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Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (18 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 provides that every landlord of a dwelling to which the Act applies shall apply to the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) to register the tenancy of the dwelling. It is a matter for the PRTB to enforce tenancies' registration requirements in accordance with the provisions of the Act, specifically sections 144 and 145 which provide for the issuing of...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (18 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector. The Act sets out the obligations of tenants and landlords in the sector and the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) is the independent statutory body charged with the administration of the Act and the enforcement of those obligations, as necessary. The PRTB offers a...

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (18 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: To the extent that my Department is involved with the project concerned, the necessary foreshore leases and licences were executed in December 2010.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: In March 2009, Cork City Council submitted an outline proposal to my Department to purchase a number of houses in a private residential development being progressed by the person referred to. My Department subsequently raised concerns with the City Council in relation to a number of issues including the design of the houses, the location of the site and the existing high concentration of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (18 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: I refer to the reply to Question No. 366 of 27 September 2011. My Department has since 2008 collected data on rent arrears, calculated by the total monetary amounts and not by individual persons or households, owing to local authorities and those data were set out in the above-mentioned reply. My Department has recently commenced the collation of data from local authorities on the number...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (18 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: Repossession remains extremely rare for local authority borrowers with only 128 repossessions across all local authority areas carried out in the period 2005-2010. During that period Wicklow County Council carried out only three repossessions. Two of these cases were voluntary surrenders in 2010. The other repossession took place in 2008. Clearly, where repossession does occur it is a last...

Written Answers — Regeneration Projects: Regeneration Projects (18 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: I refer to the reply to Question No. 334 of 11 October 2011, setting out the current position in relation to the national regeneration programme and the individual regeneration projects being progressed in Limerick City and in Dublin at St Michael's Estate, O'Devaney Gardens, Dominick Street and Dolphin House. Dublin City Council previously intended carrying out the regeneration of St....

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (18 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The Act provides the main legislative framework for the private rented residential sector and for the operation of the PRTB. It sets out the obligations of tenants and landlords in the sector and the PRTB is charged with the enforcement of those obligations, as necessary, and the...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Estates: Unfinished Housing Estates (13 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: I am of the view that significantly completed housing is a potentially valuable resource and any consideration of demolition is a serious step, particularly in light of housing demand and social housing need. Notwithstanding this, my Department is aware that debtors and financial institutions, including NAMA, are considering the best long term solutions for their sites and in some cases this...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: My Department's Social Housing Investment Programme includes a number of measures to assist local authorities in meeting social housing need, including the housing needs of persons with a disability, based on traditional construction and acquisition programmes, projects advanced by the voluntary and co-operative housing sector, and through the leasing of accommodation from private landlords....

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: My Department's involvement with voluntary and co-operative housing schemes relates primarily to the provision of funds for individual projects. The detailed administration of the schemes, the processing of applications and the certification that projects comply with the terms and conditions of the funding schemes, are the responsibility of the local authority. Local authorities are...

Written Answers — Sheltered Housing Projects: Sheltered Housing Projects (12 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with the housing authorities and implementation of the homelessness strategy at local and regional level is being carried out through the framework of statutory homelessness action plans adopted by housing authorities. Dublin City Council (DCC) is the lead authority for the...

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (11 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: - recognises that the community and voluntary sector plays a crucial role in supporting social, community, economic and cultural life throughout Ireland and is an important partner for the Government in delivering vital services; - notes that in addition to its societal and cultural roles, the...

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (11 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: With regard to ring-fencing moneys from the dormant accounts fund, Members will appreciate that given its focus, as set down in the legislation, a significant proportion of the fund disbursed to date from the fund is already channelled through community and voluntary groups under existing arrangements. This is in addition to the other substantial supports provided by the Department to that...

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (11 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: -----who can reclaim it at any time and not to the State.

Community and Voluntary Sector: Motion (11 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: Consequently every euro spent from the fund is regarded in counting terms as potential Government liability. In the current fiscal climate our priority, therefore, must be to ensure that funding is targeted on a needs basis and spent efficiently and effectively. This is the Government's intention in the context of the dormant accounts disbursements and in the case of supports for the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (11 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: As Minister for Housing and Planning I have no function in relation to enquiries by An Garda Síochána. The manner in which the relevant appointments were made in 2002 is set out in Section 106 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000. I am satisfied, based on an examination of the relevant files by my Department, that the proper procedures were followed in the particular appointments cited.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: I assume the question refers to unfinished housing developments and the funding allocated by my Department under the public safety initiative. The following table sets out the amounts approved, by local authority, in respect of 92 developments. A further 66 applications have been referred back to the relevant local authorities for clarification. The amounts below do not include approvals...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: The Government remains fully committed to the regeneration of disadvantaged social housing estates in cities and towns, including St. Michael's Estate, O'Devaney Gardens, Dominick Street and Dolphin's House, all of which were previously included in Dublin City Council's PPP programme. The first phase of the Limerick Regeneration project, which includes the areas of Moyross, Southill, St....

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Oct 2011)

Willie Penrose: It is open to any person or household to apply to a housing authority for an assessment of their housing need. It is a matter solely for the housing authority concerned to determine whether an applicant for social housing support is eligible for and in need of that support. The authority must make its determination in accordance with the provisions of section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous...