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Written Answers — Voluntary Housing: Voluntary Housing (20 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: My Department's voluntary and co-operative housing programme is supported through two funding schemes, the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) and the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme (CLSS). The administration of both schemes is devolved to the local authority concerned, which assesses and approves each proposal prior to submission to my Department. In the case of the CAS, which provides capital...

Written Answers — Unauthorised Developments: Unauthorised Developments (20 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: My Department gathers aggregate data on enforcement activity from planning authorities, including data on the number of enforcement notices issued under sections 154 and 155 of the Planning Act and the number of prosecutions initiated on foot of these enforcement notices. The most recently available data are published in the 2009 Annual Planning Statistics, which are available on my...

Written Answers — National Housing Development Survey: National Housing Development Survey (20 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 239 together. The National Housing Development Survey database, published in October 2010, established an authoritative baseline analysis of unfinished housing developments to assist in fully understanding the scale and extent of the issues involved. A total of 2,846 developments were inspected where construction had commenced but had not been...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (20 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: My Department issued approval in principle to proceed with this project to Kildare County Council on 13 July 2011. It is now a matter for the local authority to submit a detailed project brief to my Department for examination, with a view to early progression of the project towards planning stage.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (20 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: I have established the National Co-ordination Committee on Unfinished Housing Developments, which I am also chairing, to oversee implementation of the Report of the Advisory Group on Unfinished Housing Developments, entitled Resolving Ireland's Unfinished Housing Developments, together with the Government's response to the recommendations entitled Resolving Unfinished Housing Developments....

Departmental Functions (20 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: Deputy Martin is the best hide-and-seek man that ever came into the Dáil.

Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2011: Motion (20 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: The Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 23rd June, 2011.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: The information requested is not available in my Department. Development contributions are attached as a condition to a planning permission and are paid directly to local authorities, in accordance with the development contribution scheme adopted by the local elected members. The contributions are used to part finance projects set out in the local authority's capital programme. Development...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 and 341 together. Under section 126 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2010, it is a statutory objective of An Bord Pleanála to determine appeals and certain other matters within 18 weeks. The statutory objective period was achieved in 79% of all cases at the end of May 2011. The Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 introduced a range of...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 343 together. I am leading co-ordination nationally, through the National Co-ordination Committee, to manage the progressive resolution of issues relating to unfinished housing developments. I established this Committee to oversee implementation of the Advisory Group Report on Unfinished Housing Developments. While my immediate priority is public...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: Provisions governing mortgage lending by local authorities are set out under the Housing (Local Authority Loans) Regulations 2009 and associated credit policy. To ensure effective targeting of resources, loan finance continues to be available to first time buyers only. Income limits are also in place, distinguishing between single and dual income households and a maximum loan limit is...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: The detailed information requested in relation to capital allocations and recoupments to thirty-four city and county councils over the 4-year period 2007 to 2010 is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: While action to deal with anti-social behaviour is primarily a matter for An Garda Síochána, in the case of private rented dwellings landlords are responsible for enforcing the obligations that apply to their tenants under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The Act, in this regard, prohibits a tenant in a private residential tenancy from engaging in anti-social behaviour in, or in the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: The Housing Land Availability Survey is an annual survey undertaken by my Department which seeks information from local authorities on the amount of zoned residential land in their areas that is currently serviced at a point in time. Data are also sought on the estimated yields (such as housing units) from these lands. The 2010 survey, which is to be published shortly as part of my...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: Following completion of the schemes referred to in the question, the contractor has been involved in a series of contractual disputes with South Dublin County Council. Only one of these disputes remains unresolved to date. The resolution of these disputes involved a contribution towards repair works outstanding on some dwellings by the contractor. I understand that South Dublin County Council...

Written Answers — Local Authority Schemes: Local Authority Schemes (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: The suite of Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a disability are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the resources of the local authority. It is a matter for each local authority to decide on the specific level of funding to be directed to each of the various grant measures, and to manage the operation of the schemes in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Schemes: Local Authority Schemes (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 358 together. The Housing (Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability) Regulations, 2007, make legal provision for a framework of grant aid to assist households with the provision or adaptation of accommodation to meet the needs of people with a disability, adaptations to address mobility problems and for necessary improvements to...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 360 together. I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which is an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The PRTB publishes tenancy registration statistics on its website www.prtb.ie. These statistics are broken down by Local Authority area. The website...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. 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 notices to landlords...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Willie Penrose: I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which is an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The Act makes provision for the exchange of information between the PRTB and the Department of Social Protection and, on foot of an amendment contained in the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009,...