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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (23 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under Section 21 of the 2009 Housing Act all housing authorities have been directed to provide a summary report of social housing assessments under this provision as at 30 April 2013 including detail relating to the number of households who are on the housing waiting list. The findings from these summaries will be published in the autumn.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department’s 2012 Social Housing Investment Programme, funding of €2.8 million was provided to Dublin City Council in December 2012 for the purchase of 24 apartments at Herberton, Rialto, Dublin 8 for social housing purposes. The Residential Property Price Register is produced by the Property Services Regulatory Authority, which falls within the remit of my colleague...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (23 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: This year I set aside a small capital reserve under the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability to deal with any acute or particular difficulty which might arise in the operation of the schemes over the course of the year. I recently announced supplementary allocations to 13 local authorities including an allocation of €114,694.50 to Kerry County Council. This...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (23 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under Section 22 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 all housing authorities are required to make an allocation scheme (in place of a scheme of letting priorities) for social housing. The making and amendment of such an allocation scheme is a reserved function of the elected members of each housing authority. The Social Housing Allocation Regulations 2011, which came into...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Repossessions (23 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461 and 462 together. The Government’s legislative programme for the Summer 2013 Parliamentary session, which was published on 16 April, includes a Housing Bill expected to be published this year that will provide, among other things, for a revised procedure for the repossession of local authority dwellings following breach of the tenancy agreement....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (18 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: A full listing of the developments to which an exemption from the local property tax applies is available on my Department's website at

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (18 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: An exemption from the local property tax applies to developments listed in the schedule to the Finance (Local Property Tax) Regulations 2013. The list of unfinished housing developments eligible for the exemption was compiled by local authorities utilising the categorisation employed for the purposes of the National Housing Survey 2012. The Survey was carried out over the course of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Risk Assessments (18 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) provides that a planning authority may attach conditions to a planning permission including related to the provision of infrastructure such as drainage. It is a matter for the planning authority to decide on the planning conditions to be attached including the enforcement of these conditions thereafter. My Department understands from...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (17 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168, 169 and 183 together. I refer to the reply to Question No. 169 of 7 March 2013 which sets out the position with regard to the current status of the Approved Housing Body (AHB), Léim an Bhradáin, and the roles and responsibilities of my Department and the housing authorities in relation to the voluntary housing capital funding schemes and the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (17 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector. The Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was established under the Act to operate a national tenancy registration system and to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants in the private rented residential sector. I have no function in the operational matters of...

Topical Issue Debate: Protection of Tenants in Receipt of Rental Supports (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: The grounds upon which a tenancy in the private rented residential sector may be legally terminated are dearly set out in the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The Act 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...

Topical Issue Debate: Protection of Tenants in Receipt of Rental Supports (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Ellis as this is a real issue. I met representatives of the Irish Banking Federation recently because I was concerned about the role of receivers, in particular, and the federation has agreed to draft a rights document for tenants to ensure they know their rights in this context. It is important that the rights of tenants are maintained in these difficult circumstances, and I...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Applications Approvals (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Householders seeking to avail of the mortgage to rent scheme must: - have been involved in the Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (MARP) with their lender and agree that they can no longer afford to pay their mortgage loan now or in the future; - own the property they live in, with a current market value of less than €220,000 in the Dublin area or less than €180,000 in the rest...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 22 February 2013, I announced details of the capital allocations to local authorities under the suite of Grants for Older People and People with a Disability amounting to €42.750 million.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Policy (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under an arrangement between Dublin City Council and Rural Resettlement Ireland (RRI), an approved housing body, tenants of the City Council who wished to vacate their social rented accommodation were assisted in relocating from Dublin to a rural location. The rural resettlement scheme was implemented by way of a local arrangement between the City Council and RRI and any decision to continue...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (16 Apr 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 Aids...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 759 to 762, inclusive, 764, 770, 783, 794, 795, 831 and 835 together. An exemption from the local property tax applies to developments listed in the schedule to the Finance (Local Property Tax) Regulations 2013. The list of unfinished housing developments eligible for the exemption was compiled by local authorities utilising the categorisation employed for...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no tenant purchase scheme in place for existing local authority houses since t he 1995 scheme closed for new applications on 31 December 2012. However, two tenant purchase schemes by way of incremental purchase remain in operation, one for newly-built local authority houses and the other for existing local authority apartments. It is intended to advance the necessary legislative...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Conditions attached to planning permissions for residential development must require the giving of sufficient security prior to commencement of development. The form of the bond, the amount and the terms attached are matters for the planning authority concerned and the arrangement entered into must enable the planning authority, without cost to itself, to complete the necessary services...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (16 Apr 2013)

Jan O'Sullivan: Affordable housing schemes were introduced to facilitate home ownership for first time buyers. To this end, while the terms and conditions of the various affordable housing schemes do not prohibit an affordable home owner from renting out a spare room in his/her home, a local authority may attach conditions to the contract with the purchaser pertaining to the sub-letting of the unit and its...