Tuesday, 11 Jul 2017

Written Answers Nos. 811-825

Housing Agency Portfolio

Ceisteanna (811)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

811. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of the €70 million allocated by his Department in 2017 for the Housing Agency fund to purchase vacant houses which has been drawn down to date; the number of units which have been purchased with this fund to date; the number of these units which have been sold onto local authorities and-or approved housing bodies; and the average cost per unit of the units purchased to date. [32398/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Under Actions 1.1, 2.5 and 5.6 of the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Housing Agency is actively engaged with banks and investment companies in relation to its acquisitions programme.  The Agency has been tasked with establishing a revolving fund to acquire some 1,600 units over the period to 2020 for social housing use.

In accordance with the Agency’s profile of expenditure and the arrangements in place between my Department and the Agency for the management of the Fund, €70 million has now been drawn down. As of 30 June 2017, the Agency had signed contracts for 362 dwellings and 259 of these purchases have closed.  In addition, the Agency has had bids accepted by vendors on a further 100 dwellings.

The process of selling properties on to Approved Housing Bodies is underway.  As of 30 June 2017, the Agency had signed purchase option agreements for 242 properties with Approved Housing Bodies, with the closure of these approved sales, and the consequent replenishment of the Acquisition Fund, expected to commence in September.

The average cost per unit of the units purchased to date is approximately €166,500.

Local Authority Housing

Ceisteanna (812)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

812. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of units brought into use via the buy and renew scheme pilot in Louth County Council by unit size; and the average cost of returning these units to use. [32400/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Louth County Council's initiative to buy and renew private properties in need of remediation and make them available for social housing use is ongoing.

I am advised that Louth County Council are targeting 47 properties at present under the buy and renew initiative, of which 11 are renovated and tenanted. A further 12 are undergoing remediation, with varying completion dates. The remainder of the targeted properties are at various stage of advancement such as being surveyed, designed, at planning or at tender.  Details of the size of individual units is not held in my Department.

Of the completed and tenanted properties, for which all costs are finalised, the average per property cost has been €107,500. 

Capital Expenditure Programme

Ceisteanna (813)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

813. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the detail of his Department's capital expenditure allocation in 2016 of €534 million and in 2017 of €732 million by programme or project type, in tabular form. [32486/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Details of voted capital allocations for the years concerned in respect of programmes funded by my Department are set out in Revised Estimates for Public Services 2017 published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, details of which are available at pages 165-174 (Vote 34) of the document available at the following link: http://www.per.gov.ie/en/rev/.

Approved Housing Bodies

Ceisteanna (814)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

814. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the 30% capital advance leasing facility, CALF, payment to approved housing bodies for social housing projects funded with Housing Finance Agency, HFA, or private finance comes from his Department's current or capital budget. [32489/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

The Capital Advance Leasing Facility (CALF) is capital support provided to approved housing bodies (AHBs), by local authorities, to assist with the financing of the construction or acquisition of units that will be provided for social housing use.  CALF can support up to 30% of the eligible capital cost of the project, where the units will be provided under long-term lease arrangements (known as Payment and Availability Agreements) to local authorities for social housing use. The balance of the funding required is usually secured by the AHB from other borrowings, typically from the Housing Finance Agency (HFA). Projects are assessed and approved for CALF funding by my Department following an independent financial assessment undertaken by the Housing Agency. The CALF funding provided to AHBs by local authorities is fully recouped from my Department by local authorities.

CALF is funded from my Department's capital budget. In 2017, €43m has been made available for this purpose. The ongoing cost of the Payment and Availability Agreements between local authorities and AHBs is paid from my Department's Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme (SHCEP). In 2017, €83.9m has been made available to the Programme to meet the continuing cost of these contractual arrangements and the cost of new units brought forward for funding during the year.

Departmental Bodies

Ceisteanna (815)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

815. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the way in which the membership of the marine protected area expert advisory group will be selected; the criteria that will be used as part of this selection process; the way in which persons with relevant experience and expertise apply to become part of this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32528/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

I will shortly establish an expert advisory group whose terms of reference will include the development of a process for the identification, designation and recommendation of candidate marine areas which require protection.

Work is on-going to determine the appropriate composition of the group and relevant selection criteria and I anticipate that a broad range of relevant stakeholders will be represented.

It is envisaged that the input of specialist experts from Government Departments, state agencies, the environmental NGO community and academia will be invited as well as that of commercial and recreational users of the marine space.

