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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Elections (2 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The most recent review of local electoral areas was carried out from November 2012 to May 2013 by a Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee established under the Local Government Act 1991. Unlike the position for Dáil and European Parliament constituencies, there is no constitutional or legislative requirement for the revision of local electoral areas. There is a commitment in the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (2 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The new Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme and applies to all existing local authority houses, other than those classes of houses excluded under legislation. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services (2 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: Under the national public library strategy, Opportunities for All, online access to e-magazines and journals has been available to users through the public library service since January 2016. The service provides access through a single ‘hosting platform’ to a broad range of e-magazines to meet the recreational and professional requirements of users. Content is provided from...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Legal Costs (2 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The information sought is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy in accordance with Standing Orders.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department’s new Rural Water Multi-annual Programme 2016-2018 was developed through a working group of key stakeholder s involving local authorities, the Water Services Transition Office, Irish Water, the National Federation of Group Water Schemes as well as my Department. The programme provides for the funding of demonstration Group Sewerage Schemes, through Measure 4(d), where...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department’s Community and Voluntary Supports and Programmes provide a cohesive framework of support for the community and voluntary sector. This programme supports 21 Volunteer Centres and 8 Volunteer Information Services, as well as a number of national organisations, including Volunteer Ireland. Over €3 million was allocated for these organisations in 2016. With the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessnessrecognises the important source of potential accommodation vacant private properties present. A new Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has been developed to assist private property owners and local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to harness this potential, and bring these vacant houses into social housing use to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. In accordance with section 37 (2) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless services,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Data (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The new Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. The Scheme is open to eligible tenants, including joint tenants, of local authority houses that are available for sale under the Scheme and applies to all existing local authority houses, other than those classes of houses excluded under legislation. To be eligible, tenants must meet certain criteria,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Boundaries Review (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The review referred to is one of 4 boundary reviews which were initiated together. The overall estimated cost to the Department in relation to all 4 boundary reviews is some €87,500. To date, some € 41,316 has been paid .

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides funding to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Under ‘Section 10’ funding arrangements, funding is provided regionally and on a delegated basis whereby responsibility for decision- making in relation to particular services rests with the Statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Direct Provision System (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, matters relating to direct provision and the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) are a matter for my colleague, the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality. In terms of the number of persons in RIA accommodation who have been granted some form of status, I am advised that there are in the region of 500 such persons among the 4,200 residents...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: The new Tenant (Incremental) Purchase Scheme came into operation on 1 January 2016. Under this Scheme, the tenant is responsible for raising the money to finance the purchase of their home and they can do so from savings, a lump sum or a mortgage loan etc. The tenant must pay the purchase money in full at the time the house purchase is completed. If they can afford it, the tenant can buy...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, provides that, as soon as possible following a request by the developer or by the majority of the house-owners, a planning authority must initiate procedures to take in charge a residential housing estate completed to its satisfaction in accordance with the planning permission. Section 180 also provides that, following a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: To support the implementation of Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, I have secured €5.35 billion in exchequer investment to deliver 47,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and leasing, over the period 2016 to 2021. This €5.35bn investment comprises some €4.5 billion in capital funding and €844 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: Work on developing the new funding vehicle is underway within the NTMA. Potential models for the structure of the vehicle are being examined and bilateral engagement is ongoing between the NTMA and my Department. A critical factor in the delivery of the action will be that the funding vehicle is ‘off balance sheet’ from a Government accounting perspective. Consultation...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department does not have the detailed information requested by the Deputy. However, in May 2016, the Housing Agency presented a paper in relation to vacant homes in Ireland to the Special Oireachtas Committee on Housing and Homelessness which – on the basis of the 2011 Census – indicated there were 230,056 unoccupied residential properties (excluding holiday homes) across the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 86 together. Details on the number of households on waiting lists in each housing authority area, including the number of single person households in each area, are provided in the statutory summary of social housing assessments. The most recent figures available are the results of the 2013 summarywhich was carried out on 7 May 2013. These are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessnessrecognises the important source of potential accommodation vacant private properties present. A new Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has been developed to assist private property owners and local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to harness this potential, and bring these vacant houses into social housing use to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Development Contributions (3 Nov 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88 and 89 together. Development contributions allow local authorities to recoup some of the costs to public funds of servicing land for private development. They provide a mechanism by which developers can contribute to the cost of providing public infrastructure and facilities that benefit development in the area and are expended on public infrastructure...