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

Noel Ahern: South Dublin County Council recently submitted proposals to my Department to construct seven houses and a community facility in a further phase of a housing scheme in the area in question. The proposal is being examined in my Department and a decision on the matter will be conveyed to the council as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: My Department encourages the adoption of environmentally sustainable management systems, including energy conservation programmes, in all public buildings. I understand that in December 2003 the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources set up a bioenergy strategy group, BSG, to consider the policy options and support mechanisms available to Government to stimulate increased...

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

Noel Ahern: The information requested is set out in the following table: Year No. of Dwellings Purchased 2000 1,844 2001 1,411 2002 1,195 2003 1,567 2004 1,652

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

Noel Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 and 532 together. Detailed information on the number of dwellings constructed and acquired by local authorities between 2000 and 2004 is available in the Annual Housing Statistics Bulletins for those years published by my Department, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.

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

Noel Ahern: The information requested is published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library, and is also available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Written Answers — Housing Statistics: Housing Statistics (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: Details in relation to private house completions, as well as those provided by the State, both under the local authority housing programme and by the voluntary and co-operative housing sector, are set out in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library, and also on my Department's website at www.environ.ie.

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

Noel Ahern: Mortgage finance for the shared ownership scheme is provided by the Housing Finance Agency and administered by individual local authorities. Accordingly, each shared ownership transaction is funded by way of a local authority mortgage loan. Details of activity under the scheme, for each local authority for the past five years is published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, which...

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

Noel Ahern: Information up to June quarter 2005 on the number of transactions completed annually under the various affordable housing schemes operated by local authorities in each of the past five years is published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, which are available in the Oireachtas Library and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.

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

Noel Ahern: The information requested is set out in the following table. Houses Land transferred Sites Payments in lieu of land/houses Withering levy Year Number Nos. Quantity No. of units â'¬ â'¬ 2002 46 — — — — — 2003 163 2 1.24 ha. 50 829,565 236,316 2004 591 10 7.347 ha. 106 7,364,248 2,382,487 Sept. 2005 Provisional 830 16...

Written Answers — Derelict Sites: Derelict Sites (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: The information sought is not held in my Department. However, the derelict sites registers maintained by local authorities under the Derelict Sites Act 1990 would contain details of derelict sites in each local authority area. In the context of initiating a more active approach to land management by local authorities, they will be urged to consider the extent to which brownfield land,...

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

Noel Ahern: It is open to local authorities to provide housing sites at reasonable cost to assist persons in housing need to provide their own housing. Because of the land requirements for a significantly increased number of projects involving the provision of social and affordable housing directly by local authorities at present some authorities have a very limited capacity to provide housing sites at...

Written Answers — Local Authority Grants: Local Authority Grants (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1421 of 28 September 2005. The position is unchanged.

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

Noel Ahern: Substantial progress continues to be made under the Sustaining Progress affordable housing initiative with provisional figures to the end of September 2005 indicating over 1,000 housing units provided to date on AHI sites and through Part V affordable schemes. The number of housing units provided on a county basis throughout the country is set out in the following table. County Housing...

Local Authority Housing. (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: The assessment of housing need is statutorily required to be carried out every three years. The last full assessment was commenced by local authorities in early 2005 on the basis of detailed guidance provided by the Department. A number of important new elements were introduced for the 2005 assessment. In particular, a computer based system was established to receive and analyse the data; and...

Local Authority Housing. (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: I answered the Deputy's question in the last sentence——

Local Authority Housing. (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: ——when I said I do not, as yet, have the file of the final figures.

Local Authority Housing. (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: Would the Deputy like a reply?

Local Authority Housing. (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: I am sorry the Deputy does not believe me, but I am telling the truth.

Local Authority Housing. (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: I am telling the truth. I am sorry for his trouble, but the situation is that there is a good deal of collating and cross checking of figures.

Local Authority Housing. (29 Nov 2005)

Noel Ahern: The situation is that there were many discrepancies and different interpretations among local authorities and the final data have not, as yet, been presented to me.