Results 701-720 of 2,386 for speaker:Michael Finneran
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Dec 2008)
Michael Finneran: My Department is currently considering a tender recommendation for a social housing development at Knockmore, Tallaght, which also includes proposals for a child and family centre. My Department will be writing to South Dublin County Council on the matter shortly.
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Order for Second Stage (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I move: "That Second Stage be taken now."
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Before outlining the precise circumstances which have given rise to the need for this legislation I will first provide an overview of the Private Residential Tenancies Board, PRTB. I shall then outline the background to and the need for this legislation before making use of this opportunity to consider some of the key challenges facing the...
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: This raised staffing level will help significantly with the administrative work relating to the processing of dispute cases. While there is much road to be travelled, there have been verifiable improvements in workload processing in the PRTB. For example, 516 determination orders issued in 2008 compared to 400 in 2007. Processing time for tenancy registration has been reduced significantly...
- Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second and Subsequent Stages (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I have listened with great interest to what has been said and appreciate the quality of the contributions from Deputies and the positive manner in which the Bill has been considered. What was involved here was a procedural error, a tactical flaw which casts no reflection on the quality of the tenancies tribunal convened in the period in question. The mistake concerned the unexpired portion...
- (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I thank the Opposition spokespersons for their co-operation on this important emergency Bill. I assure them that I will take on board their proposals on the review of the legislation that is provided for in the existing Act, and I hope we can get that agreement into our Housing (Miscellaneous) Bill during this session.
- Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1036 and 1038 together. The Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability Scheme assists in the provision/adaptation of accommodation to meet the needs of people with a disability. The types of works grant aided under the Scheme are varied and may include the provision of access ramps, grab rails, downstairs toilet facilities, stair-lifts, accessible...
- Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1043, 1103, 1114 and 1116 together. The Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. In the case of the Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grant Schemes, my Department recoups two thirds of...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1044 and 1105 together. In general, following consideration by the Board, the rates charged to local authority borrowers are normally adjusted by the Board of the Housing Finance Agency (HFA) in line with movements in European Central Bank (ECB) rates. The Agency recently notified local authorities of its decision to pass on, in full, the 0.75% decrease...
- Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I intend to announce details of the next tranche of schemes to be approved under the Capital Assistance Scheme very shortly.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1051, 1066 and 1120 together. 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 local authorities. A statutory assessment of housing...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1055 and 1056 together. Funding proposals by Leitrim County Council under the Remedial Works Scheme in respect of Treanmore, Mohill, Dristernan and Drumshanbo were received in my Department in December 2006. Following a technical examination of the proposals, the works were deemed to be outside the remit of the Remedial Work Scheme and approval was given to...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: My Department is considering all proposals submitted for inclusion in the Social Housing Investment Programme, in the light of available resources and competing demands. Housing authorities have been provided with provisional allocations for their main social housing supply and improvement works programmes for 2009. However, these provisional allocations may be subject to further possible...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1058 and 1096 together. Further to the reply to Question No 400 of 16 December, 2008, the proposal is currently under consideration in my Department in the context of a number of applications received under the Remedial Works Scheme.
- Written Answers — Voluntary Housing: Voluntary Housing (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: A project brief for this scheme was received from Carlow County Council, which is the responsible authority for the administration of the voluntary housing capital funding schemes in the county, on 16 December 2008 and it is currently under consideration in my Department.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1079, 1080 and 1081 together. My Department is considering all proposals submitted for inclusion in the Social Housing Investment Programme, in the light of available resources and competing demands. Housing authorities have been provided with provisional allocations for their main social housing supply and improvement works programmes for 2009. However,...
- Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: In 1999, housing associations put forward a proposal that they be given direct access to capital funding from the HFA for the purposes of acquiring land/sites or to construct houses with the objective of streamlining the arrangements for the drawdown of capital funding and to speed up the implementation of the voluntary and co-operative housing programme. The Housing Finance Agency Act 1981...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: Detailed information on the number of tenant purchase sales by housing authorities since 1994 is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie and in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. The average price of a tenant purchased house is set out in the table: Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Average Price â¬83,426...
- Written Answers — Voluntary Housing: Voluntary Housing (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1089, 1091 and 1092 together. Details of the funding provided under my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) and Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) for the years 2006, 2007 and 2008 are set out in the following table. Year Scheme CAS CLSS â¬m â¬m 2006 99.4 83.5 2007 113.8 160.0 2008 156.3 239.8 The levels of funding to be provided under...
- Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (27 Jan 2009)
Michael Finneran: Details of the 1,262 new units of Traveller accommodation provided by local authorities over the period 2003 to 2007 are set out in the table below. Accommodation Type 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL Halting Sites Permanent Bays 35 11 18 14 35 113 Transient Bays 12 2 0 8 0 22 Emergency/Temporary Bays 29 26 33 19 40 147 Group Houses 58 59 42 48 48 255 Single Instance...