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- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: One can only wonder why Fine Gael did not support the 2000 Act, which Deputy McCormack professes to find so wonderful.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: I certainly do.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: The Deputy's party fought against it.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: The Deputy is now trying to get back to a situation which he fought against when we brought in this provision. There is no logic to the Deputy's case.
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: To which bank did they go?
- Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: It should not have happened with all the financial institutions.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Grants: Local Authority Grants (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: The following tabular statement gives details of the combined capital allocation for disabled persons and essential repairs grants notified to Kerry County Council, and the combined expenditure by Kerry County Council on the schemes since 2003. Data in relation to the overall expenditure on these schemes for 2006 will be available early in 2007. Expenditure on the grant schemes is funded by...
- Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: There is no record of an application, under the reference number quoted, for a certificate under the Rural Renewal scheme. However, there are five such applications with my Department at present relating to a number of other developments by the same company. In the case of one application, notification of completion of outstanding works is awaited. An inspection in relation to the remaining...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: I refer to the reply to Question No. 279 of 25 October 2006. The issue of the application by housing authorities of net receipts from apartment sales is being examined in the context of the proposed legislation.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Grants: Local Authority Grants (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 and 634 together. The review of the Disabled Persons Grant scheme, which incorporates the conditions governing the Essential Repairs Grant scheme and the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly scheme was recently finalised within my Department. The level of grants available under these schemes has been considered in the context of the overall review. My...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (1 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: Data on the number and value of housing loans approved and paid, for new and second-hand houses, in each of the past five years, are published in the Housing Statistics Bulletins, which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.
- Written Answers — Charities Regulation: Charities Regulation (2 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: The Government has acknowledged that Irish charity law is in need of modernisation. To address this, there is a commitment in the Agreed Programme for Government that a comprehensive reform of the law relating to charities will be enacted to ensure accountability and to protect against abuse of charitable status and fraud. In delivering on this commitment, earlier this year, the Government...
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (2 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: To date 1877 housing units have been inspected by local authorities for suitability under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) of which 1771 cases have been approved as suitable for the scheme as detailed in the following table. Under RAS local authorities use a range of measures to provide accommodation for recipients of rent supplement assessed as having a long-term housing need and is...
- Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (7 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: My Department has responsibility for a range of community-based schemes, including the Young People's Facilities and Services Fund (YPFSF). Through the YPFSF, allocations are made towards the construction and running costs of community facilities. These facilities are specifically aimed at attracting "at risk" young people in disadvantaged areas into activities that will divert them from...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (7 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 and 527 together. An increased provision of â¬3.7 million is available to fund the Private Residential Tenancies Board's administration and services in 2006, compared with an outturn of â¬1.737 million in 2005. There is currently a total of 51.5 staff working in the Board. The Board has also engaged a panel of 175 mediators and adjudicators to assist...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 521 and 522 together. The tabular statement gives details of the combined capital allocation for disabled persons and essential repairs grants notified to each local authority in 2005 and the combined out-turn expenditure on the schemes by each local authority. In 2005, the capital allocation for these schemes was â¬74.5m and out-turn expenditure notified to...
- Social and Affordable Housing. (8 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: In 2005, for the 11th successive year, a record output of some 81,000 new homes was achieved and this figure is set to further increase this year. Data on house loans issued in 2005 indicate that 45% of new loans were taken by first-time buyers. A significant number of mortgages for those new homes were manageable or affordable. The Government has sought to supplement the market through a...
- Social and Affordable Housing. (8 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: The figure I gave was 1,100 houses.
- Social and Affordable Housing. (8 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: Deputy McCormack specifically asked about affordable houses, of which some 1,100 have been provided.
- Social and Affordable Housing. (8 Nov 2006)
Noel Ahern: Yes.