Written Answers Nos. 722-736
723. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the completion of the remediation works at the Kerdiffstown dump in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29676/15]
View answerKildare County Council took over responsibility for the management and remediation of the site from the Environmental Protection Agency on 29 May 2015, allowing for the remediation process to commence. The Council will be making application for planning permission and a waste licence in the coming months. It is important to note that this is a significant multi-annual project in both environmental and economic terms. It is likely in that context that the full remediation process will run to between five and seven years.
724. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of landlords who have signed up to the rental accommodation scheme in County Meath in 2015; and if landlords in County Meath have been contacted directly by the local authority encouraging them to use the scheme. [29677/15]
View answerThe information requested is not available in my Department. As at 31 December 2014, 269 landlords were participating in the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) in Co. Meath. Local authorities are responsible for administering the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS). The Social Housing Strategy 2020 has set targets for delivery in respect of RAS. Formal targets by authority have been set for 2015, in respect of the new RAS properties target of 2,000. A target of 50 transfers to the RAS scheme has been identified for Meath County Council in 2015. Meath County Council has completed 13 transfers, or 26% of its 2015 target, to end of April 2015. A further target of 51 transfers has been set for the period 2016/2017.
725. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the annual cost of the housing assistance payment in County Meath, between 2011 and 2014 and in 2015 to date; and the number of landlords in receipt of each payment in the county. [29678/15]
View answerFurther to the enactment of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 on 28 July 2014, the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) has been rolled out to all categories of households in 13 local authority areas on a pilot basis. Dublin City Council is also implementing a HAP pilot for homeless households in the Dublin region on behalf of the 4 Dublin local authorities. There are now over 2,600 households in receipt of HAP across the local authority areas taking part in the statutory pilot.
During the legislation’s passage through the Oireachtas in July 2014 an undertaking was given that a progress report on the first phase of the HAP pilot would be prepared for the relevant Oireachtas Committee. I submitted a report to the Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht at the end of April 2015, and an information session for Oireachtas members and their staff was held on 23 June 2015. Based on the findings of that review, the second phase of the HAP statutory pilot has recently commenced with the HAP scheme becoming operational in Donegal County Council on 25 May 2015, in Offaly County Council on 15 June 2015 and in Carlow, Clare and Tipperary County Councils and Cork City Council from 29 June 2015.
Consideration is currently being given to the sequencing of a further cohort of local authorities to commence HAP on an incremental basis this year; I can confirm that my Department is in contact with Meath County Council with a view to commencing the HAP scheme in the area later this year. No HAP related expenditure has arisen to date in the Meath County Council area.
726. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm where moneys are being held that were transferred from Skibbereen town council when it was abolished and that were to be spent on water and sewerage infrastructure in the town of Skibbereen in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29684/15]
View answerSection 12(8) of the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides for development levies received by local authorities for the purpose of investment in water services to be transferred to Irish Water and provides that such levies can only be expended by Irish Water in the functional area of the local authority concerned. On 30 March 2015, I signed an Order under section 12 of the Water Services (No 2) Act 2013 providing for the transfer from the local authorities to Irish Water of moneys received or due to be received, in accordance with section 48 or 49 of the Planning and Development Act 2000.
Work is currently underway between Irish Water and the local authorities in relation to the identification and quantification of water-related financial liabilities. Final agreement on the liability to transfer to Irish Water, including financial assets, liabilities and debtors, will be by way of balancing statements agreed between Irish Water and local authorities. Again, this is a very significant exercise which it is important is completed accurately. The work involved is now at an advanced stage and I anticipate that it will be completed shortly.
The balances transferred from former Town Councils under the Local Government Reform Act 2014, currently rest with the relevant merged authority; in the case of Skibbereen Town Council, these balances are with Cork County Council.
727. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the details of the approved housing bodies in Galway city and county, that had their proposals under the capital assistance scheme prioritised; the number of units involved in each proposal; the number of proposals from each body prioritised; when decisions will be made on these proposals, given the critical shortage of social housing in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29685/15]
View answerThe following are the projects that were prioritised by Galway County Council and Galway City Council under the recent ‘Call for Proposals’ for the Capital Assistance Scheme.
