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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The establishment of Main Street in Ballymun, with significant public sector investment, is one of the major achievements of the regeneration project with a variety of commercial, retail and community facilities. Planning permission for the redevelopment of the privately owned Ballymun Shopping Centre and the adjoining lands owned by the City Council was granted in September 2009. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Last month my Department issued approval in principle to Cluid Housing Association to accept the recommended tender for works to remediate and complete the units at the Emerald housing project. I understand arrangements are currently being finalised for the commencement of these works.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The regeneration programme at Ballymun has moved into its completion phase and my Department is working closely with the Ballymun Civic Alliance and Dublin City Council to ensure that this project is completed on time and in a manner that protects the substantial investment of public funds to date . I understand that it is an objective of the current Dublin City Development Plan to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Earlier this month I announced the approval of some 56 social housing construction projects with an overall value of some €68 million under the Local Authority housing construction programme for 2014-2015. This new construction programme will deliver 449 new units of accommodation for people on the housing waiting list. Projects were selected for funding approval on the basis of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Expenditure (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In January 2014, some changes to the terms and conditions of the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability schemes were notified to local authorities. These changes were made on foot of the recommendations of a review group, established in 2013 by my Department to examine the terms and conditions governing the suite of grants. The aim of the review was...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Consequent to the tendering process mentioned, MacCabe Durney Barnes Consultants were appointed to carry out an independent planning review in accordance with section 255 of the Planning and Development Act 2000. The Terms of Reference require the consultants to undertake a review of planning issues raised in respect of the six planning authorities concerned (Carlow, Cork, Galway and Meath...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I assume the Question refers to the matter of a screening for appropriate assessment being sought by a planning authority when considering whether an application for extension of duration of planning permission complies with the provisions of section 42(1)(a)(ii) of the Planning and Development Act 2000. I am aware that some planning authorities seek a screening for appropriate assessment,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no provision for deferring or suspending live planning applications when judicial reviews are underway. While planning law is kept under review in my Department, I have currently no plans to introduce such a provision.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information that my Department holds in relation to unfinished estates is from the National Housing Development Survey 2013 which is available at There were, at the time of the survey, 32 developments remaining within Wicklow which are categorised as ‘unfinished housing developments’ (UHDs), comprising of 36 vacant housing units and 17 vacant apartment units. Budget...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Details of the regional and local road grant payments to Donegal County Council are outlined in the regional and local road grant payment booklets which are available in the Dáil Library.  Details of the 2014 regional and local road grant allocations to each county council are also available in the Dáil library.   With regard to national roads, details...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 681 and 682 together. I understand that ‘top up’ payments under the rent supplement scheme fall into two specific categories – those that are specifically approved by the Department of Social Protection where a person has additional income above the rate of supplementary welfare allowance which would allow additional rent payments to be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme (SHIP), capital allocations are not ified to local authorities in respect of the various housing measures , including housing construction and acquisition, regeneration of run-down social housing estates and flat complexes, the energy retrofitting of older properties and estate-wide remedial works. The allocations are specific...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The application by Sligo County Council for a licence under the Foreshore Act 1933 to carry out dredging works at Sligo Harbour is currently being assessed by my Department. The application is being assessed in the context of the relevant regulatory framework including obligations arising under the EU Birds and Habitats Directives. Following the conclusion of that assessment and subject to my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under section 261A of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as inserted by the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010, each planning authority was required to examine all the quarries in its functional area to determine whether, having regard to the relevant EU Directives – an environmental impact assessment (EIA), or a screening as to whether environmental impact assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Land Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Issues relating to company law are primarily a matter for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. However, my Department understands that where a lender decides to appoint a liquidator to dispose of the assets of a debtor, including in the case of unfinished housing developments, ownership and control of those assets passes to any new owner purchasing the assets from the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I commenced a public consultation process on proposed revisions to the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines in December 2013. This is a targeted review of the Guidelines focusing on the specific issues of noise, setbacks and shadow flicker and it is not proposed to make changes to the remaining sections of the existing Guidelines. My Department is currently considering the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government, on 17 December 2013, approved priority drafting of a Housing (scellaneous Provisions) Bill that will, among other things, underpin a new tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses along incremental purchase lines.  I expect that the Bill will be enacted this year, following which I will prescribe in regulations the commencement date and the detailed terms...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Expenditure (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department currently supports an ambitious programme of regeneration which seeks to address the causes of disadvantage in communities and large social housing estates and flat complexes through holistic programmes of physical, social and economic regeneration. The amounts of regeneration funding provided by my Department to the various regeneration projects for 2012 and 2013 are set out...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: This year some €70m is being provided to support regeneration programmes nationally. My Department is currently finalising the regeneration work programmes for 2014 with the authorities concerned and, pending the conclusion of this process, it is not possible to provide details of the individual allocations at this time . A capital appraisal for emergency repair works to the Gate...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: IBRC Bond Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information in question is currently being collated and quantified, and further information is being sought from some of the local authorities through the City and County Managers Association (CCMA), in order to assess the real exposure value of residential IBRC bonds. Meetings have been held with the special liquidator and there is good cooperation between the relevant parties.