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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government's housing policy statement confirms that the priority for Government is to meet the most acute needs of households applying for social housing support. To achieve this objective we need to ensure that the social housing programme optimises the delivery of social housing and the return for the resources invested. It is essential that we tailor the use of available Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department collates and publishes a wide range of housing and planning statistics that inform the preparation and evaluation of policy, and those data are available on my Department's website Data on the number of social housing units constructed are included in this range and are broken down by local authority area. While my Department funds the provision of social housing units,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431, 464 and 465 together. In July 2012 I announced details of a three-year funding programme of €100 million to deliver some 800 new units of voluntary and local authority owned social housing. In addition, Budget 2014 provides for the allocation of a further €50 million from the sale of State assets to fund infrastructural investment...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (19 Nov 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 ongoing 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 Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The taking in charge of an estate is a matter for the planning authority concerned and I have no function in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under Section 10 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 a waiver from liability can arise for properties located in developments prescribed on a list made by the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government where the Minister is satisfied that the developments on the list are incomplete to a substantial extent, having regard to the condition of public infrastructure and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The properties in question are owned by Cork County Council and are managed and maintained by Tuath Housing Association under a leasing arrangement. I understand that Cork County Council is in contact with the developer, Brompton Homes, with a view to progressing remedial works to the affected properties. While the fitting of stoves was identified as a possible solution to the smoke issue,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461 to 463, inclusive, together. Approved housing bodies are organisations approved under section 6 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 to provide social housing support in conjunction with local authorities. There are just over 500 organisations currently listed as approved housing bodies. My Department is currently developing a regulatory...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is not aware of any particular instances whereby applicants are being denied access to local authority waiting lists due to unregistered landlords. Such a criterion is not relevant in terms of eligibility, as set down in the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 and associated guidance issued to housing authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department’s Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Development Contributions state that waivers from development contributions should be given in respect of works on protected structures where such works substantially contribute to the restoration or protection of the protected structure. I would not therefore propose to reduce the planning application fee in respect of works to a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Anti-Social Behaviour (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Work is proceeding in my Department on the preparation of the General Scheme of a Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill which will provide, among other things, for a revised procedure to replace section 62 of the Housing Act, 1966 that will enable housing authorities to recover possession of their dwellings from households in serious breach of their tenancy agreements, including engaging in...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (19 Nov 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 including the provision of funding to the local authorities to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, funding is provided to local authorities for a range of measures to improve the quality and standard of the social housing stock, including the regeneration of disadvantaged estates and flat complexes, estate-wide remedial works, the energy retrofitting of older properties and the provision of extensions and adaptations to meet...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Services (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 12 of the Electronic Commerce Act 2000 provides that where a person is permitted by law or otherwise to give information in writing (whether or not in a form prescribed by law), the person may give the information in electronic form provided that: (a) if at the time the information was given it was reasonable to expect that it would be readily accessible to the person or public body...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 486, 488 and 489 together. Departmental Circular PD 1/08 of February 2008 updated the earlier policy guidance issued by my Department and replaced Circulars PD 1/06 and 5/06. Circular PD 1/08 required all planning authorities to develop or update, as appropriate, their policy on taking in charge by the end of June 2008 on the basis of the framework, and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (19 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Planning authorities may attach a condition to a planning permission under section 34(4)(g) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, for the giving of an adequate security for satisfactory completion of the proposed development. My Department advised planning authorities of recommended arrangements in relation to the framing of such conditions under Circular PD 1/08. In...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is a very serious accusation.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (14 Nov 2013)

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: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (14 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: A proposal for the construction of a house at 9 Ard Edmond, Castletown was submitted to my Department by Laois County Council in response to a call for proposals in June 2012 for the purchase or construction of new social housing units over the period 2012 to 2014, based on priority and need. My Department recently notified Laois County Council of funding approval of €207,970 to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance (14 Nov 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 funding of on-going maintenance programmes, is a matter for individual authorities, in this case Meath County Council. As part of my Department’s Social Housing Investment Programme, local authorities are allocated funding each year in respect...