Results 861-880 of 2,386 for speaker:Michael Finneran

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: Under the terms of the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme, management and maintenance costs are met from the rental income generated by the project as well as an annual management and maintenance subsidy allowance which is paid to approved housing bodies in respect of each dwelling funded under the scheme. The application of the rent formula as set out in the scheme may be modified, at the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: Since the inception of the Capital Assistance Scheme in 1984, a total of €970,102,642 has been paid to approved housing bodies, through the local authorities, for the provision of accommodation for persons with special housing needs such as the elderly, the homeless or persons with a physical or intellectual disability. Details of the amounts paid to local authorities over the past five...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: Local authorities assist approved housing bodies in the provision of social rented accommodation in various ways including the provision of sites for new projects, sites acquired in accordance with Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, the transfer of completed housing units constructed as part of new local authority social housing schemes and the transfer of housing units acquired...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: The new leasing initiative, under which authorities will procure properties on long-term leases of 10-20 years, is designed to widen further the sources of supply for social housing and thereby help create a flexible range of delivery mechanisms for local authorities to meet the demand for housing. The initiative will also maximise the level of social housing need that can be met from...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: Work is continuing to address the outstanding issues relating to the tenant purchase of local authority apartments. I hope that legislative proposals for a viable apartment sales scheme can be finalised in time for consideration during the Dáil Committee Stage of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2008.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 and 179 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. It is up to individual housing authorities to plan the composition, management and delivery of their social housing investment programmes having regard to the...

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: In February 2009, my Department issued approval to Dublin City Council to proceed to detailed design stage for the proposed redevelopment of Liberty House. My Department is currently awaiting Dublin City Council's detailed proposal for this project.

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: I have no function in these matters as the operation of tenancy registration is the responsibility of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. Nevertheless, it should be noted that since its establishment, the Board has achieved considerable success in the registration of tenancies and I understand that...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: The Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. In the case of the old Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grant Schemes, these were funded by 67% recoupment available from my Department together with a 33% contribution...

Written Answers — Estate Management: Estate Management (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: My Department has no function in relation to the operation of estate management companies. These companies, comprising of the owners of dwellings, are generally constituted under the Companies Acts and are required to operate in compliance with company law and their own Memorandum and Articles of Association. Similarly, my Department does not maintain any statistics regarding management...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: I refer to the reply to Question No. 391 of 10 March 2009. This situation remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (11 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: I propose to take Question Nos. 189 and 190 together. The average rent paid per month by local authorities to private landlords participating in the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and broken down by local authority and unit size, is set out in the following tables: Table 1: Average monthly rent paid to private landlords by unit size Unit Size Average Monthly cost € 1 Bed 501 2 Bed...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (12 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: The total estimated demand by local authorities for the operation of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability in 2009 is approximately €147 million. This estimate includes applications that have been assessed as eligible, as well as applications not yet assessed and the projected intake of new applications during the year. The estimated value of...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (12 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: Under the shared ownership scheme, houses are acquired by a local authority by means of borrowing through the Housing Finance Agency and leased to the shared owner, who purchases at least 40% of the value of the house and rents the remaining equity from the local authority. The rent payments that shared ownership purchasers make are intended largely to meet the cost of financing the rented...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: The total Exchequer voted capital allocation for social and affordable housing programmes in 2009 will be finalised in the context of the revised Estimates for Public Services, to be published shortly. The capital provisions set out in the National Development Plan for social and affordable housing for the years 2010 to 2013 are shown in the table below. 2010 2011 2012 2013 â'¬m...

Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (24 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 requires local authorities to draw up, adopt, and implement accommodation programmes to accelerate the provision of accommodation for Travellers, including the provision and refurbishment of Traveller-specific accommodation such as group houses and permanent and transient halting site bays. My Department's role is to provide funding to support...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (24 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: My Department approved a grant of €6,350 in respect of this application on 19 March 2009 and payment will issue very shortly.

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (24 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: My Department has been advised by Laois County Council that this proposed project will now be undertaken by Clúid Housing Association. The proposal will be further considered on receipt of a Project Brief and a detailed appraisal from the Council.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (24 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: The allocations to The Health Service Executive under the Special Housing Aid for The Elderly Scheme (SHAE) are determined by a Task Force, which operates under the aegis of my Department. While the scheme has been closed to new applicants since 1 August 2008, having been replaced by the Housing Aid for Older People Scheme, the HSE is continuing to process applications on hand at that stage....

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (24 Mar 2009)

Michael Finneran: Eligibility under the Housing Adaptation Grant scheme for People with a Disability and the Mobility Aids Housing Grant scheme is determined on the basis of gross household income, i.e. the income of the property owner, or tenant in the case of rented accommodation and where a tenancy agreement is in place, and his/her spouse, if applicable, in the previous tax year, in line with the...