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Topical Issue Debate: Priory Hall Development (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Deputies for that. We must proceed in a variety of ways, as we are doing. Before this Topical Issue debate, the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, made a suggestion with considerable validity.

Topical Issue Debate: Priory Hall Development (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: We will certainly listen to suggestions from any side of the House in that regard. We all want to see the Priory Hall issue resolved as soon as possible. I will convey the views expressed by the Members to the Minister.

Topical Issue Debate: Priory Hall Development (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can revert to the Deputies in that regard.

Topical Issue Debate: Priory Hall Development (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will convey to the Minister the views expressed. The Government is not hiding behind anything but the fact is the judge has been appointed to do a job by the court and has specifically indicated that he wants to be given time to do that job. So we must be careful about what we say and allow him to do the job he has been given. I will certainly convey the views expressed and I believe,...

Topical Issue Debate: Priory Hall Development (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will reply to these issues on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan. I acknowledge the very difficult and distressing situation faced by the residents of Priory Hall who have been out of their homes for 12 months. I share the wishes of all concerned, and those who raised the issue in the Chamber, to see the matter...

Topical Issue Debate: National Asset Management Agency (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As Minister of State with responsibility for housing, my main objective is to provide options for people in the context of fairness and choice using the various vehicles at our disposal. NAMA is a player in this regard. The Deputy referred to the 80:20 scheme. We also engage with people through the social housing scheme. A social dividend has been written into the NAMA legislation. NAMA...

Topical Issue Debate: National Asset Management Agency (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Deputy for making this suggestion. I need to give my reply in the context of the Government's 2011 housing policy statement, which is quite explicit in taking a tenure-neutral approach to housing. That is, we will work towards enabling households to access the type of housing that best suits their needs at a point in time. Part of the function of the National Asset Management...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The operation of the rent supplement scheme is entirely a matter for my colleague the nister for Social Protection. The decisions on whether or not to disregard either a proportion of income or particular sources of income for the purposes of calculating rents are matters for each individual housing authority to consider in accordance with their own rent scheme.Section 31 of the Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Funding (16 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 rolled-out nationally in June 2012, targeting 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. The...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 440 together. NAMA has now identified just under 3,800 units to be considered for social housing. A breakdown of these units by authority is given in the table below. Local Authority Properties Carlow Co. Co. 131 Cavan Co. Co. 47 Clare Co. Co. 162 Cork City Council 419 Cork Co. Co. 415 Donegal Co. Co. 93 Drogheda Borough...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: To the end of September 2012, under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative, my Department had approved 1,815 housing units for use as social housing by Approved Housing Bodies. Of these, 362 are tenanted or are in the process of being tenanted.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department supports an ambitious programme of regeneration projects to deliver integrated physical, social and economic regeneration, ranging from large-scale urban regeneration projects such as Ballymun and Limerick city to smaller estate regeneration projects in a number of regional towns around the country , including Tralee . In 2009, over €100 million was provided by my...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Grant Payments (16 Oct 2012)

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, adaptations or improvement works carried out in order to meet the accommodation needs of an older person or a person with a disability. The suite of grants include three separate grant measures; the Mobility Aids Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: While data on the number of refusals made under section 35 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 are not included in my Department’s range of published statistics, consideration will be given to this in the context of next year’s planning statistics collation process. I do not propose retrospectively to collate such data given the significant additional...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Numbers (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of housing authorities in addressing homelessness at local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons rests with the housing authorities and the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector Issues (16 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: This project was submitted to my Department for funding approval by Kerry County Council in response to a call for proposals for new voluntary housing projects which issued to Local Authorities on 7 June 2012. Voluntary housing projects to the value of €34.5 million were approved under the call, including one project in County Kerry costing an estimated €1.017 million. Having...

Leaders' Questions (11 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Deputy Boyd Barrett should be ashamed of himself.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Grant Payments (11 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Exchequer allocations for 2012 totalling some €54.2 million were notified to local authorities in February 2012 in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability. Some €33.4 million (61%) of this has been drawn down to date by local authorities. My Department’s involvement relates primarily to the recoupment of a proportion...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (11 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As stated in the reply to Question No. 155 of 3 October 2012, it is a matter for the planning authority concerned to decide whether another person or person s may accompany an applicant to a section 247 pre-planning consultation, having regard to the effective conduct of the consultation, the number of persons concerned, limitations of time and space and any other relevant considerations....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (11 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested is being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. Future arrangements for a meeting with my Department will be addressed as part of this response.