Keyes, Michael J.Thursday, 23 November 1950 |
Dáil Éireann Debate
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- Local Authorities' Debt.
The total indebtedness of all local authorities (excluding harbour authorities, vocational education committees and committees of agriculture) was £39,532,089 on 31st March, 1949, the latest date for ...
- Cavan Inquiry Costs.
I am not in a position to give any assurance of the nature requested by the Deputy as the law provides that such portion of the costs of local inquiries as may be required to be certified by the Minis...
- Local Government Superannuation Act, 1948.
I understand that the workers referred to by the Deputy have not been denied pensions but that the question of the extent of their pensionable service is still under consideration by the local authori...
I can assure the Deputy that I will do whatever I can.
- Use of Steel in Building.
I am aware that the circumstances referred to by the Deputy have arisen in two areas in relation to steel frames for windows. The selection of the type of window to be used on any particular housing...
- Ferbane Housing Scheme.
I am not aware of any avoidable delay in connection with this scheme. A tender has been accepted by the local authority and I understand that work will commence early next month.
The final documents in connection with this scheme were submitted to the Department on 3rd June, 1950, and approved on 24th idem. The Offaly County Council stated on 10th July, 1950, that tenders wer...
- County Dublin Housing.
The numbers are as follows: (a) 778; (b) 367; (c) 2,500, inclusive of (a) and (b).
The following figures indicate the housing programme of the county council for the areas mentioned and include houses completed in recent times and houses in course of erection as well as houses propo...
- County Dublin Cottage Rents.
The answer to the first part of the question is “No”. The present system of graded rents was approved provisionally and is subject to review at the end of the year. I understand that a report on the...
I would not be in a position to offer an opinion on that. After all, the scheme was considered and approved by the county council itself.
- West Cork Building Grants.
Grants under the Housing Acts in West Cork remain unpaid in respect of 20 houses for which certificates of satisfactory completion have been received in the Department. The average length of time whic...
I have given the Deputy the number of cases outstanding and in all these cases the grants will be paid within a few weeks.
In my reply to the Deputy, I stated that a certain amount of checking is necessary in the case of all applications. The average time required for checking is about 14 days which also represents the l...
There may be other factors in these cases.
- Kenmare Housing.
No proposals for the acquisition by agreement of sites for housing purposes in Kenmare have yet been submitted to my Department by the Kerry County Council. When the council's proposals are received ...
- Refusal of Housing Grant.
As the Deputy was informed by letter on the 16th June last, a new house grant could not be paid in this case as the house failed in many respects to comply with the requirements of statutory regulatio...
The application in the first instance in this case was for a grant for the reconstruction of an existing dwelling. The work was inspected and was considered unsuitable by the inspector for a new hous...
- North Cork Housing.
Any revisions of plans for housing schemes which are suggested by my Department to local authorities are based on well defined lines of policy approved by me as Minister. This policy aims at securing...
- The Blue Lagoon Scheme.
I would refer the Deputy to the reply given to a question by Deputy Belton on 19th April last. The experimental work referred to in that reply involves scientific investigation of an experimental imp...
- Dust-Bin Collection in the Cabra Area.
I would refer the Deputy to the reply I gave to a question addressed to me on the 28th March last in regard to the frequency of collections.
- Camping of Itinerants on Public Roads.
I have no direct functions in this matter. In any case where a nuisance arises from the behaviour of itinerants or others the local sanitary authority has power under the Local Government (Sanitary S...
- Dublin Housing and Sanitary Accommodation.
With your permission, a Chinn Chomhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 89 together. I am having inquiries regarding these matters addressed to the Dublin Corporation, which is the sanitary ...
- Clonakilty Sanitation.
I have no information regarding this matter. I shall, however, have an inquiry addressed to the local authority and shall communicate the results to the Deputy.
I will take up the matter immediately.
- Aran Islands Water Supply.
I would refer the Deputy to the reply given to his questions on 28th June, 1950, in this matter. The engineering inspection referred to in that reply was carried out and the county engineer reported ...
- Ballinlough (County Roscommon) Water Supply.
The Ballinlough water supply scheme has been completed, except for the installation of the pumping plant, and the extension to Garranlahan. Work on these two portions of the scheme is in progress.
- Cloghan and Ferbane Sewerage Schemes.
The provision of a sewerage scheme at Cloghan cannot be undertaken until a piped water supply is available. The provision of a water supply for Cloghan is under consideration by the local authority a...
- North County Dublin Regional Water Scheme.
I am not in a position to state when work on the scheme will be commenced. The sanitary authority should shortly be in a position to invite tenders for it. The areas which will be covered by the sch...
- North Cork Water and Sewerage.
The Deputy appears to misunderstand the general tenor of a semi-official letter sent to the assistant county manager referring to the question of water and sewerage services for housing schemes in the...
- Swimming Pools.
Urban and rural sanitary authorities have power to provide and maintain swimming pools, but in present circumstances, housing, sanitary services and other essential works have prior claim on finance, ...
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Land Trust.
Negotiations are at present proceeding and when they have advanced sufficiently to enable me to make a public statement on the matter I shall be glad to do so.
I can assure the Deputy that I am not so aware. I would like to have particulars and I will take whatever steps I can.
I am not in a position to answer that question. Proceedings are taking place and I think it would be indelicate and unwise to make a direct answer at this juncture.
- Re-distribution of Population.
My direct concern with the distribution of population in Dublin and elsewhere is related to my responsibility for supervising the provision of houses by local authorities and by assisted private enter...
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