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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (27 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: An exemption from the local property tax applies to those unfinished housing developments listed in the schedule to the Finance (Local Property Tax) Regulations 2013. There is no general exemption for estates that have not been taken in charge. Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 applies to estates which have been granted planning permission and includes the construction...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (27 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Most of the available funding for Traveller accommodation in 2013 was allocated in respect of Traveller-specific accommodation projects which are currently under construction or approved by my Department to commence construction this year. The balance of the available funding will be used to meet outstanding balances on final accounts for completed projects. Given that there are no on-going...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (27 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department recoups 90% of expenditure to housing authorities for the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988 which enables housing authorities to provide or arrange for the provision of accommodation for homeless persons. An additional 10% is provided by housing authorities from their own resources on homeless...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (27 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no such provision in planning legislation and I have no information about such a Regulation. This matter may come under the remit of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport or the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. I can advise the Deputy that the prisoner referred to was afforded an escorted visit, in the company of an Acting Chief Officer and a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Remedial Works Schemes (27 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department approved a budget cost of €1 .5 million in June 2012 for Phase 3 of the Mullaghmatt Remedial Works Scheme. I recently allocated €550,000 to Monaghan County Council in respect of construction works on the scheme this year with the balance of the funding to be provided in 2014. It is now a matter for the Council to advance the scheme to construction stage.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (27 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: An exemption from the local property tax applies to developments listed in the schedule to the Finance (Local Property Tax) Regulations 2013. The list of developments is broken down on a county by county basis. Whereas 43 developments in County Tipperary were listed under the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012, 34 developments in the County are listed under the Finance...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (27 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 to 228, inclusive, together. An exemption from the local property tax applies to developments listed in the schedule to the Finance (Local Property Tax) Regulations 2013. The list of unfinished housing developments eligible for the exemption was compiled by local authorities utilising the categorisation employed for the purposes of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria (27 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 233 together. From the tenants’ perspective, Guidance Note GN010 outlines a suggested approach to the transfer from the mechanism of rent contribution calculation under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) rent supplement scheme to that under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS). This guidance details the underlying principles of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (28 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 to 157, inclusive, and 173 together. An exemption from the local property tax applies to developments listed in the schedule to the Finance (Local Property Tax) Regulations 2013. The list of unfinished housing developments eligible for the exemption was compiled by local authorities utilising the categorisation employed for the purposes of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Grant Payments (28 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Local authorities have powers, under section 11 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 to make available housing loans for, inter alia, the construction or acquisition of houses. However, there is no scheme for making loans for the replacement of windows and I have no plans to introduce such a scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (28 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Wind Energy Development Guidelines (June 2006) provide guidance to planning authorities on catering for wind energy through the development plan process. The guidelines are also intended to ensure a consistency of approach throughout the country in the identification of suitable locations for wind energy development and the treatment of planning applications for such developments. To...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Applications (28 Mar 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The claw-back provision is intended to prevent short-term profit taking on the resale of the house to the detriment of the objectives of the schemes. However, where a person is selling and the clawback amount payable would reduce the proceeds of resale below the initial price actually paid, the legislation provides for the amount of the clawback payable to be reduced to the extent necessary...

Topical Issue Debate: Protection of Tenants in Receipt of Rental Supports (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The grounds upon which a tenancy in the private rented residential sector may be legally terminated are dearly set out in the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The Act provides the main regulatory framework for the private rented residential sector and for the operation of the Private Residential Tenancies Board. The Act provides for security of tenure and specifies minimum obligations for...

Topical Issue Debate: Protection of Tenants in Receipt of Rental Supports (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Ellis as this is a real issue. I met representatives of the Irish Banking Federation recently because I was concerned about the role of receivers, in particular, and the federation has agreed to draft a rights document for tenants to ensure they know their rights in this context. It is important that the rights of tenants are maintained in these difficult circumstances, and I...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Applications Approvals (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Householders seeking to avail of the mortgage to rent scheme must: - have been involved in the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP) with their lender and agree that they can no longer afford to pay their mortgage loan now or in the future; - own the property they live in, with a current market value of less than €220,000 in the Dublin area or less than €180,000 in the rest...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 22 February 2013, I announced details of the capital allocations to local authorities under the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability amounting to €42.750 million.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Policy (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under an arrangement between Dublin City Council and Rural Resettlement Ireland (RRI), an approved housing body, tenants of the City Council who wished to vacate their social rented accommodation were assisted in relocating from Dublin to a rural location. The rural resettlement scheme was implemented by way of a local arrangement between the City Council and RRI and any decision to continue...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the terms of the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, grants are available to assist households to have necessary repairs or improvement works carried out in order to facilitate the continued independent occupancy of their homes. Three separate schemes are available; the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility Aids...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 759 to 762, inclusive, 764, 770, 783, 794, 795, 831 and 835 together. An exemption from the local property tax applies to developments listed in the schedule to the Finance (Local Property Tax) Regulations 2013. The list of unfinished housing developments eligible for the exemption was compiled by local authorities utilising the categorisation employed for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no tenant purchase scheme in place for existing local authority houses since t he 1995 scheme closed for new applications on 31 December 2012. However, two tenant purchase schemes by way of incremental purchase remain in operation, one for newly-built local authority houses and the other for existing local authority apartments. It is intended to advance the necessary legislative...