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Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Dublin City Council is the designated authority with powers to enforce the statutory requirements arising under the Fire Safety Act, the Building Control Acts and the Planning and Development Acts, all of which are at issue in relation to Priory Hall. The Council is also the designated Housing Authority under the Housing Acts. My responsibility as Minister is to ensure that appropriate...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: While the An Taisce Report presents a position on planning at the local level utilising a particular set of indicators, the Regional Planning Guidelines Implementation Annual Report 2011 prepared jointly by the 8 Regional Authorities in respect of their activities, also provides information on planning and development across the entire country, particularly in regard to the alignment of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of the Unfinished Housing Developments Public Safety Initiative, launched by my Department last year, unfinished housing developments fall within four categories: Category one, where the development is still being actively completed by the developer, or where no serious public safety issues exist; Category two, where a receiver has been appointed; Category three, where a receiver...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Estates: Unfinished Housing Estates (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208 and 209 together. Under the Public Safety Initiative my Department has made allocations totalling some €2.94 million to 21 local authorities from the funding allocation made available to address immediate safety issues in 2011. The types of works that have been approved to date include the fencing off of unsecured and hazardous areas, capping of pipes,...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is a matter for the locally elected members of planning authorities to introduce the evidence-based core strategy provisions in new development plans and variations to existing plans in line with the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010. It is also a matter for the elected members to ensure that local area plans are consistent with the development plan thereafter. On foot of the...

Written Answers — Housing Statistics: Housing Statistics (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department collates and publishes a wide range of housing statistics that inform the preparation and evaluation of housing policy and these can be viewed on my Department's website www.environ.ie. While data regarding housing completions are available online back to 1970, no breakdown by housing type is available prior to 1994. Future output depends on a wide range of factors and my...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 10 on today's Order Paper which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not hold information on the number of households on local authorities' waiting lists at any given time. This number inevitably 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,...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Given the reduced level of capital resources available under my Department's Social Housing Investment Programme, there is a shift away from the traditional local authority housing construction and acquisition programmes towards more flexible funding models based around the Social Housing Leasing Initiative, the Rental Accommodation Scheme and using more limited Exchequer funds to leverage...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: No funding restrictions have been placed on local authorities for the purposes of providing loan finance for house purchase or home improvement. Allocations totalling over €51m issued to local authorities for House Purchase and House Improvement lending in April 2011, an increase of almost €20m (or 61%) on the 2010 allocation of almost €31m. These allocations represent borrowings...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information sought is not collected by my Department. I have no function in respect of the sale of private residential property or the sale of property by the National Asset Management Agency.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (3 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228 and 229 together. The responsibility for zoning lands for specific purposes is a matter for planning authorities through their development plans and local area plans. Under the Planning Acts, the making, amending or revoking of a local area plan (LAP) is a reserved function of the elected members of the planning authority for the area. Furthermore, under...

Litter Pollution (8 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Dowds for raising this issue. The 2010 national litter pollution monitoring system report indicated that glass and plastic containers accounted for 2.86% of the country's national litter composition. Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on packaging and packaging waste, termed the packaging directive, classifies items such as bottles, drink cans and...

Litter Pollution (8 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The concept of a deposit and refund system can certainly be included In the review. Everybody would agree it is dreadful that people have to ensure the grounds used for sporting or community events, or for children's play, are clear of broken glass bottles and other litter. We want to do all we can in this regard and if a deposit and refund scheme can be shown to be effective in reducing...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (8 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As Minister, my role is to provide the necessary statutory and policy framework within which individual development contribution schemes are adopted by each local authority. The adoption of individual development contribution schemes is a reserved function of the locally elected members of each planning authority. It is a matter for the members to determine the level of contribution and the...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (8 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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 is still being actively completed by the developer, or where...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are no proposals with my Department at present regarding the flat complex at Cromcastle Court, Coolock. However, I understand that Dublin City Council is currently considering its options in relation to improvement works to vacant units at the site, as well broader remedial works considerations. The City Council has already submitted its 2012 improvement works programme, without...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (8 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since the announcement in December 2011 that NAMA would commit to providing up to 2,000 units for social housing by the end of 2012, my Department, the Housing Agency and NAMA have been working together with housing authorities and approved housing bodies towards achieving this target. To date over 2,000 units have been examined with a view to determining their sustainability for social...

Leaders' Questions (9 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Mattie McGrath must have been working on that one.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (9 May 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government is committed to supporting access to home ownership for lower income households and a range of paths to home ownership will remain in place in that regard. These include the incremental purchase scheme, the availability of loan finance from local authorities for house purchase, including open market purchase, and the tenant purchase scheme. I have no immediate plans to...