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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Light Pollution (2 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no environmental legislation pending or in force, at either EU or national level, on light pollution. However, steps have been taken at a national level to help alleviate the effects of light pollution. Irish regulations on environmental impact assessment (of projects which are likely to have significant effects on the environment) require an environmental impact statement to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (2 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Housing Development Surveys 2010 and 2011 are available on my Department’s website, My Department is currently carrying out the National Housing Development Survey 2012, in conjunction with the local authority sector. It is intended that the findings of this Survey will be made available later in the year .

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (2 Oct 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Site Resolution Plans (SRPs) have been identified by the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Unfinished Housing Developments as a key tool in resolving issues associated with unfinished housing developments. Such plans enable stakeholders, including developers, local authorities, financial institutions, NAMA and residents to collaborate in determining how best to pursue resolution of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Funding (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 116 together. Funding for transactions completed under the Mortgage to Rent scheme this year will be drawn from within the existing housing budget for 2012. Provision in respect of the scheme for next year will be determined in the context of the overall Estimates process for 2013.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Drugs Strategy Budget (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The projects concerned operated as mainstreamed drugs projects under my Department’s Housing programme. Following significant reductions in the funding available to support these projects in 2012 my Department, exceptionally, provided pro rata funding to support the projects until end June 2012 only. Following a consultation process, Dublin City Council identified interim funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Negative Equity Mortgages Numbers (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 and 119 together. Under the Shared Ownership scheme the rent charged on the local authority’s equity in a shared ownership transaction is to cover the funding costs to the Housing Finance Agency which are based on borrowings at the prevailing interest rates. Any difference between the rent and prevailing interest rate is reflected in the capital...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Interest rates charged to local authority borrowers are determined by the Board of the Housing Finance Agency (HFA). In determining these rates, the Board of the Agency gives careful consideration to the fluctuating relationship between the rates at which it can borrow and its lending rates. The HFA is required to operate on a break-even basis and continues to provide extremely good value to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department’s involvement with the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability relates primarily to the recoupment of a proportion of local authority expenditure on the payment of individual grants. The grant schemes, introduced in November 2007, are funded by 80% recoupment available from my Department together with a 20% contribution from the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Registration of Title (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is continuing to engage with the Chief State Solicitor’s Office to clarify the position in relation to ownership of the lands in question. It will not be possible to provide advice to the Council on the next steps in the matter until this process is satisfactorily concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are no upward-only rent review clauses for social housing tenants of local authorities. In so far as the question relates to commercial leases then it is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 133 and 134 together. It is a matter for the housing authority to communicate with both applicants for social housing support and current tenants, and I would expect such communication and access to information to be provided using all reasonable means to facilitate an efficient and effective service.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have no plans to re-introduce the additional discount tenant purchase scheme. It is intended to introduce legislation to underpin a new scheme for the sale of existing local authority houses to tenants on incremental purchase principles. The new scheme will be a discount scheme based on household income, and it will mean that tenants will have the option of buying the house they currently...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Applications (27 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: To take account of the current housing market conditions, the Government's housing policy statement, published in June 2011, announced the standing down of all affordable housing schemes in the context of a full review of Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000. That review is now underway and it is expected to conclude later in the year. Any future changes to legislation governing...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to share my time with Deputy Bernard J. Durkan. I commend my colleague, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, for bringing this transformational proposal for a referendum before the House. I also commend all Members of the House for the cross-party support for this measure. I commend the civil society groups which have been forceful in their...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to share my time with Deputy Bernard J. Durkan. I commend my colleague, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, for bringing this transformational proposal for a referendum before the House. I also commend all Members of the House for the cross-party support for this measure. I commend the civil society groups which have been forceful in their...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Correspondence (26 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011, launched by my Department in October 2011, local authorities provided details of all unfinished housing developments in their areas. Unfinished housing developments were divided into four categories as follows: - Category one, where the development is still being actively completed by the developer, or where no...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: URBAN Operational Programme (26 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together. The European Commission published its proposals for the 2014-2020 round of funding on 6 October 2011.  Discussions and negotiations on the proposals have been taking place at European Council level since that date.  The future of cohesion policy is being framed in the context of the current economic downturn and the challenge...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects (25 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department issued budget approval of some €3.6 million to Dublin City Council for this project in 2012. It is a now matter for Dublin City Council to progress the project to construction stage. I understand the City Council expect work to commence later this year and anticipate a completion date of mid-2013.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (25 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The claw-back provision is intended to prevent short-term profit taking on the resale of the house to the detriment of the objectives of the schemes. However, where a person is selling and the clawback amount payable would reduce the proceeds of resale below the initial price actually paid, the legislation provides for the amount of the clawback payable to be reduced to the extent necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (25 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. My Department does not collect the information sought. The making and amending of rent schemes is the responsibility of housing authorities as an integral part of the housing management functions and there are many different rent schemes in operation across housing authorities. The decisions on whether or not to disregard either a...