Results 681-700 of 2,386 for speaker:Michael Finneran
- Housing: Motion (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: Citing repossession cases before the courts recently, they neglected to mention the fact that repossession is always a last resort for lenders and borrowers or that all members of the Irish Banking Federation subscribe to the code of practice on mortgage arrears, and are required to do so under the terms of the bank guarantee scheme. The proposers of the motion also neglected to mention, as...
- Housing: Motion (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: That is not a matter for this Department but rather for the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
- Written Answers — Rented Accommodation: Rented Accommodation (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: The 2006 Census enumerates 8,751 bedsits, housing 14,480 people. These figures are not further broken down between the private and public housing sectors. In the Partnership Agreement Towards 2016, the Government committed to updating and more effectively enforcing the minimum standards regulations for the rental sector and recently delivered on this commitment by approving a package of...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: In response to my Department's Call for Proposals under the Remedial Works Programme for 2009, Roscommon County Council submitted proposals for refurbishment works in respect of 11 houses in Boyle and 18 rural houses. The proposals will be considered by my Department in the context of the 2009 allocations to be announced early next year and the competing demands of other housing authorities.
- Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: The Limerick Northside and Southside Regeneration Agencies are not at present prescribed under the Freedom of Information Act 1997. However, my Department has requested that the Agencies be included in the next extension of the Act, which it is expected will be completed during 2009.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: The number of households on a local authority's waiting list continuously fluctuates as households on the list are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. My Department does not hold information in relation to the numbers currently on waiting lists in County Meath. The 2008 statutory housing need assessment indicated that the net housing need in County Meath at 31...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: Data in relation to social housing starts and completions are published in my Department's Quarterly and Annual Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library and on my Department's website, www.environ.ie.
- Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: My Department has no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which is an independent statutory body established under the terms of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The PRTB may be contacted at their offices at O'Connell Bridge House, Dublin 2 or by telephone or email. Contact details and details of tenancy registrations are available on the...
- Written Answers — Rented Dwellings Register: Rented Dwellings Register (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: My Department has no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which is an independent statutory body established under the terms of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The PRTB may be contacted at their offices at O'Connell Bridge House, Dublin 2 or by telephone or email. Contact details and details of tenancy registrations are available on the...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (16 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: The Government's Housing Policy Statement, Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities, reflects the commitment in Towards 2016 to develop a national housing strategy for people with a disability. Work on the strategy commenced in October 2007 under the aegis of a National Advisory Group, headed by my Department and involving the Department of Health and Children, the Health Service Executive,...
- Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: What about the Deputy's own delusion on the Order of Business?
- Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: I did not reject it. I have already acted, and I did not wait for the Labour Party to tell me about it.
- Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: We did not wait for the Labour Party to tell us about that either.
- Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: We will support the Minister.
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: I intend to announce details of the voluntary housing projects to be approved for funding under the Capital Assistance Scheme for 2009 as early as possible in the New Year.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: Acquisitions already form an important component of the Social Housing Investment Programme. Local authorities have powers under the Housing Act 1966 to acquire dwellings for social housing purposes and must consider such acquisitions in the context of their housing action plan and their available funding. As is the case with all Social Housing Investment Programme projects, proposals for...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: The number of households on a local authority's waiting list continuously fluctuates as households on the list are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. My Department does not hold information in relation to the numbers currently on waiting lists in County Donegal. The 2008 statutory housing need assessment indicated that the net housing need in County Donegal at 31...
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: The allocations to the Health Service Executive (HSE) under the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly Scheme (SHAE) are determined by a Task Force, which operates under the aegis of my Department. The scheme is operated at a local level by the HSE. While the scheme has been closed to new applications since 1 August 2008, having been replaced by the Housing Aid for Older People Scheme, the HSE...
- Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: My Department is currently considering a proposal for regeneration works in Buttercup Park, Darndale and will be writing to Dublin City Council in connection with the matter shortly.
- Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (17 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: My Department made combined capital allocations of â¬1,962,090, â¬2,545,140 and â¬1,008,930 to the North, South and West Divisions, respectively, of Cork County Council and â¬1,855,620 to Cork City Council, in May 2008, for the operation of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability. The schemes are funded by 80% recoupment available from my...