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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Efficient Housing (19 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is currently funding the large-scale refurbishment of a number of flat complexes in Dublin City. In line with overall national policy which promotes a reduction in energy use, the enhancement of energy efficiency standards remains a priority within my Department’s overall strategy for the improvement of local authority housing. I am currently reviewing the terms of...

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: This has been a very useful debate and I thank Sinn Féin for raising these issues. However, the Government is dealing with the consequences of the previous Government's policies and belief system which were pro-cyclical, reckless lending and very poor regulation. Unfortunately the consequences have been very painful for many of our people. We are trying to deal sensitively with those...

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have introduced solutions, including the Personal Insolvency Act and we are continuing to keep the pressure on the banks.

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: That area is very much at the top of the Government's agenda. We have fundamentally redirected policy in this area, for which I am responsible, in developing a sustainable housing policy, which, first and foremost, recognises the mistakes that were made in the past. Our housing policy statement published in June 2011 emphasises choice, equity across housing tenures and delivering quality...

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are working on it.

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is why we brought in-----

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is why we just introduced standards, including for bedsits that Deputy Ó Snodaigh mentioned.

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have actually done that in the North Circular Road.

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy McDonald is not the only one who visits houses.

Mortgage Restructuring: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy has a selective memory of what we have and have not done.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 143 of 13 February 2013. Coill Rua estate was originally named Green Park West but subsequently renamed to differentiate it from Green Park Meadows. In compiling the list of estates for the National Housing Survey 2011, Coill Rua was identified as Green Park Meadows, which was the name entered on the prescribed list. There is no appeals procedure and no...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The County and City Managers Association (CCMA), who are represented on the relevant project Steering Group, have nominated a number of local authorities as potential pilot sites; these will be considered within the broader deliberations of the group and decisions on the appropriate authorities to pilot the scheme will be made in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Rental Accommodation Scheme local authorities enter into contractual arrangements on behalf of tenants with accommodation providers, primarily in the private rented sector, to secure medium to long-term availability of rented accommodation. The lease on these units can vary from 1 year to over 10 years. The duration of any contract is determined primarily by the housing needs of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I intend to announce the capital allocations under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, including the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Application Numbers (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: On foot of the recommendations of the Keane Report on mortgage arrears, the Government launched a mortgage to rent scheme on a pilot basis in February 2012. This scheme was extended nationally in June 2012, targeting low income families whose mortgage situation is unsustainable and where there is little or no prospect of a significant change in circumstances in the foreseeable future. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Light Pollution (20 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no environmental legislation pending or in force, at either EU or national level, on light pollution. However, steps have been taken at a national level to help alleviate the effects of such pollution. Irish regulations on environmental impact assessment (of projects which are likely to have significant effects on the environment) require an environmental impact statement to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (21 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The circular letter in question was issued under section 28 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2012 to update certain sections of the Telecommunications Antennae and Support Structures Guidelines (1996). Section 28 provides that Planning authorities and An Bord Pleanála must have regard to such guidelines in the performance of their functions and must demonstrate how they have...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Statistics (21 Feb 2013)

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 — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (21 Feb 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 6 of the Housing (scellaneous Provisions) Act, 1992 enables housing authorities, inter alia , to provide assistance to approved housing bodies in respect of the provision of housing. Approved Housing Bodies have been supported through two capital funding schemes, the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) and the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme (CLSS). Under CAS funding of up to 100% of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Application Numbers (21 Feb 2013)

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. These schemes, introduced in November 2007, are funded by 80% recoupments available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the...