Galway County Council
|
Approved Housing Body |
Project Location |
Priority |
No. of Units |
|
Mountbellew Housing Association |
Mountbellew |
1 |
5 |
|
Tearmann Eanna Teo |
Eanach Mheain, Carraroe |
2 |
13 |
|
Respond Housing Association |
Oranmore |
3 |
4 |
|
Claregalway Housing Association |
Claregalway |
4 |
12 |
|
Tearmann Eanna Teo |
Lochan Beag, Indreabhan |
5 |
4 |
|
Peter Triest Housing Association |
Bolands Lane, Gort |
6 |
3 |
Galway City Council
|
Approved Housing Body |
Project Location |
Priority |
No. of Units |
|
Cluid in partnership with Cope Galway & Galway Simon |
Various Addresses |
1 |
16 |
|
Respond Housing Association |
Sraith Fada |
2 |
14 |
|
Peter Triest Housing Association |
Cul Garrai |
3 |
6 |
|
Carraig Dubh Housing Association |
Rockfield |
4 |
4 |
|
Respond Housing Association |
Cluain Riocaird |
5 |
3 |
|
Respond Housing Association |
Cnoc An Oir, Rahoon |
6 |
2 |
|
Tuath Housing Association |
Sliabh Rioga |
7 |
2 |
|
Respond Housing Association |
Crestwood |
8 |
1 |
|
Irish Wheelchair Association |
Cun An Carraige |
9 |
1 |
|
Irish Wheelchair Association |
Lios Ealton |
10 |
1 |
The assessment of the projects submitted by all local authorities is now being finalised and I will be making an announcement on approvals shortly.
728. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when proposals submitted to Galway County Council by an approved body (details supplied), and subsequently prioritised for funding by the local authority to his Department for approval, will be approved; the reason for the delay in making a decision on these proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29686/15]
View answerTwo social housing proposals have been received from Galway County Council in respect of the approved housing body in question under my Department’s Capital Assistance Scheme. The assessment of all projects recently submitted under the Capital Assistance Scheme is now being finalised and I will be making an announcement on approvals shortly.
729. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the allocation and the out-turn in expenditure for Traveller specific accommodation in the estimates for each year since 2008; the allocation for Traveller specific housing; and the amount approved for specific projects, in 2015, by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29688/15]
View answerIn accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller accommodation programmes in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist the authorities in providing such accommodation, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding.
Accommodation for Travellers is provided across a range of options including standard local authority housing which is financed from my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP), Traveller-specific accommodation such as group housing and halting site bays and funded by means of 100% capital grant, private housing assisted by local authorities or voluntary housing bodies, private rented accommodation and through their own resources. It is open to Travellers to opt for any form of accommodation, including Traveller-specific accommodation, and local authority programmes are intended to reflect these preferences.
The capital allocations in respect of Traveller-specific accommodation over the period 2008 to 2015 and the amounts recouped up to 2014 are set out in the following table:
|
Year |
Allocation - €m |
Amounts recouped to LAs - €m |
|
2008 |
40.00 |
35.00 |
|
2009 |
35.00 |
19.60 |
|
2010 |
35.00 |
16.11 |
|
2011 |
15.00 |
9.32 |
|
2012 |
6.00 |
4.00 |
|
2013 |
4.00 |
4.14 |
|
2014 |
3.00 |
3.16 |
|
2015 |
4.30 |
Local authorities adopted the fourth round of Traveller Accommodation Programmes in 2014, with the five-year rolling accommodation programmes running from 2014 to 2018. These programmes provide a road map for local authority investment priorities over the period. They also form the basis for the allocation of funding from my Department for traveller accommodation, on foot of proposals received from local authorities and subject to approval from my Department.
The 2015 capital allocations in respect of traveller specific accommodation issued to local authorities in May 2015. The bulk of the funding was allocated in respect of schemes already under construction, new schemes approved to commence construction in 2015 and to meet final balances on completed schemes. The balance of funding is towards projects that will be newly approved during 2015. Details of the 2015 allocations are available on my Department’s website at the following link: www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/Housing/SpecialNeeds/Travellers/News/MainBody,41970,en.htm.
730. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when it is intended to provide guidance to Uisce Éireann on the taking in charge of group water schemes to enable them to progress the taking over of such, given the reply issued to this Deputy by Uisce Éireann, stating that it is waiting for such guidance before it can get directly involved in taking such schemes in charge; the reason for the delay in progressing this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29689/15]
View answerThe Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provides for the transfer of water services functions from the 34 water services authorities to Irish Water. Under the legislation, Irish Water now has the powers previously held by local authorities in relation to the takeover of Group Water Schemes. This means that Irish Water may acquire by agreement a waterworks or waste water works, subject generally to not fewer than two thirds of those entitled to dispose of it (typically the members of a group water scheme), giving their consent.
It is open, therefore, to group water schemes to contact Irish Water if they wish to have their schemes considered for take over.
Separately my Department continues to provide some limited funding under its Rural Water Programme to bring quality deficient group water schemes up to a standard in advance of take-over. As responsibility for the administration of this programme has been devolved to the local authorities, group schemes which may come under this heading can contact their local authority for advice on the matter.
My Department is engaging separately with Irish Water on broader issues around rural water and sewerage programmes with a view to ensuring that there is appropriate integration of the Department's Rural Water Programme and Irish Water's Capital Investment Programme so as to fully support rural development and address any environmental issues that may arise. Such discussions will involve the National Federation of Group Water Schemes and local authority management. Guidance relating to taking over group schemes will be considered in this forum.
731. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on problems in a housing estate (details supplied) in County Kildare, given that he met recently with residents at the same estate; when he will issue a determination in respect of State support for affected residents, if, given the consultants' report prepared for Kildare County Council, he considers that there is a need for other developments undertaken by the same construction company to be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29695/15]
View answerI understand that Kildare County Council is liaising with the Millfield Hawthorns Representative Group on an ongoing basis in an effort to be of support and assistance to residents at this difficult time. Minister Kelly attended a meeting with the Millfield Hawthorns Representative Group on 25 May 2015 and heard at first hand the issues and concerns involved in this complex matter. The issues raised at that meeting are now under active consideration within the Department and I understand that Minister Kelly will be responding to the residents very shortly. My Department will also continue to liaise closely with Kildare County Council in relation to the situation at Millfield Manor.
In relation to the situation more generally in other developments, the position is that local authorities have considerable powers under the Building Control Acts, the Fire Services Acts and other relevant legislation to deal with concerns in relation to the safety of persons in and around buildings. Such powers have been used to good effect by a number of local authorities in recent years in dealing with several serious fire safety issues which have arisen in relation to particular residential developments. I would urge all local authorities to use the powers available to them to take whatever steps may be reasonable and appropriate where such concerns in relation to fire safety in residential buildings arise.
732. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide information regarding the water allowance that persons with a disability qualify for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29714/15]
View answerA new water charging regime was announced by the Government in November 2014. The capped annual charges are €160 for single adult households and €260 for all other households until the end of 2018. All households now know what their capped bills will be until the end of 2018, which is particularly important for larger households or those with high usage due to medical needs. In addition, a water conservation grant of €100 per year will be available to qualifying households. To be eligible for the grant, a person must have registered their principal private residence with Irish Water on or before 30 June 2015. The Department of Social Protection is administering the grant scheme on behalf of my Department. During late August and September all households that have registered with Irish Water on or before the 30 of June 2015 will receive a notification from the Department of Social Protection on how to apply for the grant.
The water conservation grant replaces the tax rebate and social protection measures, previously announced and is a more straightforward means of addressing water issues for all households on equal terms and will reduce households’ outlay on water services both now and in the future.
The charges structure was revised with a view to making it simpler and fairer, providing more clarity and certainty to households. The overall cost for those who register with Irish Water, net of the €100 water conservation grant, is either €1.15 a week for single adult households or €3 a week for all others. Water supply will not be reduced under any circumstance.
