |
€1,058,821 |
€1,003,351 |
€1,003,351 |
|
Inishowen Development Partnership |
€814,359 |
€708,492 |
€644,728 |
€628,610 |
|
IRD Duhallow |
€462,541 |
€416,287 |
€387,147 |
€387,147 |
|
Laois Community and Enterprise Development |
€673,911 |
€606,520 |
€564,064 |
€564,064 |
|
Leitrim Integrated Development Company |
€798,798 |
€694,954 |
€618,509 |
€603,046 |
|
Longford Community Resources Limited |
€778,867 |
€677,614 |
€603,076 |
€587,999 |
|
Louth Leader Partnership |
€1,756,199 |
€1,527,893 |
€1,390,383 |
€1,355,623 |
|
Mayo North East Leader Partnership |
€671,469 |
€649,593 |
€653,515 |
€653,515 |
|
Meath Community Rural and Social Development Partnership |
€614,400 |
€395,515 |
€371,072 |
€371,072 |
|
Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta Teoranta (went into liquidation in 2011). |
€1,818,842 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Monaghan Integrated Development |
€844,484 |
€734,701 |
€668,578 |
€651,864 |
|
North & East Kerry Leader Partnership |
€1,486,121 |
€1,392,132 |
€1,251,178 |
€1,233,783 |
|
North Tipperary Leadership Partnership |
€627,347 |
€557,593 |
€518,561 |
€518,561 |
|
Northside Partnership |
€1,469,832 |
€1,203,587 |
€1,119,336 |
€1,119,336 |
|
Offaly Integrated Local Development Company Limited |
€1,019,246 |
€793,886 |
€738,314 |
€738,314 |
|
PAUL (Limerick) Partnership |
€1,886,644 |
€1,641,380 |
€1,460,828 |
€1,424,307 |
|
Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership |
€896,653 |
€780,088 |
€694,278 |
€676,921 |
|
Roscommon Integrated Development Company Limited |
€815,955 |
€709,881 |
€645,992 |
€629,842 |
|
South and East Cork Area Development Limited |
€553,347 |
€498,013 |
€463,152 |
€463,152 |
|
South Dublin County Local Development Company |
N/A |
N/A |
€2,044,785 |
€2,044,785 |
|
South Kerry Development Partnership |
€723,536 |
€671,502 |
€600,131 |
€591,732 |
|
South Tipperary Development Company |
€433,613 |
€649,343 |
€603,889 |
€603,889 |
|
South West Mayo Development Company |
€420,278 |
€438,612 |
€479,272 |
€479,272 |
|
Southside Partnership |
€1,422,793 |
€1,237,830 |
€1,101,669 |
€1,074,127 |
|
Tolka Area Partnership |
€1,344,131 |
€1,169,394 |
€1,064,149 |
€1,037,545 |
|
Waterford Area Partnership |
€1,140,612 |
€882,856 |
€785,742 |
€766,098 |
|
Waterford Leader Partnership |
€463,194 |
€415,317 |
€390,161 |
€390,161 |
|
West Cork Development Partnership |
€487,443 |
€538,513 |
€506,146 |
€506,146 |
|
West Limerick Resources Limited |
€797,102 |
€693,479 |
€617,196 |
€601,766 |
|
Westmeath Community Development Limited |
€1,018,747 |
€886,310 |
€806,542 |
€806,542 |
|
Wexford Local Development |
€2,320,634 |
€2,018,951 |
€1,837,245 |
€1,791,314 |
117. Deputy Dominic Hannigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will rank each local authority by the percentage change in the proportion of housing stock made up of social housing for rent in each year between 1997 and 2014; the waiting lists for social housing in each of the years between 1997 and 2014 in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5780/14]
View answerThe Eighth Annual Report on Service Indicators, published by the Local Government Management Services Board in April 2013, which details service indicators in local authorities in 2011, provides a range of information in relation to the social housing stock including the total number of dwellings in each local authority area. Copies of the report are available from the Local Government Management Agency and may be downloaded from their website, www.lgmsb.ie.
