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Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I did not say it had not made an application, rather that I am not aware of any such application.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Tax Collection (7 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Minister for Finance is well aware of the concerns raised by Senator Daly. It will probably not come as a surprise to the Senator to hear that similar concerns have been raised directly with the Minister by a wide variety of organisations and individuals. I want to be clear, in that the Minister takes these concerns seriously. Perhaps it would be worthwhile my explaining the...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Tax Collection (7 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: We are a part of Europe.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Tax Collection (7 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will respond briefly. We are a part of Europe and any decision made therein. The Minister has stated that he takes these concerns seriously. The consultation process is still open for another day or two. I do not doubt that concerns will be considered, but I have outlined the reasons, the timescales and the need for as much accuracy as possible when making budgetary decisions.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Tax Collection (7 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have known about the two-pack for quite some time.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (7 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is a matter for each housing authority to determine the eligibility of individual households for social housing support, in accordance with section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 made thereunder. Regulation 22(1) of the 2011 Regulations provides that a household with alternative accommodation that would meet its...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (7 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: In the case of the 1995 tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses, which is now being terminated, a tenant who believes that the value of the house under the relevant regulations is lower than the housing authority’s valuation may submit a property valuation by a qualified valuer to the authority concerned. It is a matter for the authority to decide t he extent, if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (6 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 22 February 2013 I announced capital allocations to local authorities under the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability amounting to €42.750 million. Through active management of my Department's overall housing budget for 2013, I allocated further funding across all local authorities on 19 July bringing the overall funding for these grants to €45.607...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Issues (6 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 provides the main regulatory framework for the private rented residential sector and for the operation of the Private Residential Tenancies Board. The Act provides for security of tenure and specifies minimum obligations for landlords and tenants under a tenancy. In addition, the Act contains provisions relating to the setting of rent and rent reviews and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (6 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 Provision (5 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department's Social Housing Investment Programme funding is allocated each year to local authorities to support the provision of housing for older people and people with a disability under a range of measures, including the Local Authority Housing Construction and Acquisition Programme, the Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) which focuses on providing accommodation for persons with...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (5 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 647 and 654 together. While the 1995 tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority houses closed for new applications on 31 December 2012, two incremental purchase schemes remain in operation, one for newly-built local authority houses and the other for local authority apartments. Work is proceeding on the preparation of the General Scheme of a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Funding (5 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Household Charge Exemptions (5 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011 provides the legislative basis for the household charge. Under the Act, an owner of a residential property on the liability date of 1 January 2012 is liable to pay the household charge, unless otherwise exempted or entitled to claim a waiver. Section 4(4)(b) and section 4(6) of the Act provide that a waiver from the charge applies in 2012 and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Transmission Network (5 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 656 and 700 together. Neither I nor my Department have had discussions with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in relation to the Eirgrid proposals in question. I have no role in commenting on plans other than, under the Planning and Development Act 2000, the development plans and local area plans prepared by planning...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (5 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: While, as Minister, I am specifically precluded under the Planning and Development Acts, as amended, from involvement in any particular matter with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála may be concerned, I am aware of the comments of the Board Inspector in the report referred to. My Department is currently reviewing the Wind Energy Development Guidelines 2006 and while the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Prevention Measures (5 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department understands from Kildare County Council that following the completion of significant works, undertaken by the Council, the matter is now largely resolved at catchment level.  Within the development other drainage works, which are the responsibility of the developer, remain to be completed.  The Council is continuing to work with the relevant parties to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (5 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Abridged Estimate for my Department, published by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in Expenditure Report 2014, includes some €28.6 million in respect of the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability. This provision will be supplemented by the recently announced €10 million in additional funding for this measure, giving an overall provision...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (5 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am chairing the National Co-ordination Committee on Unfinished Housing Developments to oversee implementation of the Report of the Advisory Group on Unfinished Housing Developments, together with the Government’s response to the recommendations. The Committee includes representatives from the Irish Banking Federation, local authorities, the Housing and Sustainable Communities...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Much of the information provided by a planning applicant on the planning application form and, where relevant, in response to a further information request will be 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.