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- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: The Housing Management Initiative Grant Scheme provides financial assistance for new and innovative pilot or pathfinding projects in the area of housing management. Thurles Town Council had received funding in 3 previous years for the piloting of the position of Tenant Liaison Officer and accordingly, was no longer considered eligible for pilot project funding under the scheme. In approving...
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: The number of social housing dwellings completed and acquired by local authorities in 2006 is currently been complied by my Department and will be published in due course in the Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletin for 2006 and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: There is no provision at present in the voluntary housing schemes for the purchase of individual houses by tenants. However, it was agreed under Housing Policy Framework â Building Sustainable Communities that consideration would be given in consultation with the voluntary and co-operative sector, to pilot a tenant purchase scheme for some new voluntary homes under the scheme. The...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: My Department sanctioned the provision of funding to Athy Town Council in March 2006 for refurbishment works to houses at Carbery Park / Townspark in Athy under the Remedial Works Scheme. I understand that discussions are underway with the contractor concerning the scope and cost of the works. Once these discussions have concluded it will be a matter for the Council, subject to final...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: The proposal as submitted will be discussed with the local authority as part of the Housing Action Plan process, which is to commence shortly.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock is a matter for each individual local authority. Under revised arrangements, effective from 1 January 2007, local authorities may use Internal Capital Receipts from the sale of local authority houses to undertake improvement works to their housing stock, including window replacement as part of a Remedial Works Scheme or planned...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: In 2006, the Centre for Housing Research, which is funded by my Department and local authorities, produced good practice guidelines on this matter entitled Regenerating Estates, Rebuilding Vibrant Communities. These guidelines, which are available on the Centre for Housing Research website, www.chr.ie, contain detailed recommendations to assist housing authorities in implementing...
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: The administration of the Shared Ownership Scheme in individual cases is a matter for each local authority, which must assess such applications on their merits having regard to the relevant eligibility criteria. These do not exclude applications from emigrants returning to this country.
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: Units sold to first time buyers under the various affordable housing schemes at a significant discount from market value contain a clawback provision, in order to prevent short-term profit taking on the resale of the house to the detriment of the objectives of the schemes. While there are no plans at present to alter the terms of the schemes in respect of persons wishing to move to larger...
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: The latest information, up to end September 2006, on activity under the various Affordable Housing Schemes 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 (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: Information on affordable housing activity up to end September 2006 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 (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: Information on activity under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2006 up to end September 2006, including summary information on payments in lieu of land transfers, 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. Detailed...
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)
Noel Ahern: The number of social housing dwellings completed and acquired by local authorities, including the four Dublin local authorities, in the years 2002 to 2005 are published in the various Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletin and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie. Figures for 2006 to the end of September are available on the Department's website while figures for the full...
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (1 Feb 2007)
Noel Ahern: An application from this group has been received by my Department under the 2006 Programme of Grants for Locally-Based Community and Voluntary Organisations. I recently announced the first tranche of funding under this Programme and assessments are continuing in respect of the remaining applications, including that of the group referred to by the Deputy. A decision will be notified to this...
- Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (1 Feb 2007)
Noel Ahern: I approved a grant of â¬1,281,914 in respect of this project on 16 November 2006. My Department's involvement with the funding schemes for voluntary and co-operative housing projects relates primarily to the provision of funds for individual projects. The administration of the schemes, and the certification that particular projects comply with the terms of the scheme, are the responsibility...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (1 Feb 2007)
Noel Ahern: It is not proposed to amend article 13 of the Housing (Sale of Houses) Regulations 1995 to enable a housing authority to sell Old Persons Dwellings. I consider that this course would not be in the best interests of good estate management and could, over time, reduce the number of dwellings available for occupation by elderly persons. However, where a tenant who is residing in such a...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (1 Feb 2007)
Noel Ahern: Under my Department's Remedial Works Scheme, Westmeath County Council submitted a programme of refurbishment works for local authority houses at Ennell Court. My Department gave approval in May 2005 for a pilot project in Ennell Court which consists of refurbishment works to 10 houses. It is now a matter for the Council to advance these works and thereafter to submit a proposal in respect...
- Written Answers — Regional Drugs Task Forces: Regional Drugs Task Forces (6 Feb 2007)
Noel Ahern: The Regional Drugs Task Forces (RDTFs) are charged with researching, developing, implementing and monitoring a co-ordinated response to illicit drug use in their areas. Each of the ten RDTFs produced strategic plans for their respective regions and they have now begun the process of implementing specific actions identified in those plans. In 2006, approximately â¬4.175m was expended by the...
- Written Answers — Regional Drugs Task Forces: Regional Drugs Task Forces (6 Feb 2007)
Noel Ahern: The Regional Drugs Task Forces (RDTFs) are charged with researching, developing, implementing and monitoring a co-ordinated response to illicit drug use in their areas. Each of the ten RDTFs produced strategic plans for their respective regions and they have now begun the process of implementing specific actions identified in those plans. In 2006, approximately â¬4.175m was expended by the...
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (6 Feb 2007)
Noel Ahern: Details of the number of social and affordable housing units completed in each local authority for each year 2000 to 2005 and for the 9 months to end September 2006, have been published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, which are available in the Oireachtas Library, or on the Department's website at www.environ.ie. It is anticipated that the accommodation needs of some 60,000...