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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the current status of an application for a new primary school (details supplied); if same will be included as part of the capital allocation for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38607/11]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (1 Dec 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 48: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport may be issued to a person who is applying for a passport for the first time and has no alternative identification other than the photograph furnished with the application, which was duly authenticated by a relevant member of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38248/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Dec 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a operation carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38071/11]

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (30 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who was made redundant in December 2008 is entitled to their statutory redundancy at this point, as it appears the they overlooked making the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38000/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (30 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a social welfare appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38001/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (29 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37401/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath are immediately paid to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36868/11]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: The Government's housing policy statement announced the standing down of all affordable housing schemes, including the shared ownership scheme, in the context of a full review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The detailed workings of this review have not been determined to date, however, it is likely that it will include detailed analysis of the rental portion of the...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (10 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: Affordable housing is privately owned housing and, as such, is subject to the fluctuations of the market. Affordable purchasers are therefore in the same position as other private purchasers in this regard. The terms and conditions of the various affordable housing schemes and the regulations governing local authority loans do not prohibit an affordable home owner from renting a spare room...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (9 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: Under my Department's Social Housing Improvement Programme, funding of up to 90% of the approved cost is provided to Housing Authorities to undertake improvement works to occupied and vacant social housing units, including works to improve the energy efficiency and general standard of the houses concerned. In the case of works to improve the energy efficiency of a dwelling, authorities are...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (9 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: My Department has been working closely with Ballymun Regeneration Ltd. and Dublin City Council to ensure that the housing units at Sillogue 4 are satisfactorily completed and are used to provide much needed new housing for the remaining families and households in the blocks and towers. To date the project has received funding of €33.07 million, for the planning/design, ground works,...

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (9 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: My Department's role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation for homeless persons rests with the housing authorities and the purposes for which housing authorities...

Written Answers — Mortgage Arrears: Mortgage Arrears (9 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: The introduction of two mortgage-to-rent schemes, as part of a range of measures to assist households with unsustainable mortgages, was announced in the Report of the Inter-Departmental Group on Mortgage Arrears which was launched on 12 October 2011. Work is now underway to implement key elements of the report and I will shortly launch two mortgage-to-rent schemes in line with the report's...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing Loans: Local Authority Housing Loans (9 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: The interest rate on local authority housing loans is determined by the Housing Finance Agency by reference to mortgage rates prevailing in the financial market. The Board of the Agency decided today, 9 November 2011, to pass on the variable interest rate reduction of 0.25% to local authority mortgage holders. The current variable interest rate to local authority borrowers, excluding...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (8 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: The planning code is kept under review in my Department to ensure that there continues to be adequate participation by public representatives in decision-making and policy formulation. The local government system is based on the principle that major decisions of policy rest with the elected council (reserved functions), with the implementation of this policy on a day-to-day basis resting with...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: Monaghan County Council submitted proposals to my Department in December 2009 for the provision of a group home for people with physical and sensory disabilities at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross. Provisional approval for the project issued in July 2010 subject to certain cost and design issues being addressed. My Department anticipates receiving revised proposals from the Council in the near...

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (8 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: I propose to take Questions Nos. 332 and 333 together. Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000 applies to estates which have been granted planning permission and include the construction of 2 or more houses (which as defined in the Act includes apartments) and the provision of new roads, open spaces, car parks, sewers, watermains or drains. In relation to estates which have...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (8 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 to 337, inclusive, together. The HFA pays an interest rate of 10% on the loans in question, with the corresponding rate charged on the loans to local authorities also being 10% per annum. The HFA thereby makes no margin on these loans. Local authorities are permitted to add an administration charge of 0.5% and borrowers also pay an additional 0.5615% to...

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (8 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: In March 2010, my Department issued comprehensive guidance to local authorities on the treatment of mortgage arrears. That guidance was based on the Central Bank's first statutory Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears to ensure that cases of local authority mortgage arrears are handled in a manner that is sympathetic to the needs of the particular household, while also protecting the position...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Nov 2011)

Willie Penrose: I propose to take Questions Nos. 339 and 340 together. A new system of social housing assessments by housing authorities came into force on 1 April 2011 and is operated in accordance with regulations made under section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. One objective of the new arrangements is to streamline the process of applying for social housing support, both for...