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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (26 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: With the imminent wind-down of Ballymun Regeneration Ltd, it is a matter for Dublin City Council, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders, to advance the proposed development of the main town centre in Ballymun. Planning permission for the redevelopment of the privately owned Ballymun Shopping Centre and the adjoining lands owned by the City Council was granted in September 2009. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (26 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department remains committed to the provision of funding for social regeneration initiatives in Ballymun in 2014 and beyond. Funding for next year will be considered in the context of the 2014 Ballymun Regeneration Work Programme to be agreed between my Department and Dublin City Council in early 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (26 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Part 9 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that the functions of local authorities include providing grants, loans guarantees or other financial aid to promote the interests of the local community, including economic interests.  As the adoption of the budget is a reserved function, setting money aside from within the local authority’s budget for a grant scheme would also be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (26 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 653 of 5 November 2013 which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (26 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous 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 (AHBs) consist mainly of voluntary or co-operative organizations registered under the Companies Acts, societies registered under the Industrial & Provident Societies Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (26 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not fund any service directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and related services under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Housing authorities provide additional funding from their own resources. The Section 10 funding provided by my Department to housing authorities on a regional basis for the years...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (26 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is a matter for each housing authority to determine the eligibility of individual households for social housing support, in accordance with section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 made thereunder. Regulation 22(1) of the 2011 Regulations provides that a household with alternative accommodation that would meet its...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (27 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together. My Department collates a wide range of housing statistics that inform the preparation and evaluation of policy and this information, including details of the funding provided to local authorities for inspections of rental accommodation carried out, is published on my Department’s website . Data on local authorities’...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: In response to a request from my Department in 2012 for proposals for the construction of new social housing units to meet urgent housing need, Limerick City Council submitted a proposal for the demolition of a number of vacant housing units at Sycamore Drive and Elm Place, Rathbane and the construction of 9 replacement units on the cleared site. On 25 November, my Department approved a...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 2 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that “ “agriculture” includes horticulture, fruit growing, seed growing, dairy farming, the breeding and keeping of livestock (including any creature kept for the production of food, wool, skins or fur, or for the purpose of its use in the farming of land), the training of horses and the rearing of bloodstock,...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Details of the numbers of Tree Preservation Orders in force by area for the 2007-2012 period are available on the planning statistics section of my Department’s website at . It is a function of the relevant planning authority to make tree preservation orders, where deemed necessary, under section 205 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (28 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have no proposals to make substantive amendments to Part 4 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 relating to the tenant purchase of local authority apartments, which, with the exception of section 64(9)(a), came into operation on 1 January 2012. I also made the Housing (Tenant Purchase of Apartments) Regulations 2011 under Part 4 of the 2009 Act, which came into operation on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Where works – for example, the laying of concrete, asphalt. etc. - are required for the purpose of facilitating helicopters to land in a specific location, this is development for the purposes of the Planning and Development Act 2000, and is not exempted development. Accordingly planning permission is required. The question of whether the use of land for the take-off and landing of...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: This year my Department has allocated in excess of €3 million to North Tipperary County Council in respect of the measures included in the Social Housing Investment Programme for 2013. This includes €273,000 for the purchase of houses in Nenagh and Roscrea. Having regard to the high level of commitments under the housing programme at this time my Department is not in a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Measures (28 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 an extension of permission is automatically given on application in a case where substantial works have been carried out within the original duration (subject only to the condition that an application complying with the relevant Regulations was made before the expiration of the initial period). In 2010, section 42 was amended and a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Anti-Social Behaviour (28 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Issues of anti-social behaviour should be directed in the first instance to An Garda Siochána. Public representatives may also wish to raise such issues with Garda management through engagement at meetings of Joint Policing Committees and local Policing Fora.

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (3 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: It may have escaped Deputy Boyd Barrett's notice, but a couple of days ago, I announced the provision of funding of €100 million for social housing next year. I am glad to say we are back into mainstream provision of social housing, something which was not possible up to now, not because of our policies, but because of the economic collapse of the country. I cannot comment on the...

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (3 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I do not know whether the Deputy heard me, but I said-----

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (3 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will not solve the problem by shouting at me. I do not know if the Deputy heard me, but I gave him the statistics-----

Topical Issue Debate: Homelessness Strategy (3 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I already gave the Deputy the statistics on the number of beds that are available for emergency purposes. There are an extra 80 beds available since 1 November. I told the Deputy how many people have moved on into permanent accommodation and I told him that at the weekend I announced the provision of €100 million for the construction of social housing next year. With regard to the...