When it comes to payment, a range of easy pay options are in place, including direct debits, electronic funds transfer, payment by cash at any retail outlet with a paypoint or payzone sign or a post office where a bill can be paid in full or part payments of a minimum of €5 can be made. Irish Water also intends participating in the Household Budget scheme. This facility, operated by An Post on behalf of the Department of Social Protection, provides customers with a facility to have their household utility bills and social housing rents deducted directly from their weekly social welfare payment.
733. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on concerns regarding the quality of water in Dublin Bay; the measures his Department is taking to improve its quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29716/15]
View answerAssessments of the water quality in Dublin have taken place since the 1990s and improvements in the quality of the waters of the Bay and its estuaries have been noted over the past two decades. Currently the quality of the water and the water environment in Dublin Bay is monitored under the Water Framework Directive Monitoring programme which commenced in 2006. Monitoring is undertaken by the EPA for general water quality parameters and biological quality is monitored by the EPA, Marine Institute and Inland Fisheries Ireland. The current status classification of Dublin Bay taking all elements into consideration is good. Some issues do exist in the estuaries of the Liffey and Tolka and these estuaries are currently classified as being at moderate status with some effects of elevated nutrients being found. Research into the causes of occasional accumulations of seaweed blooms within the Bay has been included in the EPA’s research call for 2015. The four identified bathing waters in the Dublin Bay area are monitored and managed under the requirements of the 2008 Bathing Water Quality Regulations by the relevant local authorities, namely Dollymount Strand, Merrion Strand, Sandymount Strand and Seapoint. The EPA assessed the monitoring results for these bathing waters for the period 2011 – 2014 and determined the bathing waters to have the following classification in 2014: Seapoint – Excellent water quality status, Dollymount Strand – Good water quality status, Merrion Strand – Sufficient water quality status, and Sandymount Strand - Good water quality status.
Throughout the bathing season, the local authorities report their bathing water monitoring results to the EPA and this information is published and made available to the public on the national bathing water website (splash.epa.ie). During the bathing season where any incidents arise at these identified bathing waters the local authorities report the incidents to the EPA using a notification system which automatically reports incident information, including actions undertaken to protect bathers, and dissemination of this information to the public is undertaken via the Splash website and via social media through the @EPABathingWater twitter account.
During the 2015 bathing season to date, four incidents have arisen where faecal contamination was detected at the Dublin City Council bathing waters (2 incidents at Merrion Strand, 1 incident at Dollymount Strand and 1 at Sandymount Strand). Given the very complex and many inputs into the Dublin Bay area, Dublin City are currently undertaking a Microbial Source Tracking study at their bathing waters to identify the origin of contamination.
The EPA issued a Waste Water Discharge Licence (D0034-01) on 27 July 2010 for the Greater Dublin Agglomeration (Ringsend). The licence requires works to be undertaken to improve the quality of discharges from the agglomeration to ensure that appropriate protection is afforded to the receiving water environment.
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 for public water services including the delivery of water services capital infrastructure. The expansion and upgrading of the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant is an urgent priority for Irish Water and a scheme to achieve this is currently being evaluated in partnership with Dublin City Council. Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The team can be contacted via email to oireachtasmembers@water.ie or by telephone on a dedicated number, 1890 578 578.
734. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate separately the development levy balance held in each local authority area; his views on the restrictions that local authorities face in spending these levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29729/15]
View answerMy role as Minister with regard to development contributions is to provide the necessary statutory and policy framework within which individual development contribution schemes are adopted by each local authority. The adoption of these schemes is a reserved function of the locally elected members of each planning authority. It is a matter for the members to determine the level of contribution and the types of development to which they will apply. Similarly, and as with all local charges, the invoicing and collection of any outstanding development contributions is a matter for the planning authority concerned to manage in the light of prevailing local circumstances and in accordance with normal financial procedures. Where any payments required in respect of development contributions are not settled, such payments may be pursued by the planning authority through the courts as a contract debt and until such time as amounts outstanding are discharged in full, the conditions of the relevant planning permission are regarded as not having been met with the development concerned being unauthorised.
