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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: The financial allocations notified to each local authority under the main local authority housing construction-acquisition programme and the expenditure incurred in the years 1995 to 2004, which is funded by a combination of Exchequer capital grants and local authority internal capital receipts, are set out in the following table. Detailed information on the number of local authority house...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 313 and 315 together. It is a matter for local authorities in exercising their housing functions to act in a manner that is consistent with the norms of administrative and constitutional law, including the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003. The Department will review any housing policy instruments for which we have responsibility where concerns are...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (21 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: The purpose of the scheme of community support for older people is to encourage and assist the community's support for older people by means of a community based grant scheme to improve the security of its older members. The scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of my Department. Resources are directed to providing equipment to those older members of...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (21 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Cork City Council has submitted a revised scheme of letting priorities to my Department which includes a provision to introduce a scheme whereby elderly persons who own an existing house can apply for a city council tenancy and sell their house to the city council at a reduced market value. A decision will be made on the revised scheme shortly.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (21 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: My Department recently approved the invitation of tenders for the project, which will be carried out under the capital funding schemes for voluntary and co-operative housing projects.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (16 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: A combined capital allocation of €73 million was made available to local authorities in respect of the disabled persons and essential repairs grant schemes in 2004. The administration of both grant schemes, including the processing of individual applications, is a matter for the local authorities. Information provided by local authorities indicate that combined expenditure by them on the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (16 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: An application for funding under the voluntary housing capital loan and subsidy scheme has been received from Fingal County Council, which is responsible for the detailed administration of the scheme in its area. Additional documentation and information sought is awaited and when this is to hand the application will be further considered by my Department and the council advised of the outcome...

Special Educational Needs. (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I am pleased to have been given the opportunity to clarify the position of the Department of Education and Science on the matter referred to by the Deputy. St. Marnock's national school in Portmarnock currently has the services of one principal, nine mainstream teachers, one learning support teacher, one resource teacher and one special class teacher. The enrolment of the school stands at...

Special Educational Needs. (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Those people who are part of the system should have been aware of it. I hope matters will be put right.

Hazardous Substances. (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I thank Deputy Morgan for raising this issue. In the past, asbestos-containing materials were used in some roofing materials, as a constituent of some floor tiling and in some fire resistant panels. The extent of usage of asbestos-containing materials in housing construction since the 1970s is not known to my Department. However, the marketing and reuse of asbestos products has been banned...

Hazardous Substances. (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I am not sure if people will excessively toy with their fuseboards. It is not an asbestos fuseboard but one with a content of asbestos in it. There could only be 0.5% of asbestos in a product. A health and safety consultant employed to examine this matter, recommended there is no need to do anything. When general refurbishment programmes are introduced, these materials will be replaced at...

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: The purpose of the scheme of community support for older people is to encourage and assist the community's support for older people by means of a community based grant scheme to improve the security of its older members. The scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of my Department. Resources are directed to providing equipment to those older members of...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Questions Nos. 47 and 50 of 19 Bealtaine 2005.

Written Answers — Security of the Elderly: Security of the Elderly (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: The scheme of community support for older people is administered through local community and voluntary groups with the support of my Department. There are no plans to phase out the involvement of such groups. It is not a requirement of the scheme for participating local community and voluntary groups to accompany personnel installing equipment provided for under the scheme. However, under the...

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 847 and 848 together. My Department does not have data on average prices for houses in Enniscorthy or Wexford electoral areas of the Wexford constituency on the basis sought in the question. However, information on the average house prices in five specified areas, namely Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, together with an average price for all other...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: There is no record of the receipt of an application for a new house grant from the person named at the address given. Applications for a grant, which was terminated as and from 14 November 2002, were required to be received in my Department by 4 December 2002.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Details on the number of social house completions are available for the period to September 2004 in my Department's housing statistics bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library, and for the period to December 2004 are on the Department's website at www.environ.ie. The housing needs of an increasing number of households are being met each year through the provision of...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: The administration of the disabled persons grant scheme is delegated to local authorities within the framework laid down in statutory regulations. As far as practicable this is designed to give an appropriate degree of flexibility at local level. The basic requirements for obtaining a disabled persons grant are that the work for which it is sought is, in the opinion of the local authority,...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: An applicant who has been approved in principle for shared ownership by a local authority may select a new or existing house or build a new house for occupation on a shared ownership basis. The house must be suitable to the applicant's needs, meet certain minimum standards and be acceptable to the local authority. It is understood from Dublin City Council that if the authority has knowledge...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (14 Jun 2005)

Noel Ahern: Cork County Council recently received a draft feasibility report from its consultants which set out, inter alia, a development concept for the site. Certain technical aspects, which require further consideration by the Council, are at present under review. It is understood that further public consultation will take place as soon as these issues have been addressed. Following this process...