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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (2 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The results of the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments carried out in 20 13 showed that there were a total of 1,893 households on the local authority waiting lists for Westmeath County Council and the former Athlone Town Council as at 7 May 2013. T hese results , which include breakdowns by each local authority across a range of categories, including the composition of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Land Ownership (2 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Land Aggregation Scheme was introduced in 2010 as part of revised arrangements for the funding of land for social housing purposes. Applications to the value of some €164 million in loans were accepted into the Land Aggregation Scheme. The figure of €164m includes €111m in respect of loans which were fully redeemed by local authorities with funding recouped from my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are two types of house purchase loan available from local authorities: standard annuity loans targeted at lower income first time buyers and loans under the Home Choice Loan scheme which are available to qualifying middle income first time buyers. The terms and conditions governing the operation, including eligibility terms, of annuity mortgages and the Home Choice Loan are set out...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Over the period 1999 to date, over €755 million has been recouped by my Department to Ballymun Regeneration Limited (BRL) in respect of the physical, social and economic regeneration of Ballymun. This has facilitated the construction of over 1,800 replacement homes in Ballymun. Of the original 36 high rise blocks, 33 of these have been demolished to date with the remaining three tower...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In line with the recommendations of the Government's Construction 2020Strategy, I am currently exploring measures to incentivise the use and development of vacant sites in urban areas. However, with regard to the provisions of the Derelict Sites Act, I am satisfied that this legislation is sufficiently robust and have no plans for its amendment at present. The administration of the Derelict...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, any person or body, on payment of the prescribed fee, currently €20, may make a submission or observation in writing to a planning authority in relation to a planning application within 5 weeks beginning of the date or receipt by the authority of the application. It is a matter for the person or body making the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Limerick City and County Council was identified as the lead local authority to drive implementation of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) in the local government sector, including the delivery of an administrative pilot which is currently underway to test certain elements of the scheme in advance of the necessary legislation being enacted before the end of the Oireachtas summer session....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Programme Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In response to my Department's request earlier this year for submissions under the new capital funding programme for returning vacant local authority houses to productive use I allocated €15 million across all local authority areas for the refurbishment of some 952 properties. Funding was allocated on an equitable and evidence based system, adjudicated and weighted under select...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are two types of house purchase loan available from local authorities: standard annuity loans targeted at lower income first time buyers and loans under the Home Choice Loan scheme which are available to qualifying middle income first time buyers. All applicants must complete a housing loan application form which can be downloaded from the relevant local authority 's website. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The approval by Government in July 2013 of the introduction of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) also included approval for the provision of funding to local authorities to cover the cost of accommodating HAP households and meeting the administration costs of the scheme by way of a funding transfer from the Department of Social Protection (DSP). The timing and scale of this transfer is to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 524 and 525 together. My Department does not hold information on the allocation of social housing supports to households on the waiting list, whether by local authority housing or other accommodation provided by an authority. The allocation of such support is a matter for each authority in accordance with its allocation scheme made under the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The number and method of delivery of social housing units in future years is determined in the course of the annual Estimates process. The Social Housing Strategy, which is to be published in Q3 of 2014, will inform the upcoming Estimates discussions. The financial parameters within which we continue to operate will not facilitate a return to large-scale Exchequer capital funded...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Deposits (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Programme for Governmentincludes a commitment to establish a tenancy deposit protection scheme. On foot of this commitment I asked the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) to commission research on such a scheme and to report back to me with recommendations in that regard. The subsequent report assessed a number of different options for delivery of a scheme ranging from one where...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Costs and Controls (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The private rented sector is an increasingly important element of the housing market, with the proportion of households in the sector almost doubling in the period 2006-2011. I am conscious of the difficulties caused by rising rents and the problem of sourcing suitable accommodation, especially in Dublin and other urban centres. The most recent data from the Private Residential Tenancies...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I commenced a public consultation in December of last year on proposed “draft” revisions to the existing 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines focussing specifically on the issues of noise, setbacks and shadow flicker. These draft revisions propose; - The setting of a more stringent day and night noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, - A...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 439 of 17 June, 2014 which sets out the position on this matter. Funding for the provision of 10 units of accommodation by the approved housing body, Right of Place Building Project Ltd, was provided under my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS). In accordance with the terms and conditions of the CAS, responsibility for the administration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 538 and 543 together. My Department published draft revisions to the Wind Energy Development Guidelines on 11 December 2013 and commenced a period of public consultation which concluded on 21 February 2014. A stringent absolute outdoor noise limit (day and night) of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments has been proposed in these draft revisions to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The appointment of personnel to Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) such as housing associations is a matter for the Boards of such bodies. I have no role in relation to such appointments nor have any concerns been raised with me regarding the specific appointment referred to. AHBs consist mainly of voluntary or co-operative organisations registered under the Companies Acts, societies registered...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 21 May 2014, I announced details of the specific projects to be funded in each local authority area under the €46 million investment which will support the delivery, by Approved Housing Bodies (AHB's), of some 416 units of accommodation under my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) work programme for 2014-2015. Details in relation to the projects to be advanced in Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (8 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 provided for the transfer of responsibility for public water services from the local authorities to Irish Water with effect from 1 January 2014. Accordingly, responsibility for the maintenance of the public water supply and sewer networks is a matter for Irish Water. In accordance with section 31 of the Water Services (No.2) Act 2013, Irish Water has...