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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011, which came into force on 1 April, 2011, make provision for social housing assessment and review of such assessments and provide for a standard application form for applications for social housing support. Once a household has been deemed qualified for social housing support, and entered on the waiting list, it is the responsibility of the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government's new housing policy statement, published in June 2011, will serve as a framework for a sequence of legislative and policy initiatives in the short to medium term. Based on a number of fundamental principles and goals that will form the foundation of a substantial reform programme, the new framework for housing policy responds to current and emerging conditions in the housing...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 14 of 30 November, 2011, which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 included an amendment of the existing legislation to provide that a planning authority may take in charge an unfinished estate, at the request of the owners of the housing units, at any time after the expiration of the planning permission, in situations where enforcement actions have commenced or where the planning authority consider that...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government remains committed to ensuring the highest standards of public consultation and democratic accountability in planning and the planning code is kept under review in my Department to ensure that there continues to be appropriate participation by public representatives and by third parties in decision-making and policy formulation. The role of elected representatives in the...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 191 on today's Order Paper which sets out funding for a range of programmes for community groups or local authorities for, inter alia, social inclusion activities. As part of the Government's Comprehensive Review of Expenditure and the 2012 Estimates process, difficult decisions have had to be taken in relation to prioritising funding for core services in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's involvement with the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability relates primarily to the recoupment of a proportion of local authority expenditure on the payment of individual grants. The grant schemes, introduced in November 2007, are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources...

Written Answers — Shared Ownership Scheme: Shared Ownership Scheme (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Shared Ownership Scheme, the rent charged on the local authority's equity in a shared ownership transaction is to cover the funding costs to the Housing Finance Agency which are based on borrowings at the prevailing interest rates. Any difference between the rent and prevailing interest rate is reflected in the capital outstanding on the property, i.e. if the rent charged in any...

Written Answers — Shared Ownership Scheme: Shared Ownership Scheme (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The proposed personal insolvency legislation is a matter for the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not hold information on the number of households on local authorities' waiting lists. This figure continuously fluctuates as households are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. Detailed information on the latest statutory assessment of housing need carried out in March 2011, including a breakdown by housing authority, is available on my...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Data on local authority house completions and acquisitions are available on my Department's website, www.environ.ie, and the most recent data published in this regard relate to 2010. Housing authorities were asked by my Department to submit their proposals for consideration for funding under the Social Housing Investment Programme for the next three years by the end of January. Once the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's involvement with the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability relates primarily to the recoupment of a proportion of local authority expenditure on the payment of individual grants. The grant schemes, introduced in November 2007, are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (7 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 28 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 amended Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide that the duration of a planning permission may be extended where substantial works have not been done, or where the development has not even commenced, in cases where the planning authority is satisfied that there were considerations of a commercial, economic...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I assume the question refers to clawback provisions which apply as conditions of the sale of houses to first time buyers under the various affordable housing schemes at a significant discount from market value in order to prevent short-term profit taking on the resale of the house to the detriment of the objectives of the schemes. Where a person is selling and the claw-back amount payable...

Written Answers — Mortgage to Rent Scheme: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (7 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of the implementation of the recommendations in the Keane Report my Department is developing a mortgage to rent scheme on a pilot basis. This work has been assisted by Clúid Housing Association, a number of local authorities, the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency, AIB, and more recently, New Beginning and another lender. The Keane reported recommended 2 such schemes or...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (7 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 309, 310, 323 and 351 together. As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011, published by my Department in October 2011, local authorities provided details of all unfinished housing developments in their areas. Unfinished housing developments were divided into four categories as follows: Category one, where the development...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Kilkenny County Council has submitted this project for inclusion in the Social Housing Investment Programme for the period 2012 – 2014. I hope to be in a position to make announcements in relation to budgets or allocations for the various housing supply programmes in early March.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (7 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is a collaborative project between my Department, local authorities and the Department of Social Protection, including its community welfare service. Under the scheme local authorities assume primary responsibility for meeting the accommodation needs of Rent Supplement (RS) recipients with a long-term housing need. The local authority administers the...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (7 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Ballymun Regeneration Limited (BRL) and Dublin City Council are continuing to explore all options to further the economic objectives of the Ballymun Masterplan, including the redevelopment of the privately owned Ballymun Shopping Centre and the adjoining lands owned by the City Council. Planning permission for the redevelopment of the centre and adjoining lands was granted in September 2009....

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Sections of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 dealing with social housing support, and related Social Housing Assessment Regulations, 2011, were commenced on 1 April 2011. The Regulations contain national eligibility criteria, including maximum income limits. These mandatory criteria must be applied by all housing authorities in assessing a household's eligibility for social...