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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department remains committed to providing financial assistance to older people and people with a disability who wish to carry out essential repairs or extensions/adaptations to their homes. Over the period 2008 to 2011, over €337 million was paid out in grants in respect of approved adaptation works and extensions. Over 48,000 individual applicants received grant assistance over...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not hold information on the number of households on local authorities’ waiting lists. This figure continuously fluctuates as households are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. Detailed information on the latest statutory assessment of housing need, carried out in March 2011 and including a breakdown by housing authority, is available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer the replies to Questions Nos. 111 of 15 September 2011, 143 of 8 March 2012 and 222 of 3 May 2012. The position is unchanged. It remains the case that no funding restrictions have been placed on local authorities for the purposes of providing loan finance for house purchase or home improvement.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: In August 2012 , my Department approved the tender submitted by Ballymun Regeneration Limited for the construction of 25 houses and ancillary works, costing an estimated €4.4 87 million, at Coultry, Ballymun. Works being undertaken under the contract include the extension of Coultry Terrace into Woodhazel Terrace together with the provision of necessary paths and pavements at a cost...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I presume the question refers to the Unfinished Housing Developments Public Safety Initiative put in place. This initiative was intended to remedy those estates where there were public safety issues for residents and members of the public but where the responsible party could not be pursued in the short term. Under the initiative unfinished housing developments fall within four categories:...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, and cannot therefore comment on the specifics of any individual case.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: On foot of the recommendations of the Keane Report on mortgage arrears, the Government launched a mortgage to rent scheme on a pilot basis in February 2012. This scheme was extended nationally in June 2012, targeting those low income families whose mortgage situation is unsustainable and where there is little or no prospect of a significant change in circumstances in the foreseeable future....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Anti-Social Behaviour (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Statistics compiled by my Department show that in 2010, 39 warrants under section 62 of the Housing Act 1966 were sought by local authorities for anti-social behaviour reasons with 14 resultant evictions, 56 Section 62 warrants for anti-social behaviour were sought in 2011 with 15 evictions. My Department does not collect statistics on the number of complaints received by local authorities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Planning legislation provides for extensive public notification of proposed development at the development management stage. Detailed provisions are contained in the Planning and Development Regulations 2001–2012 in respect of the erection of site notices, the publication of notice in a newspaper approved for this purpose and the timing of notice to facilitate third-party inspection...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: To date, NAMA has identified over 3,800 units to be considered for social housing. Of those that have been examined to date, 449 have been deemed unsuitable by housing authorities and a further 594 have been withdrawn. Some 2,010 units are being examined by housing authorities as to their suitability for social housing purposes. Of these, 190 are located in County Kildare.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Shared Ownership Scheme (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Local authorities have long been the lenders of last resort servicing the housing loans needs of less affluent members of society. In the present economic circumstances, it is to be anticipated that the ability of some borrowers to service housing loans may become restricted and that a number of loans may fall into arrears. Section 34 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Oct 2012)

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 shared ownership loans in 2010 and 2011 are included within that range. While my Department collates statistics on mortgage arrears in Local Authorities these are not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 52 on today’s Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department remains committed to providing financial assistance to older people and people with a disability who wish to carry out essential repairs or extensions/adaptations to their homes. Over the period 2008 to 2011, over €337 million was paid out in grants in respect of approved adaptation works and extensions. Over 48,000 individual applicants received grant assistance over...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not hold information on the number of households on local authorities’ waiting lists. This figure continuously fluctuates as households are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. Detailed information on the latest statutory assessment of housing need, carried out in March 2011 and including a breakdown by housing authority, is available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer the replies to Questions Nos. 111 of 15 September 2011, 143 of 8 March 2012 and 222 of 3 May 2012. The position is unchanged. It remains the case that no funding restrictions have been placed on local authorities for the purposes of providing loan finance for house purchase or home improvement.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Renewal Schemes (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: In August 2012 , my Department approved the tender submitted by Ballymun Regeneration Limited for the construction of 25 houses and ancillary works, costing an estimated €4.4 87 million, at Coultry, Ballymun. Works being undertaken under the contract include the extension of Coultry Terrace into Woodhazel Terrace together with the provision of necessary paths and pavements at a cost...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I presume the question refers to the Unfinished Housing Developments Public Safety Initiative put in place. This initiative was intended to remedy those estates where there were public safety issues for residents and members of the public but where the responsible party could not be pursued in the short term. Under the initiative unfinished housing developments fall within four categories:...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, and cannot therefore comment on the specifics of any individual case.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (23 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: On foot of the recommendations of the Keane Report on mortgage arrears, the Government launched a mortgage to rent scheme on a pilot basis in February 2012. This scheme was extended nationally in June 2012, targeting those low income families whose mortgage situation is unsustainable and where there is little or no prospect of a significant change in circumstances in the foreseeable future....