Living Wage

Ceisteanna (816)

Niall Collins

Ceist:

816. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.70 for all employees directly employed in, or in agencies funded by, his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32561/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Payment of salaries to staff of my Department is made in line with pay scales approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. If a minimum payment of €11.70 an hour were introduced, the additional costs for my Department are estimated to be in the region of €3,000 annually (not including Employer’s PRSI).  This figure reduces as and when the staff concerned progress along an incremental scale.

Insofar as agencies under my Department's aegis are concerned, arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas.  The contact email address for each agency is as follows:

Agency	Email address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Housing Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Irish Water	[e-mail]
Irish Water Safety	[e-mail]
Local Government Management Agency	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Pobal	[e-mail]

Departmental Expenditure

Ceisteanna (817)

Eoin Ó Broin

Ceist:

817. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the detail of his Department's expenditure allocation in 2016 of €401 million and in 2017 of €566 million by project or programme type, in tabular form. [32576/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

I refer to the reply to Question No. 234 of 30 May 2017, which provided the Deputy with details on housing expenditure in 2016 and the allocation for housing programmes in 2017 in relation to both capital and current programmes.  The details now requested by the Deputy in respect of current housing programmes in 2016 and for 2017, are provided in the following table.

Housing Programme	2016 Expenditure €million[1]	2017 Allocation €million[2]
Social Housing Current Expenditure Programme	54.03	83.95
Rental Accommodation Scheme	131.00	134.34
Housing Assistance Payment	57.70	152.70
Affordable Rental Pilot	0	10
Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme	55.34	69.75
Traveller Accommodation and Support	4.66	4.22
National Traveller Consultative Committee	0.008	0.01
Accommodation for Homeless	88.68	97.87
Housing for People with a Disability	0.09	1.0
Affordable Housing/Shared Ownership Subsidy	3.69	4.33
Legal Fees – Housing	0.170	0.09
Housing & Building Standards Research	1.04	0.80
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	4.07	5.20
Residential Tenancies Board	0.668	1.85
Total	401.146	566.11

[1] Includes expenditure by local authorities from surplus LPT receipts

[2] Includes surplus LPT allocation

Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding

Ceisteanna (818)

Kevin O'Keeffe

Ceist:

818. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 637 of 4 July 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the only measure under which Cork County Council could have applied for funding for this specific group scheme was measure 3 and it was not recommended for funding as it was considered outside the scope for measure 3; and if he has given consideration to making such measures more flexible to ensure that group schemes such as in the case of persons (details supplied) can avail of much needed funding. [32587/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

I refer to the reply to Question No 637 of 4 July 2017.

I understand that a proposal for the Ballyduff Upper Group Water Scheme was received in the past week in my Department and this will be examined as soon as possible.

My Department's Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2016 - 2018 is focused on existing quality deficient group water schemes, particularly through Measure 1 of the programme, to ensure compliance with the Drinking Water Regulations 2014. The invitation to local authorities earlier this year for funding addressed this as follows:

- schemes that were on my Department's Remedial Action List for Group Water Schemes (these quality deficient schemes were the particular focus of the invitation);

- schemes that were not on my Department's Remedial Action List for Group Water Schemes (this allowed for the evolving and dynamic nature of the list); and

- schemes that are not fully regulated (i.e. due to their small size fall below the threshold for full application of the regulations) whereby a block grant is available for funding improvements for such schemes.

I am therefore satisfied that the funding arrangements under the programme have the required flexibility to deliver group water scheme compliance with the Drinking Water Regulations 2014.

Local Authority Expenditure

Ceisteanna (819)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Ceist:

819. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount spent by local authorities on outsourcing for each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by local authority and department. [32604/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

The information in relation to the amount spent by local authorities on outsourcing for each of the years 2008 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in each of the local authorities is not available in my Department. Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible.

Local Authority Staff Data

Ceisteanna (820)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Ceist:

820. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the direct employment staffing levels at local authorities in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by local authority and department within each local authority. [32605/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

My Department is responsible for workforce planning for the local government sector, including monitoring of local government sector employment levels. Staffing numbers for the local authority sector are available on the Public Service Numbers Databank website, which is hosted and maintained by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the local government element of which is available at the following link: http://databank.per.gov.ie/Public_Service_Numbers.aspx?rep=LA. The site provides access to local government sector staffing data from 2008 to end Q1 2017, which are the most recent figures available.

