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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (16 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no provision in housing legislation in relation to households that wish to transfer from housing provided by one housing authority to that of another authority. The issue is therefore a matter for the authorities themselves and I am aware that some housing authorities facilitate mutual transfers by agreement on an informal basis.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (16 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There has been no change to the maximum grant available under the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability which remains at €30,000 or the Mobility Aids Grant which remains at €6,000. In the case of the Housing Aid for Older People (HAOP), the maximum grant paid under this scheme has been reduced from €10,500 to €8,000. The average grant paid to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (16 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As Minister, it is not appropriate for me to comment on individual cases but I can confirm that 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 Act s 2000-2013. Details regarding the review are available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (16 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The regulation of charities is a matter for the Department of Justice and Equality and my Department has no function in that regard or in regard to the terms and conditions of individual staff members. With regard to homelessness services, my Department does not fund any service directly but provides funding to housing authorities towards the operational costs of homeless accommodation and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Funding (16 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together. Under the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) funding of up to 100% of the approved cost is available for the provision of accommodation to meet the needs of persons with specific categories of housing need including older people, people with an intellectual, physical or mental health disability, the homeless, returning emigrants and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the terms of the suite of Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People and People with a Disability, grants are available to assist households to have necessary repairs or improvement works carried out in order to facilitate the continued independent occupancy of their homes. Three separate schemes are available: the Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability, the Mobility...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 483 and 519 together. The Government, on 17 December 2013, approved priority drafting of a Housing (Miscellaneous 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 and 496 together. The results of the statutory Summary of Social Housing Assessments carried out in 2013 were published last month which showed that there were 89,872 households on local authority waiting lists as at 7 May, 2013 . The summary involved the submission by all authorities of details on the number of households on their waiting lists at this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Eligibility (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) is targeted at those households who have been in receipt of Rent Supplement from the Department of Social Protection for 18 months or more and who have been assessed by a housing authority as having a long-term housing need. Decisions on the eligibility of specific persons for social housing support, which includes RAS, are a matter solely for the housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Commencement of Chapter 4 of the 2009 Act is dependent on the new local authority rent charging provisions of section 31 of the 2009 Act coming into operation. The elected members of each local authority are required to make a rent scheme under section 31 before the rent charging provisions of the enactment can be commenced. I intend shortly to bring the rent scheme provisions of section 31...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under section 58 of the Housing Act 1966, the management and maintenance of the local authority housing stock, including the compilation and implementation of on-going maintenance programmes and the carrying out of responsive repairs and alterations to rented properties, is a matter for individual authorities. In addition to revenue funding local authorities may also use available internal...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: For the past number of years my Department has compiled statistics on various aspects of housing including statistics on the supply of housing land. A recent survey on the availability of housing land shows 13,707 hectares of serviced land was available for housing at July 2012 and of that 525 hectares was owned by local authorities and earmarked by them for social and affordable housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Regeneration (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Work is currently underway in my Department on preparing the capital allocations under the various housing measures which comprise the Social Housing Investment Programme for 2014. I intend to announce details of these allocations as soon as possible. As part of this process, I am reviewing the existing levels of contractual commitments on approved housing projects and the potential to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (15 Jan 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 Act. Details regarding the review are available on my Department’s website ; the period for public submissions closed on 27 September 2013 and submissions...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: NAMA Social Housing Provision (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Once the agreements are signed and the units are made available for social housing the allocation or tenanting of such units is a matter for the local authorities in the areas in which they are located. My Department does not hold data in relation to the tenanting of properties.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Severe Weather Events Response (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have no statutory function in relation to this matter. However, I understand that under Section 58 of the Communications Regulation Act 2002 (No 20/2002), an electronic communications network operator or any person authorised by the operator may lop or cut any tree, shrub or hedge which obstructs or interferes with any physical infrastructure of the network operator.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department’s Social Housing Programme, funding is provided to local authorities for the acquisition of properties to meet local housing need. In December 2013, my Department recouped €118,999 to Wicklow County Council in respect of the cost of acquiring a property at 2 Bramble Corner, Cooldros s, Kilcoole. This included a contribution of €5,000 towards legal and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Grant Payments (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Information on the numbers of grants paid by local authorities under the Housing Aid for Older People grant scheme over the past 3 years is set out in the following table: LOCAL AUTHORITY 2011 2012 2013 CARLOW COUNTY COUNCIL 171 113 45 CAVAN COUNTY COUNCIL 92 54 63 CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL 326 71 147 CORK COUNTY COUNCIL 805 956 177 DONEGAL COUNTY COUNCIL 277 116 90 DUN...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Application Numbers (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Details of the allocations to local authorities in respect the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability over the period 2011 to 2013 are set out in the table below. There are three distinct measures under this scheme, Housing Adaptation Grants for People with a Disability, Housing Aid for Older People and Mobility Aids Grants. It is a matter for the Local Authority as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (15 Jan 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 530 and 531 together. I intend to announce details of the capital allocations to local authorities in respect of the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability very shortly. There has been no cut in the funding for these grant schemes in 2014. Adjustments to the terms and conditions of the grant schemes were made on foot of the...