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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the terms of the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, which is administered by the local authorities, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (25 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Th e-tender report for the proposal by Cluid Housing Association to remediate and complete the units at the Emerald housing project, as submitted to Dublin City Council, is under active consideration in my Department at present with a view to an early decision.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In May 2013 my Department approved a budget of €392 ,077 in respect of pyrite testing and associated investigative works at houses in Carton Terrace and Owensilla . Based on the outcome of these tests, it will be a matter for Dublin City Council to put forward appropriate remediation proposals to deal with any pyrite-related problems affec ting houses at these locations.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (25 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: in terms of housing construction, over 1,800 new replacement homes have been provided for residents of the original flat blocks. The final housing scheme commissioned by Ballymun Regeneration Limited, at Coultry 6, is now substantially completed. A decision on the tender report for the Emerald project, which involves up to 20 housing units, will be made shortly. While the programme of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (25 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Planning permission for the redevelopment of the privately owned Ballymun Shopping Centre and the adjoining lands owned by Dublin City Council was granted in September 2009. The proposed redevelopment of the area did not proceed at that time due to the prevailing economic conditions. However, the provision of commercial, retail and other services in Ballymun, and at this prominent site in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Harbours and Piers Expenditure (25 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am aware of dredging issues at Magheraroarty Pier and recently granted a foreshore licence under section 3(3) of the Foreshore Act 1933 to Donegal County Council to undertake necessary emergency works following storm damage. My Department is currently processing an application by Donegal County Council for a 5 year licence to undertake maintenance dredging and beach nourishment at...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Foreshore Acts require that a lease or licence must be obtained from the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for the carrying out of works or placing structures or material on, or for the occupation of or removal of material from, State-owned foreshore, which represents the greater part of the foreshore. Details on applying for a foreshore consent can be found...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: While the age limit for eligibility under the Housing Aid for Older People grant scheme has increased from 60 to 66 years , in line with the majority of supports for older people, a lower age limit can apply in certain circumstances at the discretion of the Local Authority. This may happen in certain hardship cases or where specific advice is provided by medical professionals. The detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (26 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In order for a household to qualify for social housing support, a housing authority must carry out an assessment to establish whether the household meets specified eligibility requirements and has a housing need. Regulation 22(1) of the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 provides that a household with alternative accommodation that would meet its housing need is ineligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (26 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department currently supports an ambitious programme of regeneration projects which seek to address the causes of disadvantage in communities and large social housing estates through a holistic programme of physical, social and economic regeneration. Some €70 million is being provided in 2014 to support a range of regeneration programmes at a number of locations throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (26 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Last month, some changes to the terms and conditions of the schemes were notified to local authorities. These changes were made on foot of the recommendations of a review group, established in 2013 by my Department, to examine the terms and conditions governing the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability . Membership of the group included the County...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (26 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I recently announced capital allocations to local authorities amounting to €38.4 million under the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. I have increased the level of funding available for the grant schemes by 12% in 2014 . Every local authority has increased funding for grants compared to the allocations for 2013. Meath County Council’s overall...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: With regard to the availability of land for housing development in the Dublin area, a recent data gathering exercise conducted by my Department indicated that there is already appropriate zoning of land for upwards of 30,000 new homes in the Dublin region, across the four Dublin local authorities. Accordingly housing supply in the Dublin area is not necessarily constrained by the lack of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (27 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of a €50 million stimulus for the construction sector announced on Budget Day, some €15 million is being set aside to fund a programme of retrofitting works aimed at returning vacant and boarded-up local authority houses to productive use. My Department will be inviting local authorities to submit proposals in this regard very shortly. It is intended that as many as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (27 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Budget 2014 contain s a special provision, in the form of a targeted €10 million Special Resolution Fund (SRF), to further assist in addressing the legacy of unfinished housing developments. The SRF has been proposed to encourage the resolution of the remaining tranche of unfinished developments identified in the National Housing Development Survey 2013 and, particularly , those...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 28 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 amended Section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to provide that the duration of a planning permission may be extended where substantial works have not been done, or where the development has not even commenced, in cases where the planning authority is satisfied that there were considerations of a commercial, economic...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Grant Eligibility (27 Feb 2014)

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, adaptations or improvement works carried out in order to meet the accommodation needs of an older person or a person with a disability. The suite of grants include three separate grant measures; the Mobility Aids Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (27 Feb 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 469, 470, 479, 480, 481, 482 and 483 of 25 February 2014, which sets out the position in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (4 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In accordance with Schedule 2, part 3, of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, the erection of fencing by farmers on their lands is exempted from the need for planning permission subject to the following conditions and limitations: - the fence should not be of sheet metal; - the height of the fence should not exceed 2 metres; - the height of any fence for the purposes of deer...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (4 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 272 and 256 together. The Government, on 17 December 2013, approved priority drafting of a Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill that will, among other things, underpin a tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines. I expect that the Bill will be enacted this year, following which I will prescribe in...