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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (11 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 sets out the fees to be charged by the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) for the registration of a tenancy and provides that the PRTB may adjust the fees charged, having regard to changes in the value of money.The registration fee for a tenancy is currently set at €90. Part 4 of the Act provides for security of tenure on the basis of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Much of the information provided by a planning applicant on a planning application form and, where relevant, in response to a further information request, is checked by the planning authority in the course of its consideration of the application. The giving of false information by a developer could lead to a permission granted being deemed invalid by the courts. I have no current plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing for People with Disabilities (11 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department’s Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) provides funding to approved housing bodies of up to 100% of the approved costs of accommodation for people with specific categories of housing need, including people with a disability. My Department’s involvement with the CAS relates primarily to the provision of funds for individual projects. The detailed administration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (11 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The amendment of section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 referred to in the Question, which requires a planning authority to respond to a request for the taking in charge of an estate received from a majority of the “owners” of the units in the estate, rather than the “owners or occupiers” as had previously been the case, was made to implement a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Impact Statements (11 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Additional information including an addendum to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) was received by my Department on 28 February 2013. All documentation in regard to the foreshore lease application can be viewed via my Department’s website at . To date the application has not been assessed by my Department. Any future environmental assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (11 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Co-ordinating Committee, which I chair, was established as a response to the report of the advisory group on unfinished housing developments and has harnessed the expertise and goodwill of the construction and banking sectors, local authorities, residents representatives and NAMA. Local authorities are continuing to pursue developers and others to comply with their obligations...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government’s housing policy statement, published in June 2011, clearly identifies that the priority for Government is to meet the most acute needs of households applying for social housing support in all local authority areas. I am determined to ensure that the social housing programme is optimised in terms of resources and focus to maximise the response to social housing need....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (10 Dec 2013)

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 that review are available on my Department’s website and the period for public submissions closed on 27 September 2013. Earlier this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 329 together. The additional €30 million Exchequer investment in social housing announced on Budget Day is expected to deliver some 500 local authority homes for families on the housing waiting list. Approximately half of this investment will facilitate the construction of new infill housing developments in areas with a high demand for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: House Purchase Schemes (10 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: While I cannot comment on an individual case, m y Department estimates that the overall timeframe per case from start to completed transaction will be up to eight months. This compares favourably to the timeframes in other jurisdictions operating similar schemes. It is also important to bear in mind that the transition from being a homeowner to a social housing tenant is a major one for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Responsibility for compliance with the terms and conditions attaching to a planning permission is legally a matter for the developer. Until such time as a development is taken in charge, housing estates remain in private ownership and the responsibility of the developer. Local authorities are not empowered to enter onto private lands for the purpose of carrying out repair and maintenance...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Impact Statements (10 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The requirement on a developer to submit to the competent authority information in relation to the likely impacts on the environment of a proposed development arises from the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (codified Directive 2011/92/EU). Article 5 of the Directive requires the developer to submit the information specified in Annex IV of the Directive relating to the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (10 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011 and 2012 local authorities provided details of all unfinished housing developments in their areas. Unfinished housing developments were divided into four categories in the 2011 survey as follows:- Category one, where the development is still being actively completed by the developer, or where no serious public...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (10 Dec 2013)

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 or alterations to rented properties, is a matter for individual authorities. It is unclear as to whether the problem referred to is due to the structural...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (10 Dec 2013)

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 and the period for public submissions closed on 27 September 2013. Submissions...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Application Numbers (10 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Cork City Council have advised my Department that a recoupment claim for the balance of the 2013 allocation under the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability will be submitted very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The housing budget for 2013 provides a €310 million allocation in current spending while €275 million will be invested through the housing capital programme. In the region of 5,000 units will be provided for social housing in 2013 including: - 350 units for people with special housing needs; - 150 units specifically for people leaving institutional care; - an...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (5 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government’s Housing Policy Statement of June 2011 acknowledged the capacity and track record of the voluntary and cooperative housing sector and placed approved housing bodies (AHBs) at the heart of its vision for social housing provision. In July 2013 we published Building for the Future, a voluntary regulation code and an important step towards a statutory regulatory framework....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (5 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: In March 2012, the Government approved in principle the transfer of responsibility for recipients of rent supplement with an established housing need from the Department of Social Protection (DSP) to local authorities using a new Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). On 18 July 2013, the Government approved the introduction of HAP and that the DSP would provide for the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (5 Dec 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government’s housing policy statement, published in June 2011, clearly identifies that the priority for Government will be to meet the most acute needs of households applying for social housing support. I am determined to ensure that the social housing programme optimises the delivery of social housing and the return for the resources invested. To achieve this, it is essential...