Results 181-200 of 2,386 for speaker:Michael Finneran
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: We are talking about residential property in this debate.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: There are no such figures.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: That is rubbish.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: That is absolute rubbish.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: It is rubbish.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: The Senator should give the facts. NAMA comprises only 13% of residential properties.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: I am providing houses for those on the housing lists.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: I am not bailing out anyone.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: I will buy the houses if the Senator can give me â¬5 billion.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: The Senator should talk to his local authority about these apartments.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: That is not what I said.
- Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: I do not have a ministerial Mercedes. I drive my own car.
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: The Government is committed to dealing effectively with the range of complex issues relating to multi-unit developments and is bringing forward a comprehensive suite of legislative proposals in response to the Law Reform Commission's Report on Multi-Unit Developments. In its consultation paper issued in late 2006 the Law Reform Commission made a number of recommendations relating to areas...
- Written Answers — Strategy on Homelessness: Strategy on Homelessness (21 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: I refer to the reply of Question No. 67 of 19 October 2010 which set out the position on meeting the Government's targets for tackling homelessness.
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: The enhancement of energy efficiency standards remains a priority within my Department's overall strategy for the improvement of local authority housing. To that end, I have significantly increased the amount of funding available for the national retrofitting programme from â¬20 million in 2009 to â¬40 million this year. This is in addition to the â¬5 million that is being used to...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224 and 232 together. Each local authority is responsible for the effective and efficient management and maintenance of it's social housing stock. The detailed information sought with regard to vacant local authority properties is not available in my Department. Information on the level of vacant local authority dwellings is collected annually as part of the...
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (20 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: My Department has provided funding of â¬4.5 million for a remedial works project at the John Paul Estate over the period 2007 to 2010. The pilot phase of the project included construction and refurbishment of a total of 28 units. A further phase of the project involving the retrofitting of ten units will commence in late 2010 or early 2011. My Department is in regular contact with the...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: Local authorities have, for a number of years now, progressed an ambitious programme of house purchases better to meet local housing need as well as to promote my Department's sustainable communities objectives. These programmes are undertaken and managed by the authorities having regard to their annual housing capital allocation and the unit cost limits for various types of properties, as...
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 425, 426, 427, 428 and 429 of 1 June 2010. My Department has not yet received a proposal from Dublin City Council regarding the proposed project but understands that the Regeneration Board, established by the City Council, has engaged consultants to work with local residents with a view to developing regeneration solutions that are acceptable to the...
- Seanad: Seanad Electoral (Panel Members)(Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (20 Oct 2010)
Michael Finneran: I thank Senator Cummins for raising this issue and for his engagement with the all-party group on Seanad reform. I welcome the opportunity to deliver the Government's response to the Seanad Electoral (Panel Members) (Amendment) Bill 2008 and to speak more generally on the reform of the Seanad. Senator Cummins has outlined the provisions of the Bill and I will not dwell further on these...