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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine the application of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [30377/07]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will investigate the care of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [30436/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: The Department collects data on social housing and this is published in the Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletin, which is available electronically on www.environ.ie. The published information, however, is aggregated either at a national or authority level (city, county or town/borough), not at the level of the electoral area within housing authorities' areas. The broader...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (22 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: The information requested is set out in the following table. Health Board 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 € € € € € € € € Eastern 1,702,719 1,625,265 1,769,061 1,820,000 2,120,000 1,700,000 — — Mid Western 1,208,791 1,460,199 1,577,602 1,530,000 2,040,000 2,300,000 — — Midland 1,184,666 1,168,159 1,233,521 835,000 1,420,000 1,700,000 — — North...

Written Answers — Community Care: Community Care (21 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will examine a situation (details supplied). [30279/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (21 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Under the Housing Management Initiative, local authorities have been given direct control, from 1 January 2007, of their improvement works programmes, to be funded in the first instance from their internal capital receipts received from the sale of local authority dwellings. While my Department approves the general programme, it is the responsibility of the local authority to prioritise and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (21 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: A statutory assessment of housing need is carried out by housing authorities triennially. The most recent of these took place in 2005 with previous assessments undertaken in 2002, 1999 and 1996. Data in relation to these assessments is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. The next statutory assessment of housing need is due to be undertaken by housing authorities in...

Written Answers — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (21 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Cosc is the new National Office within the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with key responsibility for ensuring the delivery of a well coordinated "whole of Government" response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Its remit includes overall responsibility for the coordination of policy relating to women and men who are victims of domestic violence. In relation to...

Seanad: Farm Waste Management (21 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Senator Phelan will be aware of the significant progress in Ireland in improving our recycling performance and this has also been evident in the farming sector with the successful operation of the farm film plastics recovery scheme. The current scheme, operated by the specially established producer compliance scheme known as the Irish Farm Films Producers Group, the IFFPG, has achieved...

Seanad: Postal Services: Motion (21 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: That is from where the Senator's decency comes.

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (20 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Action to deal with anti-social behaviour is primarily a matter for the Garda Síochána and legislation in this regard is the responsibility of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Landlords are, however, responsible for enforcing the obligations that apply to their tenants under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The Act prohibits anti-social behaviour in, or in the vicinity...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (20 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: My Department is currently reviewing the overall employment position in the local government sector, in consultation as appropriate with the Department of Finance, having regard to the need to deliver front line services, and achieve value for money within the parameters of Government policy on public service employment generally. Under Section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (20 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Following an examination of the technical details submitted by Kerry County Council, my Department has approved the invitation of tenders for this project.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (20 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: No application for funding in respect of this project has so far been received from Kerry County Council, which is responsible for the administration of the voluntary housing capital funding schemes in the county.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (15 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1117 of 26 September, 2007.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (15 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: To assist local authority tenants purchase their homes, a discount of 3% of the market value of the house is allowed for each year of tenancy, up to a maximum of 30%. In addition to this, a further discount of €3,809 is provided. Thus, a local authority house with a market value of €140,000 would be available for purchase at some €94,200 by a tenant of ten or more years' standing. By...

Transport 21: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Hear, hear.

Transport 21: Statements (Resumed) (15 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: I thought that was an affliction of the Opposition.

Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (14 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: Since the enactment of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, each local authority has adopted two successive Traveller Accommodation Programmes. In the course of the first programmes, covering the period 2000 to 2004, some 1,371 additional Traveller families were provided with permanent, secure accommodation. Over the same period there was a 50% reduction in the number of families...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Nov 2007)

Batt O'Keeffe: The allocation of local authority housing is a matter for each housing authority in accordance with their scheme of letting priorities made under section 11 of the Housing Act 1988. Such schemes are required to provide that the housing authority may, from time to time, set aside, for persons of such category or categories as the authority may decide, a particular number or proportion of...