In relation to waiting lists numbers, the report on the 2011 Housing Needs Assessment available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie contains details for each local authority which were recorded under the tri-annual social housing needs assessments carried out from 1993 to 2011 under Section 9 of the Housing Act, 1988. The latest social housing needs assessment was carried out as at 7 May 2013 in accordance with section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 and the results are also available on my Department's website.
The 2013 figures are the most up-to-date figures available on waiting list numbers, which are subject to on-going fluctuation due to households being allocated housing and new households applying for housing support. However, the 2013 results cannot be directly compared to previous results given that this latest summary employed different methodologies and was the first to be carried out under the 2011 Social Housing Assessment Regulations.
118. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5786/14]
View answerIrish Water is being established to accelerate capital investment in water services and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of water services delivery. The organisation needs to be appropriately resourced to fulfil this task but will not be over-staffed. Irish Water is currently recruiting to build up the required internal capabilities and the number of staff employed is an operational matter for the organisation. I understand that the numbers and competencies were determined through a detailed planning process. It was agreed by the Steering Group for the Water Sector Reform programme that, to ensure skills within the sector were fully availed of in building up the new organisation, competitions for positions in asset management, capital delivery and operations would be restricted to staff in the partner organisations i.e. Bord Gáis Éireann, local authorities and my Department in the first instance. Open competitions are held for all other positions and details of these are available on Irish Water's website.
Data supplied to my Department by Irish Water indicate that 346 staff have been recruited to up to 31 January 2014. The breakdown of these staff in terms of their employment immediately before recruitment is as follows: 125 from Local Authorities, 61 from Bord Gáis, 6 from my Department and 154 were externally recruited.
The Water Services (No.2) Act 2013 provides that responsibility for the economic regulation of the water sector, including the setting of charges, be assigned to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). In particular, the CER will be responsible for approving the water charges plans prepared by Irish Water, and for approving codes of practice to be prepared by Irish Water. The primary role of the Regulator will be to protect the interests of customers, by ensuring that they receive a consistent and appropriate level of service and that Irish Water discharges its functions in a cost effective manner. The CER proposes to undertake a public consultation on the approach to the design of domestic water tariffs during 2014.
119. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number and types of dog licences issued by each local authority in 2013; and the amount of revenue raised through the issuance of these licences. [5825/14]
View answerEach year my Department publishes statistics on our website in respect of a range of local authority dog control responsibilities, including the range of statistics sought in the Question. This information is currently available up to 2012 at the following link: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/StatisticsandRegularPublications/DogControl/. Statistics from each local authority in relation to 2013 are being collated and verified and will be published as soon as possible.
120. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when application forms for the housing adaptation grant for persons with a disability and the housing aid for older persons scheme will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5833/14]
View answerThis time last year I signalled my intention to review the Suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability in order to target the grants to those in greatest need, spread the available resources as widely as possible and ensure greater fairness in their operation. The changes made are on foot of the report of the review group, established last year by my Department, to examine the terms and conditions governing the schemes. Revised application forms will issue to Local Authorities in the coming days.
122. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the salary each member of the board of Irish Water receives; and the payments, if any, each member received in 2013. [5842/14]
View answerThe Water Services Act 2013 provided for the establishment of Irish Water as a subsidiary of Bord Gáis Éireann (BGE) and that the new company should be formed and registered under the Companies Acts. The Memorandum and Articles of Association, which were adopted by Irish Water on its incorporation in July 2013, provide that the appointment of directors to the Board of Irish Water is the responsibility of the Board of BGÉ with the approval of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Twelve directors have been appointed to the Board of Irish Water by BGÉ and these appointments were approved in advance by me, as Minister, and by my colleague, Minister Pat Rabbitte.
The fee payable to the Chairman of Irish Water is €30,000 per annum and the fee payable to the non-executive directors is €15,000 per annum as approved by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and in line with Board remuneration in the semi-state sector. The two executive directors are not in receipt of any fee. The Chairman was appointed on 17 July 2013 and the amount of the fee paid to the Chairman in 2013 was €13,769. One non-executive director who was appointed has waived the Board fee payable. The total fees paid to the other non-executive directors in respect of 2013 amounted to €20,000. Therefore the total amount paid in Board fees to the directors of Irish Water in respect of 2013 was €33,769.
