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Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (4 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department recently advised city and county councils of indicative budgets for the 2008-2010 period in respect of the local authority social housing programme and the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme of funding for social housing projects promoted by voluntary and co-operative housing bodies. In that context, the housing authorities concerned have been requested to plan a social housing...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (4 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578 and 580 together. I have no function in relation to these matters as the operation of complaints systems and staffing arrangements for inspections relating to private rented accommodation are the responsibility of individual local authorities. However, in discharging these responsibilities, authorities should have regard to the report — Good Practice...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (4 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested, in relation to members of the Private Residential Tenancies Board, is set out in the following table. PRTB Board Membership on 4 March 2008 Name Background Tom Dunne (Chairperson) Head of School of Real Estate and Construction Economics, Dublin Institute of Technology Anne Colley Solicitor Orla Coyne Solicitor Liam Gleeson Assistant Principal Officer,...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (6 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will request the Health Service Executive to make physiotherapy available to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [9851/08]

Written Answers — Fire Stations: Fire Stations (6 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 239: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to a new fire station for Youghal, County Cork (details supplied). [9837/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The level of professional fees for the scheme concerned is 9% of the net construction cost (excluding VAT). The fees are for a full multidisciplinary service including architectural, civil and structural engineering and quantity surveying consultancy service.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: In line with a Government Decision, taken in February 2006, the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme will be transferring from the Health Service Executive (HSE) to the local authority sector. The Government Decision arose on foot of a recommendation made in the Core Functions of the Health Service Report which stated that a more integrated service and better value for money may be...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: I refer to the reply to Question No. 328 of 21 November, 2007. The position in relation to the project concerned remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Information on shared ownership activity up to end September 2007 in each local authority area is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie, and is also published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: At the end of January 2008, Kildare County Council had accommodated 294 former rent supplement cases with long-term housing need through the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) — 143 in either voluntary or private rented properties and a further 151 through other social housing options. I am advised that cases are being accommodated throughout the county. I am satisfied with progress on RAS...

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Question Nos. 529, 531 and 532 together. The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) operates in all housing authorities. In some cases the County Council is managing the scheme for the county at large. All housing authorities have transferred cases from Rent Supplement to RAS and since the commencement of transfers in September 2005 the pace of delivery has steadily increased....

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 533 to 535, inclusive, together. It is the function of each local authority to manage the administration of its affordable housing application process. I understand that Dublin City Council proposes to close its affordable housing panel from 8 April 2008 until the end of the year, to carry out a complete restructuring of its affordable housing allocation and...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Record levels of funding for social and affordable housing are being provided in 2008 with over €2.5 billion available for housing programmes generally. Good progress is being made on delivery of social housing programmes with some 9,000 new social housing starts achieved in 2007. This is in line with the commitment in Towards 2016 to achieve 27,000 starts in the period 2007 to 2009. My...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The reconvened Working Group on the tenant purchase of apartments has met on two occasions — 14 June 2007 and 10 January 2008 — and is expected to meet again in the near future. The Group was not mandated to prepare a report because its function is to provide a forum for discussing and analysing proposals relating to the sale of apartments for inclusion in the forthcoming Social Housing...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (11 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The maximum grant of €6,348.69 was paid in this case on 19 April 2006.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (12 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme is currently administered by a Task Force under the aegis of my Department and operated at a local level by the Health Service Executive. In 2007 a total of €19.132 million was allocated to the HSE for the operation of the scheme nationally. The allocation for 2008 will be determined shortly in the light of the number of applications and the...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (12 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: There are no funds available in my Department for a project of this nature.

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (12 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department operates a number of adaptation grant schemes to assist people with a disability or with mobility issues with their accommodation needs. The Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability Scheme, which is administered by local authorities, assists in the provision/adaptation of accommodation to meet the needs of people with a disability. Under the Scheme the effective...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department is currently meeting all housing authorities as part of the annual Housing Action Plan review process. Following this, allocations under the social housing investment programme will be made to all housing authorities. I expect to be in a position to announce the allocations for 2008 in April.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 Mar 2008)

Batt O'Keeffe: Good progress is being made on the delivery of social housing programmes with some 9,000 new social housing starts achieved in 2007. This is in line with the commitment in Towards 2016 to achieve 27,000 starts in the period 2007 to 2009. Record levels of funding for social and affordable housing are being provided in 2008 with over €2.5 billion available for housing programmes generally....