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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Application (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: In accordance with section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, housing authorities are responsible for determining the rents of their dwellings, subject to complying with broad principles laid down by my Department, notably that the rent payable should be related to income and that low-income households should pay a lower proportion of income in rent. Within these parameters, it is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Until the transfer of responsibility for long-term rent supplement recipients to local authorities takes place the setting of rent limits under the rent supplement scheme remains the responsibility of the Department of Social Protection. The details of the proposed Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Scheme are currently being developed by my Department in conjunction with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The 2002 National Spatial Strategy (NSS) is Ireland's first national strategic spatial planning framework. It provides the spatial vision and principles to achieve a better balance of social, economic and physical development and population growth between regions through the co-ordinated development of nine gateway cities and towns and nine hub towns together with complementary policies to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: In submitting proposals for funding under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP), it is a matter for each local authority to determine the nature, location and relative priority of individual projects, including projects for meeting housing need in rural areas. It is normal practice for many local authorities to submit proposals for single instance houses in rural...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 573 of 11 June. I have already confirmed that funding for the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is provided by a transfer of monies from the Department of Social Protection’s Vote to the Vote of my Department on an Exchequer neutral basis to meet the costs of persons transferring from the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Rent Supplement Scheme to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government’s housing policy statement, published in June 2011, clearly identifies that the priority for Government will be to meet the most acute needs of households applying for social housing support. I am determined to ensure that the social housing programme optimises the delivery of social housing and the return for the resources invested. To achieve this, it is essential...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government's housing policy statement, published in June 2011, clearly identifies that the priority for Government will be to meet the most acute needs of households applying for social housing support. I am determined to ensure that the social housing programme optimises the delivery of social housing and the return for the resources invested. To achieve this, it is essential that we...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 61 and 67 together. To the end of Quarter 1 2013, the transition of 263 properties from the NAMA portfolio has been completed, with contracts signed in respect of a further 76 properties. All but 24 of the 263 completed units are being made available for people deemed by the local authorities to be in need of housing. These 24 units were part of a project...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (12 Jun 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 unfinished housing developments eligible for the exemption was compiled by local authorities utilising the categorisation employed for the purposes of the National Housing Survey 2012. The Survey was carried out over the course of summer...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: To the end of Quarter 1 2013, the transition of 263 properties from the NAMA portfolio has been completed, with contracts signed in respect of a further 76 properties. All but 24 of the 263 completed units are being made available for people deemed by the local authorities to be in need of housing. These 24 units were part of a project of 58 apartments delivered in Sandyford with the other 34...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Last week I announced a new €50 million three-year energy efficiency investment programme for local authority homes. This is a key part of the Government’s additional €150 million capital investment in the economy over 2013-2014. This programme will target the 25,000 least energy efficient local authority homes.  This will result in warmer homes and lower energy...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Applications (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The 2011 Fixed Tenant Purchase Scheme was a once-off scheme introduced in the context of that year's Budget and was available to local authority tenants of more than 10 years standing. Applications were accepted by local authorities up to 31 December 2011, with authorities initially given 12 months, i.e. to end 2012, to complete all sales. The 2012 deadline was subsequently extended via...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Quarries which are required to apply for substitute consent, either following a confirmation by An Bord Pleanála of a decision of a planning authority in this regard or in a case where the quarry owner or operator did not refer the planning authority decision to the Board for a review, have been subject to a determination that environmental impact assessment (including screening) or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: In accordance with Section 21 of the Housing (scellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, I directed all housing authorities to prepare a summary of social housing assessments carried out in their areas on 7 May 2013. A report on the results will be published in the autumn and this will provide an important insight into the level and type of need for social housing support across the country. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government’s housing policy statement, published in June 2011, clearly identifies that the priority for Government will be to meet the most acute needs of households applying for social housing support. I am determined to ensure that the social housing programme optimises the delivery of social housing and the return for the resources invested. To achieve this, it is essential that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question Nos. 155 and 156 of 2 May 2013 which set out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No 159 of 2 May, 2013 which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government’s 2011 housing policy statement announced the standing down of all affordable housing schemes, including the shared ownership scheme, as part of the review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000. That review is now almost concluded and I have also asked the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency to provide me with a standalone analysis of the shared...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rented Dwellings Register (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector and the Act provides that landlords in the sector must apply to register the tenancy of a dwelling with the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB). I have no function in the operational matters of the PRTB which is an independent statutory body established under the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Planning and Development (Amendment) Regulations 2013: Motion (12 Jun 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the committee for agreeing to convene this session to discuss the proposed amendments to the planning code set out in the draft planning and development (amendment) regulations 2013. We gave some added information with photographs to illustrate the exemptions we are planning to make. These proposals provide for changes to the planning exemptions contained in the 2001 planning...