The data gathered focuses on broad numbers relating to employees, and is not broken down by department.

Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. In this regard, it is a matter for each individual Chief Executive to recruit and assign staff to specific functional areas.

Local Authority Staff Data

Ceisteanna (821, 822)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Ceist:

821. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of staff that have retired from the outdoor road staff and housing maintenance departments within local authorities in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by local authority and category. [32606/17]

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Ceist:

822. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of staff taken on in the outdoor road and housing maintenance sections in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by category and sourcing of staff, that is, transferred staff, direct employment, Gateway scheme, private contractors, agency workers and so on. [32607/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

I propose to take Questions Nos. 821 and 822 together.

My Department gathers quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities. The data gathered does not provide detail in respect of the number of staff that have retired from the outdoor road staff and housing maintenance departments. Neither does it provide detail on the number of staff taken on in the outdoor road and housing maintenance sections in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by category and sourcing of staff, that is, transferred staff, direct employment, gateway scheme, private contractors, agency workers. Accordingly, the information requested is not available in my Department.

The following table shows the total number of outdoor workers from Dec 2014 to the most recent figures available i.e. March 2017.

	December 2014 (WTE)	December 2015 - (WTE)	December 2016 - (WTE)	March 2017 - (WTE)
Total Number of outdoor workers	10,857.31	10,557.59	10,415.26	10,379.37

Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. In this regard, it is a matter for each individual Chief Executive to recruit and assign staff to specific functional areas.

Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility

Ceisteanna (823)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Ceist:

823. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the income thresholds for social housing and for housing assistance payment, HAP, are calculated in the same manner. [32608/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

Under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme is one of the suite of social housing options available to local authorities to meet housing need. Once a household has been deemed eligible for social housing support, it is a matter for the local authority to examine the suite of social housing supports available, including the HAP scheme, to determine the most appropriate form of support for that household.

The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each housing authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The Regulations and associated Policy apply to all forms of social housing support, including the HAP scheme.

Rental Accommodation Scheme Data

Ceisteanna (824)

Barry Cowen

Ceist:

824. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of households availing of support under the RAS scheme in each year since its establishment and to date in 2017. [32615/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) has been an important contributor to social housing supply since its introduction on a pilot basis in 2005. From its commencement in late 2005 to 31 May 2017, some 33,992 households have been transferred from Rent Supplement to RAS.

My Department does not hold information on the current number of households in RAS at any given time. Numbers in RAS constantly vary as contracts end, tenants move on to other properties, landlords withdraw from the scheme, new tenancies are allocated or vacancies in contracted units are filled. Data relating to the number of households availing of support under RAS from 2011 to 2015 can be found on my Department's website at the following link: http://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/social-housing/social-and-affordble/overall-social-housing-provision.

My Department is currently updating and reviewing the RAS data collection and management process. In that context, data relating to 2016 is currently in the process of being gathered from local authorities and will be published on my Department’s website when available. The provisional data indicates that some 1,250 households were supported under RAS in 2016.

Departmental Expenditure

Ceisteanna (825)

Brendan Howlin

Ceist:

825. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of expenditure by his Department or organisations under the aegis of his Department for each of the past five years on photography, advertising, communications advice, public relations, website development, media interview training and preparation; the events, campaigns or policies to which this expenditure related; the company or person to which such payments were made, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32650/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government

My Department did not incur any expenditure on public relations or media interview training and preparation in the past five years. Details of expenditure from 2012 to 2016 on photography, advertising, communications advice and website development is set out in the following tables.            