Information on the monetary value of development contribution balances on hand (collected at year end and not spent) is not available in my Department. In relation to development levy debtors and amounts collectable, local authorities are obliged to include data on current and long-term development levy debtors in their Annual Financial Statements. The figures set out in the table outline the position at the end of 2013. The audited figures for 2014 are not yet available. Current debtors are debts due in the current year, and long term debtors are debts due in respect of periods greater than one year. An annual breakdown in respect of long term debtors is not available. Data on bad debt provisions relating to current development levy debtors, is also included in the table and is sourced from Quarterly Debtor Reports collected from local authorities by my Department.
Restrictions on the use of contributions are necessary. The charging of development contributions is intended to allow local authorities to recoup some of the costs to public funds of servicing land for private development. Without such contributions, this servicing would not proceed or the full cost would have to be borne by the taxpayer. The Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, therefore provides for income from development levies to be ring-fenced to pay for facilities servicing new development, for example, for roads, footpaths, public lighting and open spaces.
Development contributions are levied by planning authorities on the basis of a development contribution scheme approved by the elected members which sets out how contributions are to be applied in their respective functional areas. The level of contribution, and the types of development to which development contributions should apply, is therefore determined at local authority level in accordance with the powers vested in elected members in this connection.
|
Local Authority |
Current Development Levy Debtors - €* |
Current Development Levy Bad Debt Provision - €** |
Long Term Development Levy Debtors €*** |
Net due in one year**** |
|
Carlow County Council |
1,241,623 |
1,099,489 |
1,527,779 |
€142,134 |
|
Cavan County Council |
656,147 |
175,000 |
4,359,922 |
€481,147 |
|
Clare County Council |
4,405,242 |
5,122,821 |
2,014,553 |
-€717,579 |
|
Cork County Council |
8,737,494 |
8,813,728 |
40,778,678 |
-€76,234 |
|
Donegal County Council |
726,045 |
0 |
3,892,885 |
€726,045 |
|
Fingal County Council |
50,058,710 |
45,267,003 |
30,881,531 |
€4,791,707 |
|
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council |
38,782,901 |
33,282,901 |
40,936,147 |
€5,500,000 |
|
Galway County Council |
1,795,486 |
500,000 |
15,500,000 |
€1,295,486 |
|
Kerry County Council |
1,968,224 |
630,000 |
119,620 |
€1,338,224 |
|
Kildare County Council |
3,723,972 |
1,861,987 |
9,493,504 |
€1,861,985 |
|
Kilkenny County Council |
5,302,041 |
4,800,000 |
0 |
€502,041 |
|
Laois County Council |
1,017,685 |
101,769 |
2,383,496 |
€915,916 |
|
Leitrim County Council |
980,675 |
218,383 |
1,716,919 |
€762,292 |
|
Limerick County Council |
28,713,036 |
27,486,305 |
99,173 |
€1,226,731 |
|
Longford County Council |
2,483,405 |
2,232,795 |
568,000 |
€250,610 |
|
Louth County Council |
2,337,033 |
1,386,163 |
2,313,966 |
€950,870 |
|
Mayo County Council |
9,576,292 |
5,982,115 |
293,385 |
€3,594,177 |
|
Meath County Council |
16,462,721 |
14,384,669 |
6,884,602 |
€2,078,052 |
|
Monaghan County Council |
869,610 |
223,389 |
2,928,245 |
€646,221 |
|
North Tipperary County Council |
1,264,888 |
500,356 |
718,286 |
€764,532 |
|
Offaly County Council |
3,446,581 |
2,363,000 |
81,046 |
€1,083,581 |
|
Roscommon County Council |
12,263,242 |
10,000,000 |
422,979 |
€2,263,242 |
|
Sligo County Council |
194,000 |
118,500 |
