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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department supports an ambitious programme of regeneration projects to deliver integrated physical, social and economic regeneration, ranging from large-scale urban regeneration projects such as Ballymun and Limerick city to smaller estate regeneration projects in a number of regional towns around the country. Funding of €90 million has been set aside to support the National...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The projects concerned operated as mainstreamed drugs projects under my Department’s housing programme. Following significant reductions in the funding available to support these projects in 2012 my Department, exceptionally, provided pro rata funding to support the projects until end June 2012. Following a consultation process, South Dublin County Council identified interim funding...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 730, 760 and 761 together. 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 and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Programme for Government included a commitment to review the operation of the Rent Supplement Scheme in order to achieve better value for money and to address concerns about the increase in households who have been receiving rent supplement in the longer term. A Steering Group was established in May 2011 to undertake this review and progress proposals as to the future operation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Arrears (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The mortgage arrears guidance group was convened in early 2010 and is made up of representatives of the local authority sector and my Department. It is chaired by my Department. The group’s remit is to examine trends in local authority mortgage arrears and to devise appropriate responses . To date it has convened on five occasions and as a result of its work revised mortgage arrears...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Foreshore Advisory Group is a cross departmental/agency working group which was established by my Department in November 2011 to contribute to the preparation of legislation to give effect to the Programme for Government commitments in relation to the foreshore leasing and licensing regime by considering key policy and implementation issues in this area. The group is chaired by a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 739, 747 and 752 together. The resolution of the various issues presented by unfinished developments is one of the major challenges faced by my Department and local authorities. The National Co-ordination Committee on Unfinished Housing Developments (NCC), which I chair, is charged with overseeing the implementation of the Report of the Advisory Group on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department remains committed to providing financial assistance to older people and people with a disability who wish to carry out essential repairs, extensions/adaptations or improvement works to their homes in order to meet their accommodation needs. A suite of grants is available under my Department’s Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: A working group to examine the proposed merger of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) and the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRIA) was established in July 2012, and chaired by my Department (Mr. Cian Ó Lionáin, Principal Officer) with representation from my Department, the Department of Justice and Law Reform, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: A steering group to oversee the review of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts was established in June 2012 with membership from my Department, the local authority sector and the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency. The group is chaired by my Department (Mr. Cian Ó Lionáin, Principal Officer) and has met on 3 occasions to date. While the review process is on-going I...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: A steering group to oversee the review of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts was established in June 2012 with membership from my Department, the local authority sector and the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency. The group is chaired by my Department (Mr. Cian Ó Lionáin, Principal Officer) and has met on 3 occasions to date. While the review process is on-going I...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (6 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: On foot of a commitment in the Programme for Government 2011 to introduce a tenancy deposit protection scheme I asked the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) to commission research on such a scheme and to report back to me with recommendations. A steering group to oversee this research was established in May 2012 with representation from my Department, the Housing and Sustainable...

Pensions and Retirement Lump Sums: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy has described a payment of €3,000 per month as "lousy".

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Anti-Social Behaviour (7 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Statistics compiled by my Department show that one warrant under section 62 of the Housing Act 1966 was sought by Waterford City Council in each of 2010 and 2011, with no resultant evictions. No warrants were sought by Waterford County Council during that period. As stated in the reply to Question No. 427 of 23 October 2012, my Department does not collect statistics on the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (7 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The extent of homelessness in the Dublin region, where numbers are most pronounced, was reviewed and updated using the now fully operational Pathway Accommodation & Support System (PASS) and crosschecked against each of the Dublin local authorities’ housing management data systems to give an accurate figure of the known homeless population in Dublin. Following extensive cross...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (7 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The circumstances referred to relate to a private transaction in which my Department has no remit.

Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector and Poultry Industry (8 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Humphreys for raising this issue. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney. I will convey to him the issues raised by the Deputy. The issue of labelling is of particular concern to her. The Minister is aware of the importance of the pigmeat and poultry sectors to the Irish economy. Together, these sectors...

Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector and Poultry Industry (8 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will convey that to the Minister. I have outlined some of the supports the Minister has provided, particularly on two issues, the poultry council and labelling. We all want to be aware that what we purchase and eat is Irish and is not labelled misleadingly. The Government wants to do everything it can to clarify this so I will pass on the Deputy's concerns to the Minister for...

Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector and Poultry Industry (8 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will back for the third issue, Mattie.

Topical Issue Debate: Coastal Erosion (8 Nov 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Ryan for raising this serious issue. I can assure him that the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and I wish to assist in whatever we can. I would first like to clarify the role of the Office of Public Works, Fingal County Council and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. I note the Deputy's reference to other...