Results 261-280 of 2,386 for speaker:Michael Finneran

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: I propose to take Question Nos. 865 to 869, inclusive, together. My Department provides funding towards accommodation and related costs of adult homeless services by recouping 90% of local authority expenditure for such purposes under section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Responsibility for funding care-related costs rests with the HSE. Each local authority has statutory responsibility for...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: 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. Detailed information sought on localised activity under the scheme...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: The Building Regulations, introduced with effect from 1 June 1992, apply to all new buildings and to existing buildings which have been the subject of a material alteration. Accordingly, in common with all developments, social and affordable housing projects must meet the relevant requirements of the Building Regulations. The Building Control Acts 1990 to 2007 assign primary responsibility...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: The costs incurred in acquiring affordable homes, with a view to their onward sale to affordable purchasers, are dependant on the manner of acquisition. In the case of units acquired under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 — 2006, the acquisition costs are calculated in accordance with the relevant legislation. In summary, they are based on the sum of the site costs at...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: I propose to take Question Nos. 879 and 917 together. The allocations to each local authority towards the operation of the Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grants schemes from 2000 to 2007, together with the level of combined allocations for 2008 in respect of these schemes and the revised suite of housing adaptation grant schemes introduced on 1 November 2007, are set out in the table....

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: My Department provides significant resources from the proceeds of tenancy registration fees collected by the Private Residential Tenancies Board, to assist local authorities in discharging their functions under the Housing Acts in relation to private rented accommodation. The amounts paid to date to local authorities in respect of each of the years 2004 to 2007 are set out as follows. This...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: Since the announcement by Dublin City Council on 19 May that a number of PPP regeneration projects in the city would not now be going ahead as planned, my Department has been actively engaging with the Council to identify the next steps for ensuring that the projects will proceed. The City Council has also been in discussions with the developer, the project boards, and stakeholders from...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: In 2008, my Department has allocated over €1.2 billion to support activity across the country under the social housing investment programme. The allocations under this programme for the areas in question in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 are outlined in the following table. It should be noted that as Cahir does not have a specific housing authority, the housing need for the town is met under...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1010 of 2 April 2008. Exchequer funding up to the full approved project budget has been applied to the cost of the housing project in question.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: There is a broad range of supports currently available for members of households who have suffered a marital separation, subject to the terms of the relevant scheme of letting priorities and taking account of each household's individual circumstances. Housing authorities continuously tailor their housing supply programmes to the needs of the households on their waiting lists. Notwithstanding...

Written Answers — Public Private Partnerships: Public Private Partnerships (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: Since the announcement of 19 May 2008 by Dublin City Council that five housing projects being carried out through PPP arrangements would not now be proceeding as planned, my Department and the Council have met several times to assess the implications of the announcement for the projects concerned. The City Council has also been engaged in discussions with the developer to identify the next...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: I refer to the reply to Question No. 340 of 9 July 2008, which addresses the issues in question.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: The legal provisions relating to affordable housing under the 1999 Affordable Housing Scheme and Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2006 provide that the clawback must be based on the market value of the property at the time of sale to the person purchasing the property, and in the case of the Shared Ownership Scheme it is based on the date of grant of the shared ownership...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: The determination of a person's eligibility for social housing or emergency accommodation is a matter for the relevant Housing Authority, in this case Mayo County Council.

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: Data on the number of house completions, including private, social and affordable housing, for each year from 2002 to 2007, are set out in my Department's Annual and Quarterly Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Provisional data indicate that there were some 23,569 completions in the first...

Written Answers — Sustainable Development Strategy: Sustainable Development Strategy (10 Jul 2008)

Michael Finneran: The definition of sustainable communities, set out in the Bristol Accord, has been adopted in my Department's housing policy statement Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities. The policy statement sets out a vision to guide the transformation of the Irish housing sector over the medium term, by delivering more and better quality housing responses and by doing this in a more strategic...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Sep 2008)

Michael Finneran: Information on affordable housing activity up to the end of March 2008 in each local authority area is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Information is also published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Sep 2008)

Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1390 and 1418 together. Data in relation to social housing acquisitions, starts and completions are published in my Department's Annual and Quarterly Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library. Bulletins from 2000 onwards are also available on my Department's website, www.environ.ie.

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (24 Sep 2008)

Michael Finneran: My Department has no function regarding either the regulation of estate agents or the setting of advertising standards. The Residential Tenancies Act 2004, under which the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established, sets out a framework for the governance of the landlord-tenant relationship, including the adjudication of disputes, and does not cover landlord behaviour prior to...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (24 Sep 2008)

Michael Finneran: The Homeless Agency, in partnership with the providers of voluntary homeless services, has developed a holistic needs assessment and care plan for homeless persons, the aim of which is to provide an improved service response to the needs of individual homeless service users. Completion of the holistic needs assessment is voluntary and is therefore not a requirement for any person to gain...