Results 8,781-8,800 of 14,706 for speaker:Phil Hogan

Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I can assure Deputy Daly I am very concerned about the level of enforcement and activity on the building control side for many years, which is why I prioritised this area when I became a Minister and retained the function of dealing with the Building Control Act. The Deputy raised an interesting question about who will adjudicate a dispute which arises at the end of the process. I will...

Building Regulations (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am conscious of what the Deputy has asked. That work is underway. We are engaged with local authorities to establish the extent of the problem.

Legislative Programme (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I published the national climate policy review on 3 November 2011. The review is an important stock-take and is intended to provide the basis for a national debate on future policy development. Building on that foundation, I intend to progress the policy agenda in three interconnected ways. First, the Government has decided to ask the secretariat to the National Economic and Social Council...

Legislative Programme (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I can confirm that he will be attending from 4 to 11 December. I have a large number of engagements and will be glad to report back to the Deputy at the Oireachtas committee on the various meetings I will attend on behalf of Ireland and as part of the EU delegation. There are two major objectives. The first is to get a commitment internationally that there will be a post-Kyoto commitment...

Legislative Programme (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am sure the Deputy is not suggesting that the Bill brought before the House by the last Government was not sensible. In other words, I take it the Deputy agrees with me on this. We are bringing forward our own proposals, after taking stock of the nonsense that went on last January. People were bruised by that experience. All stakeholders must be on board, not just extremists.

Housing Regeneration Projects (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 12 together. My Department supports an ambitious programme of regeneration projects to deliver integrated physical, social and economic regeneration, ranging from large-scale urban regeneration projects such as those in Ballymun and Limerick city to smaller estate-wide projects in Dublin city and in a number of regional towns around the country....

Housing Regeneration Projects (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I will take this opportunity to go through the various regeneration projects and the stages they are at. Next year will see the completion of the Shangan 5 and Sillogue 4 projects in Ballymun, which between them will deliver 215 housing units. The commencement of a new housing project at Coultry 6 will deliver 25 units. In Limerick the coming year will see the focus of the regeneration...

Housing Regeneration Projects (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Deputy has inadvertently forgotten to congratulate us on the recent purchase of the Opera shopping centre in Limerick city out of the regeneration programme, to which €12.5 million has been allocated.

Housing Regeneration Projects (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: There is a tendency to forget about the positive developments that are taking place. I agree with the Deputy in regard to the housing and community development aspect of the Limerick regeneration programme. It has been slow.

Housing Regeneration Projects (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: It has been going on for far too long without very much to show for it.

Housing Regeneration Projects (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am totally in agreement with the Deputy on that point. I will be visiting Limerick in mid-January to review what is happening there. We are moving towards a position where the regeneration programme for Limerick city will be under the remit of a new entity - not the city council but a unified authority - in order to drive the programme forward and secure more progress in return for the...

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10, 16 and 43 together. Each housing authority determines the rents for its own area having regard to a range of considerations which reflect tenants' ability to pay. While there are no up-to-date figures on the national average rent, it is estimated, based on past figures, that the average differential rent per local authority tenant is of the order of €55...

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I share some of the principle espoused by Deputy Boyd Barrett and this is the reason I have been engaging with the National Asset Management Agency over the past two months to see what can be done to marry the supply and demand situation in the major cities. Approximately 10,000 units of accommodation are currently being assessed by NAMA, the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency and my...

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I can assure the Deputy I am not dealing directly with developers on this matter. I am dealing with the National Asset Management Agency which has acquired these properties at a particular price. On the basis of the existing legislation establishing NAMA, it is expected to have a commercial return. Perhaps that legislation should be amended but this is the situation as it exists. I am...

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I welcome the information from Deputy Ellis about the savings I could make with regard to many of the housing schemes. I think he should be in the Department of Finance. He is correct that there is considerable waste of resources, and Deputy Boyd Barrett has also pointed out how we could achieve better value for the State. I thank Deputies for their words regarding the excellent work in...

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am not in favour of the present model of leasing.

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am pleased the Deputy and I agree. This is the first time she has said something positive.

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I welcome the Deputies to capitalism.

Local Authority Housing (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: I am speaking of looking after people and home ownership which may initially involve people renting properties. Today, one of our national newspapers is advising people to rent rather than buy because the price of properties is set to fall further. Unlike the newspaper in question, I do not have a crystal ball. The leasing and rental accommodation model currently in place is not working....

Private Rented Accommodation (30 Nov 2011)

Phil Hogan: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 sets out the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants in the private rented residential sector. The Act applies to every dwelling that is the subject of a tenancy, subject to a limited number of exceptions which are set out in section 3(2) of the Act. The Private Residential Tenancies Board, PRTB, was established under the Act to operate a national...