Year	Photography costs	Relevant Campaign or Policy	Payee
2012	€170.00	Launch of CEDRA	Maxwell Photography
2012	€172.00	Minister O’Sullivan's visit to NAMA properties leased to LA, Scotch Hall, Drogheda	Paul Connor Photography
2012	€363.00	Putting People First launch	Maxwell Photography
2012	€485.00	Launch of framework for Sustainable Development	Maxwell Photography
2012	€3,257.00	Long Service Awards by National Directorate Fire & Emergency Management	Maxwell Photography
2013	€103.00	EU Presidency: Informal Council of EU Environment Ministers - Clean Tech Cluster Forum and Expo, Wood Quay	Maxwell Photography
2013	€172.00	Long Service Awards by National Directorate Fire & Emergency Management	Maxwell Photography
2013	€308.00	EU Presidency: Senior Officials Meeting of Water and Marine Directors, Dublin Castle	Maxwell Photography
2013	€362.00	Minister O’Sullivan's visit to Fingal Co Co housing insulation retrofit project in Corduff, Blanchardstown	Maxwell Photography
2013	€448.00	Ireland's Best Kept Town Awards	Maxwell Photography
2014	€551.00	Launch of Social Housing Strategy	Maxwell Photography
2014	€2,161.00	Long Service Awards by National Directorate Fire & Emergency Management	Maxwell Photography
2015	€23.50	Long Service Awards by National Directorate Fire & Emergency Management	Maxwell Photography
2015	€80.00	Photograph of Minister Alan Kelly and Pope Francis at the EU Environment Ministers’ meeting on Climate Change in the Vatican	Information not available
2015	€107.83	Social Housing Construction Programme	Kenny Photo Graphics
2015	€184.50	Photographs of Wexford-based senior managers for the Whodoeswhat.gov.ie website	Gerard Hore Photography
2015	€239.85	Ireland’s Best Kept Town Awards	Lensmen Photography
2015	€246.00	Launch of Diversity Award 2015	Redmonds of Roscrea
2015	€326.91	Photographs of Dublin-based senior managers for the Whodoeswhat.gov.ie website	Lafayette Graduation Services
2015	€369.00	Rural policy launch in Caherciveen	MacMonagle Photography
2016	€90.00	Photographs of Ballina-based senior managers for the Whodoeswhat.gov.ie website	Corrine Beatty Photography
2016	€308.42	Material for public display in the reopened Custom House Visitor Centre	Maxwell Photography
2016	€413.28	Announcement of €25m for the first phase of the Dolphin House Regeneration Project	Maxwell Photography
2016	€430.50	Launch of the 2016-2020 Fire Services Capital Programme	Maxwell Photography
2016	€602.70	Announcement of ERDF grant assistance to local authority capital works under the Designated Urban Centres Grants Scheme 2014 – 2020	Maxwell Photography
2016	€22,129.20	Video production - National Planning Framework	Glasseye Productions
2016	€38,900.00	Rebuilding Ireland. The photography costs refer to videos and social media.	BigO

Year	Advertising costs	Relevant Campaign or Policy	Payee
2012	€196.80	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	IPA
2012	€4,236.12	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)
2012	€5,000.00	IFA Sheep Worrying radio campaign	IFA
2012	€35,881.71	Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee	Brindley Advertising
2012	€99,103.76	Referendum - Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union	Brindley Advertising
2012	€100,319.83	Referendum – Children	Brindley Advertising
2012	€116,530.84	Leaflet drop in respect of the Household Charge – paid to Door To Door Distributors	City Post
2012	€321,884.00	National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion	Lyle Bailie
2013	€60.00	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	Ulster Bank
2013	€196.80	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	IPA
2013	€790.53	Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee	Brindley Advertising
2013	€4,110.66	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)
2013	€4,329.78	Public consultation on General Scheme of the Maritime Area and Foreshore (Amendment) Bill	Brindley Advertising
2013	€4,390.27	Public consultation on Foreshore Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations	Mediavest
2013	€16,909.00	Responsible dog ownership radio campaign	Independent Radio Sales Ltd.
2013	€17,897.55	Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign	Brindley Advertising
2013	€19,508.70	European Parliament Constituency Commission	Brindley Advertising
2013	€26,513.00	Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign	Mediavest
2013	€33,217.31	By-election - Meath East	Brindley Advertising
2013	€43,845.85	Referendums - Abolition of Seanad Éireann and Court of Appeal	Brindley Advertising
2013	€342,259.00	National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion	ICAN Ltd
2014	€196.80	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	IPA
2014	€4,110.66	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	TRUVO Ireland Ltd. (Golden Pages/The Phone Book)
2014	€26,440.05	Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign	Mediavest
2014	€36,474.64	By-elections - Dublin West and Longford-Westmeath	Mediavest
2014	€59,223.27	European and Local Elections	Mediavest
2014	€106,465.00	Public Consultation for Review of Development Management Guidelines	Mediavest
2014	€326,934.00	National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion	ICAN Ltd
2015	€430.50	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	Guerin Media Ltd.
2015	€1,927.25	Marine Strategy Framework Directive Programme of measures information dissemination	USB Ireland
2015	€4,110.66	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	FCR Media Ltd., formerly TRUVO Ireland
2015	€7,693.86	Marine Strategy Framework Directive public consultation	MediaVest
2015	€21,172.54	Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign	Mediavest
2015	€64,524.85	Referendums - Marriage Equality and Age of Eligibility for Election to the Office of President; By-election - Carlow-Kilkenny	Mediavest
2015	€361,548.00	National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion	ICAN Ltd
2016	€430.50	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	Guerin Media Ltd.
2016	€2,118.06	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	FCR Media Ltd., formerly TRUVO Ireland
2016	€5,559.60	Logo design - National Planning Framework	Power Design
2016	€8,769.62	Constituency Commission	Havas Media
2016	€9,551.57	General Election	Havas Media
2016	€11,712.68	Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign	Havas Media
2016	€15,237.29	Draft Register of Electors Awareness Campaign	Mediavest
2016	€20,283.74	Constituency Commission	Mediavest
2016	€50,011.98	General Election	Mediavest
2016	€333,078.00	National Fire Safety Week and associated Fire Safety Promotion	ICAN Ltd

