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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 506 and 507 together. The first multi-annual housing programme for the period 2000-03 provided for the commencement or acquisition of 25,000 units during the period. Detailed information on the number of local authority house starts and completions and output by the voluntary and co-operative housing sector by local authority for the years 2000 to 2003 is...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Details of the number of affordable houses completed are published in my Department's housing statistics bulletins up to September quarter 2004, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. Information will shortly be available to end 2004 in the 2004 annual housing statistics bulletin. Data relevant to the Deputy's question is also available on the Department's website at...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Details of the number of houses completed under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-04 are published in my Department's housing statistics bulletins. Information is already available to September quarter 2004 from the Oireachtas Library. Information will shortly be available to end 2004 in the 2004 annual housing statistics bulletin. Data relevant to the Deputy's question is also...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Separate figures on the number of social houses provided under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, have been compiled by my Department only since 2003. Detailed information on the output for 2003 on an individual local authority basis is available in the 2003 annual housing statistics bulletin, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. Information is...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Part V affordable completions comprise the total output to end 2004 under Sustaining Progress. Details in regard to these completions are published in my Department's housing statistics bulletins up to September quarter 2004, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library. Information will shortly be available up to end 2004 in the 2004 annual housing statistics bulletin. Data...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I assume the question refers to the provision of accommodation for homeless persons. Under section 10 of the Housing Act 1988, my Department recoups local authorities 90% of the expenditure in regard to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons. The Government is committed to tackling homelessness in all its forms and to achieve this, funding has been increased...

Written Answers — First-Time House Buyers: First-Time House Buyers (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: My Department does not have definitive figures on the number of first-time buyers in the housing market. However, using data on the numbers of loans drawn down for new and second hand houses, together with data on buyer status based on a voluntary statistical survey of mortgagees, the following estimates arise: Year Estimated number of First-Time Buyers 1997 25,000 1998 27,000 ...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Details of the number of houses completed under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-04 are published in my Department's housing statistics bulletins. Information is already available up to September quarter 2004, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas library. Information will shortly be available up to end-2004 in the 2004 annual housing statistics bulletin. Data...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: The statutory assessment of housing need is undertaken on a triennial basis by local authorities. The most recent assessment was undertaken by local authorities in March 2005 and it is anticipated that the results of this assessment will be available for publication in September of this year. The previous two assessments took place in 2002 and 1999 and indicated that in March 2002 a total of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (29 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: The information requested is set out in the following table: Local Authority House Completions. Local Authority 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Clare County Council 22 75 68 68 51 Ennis Town Council 3 3 28 35 21 Kilrush Town Council 3 27 8 0 0

Written Answers — Drugs Task Force: Drugs Task Force (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I will shortly be making an initial allocation to the north-east regional drugs task force, along with five other task forces, to allow them to start implementing their regional plans. This funding will enable them to develop a range of new initiatives to tackle drug misuse in their areas.

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Decisions on the disbursement of funds from dormant accounts moneys are a matter for the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board, an independent body established under the Dormant Accounts Acts. The board engaged Area Development Management Limited, ADM, to administer the initial round of funding on its behalf involving the disbursement of up to €60 million from the fund. An application...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: The special housing aid for the elderly scheme is operated by the Health Service Executive in line with various guidelines issued from time to time by the task force which administers the scheme under the aegis of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Under the scheme, aid is provided to improve the housing conditions of elderly persons living alone in unfit or...

Written Answers — Housing Provision: Housing Provision (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I refer to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 13 April 2005. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Wexford County Council is developing two sites under the affordable housing initiative with a potential yield of 60 units. This is in addition to continuing affordable activity in Wexford under Part V, the 1999 affordable housing scheme and the shared ownership scheme. No State lands have been identified in Wexford for the purposes of the affordable housing initiative.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: My Department gave approval to Laois County Council in December, 2004 to proceed with a further phase of 14 houses at Castletown. It is understood that the county council will submit cost proposals to my Department shortly.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Under the voluntary housing capital assistance scheme, accommodation may be provided for persons with special needs such as the elderly, homeless or persons with disabilities. The scheme is not designed to provide nursing homes or accommodation where residents would require extensive medical, nursing or institutional type care. However, some housing projects, which require a higher ratio of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: The three local authorities in County Kildare, namely Kildare County Council and Athy and Naas Town Councils, have indicated to my Department that they will complete or acquire over 150 dwellings for letting in 2005 at various locations in the county including Athy, Clogherinkoe, Kilcock, Kill, Kildare town, Prosperous and Straffan. This figure does not include casual vacancies that normally...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: A value for money analysis was carried out on the Harcourt Terrace Lane site as part of the procurement process, which itself was open and transparent and conducted by Dublin City Council as project managers for the site. The analysis included data in respect of the pre-tender value of the site, the value of the equity being received in exchange for the site and the estimated sale price of...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Following an open and transparent procurement process conducted by Dublin City Council, who were project managers for the exchange of the Harcourt Terrace Lane site, Durkan Homes was selected as the preferred bidder. The six other sites identified as having potential for similar exchanges will be marketed, and procurement undertaken, on a similar basis.