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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (13 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is currently a civil remedy available concerning branches or roots of neighbouring trees encroaching on one’s property. I will, however, give consideration to the proposal concerned with regard to trees acutely impacting on neighbouring properties in the context of the forthcoming review of legislation in this area within my Department . The UK model is one legislative option in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (13 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Approved housing bodies (AHBs) are organisations approved under section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 to provide social housing support in conjunction with local authorities. Since the late 1980s, close to 25,000 units of accommodation have been provided under capital funding schemes underpinned by 20 and 30 year mortgages. More recently, a scheme was introduced that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (13 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested is set out in the following table: Public Safety InitiativeFunding - May 2013 to April 2014 County Amount Donegal €481,095.87 Fingal €2,508.00 Offaly €34,850.00 Cork €9,988.00 Longford €52,402.95 Sligo €21,620.00 Kilkenny €37,525.50 Limerick €28,239.94 Louth €42,222.00 ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (8 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 396, 397 and 398 of 8 April 2014 which sets out the position in this matter. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (8 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government’s 2011 Housing Policy Statement announced the standing down of all affordable housing schemes, including the shared ownership scheme, in the context of a full review of Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2013. Details regarding the review are available on my Department’s website :. In 2013, I asked the Housing Agency to conduct a stand alone review...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (8 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: While planning application fees are kept under regular review in my Department, I have no plans to reduce the fees at this point in time.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Regeneration (8 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Sligo regeneration project is currently at master planning stage. With the exception of some ‘early win’ projects, expenditure to date relates to the development, in consultation with the local community and other stakeholder groups, of the detailed masterplan and implementation strategies for the Sligo regeneration project. Completion of the masterplan will inform future...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provides that, where an estate is completed to the satisfaction of the planning authority in accordance with the planning permission and any conditions attached to the permission, the planning authority must initiate taking in charge procedures as soon as possible following a request to do so by the developer or by the majority of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (7 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: A lease application under section 2 of the Foreshore Act 1933 was received by my Department on 25 March 2009 to construct an offshore windfarm known as Codling II on the Codling Banks, off the coast of County Wicklow. This application is for an extension to an already leased area at the Codling Banks, known as the Codling I offshore windfarm. Consideration of the application, including the...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (6 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I join the Taoiseach and Deputy Martin in extending my sympathy, and that of the Labour Party, to the Clohessy family on the death of Peadar. The first thing to say about the late Peadar Clohessy is that he exemplified what is best in public representatives across the political divide in the context of his genuine commitment to serving his community and to doing his best for the people he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (6 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Budget 2014 contains a special provision, in the form of a targeted €10m Special Resolution Fund (SRF), to assist further in addressing the legacy of unfinished housing developments. The SRF is designed to encourage the resolution of the remaining tranche of unfinished developments identified in the National Housing Development Survey 2013 and, particularly, those developments not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria (6 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Accommodation provided under the Rental Accomodation Scheme (RAS) is governed by the terms of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended. The Act provides the main regulatory framework for the private rented residential sector and provides for security of tenure. The grounds upon which a tenancy in the private rented residential sector may be legally terminated are clearly set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Scheme (6 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The claw-back provision under section 99 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, is intended to prevent short-term profit taking on the resale of the house to the detriment of the objectives of the schemes. However, where a person is selling and the clawback amount payable would reduce the proceeds of resale below the initial price actually paid, the legislation provides for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (6 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 1 February 2013, Articles 6, 7 and 8 of the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2008 came into effect for all residential rented accommodation. Responsibility for enforcement of minimum standards rests with local authorities. The revised standards in the 2008 Regulations were based on a review of minimum standards dating back to 1993 which tolerated very basic facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (6 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are two types of house purchase loan available from local authorities: standard annuity loans targeted at lower income first time buyers and loans under the Home Choice Loan scheme which are available to qualifying middle income first time buyers. The terms and conditions governing the operation, including eligibility terms, of annuity mortgages and the Home Choice Loan are set out...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (6 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Capital allocations under the various measures contained in my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme for 2014 were notified to local authorities on a number of dates over the past three months. Details of the allocations to South Dublin County Council are set out in the table. MEASURE 2014 ALLOCATION Local Authority Social Housing €5,925,293 Local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (6 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 18 July 2013, the Government approved the introduction of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). This new scheme is being designed so as to bring all of the social housing services provided by the State together under the local authority system, with local authorities being responsible for all households with an established housing need and ensuring significant efficiencies in the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Application Numbers (6 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Regulation 12 of the Social Housing Allocation Regulations 2011, made under section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, sets down a common approach to refusals by households of offers of social housing tenancies. A household that refuses two reasonable offers of such tenancies in any twelve-month period, other than an offer made under the choice-based letting procedure,...

Housing Provision: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is the Deputy suggesting that we take rent supplement away from the people in the Gallery?

Housing Provision: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 May 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: They are included in the initial figure given by the Deputy.