Year	Communications Advice costs	Relevant Campaign or Policy	Payee
2016	€460.00	Communications Advice to ensure an information leaflet was in plain English	NALA

Year	Website Development costs	Relevant Campaign or Policy	Payee
2012	€1,366.80	RX3.ie	RPS
2012	€3,842.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2012	€33,000.00	Askaboutireland	LGMA
2013	€8,369.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2013	€8,369.41	Fire Safety Week	ICON Ltd
2013	€23,988.69	Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance	IT Alliance
2013	€25,000.00	Askaboutireland	LGMA
2013	€50,000.00	Myplan.ie	ESRI
2014	€543.60	Fire Safety Week	ICON Ltd
2014	€659.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2014	€771.00	Tidy Towns Awards	Trinsic Software
2014	€3,554.00	Brownbin	Cré
2014	€25,000.00	Askaboutireland	LGMA
2014	€351,849.21	Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance	IT Alliance
2015	€344.40	Unfinished Housing Development Survey	Edwin Wymer
2015	€1,487.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2015	€9,938.40	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	Fusio Ltd.
2015	€23,290.80	Environ/Housing Website	Annertech Ltd
2015	€208,667.77	Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance	IT Alliance
2016	€1,180.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2016	€27,613.50	Environ/Housing Website	Annertech Ltd
2016	€31,109.78	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	Fusio Ltd.
2016	€54,600.00	Rebuilding Ireland. The photography costs refer to videos and social media.	BigO
2016	€215,545.88	Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance	IT Alliance

Year	Website Development costs	Relevant Campaign or Policy	Payee
2012	€1,366.80	RX3.ie	RPS
2012	€3,842.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2012	€33,000.00	Askaboutireland	LGMA
2013	€8,369.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2013	€8,369.41	Fire Safety Week	ICON Ltd
2013	€23,988.69	Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance	IT Alliance
2013	€25,000.00	Askaboutireland	LGMA
2013	€50,000.00	Myplan.ie	ESRI
2014	€543.60	Fire Safety Week	ICON Ltd
2014	€659.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2014	€771.00	Tidy Towns Awards	Trinsic Software
2014	€3,554.00	Brownbin	Cré
2014	€25,000.00	Askaboutireland	LGMA
2014	€351,849.21	Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance	IT Alliance
2015	€344.40	Unfinished Housing Development Survey	Edwin Wymer
2015	€1,487.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2015	€9,938.40	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	Fusio Ltd.
2015	€23,290.80	Environ/Housing   Website	Annertech Ltd
2015	€208,667.77	Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance	IT Alliance
2016	€1,180.00	Website updates for NFSW	ICAN Ltd
2016	€27,613.50	Environ/Housing Website	Annertech Ltd
2016	€31,109.78	Implementing Met Éireann's role as Ireland's National Meteorological Service	Fusio Ltd.
2016	€54,600.00	Rebuilding Ireland. The photography costs refer to videos and social media.	BigO
2016	€215,545.88	Internal website incl business process improvement, business analysis & support and maintenance	IT Alliance

Insofar as agencies under my Department's aegis are concerned, arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information directly to members of the Oireachtas.  The contact email address for each agency is as follows.

Agency	Email address
Agency	Email address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
Ervia, Gas   Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Housing Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Housing Finance   Agency	[e-mail]
Irish Water	[e-mail]
Irish Water   Safety	[e-mail]
Local Government   Management Agency	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Pobal	[e-mail]