775,866 |
€75,500 |
|
Local Authority |
Current Development Levy Debtors - €* |
Current Development Levy Bad Debt Provision €** |
Long Term Development Levy Debtors €*** |
Net due in one year**** |
|
South Dublin County Council |
4,575,135 |
878,772 |
12,089,003 |
€3,696,363 |
|
South Tipperary County Council |
941,525 |
470,763 |
1,246,350 |
€470,762 |
|
Waterford County Council |
2,412,117 |
1,085,453 |
0 |
€1,326,664 |
|
Westmeath County Council |
2,243,180 |
1,866,199 |
0 |
€376,981 |
|
Wexford County Council |
10,114,348 |
3,892,247 |
5,977,516 |
€6,222,101 |
|
Wicklow County Council |
5,722,097 |
150,000 |
0 |
€5,572,097 |
|
Cork City Council |
5,367,431 |
4,312,200 |
1,981,555 |
€1,055,231 |
|
Dublin City Council |
22,227,479 |
17,781,984 |
15,155,717 |
€4,445,495 |
|
Galway City Council |
3,589,318 |
3,376,433 |
3,294,287 |
€212,885 |
|
Limerick City Council |
1,398,355 |
869,092 |
138,875 |
€529,263 |
|
Waterford City Council |
413,173 |
376,918 |
192,725 |
€36,255 |
|
Clonmel Borough Council |
329,725 |
164,862 |
33,016 |
€164,863 |
|
Drogheda Borough Council |
4,557,856 |
1,643,428 |
242,010 |
€2,914,428 |
|
Kilkenny Borough Council |
2,072,317 |
1,700,000 |
0 |
€372,317 |
|
Sligo Borough Council |
196,000 |
93,000 |
381,591 |
€103,000 |
|
Wexford Borough Council |
2,504,629 |
833,873 |
0 |
€1,670,756 |
|
Arklow Town Council |
419,929 |
0 |
1,501,517 |
€419,929 |
|
Athlone Town Council |
1,457,503 |
1,335,101 |
0 |
€122,402 |
|
Athy Town Council |
53,214 |
26,607 |
211,511 |
€26,607 |
|
Ballina Town Council |
172,413 |
170,000 |
0 |
€2,413 |
|
Ballinasloe Town Council |
548,713 |
359,000 |
324,000 |
€189,713 |
|
Birr Town Council |
505,554 |
204,914 |
0 |
€300,640 |
|
Bray Town Council |
246,244 |
20,000 |
533,415 |
€226,244 |
|
Local Authority |
Current Development Levy Debtors - €* |
Current Development Levy Bad Debt Provision €** |
Long Term Development Levy Debtors €*** |
Net due in one year**** |
|
Buncrana Town Council |
7,163 |
39,163 |
240,000 |
-€31,999 |
|
Bundoran Town Council |
390,626 |
0 |
0 |
€390,626 |
|
Carlow Town Council |
1,428,499 |
1,350,000 |
99,269 |
€78,499 |
|
Carrick on Suir Town Council |
190,312 |
173,939 |
590,479 |
€16,374 |
|
Carrickmacross Town Council |
10,386 |
0 |
50,249 |
€10,386 |
|
Cashel Town Council |
124,950 |
62,475 |
25,690 |
€62,475 |
|
Castlebar Town Council |
851,365 |
700,000 |
0 |
€151,365 |
|
Castleblayney Town Council |
408,716 |
0 |
0 |
€433,397 |
|
Cavan Town Council |
43,658 |
77,566 |
238,307 |
-€33,908 |
|
Clonakilty Town Council |
779,967 |
616,305 |
32,766 |
€163,662 |
|
Clones Town Council |
25,125 |
20,000 |
0 |
€5,125 |
|
Cobh Town Council |
143,728 |
27,834 |
0 |
€115,894 |
|
Dundalk Town Council |
1,281,842 |
1,120,792 |
5,501,053 |
€161,050 |
|
Dungarvan Town Council |
327,776 |
208,140 |
0 |
€40,000 |
|
Ennis Town Council |
1,261,327 |
1,200,000 |
0 |
€61,327 |
|
Enniscorthy Town Council |
134,187 |
134,187 |
234,859 |
€0 |
|
Fermoy Town Council |
155,771 |
138,083 |
0 |
€17,688 |
|
Kells Town Council |
113,320 |
65,000 |
0 |
€48,320 |
|
Killarney Town Council |
261,730 |
174,087 |
121,443 |
€87,643 |
|
Kilrush Town Council |
8,623 |
0 |
0 |
€8,623 |
|
Kinsale Town Council |
551,277 |
247,767 |
0 |
€303,510 |
|
Letterkenny Town Council |
1,034,159 |
817,319 |
0 |
€216,841 |
|
Listowel Town Council |
175,944 |
150,000 |
0 |
€25,944 |
|
Longford Town Council |
1,826,178 |
1,629,494 |
162,000 |
€196,684 |
|
Local Authority |
Current Development Levy Debtors - €* |
Current Development Levy Bad Debt Provision - €** |
Long Term Development Levy Debtors - €*** |
Net due in one year**** |
|
Macroom Town Council |
380,849 |
138,899 |
68,225 |
€241,950 |
|
Mallow Town Council |
1,790,543 |
287,896 |
76,140 |
€1,502,647 |
|
Midleton Town Council |
