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Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (24 Jun 2008)

Michael Finneran: The Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department, together with 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. Notification of the combined capital allocations for 2008 in respect of the Schemes issued to local authorities on 21 May 2008. It is a matter for local authorities to decide on...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (24 Jun 2008)

Michael Finneran: Details of the combined capital allocations made to each local authority in 2008, in respect of the operation of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability, together with the amounts recouped to each authority in 2006 and 2007, are set out in the table. The combined capital allocations made by my Department to local authorities for the operation of the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (24 Jun 2008)

Michael Finneran: Under Section 58(3) of the Housing Act 1966 the making and amending of rent schemes is the responsibility of local authorities as an integral part of their housing management functions, subject to broad principles laid down by my Department in Circular letter HRT 3/2002 of 6 March 2002. In the context of the Government's statement on housing policy — Delivering Homes, Sustaining...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Jun 2008)

Michael Finneran: A Certificate of Compliance has recently issued in respect of this property.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (26 Jun 2008)

Michael Finneran: The Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme is currently administered by a Task Force under the aegis of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and operated at a local level by the Health Service Executive. A total of €19.132 million was allocated in 2007 and an initial allocation of €13 million has been made available in 2008 to the Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (26 Jun 2008)

Michael Finneran: Following a recent inspection the applicant was advised that certain works remained to be carried out. On receipt of notification that these works have been completed, a further inspection will be carried out with a view to issuing a Floor Area Compliance Certificate, if in order.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (26 Jun 2008)

Michael Finneran: The administration of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability is a matter for individual local authorities. My Department made a combined capital allocation to all local authorities on 21 May for the operation of the Schemes in private houses in 2008. It is a matter for each local authority to decide on the level of funding to be provided for each...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (26 Jun 2008)

Michael Finneran: Under Section 211 (4) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended by the Local Government Act 2001, internal capital receipts shall be applied for a capital purpose for which capital money may be properly applied or for such purposes as may be approved by the Minister whether generally or in relation to specified cases or circumstances. In 2006, my Department issued a circular letter...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: The administration of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability, including the processing of individual applications, is a matter for individual local authorities, in line with the conditions set down in the Housing (Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability) Regulations 2007.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: Under my Department's Capital Funding Schemes for voluntary and co-operative housing, funding of up to 100% of the approved cost is available for the provision of permanent accommodation for low-income families and persons with special housing needs where all proposed tenants have been assessed by the housing authority as being in need of social housing. Approved housing bodies providing...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: I refer to the reply to Question No. 465 of 29 April, 2008. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: Following the announcement on 19 May 2008 that the project in question would not now be going ahead as planned, my Department and Dublin City Council have met on a number of occasions to examine the options available for ensuring that this regeneration can proceed. In addition, the City Council has undertaken to review all of the options available for advancing this project, taking account...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: A reply to the representations made on behalf of the individual concerned will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 570, 574 and 586 together. Under the terms of the Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grant Schemes, my Department recoups 66% of the expenditure on individual grants to local authorities. Information on local authority activity under the schemes in 2006 is published in my Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletin, copies of which are available in...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: I propose to take Question Nos. 578 and 579 together. 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. Funding is provided to the Health Service Executive on a regional basis and it is a matter for the HSE to apportion funding within regions. Details of the...

Written Answers — Strategy on Homelessness: Strategy on Homelessness (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: I refer to the reply to Question No. 396 of 24 June 2008 in which I indicated that local authorities are currently carrying out the 2008 statutory housing needs assessment. The outcome of this assessment will provide a reliable indicator of trends in homelessness, including nationality, as they will be directly comparable with the results of the 2005 assessment. I am aware of the research...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: The following table gives the allocation and expenditure for Kildare County Council from 2002 to 2008. Year Allocation Expenditure 2002 27,000,000 23,975,100 2003 19,000,000 10,245,200 2004 19,000,000 14,003,786 2005 26,000,000 29,527,329 2006 36,000,000 32,206,139 2007 45,000,000 40,663,760 2008 45,000,000 Detailed information on the number of houses built by housing authorities is...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (1 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: The establishment of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PTRB) has provided a strong regulatory framework for the private rented residential sector. Since its establishment, the Board has achieved considerable success in the registration of tenancies, with in excess of 220,000 tenancies now registered, compared to no more than 30,000 under the previous system of registration. The PRTB...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (2 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: The administration of the Housing Aid for Older People Scheme, including the prioritisation, processing and approval of individual applications, is a matter for individual local authorities and one in which my Department has no direct function. My Department made a combined capital allocation to all local authorities on 21 May for the operation of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for...

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (2 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: All local authorities are implementing the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and all have transferred cases to RAS to date. At end May 2008, a total of 13,618 cases nationally had been accommodated; 7,082 were housed directly under RAS, with a further 6,536 accommodated under other social housing options. Meath County Council achieved its RAS implementation targets for 2007. In total, in...