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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: An Bord Pleanála Appointments (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Appointments to the Board of An Bord Pleanála are governed by sections 105 to 107 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2010 and articles 56 to 65 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. The appointment process provides that appointments are made by the Minister from nominees put forward by four representative panels of nominating bodies prescribed for this...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (18 Sep 2012)

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 Provision (18 Sep 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: Mortgage Arrears Report Implementation (18 Sep 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: Homelessness Strategy (18 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Insurance (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Local authorities, as landlords and owners of their social housing stock, are responsible for the maintenance and repair of rented properties, including necessary repairs resulting from burst pipes. Local authorities insure their properties in respect of public liability and risk associated with structural damage resulting from fire, storm damage etc. Tenants of rented properties are...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have no involvement in the implementation of planning legislation in particular cases. However, under the legislation it is open to the National Roads Authority, as it is to any person or body who made a submission, to appeal the decision of a planning authority to An Bord Pleanála.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Site Resolution Plans have been identified by the National Coordination Committee on Unfinished Housing Developments as a key tool in resolving issues associated with unfinished housing developments. Such plans enable developers to work with local authorities, financial institutions, NAMA and residents in determining how best to pursue resolution of problematic sites. The process also entails...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Sep 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 refusals made under section 35 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 are not included within that range.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have no function in relation to the matter raised in the Question. Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 - 2010, I am specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Application Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Data on the number of households whose housing need is met under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) change constantly as new households in receipt of rent supplement transfer under the Scheme, and existing RAS households leave the Scheme. Information is collected by my Department on a monthly basis in relation to the number of households transferring from rent supplement under the various...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Payments (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1088 and 1108 together. Information is not available in my Department on the accumulated arrears from rental contributions under the Rental Accommodation Scheme to September 2012 or on the number of households in the scheme that are in arrears. The latest available information is in respect of the arrears arising in 2011 which is collected as part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Application Numbers (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The collection of rent and the management of rent arrears is a matter for the housing authority concerned in accordance with their general management and maintenance responsibilities. RAS involves a three way contractual relationship between landlord, tenant and the housing authority. The housing authority are responsible for payment of the rent to the landlord, and the landlord is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government is committed to supporting access to home ownership for lower income households and a range of paths to such ownership will remain in place in that regard. These include the incremental purchase scheme, the availability of loan finance from local authorities for house purchase, including open market purchase, and the tenant purchase scheme. Two types of house purchase loan...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Evictions (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Supreme Court issued a judgment in February 2012 in two cases relating to section 62 of the Housing Act 1966. In one case, the court ruled that there was a dispute as to the facts and made a declaration that section 62(3) of the 1966 Act is incompatible with the State’s obligations under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In the other case, the court ruled that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 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 . The average house price series dates back to the 1970s and is the longest extant Irish house price data series. The series provides a simple average of prices with a breakdown between the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme Funding (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: This year, some €50 million is being made available under my Department’s Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS) to support the provision, by approved voluntary and co-operative housing bodies, of accommodation for persons with specific categories of housing need. Following a request to local authorities in June 2012 to submit a prioritised list of projects for funding under the CAS...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Grant Payments (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Exchequer allocations for 2012 totalling some €54.2 million were notified to local authorities in February 2012. Some €2,606,292 was allocated to Kerry County Council of which €1,716,017 has been drawn down to date in respect of 397 grants. My Department monitors expenditure under these schemes on an ongoing basis and any savings resulting from an under-spend by local...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (18 Sep 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am determined to ensure that the social housing programme is framed in a manner which optimises the delivery of social housing and the return for the resources invested. To achieve this it is essential that we tailor the use of available Exchequer supports to prevailing conditions and explore the full range of solutions to address housing needs. The social housing capital budget has been...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Arrears Proposals (18 Sep 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 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...