250,550 |
233,633 |
0 |
€16,917 |
|
Monaghan Town Council |
928,375 |
50,366 |
4,306 |
€878,009 |
|
Naas Town Council |
1,508,499 |
413,221 |
300,498 |
€1,095,278 |
|
Navan Town Council |
658,564 |
125,875 |
0 |
€532,689 |
|
Nenagh Town Council |
1,323,756 |
121,356 |
120,370 |
€1,202,400 |
|
New Ross Town Council |
690,281 |
406,156 |
221,514 |
€284,125 |
|
Skibbereen Town Council |
602,361 |
576,895 |
0 |
€25,466 |
|
Templemore Town Council |
0 |
0 |
0 |
€0 |
|
Thurles Town Council |
705,333 |
600,000 |
173,990 |
€105,333 |
|
Tipperary Town Council |
10,382 |
5,190 |
428,567 |
€5,192 |
|
Tralee Town Council |
400,668 |
218,688 |
282,728 |
€181,980 |
|
Trim Town Council |
193,191 |
120,000 |
0 |
€73,191 |
|
Tullamore Town Council |
120,516 |
50,000 |
4,510 |
€70,516 |
|
Westport Town Council |
633,323 |
450,867 |
0 |
€182,456 |
|
Wicklow Town Council |
938,702 |
231,548 |
0 |
€707,154 |
|
Youghal Town Council |
355,280 |
187,525 |
0 |
€167,755 |
|
Total |
292,103,110 |
221,331,484 |
220,970,631 |
€70,716,671 |
735. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of off-the-road declarations for private motor vehicles in 2014 and in 2015 to date; how this compares with figures under the previous system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29751/15]
View answerThe total number of declarations of non-use of a private vehicle in 2014 was 94,242. The total number of such declarations between 1 January and 30 June 2015 was 38,156. The Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013 came into effect on 1 July 2013, replacing the retrospective system of declaring vehicles off the road with one where a vehicle must be declared off the road in advance. Comparable figures for the numbers of retrospective declarations made for private vehicles over a similar period under the old system are not readily available. An analysis of retrospectively-made Garda-witnessed vehicle licence exemptions in the 12 month period up to the end of July 2012 showed that the total number of retrospective declarations made during that time was over 429,000. Given that private vehicles make up 77% of the overall fleet, and assuming that declarations are made on a pro-rata basis across vehicle categories, the estimated equivalent figure for private vehicles under the old system would be 330,330 declarations in a 12 month period, and 165,165 in a 6 month period.
736. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of residential units owned by local authorities and by voluntary housing partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29756/15]
View answerMy Department collates and publishes a wide range of housing and planning statistics that inform the preparation and evaluation of policy. Data on local authority housing stock (which incorporates owned housing stock with accommodation provided under the Rental Accommodation Scheme and the Social Housing Leasing Initiative) are available on my Department’s website at: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/StatisticsandRegularPublications/HousingStatistics/FileDownLoad,15291,en.xls by clicking ‘LA rented units by area 2003’ under the Social Housing Supports contents.
As indicated in the Government’s Social Housing Strategy published in November 2014, Approved Housing Bodies (previously known as Voluntary Housing Associations or Housing Co-operatives) manage approximately 27,000 houses. The number of units provided and financed via the Voluntary and Co-operative Housing schemes is available on my Department’s website at http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/StatisticsandRegularPublications/HousingStatistics/FileDownLoad,15291,en.xls by clicking ‘Affordable and other social housing summary 1991 to date’ under the Housing Supports contents.
