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Written Answers — Outdoor Events: Outdoor Events (18 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 230 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, which came into operation on 11 March 2002, provides that a licence is required in respect of the holding of an event, or class of event, prescribed under Part 16 of the Planning and Development (Licensing of Outdoor Events) Regulations, 2001. These Regulations, which received the positive approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas,...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (18 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested is not available in my Department. Local authorities were centrally involved in the delivery of social and affordable housing within the legislative framework provided by Part V of the Planning and Development Acts and in line with the guidance of my Department.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (18 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 dealing with social housing support, and the related Social Housing Assessment Regulations, 2011, were commenced on 1 April 2011. These provide a standard procedure for assessing applicants for social housing. A household may apply to the housing authority for the functional area – · where it normally resides – this would...

Written Answers — Private Residential Tenancies Board: Private Residential Tenancies Board (18 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector. Under section 12 (1)(d) of the Act a landlord is obliged to promptly refund deposits unless, and in accordance with the provisions of the Act, rent or other charges or taxes are owing or there is damage to the property beyond normal wear and tear. My Department conducted a...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (18 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Details of individual Site Resolution Plans (SRPs) are maintained by the local authorities concerned and my Department does not collate information in this regard. SRPs are 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...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (18 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The issue of road realignment or bypass is a matter for the planning authorities concerned pursuant to their functions as planning authorities under planning legislation, taking account of roads and transport policies and legislation for which the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport is responsible, and the policies of the relevant agencies under the aegis of the Department of Transport,...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (18 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Specific responsibility for the planning and delivery of the North and South Fringe development rests, respectively, with Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council. Dublin City Council adopted its Dublin City Development Plan 2011-2017 and Fingal County Council adopted its Fingal Development Plan 2011-2017 both of which set out statutory objectives for the development of the North and...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (18 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Data on the quantity, location and nature of housing developments managed by the National Asset Management Agency are matters for that agency and are not within the remit of my Department. However, my Department understands that, while there is no overall figure covering all categories of such unfinished developments, the following outlines the current situation regarding Category 3 and 4...

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Rental Accommodation Scheme is a core part of the range of social housing supports provided by housing authorities. The scheme is specifically targeted at households who are in receipt of Rent Supplement from the Department of Social Protection, generally for over 18 months, and who have been assessed as having a long-term housing need. There are no plans to alter the qualifying...

Written Answers — Outdoor Events: Outdoor Events (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 230 of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, which came into operation on 11 March 2002, provides that a licence is required in respect of the holding of an event, or class of event, prescribed under Part 16 of the Planning and Development (Licensing of Outdoor Events) Regulations, 2001. These Regulations, which received the positive approval of both Houses of the Oireachtas,...

Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431 and 465 together. The Social Housing Investment Programme capital allocations announced on 20 March 2012 related to a range of measures including social housing supply, regeneration, estate-wide remedial works, energy efficiency and retrofitting works, Traveller-specific accommodation, extensions/adaptations to housing stock etc. Some €5.670 million was...

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 435 and 502 together. Since the scheme commenced in 2005 and up to the end of May 2012, local authorities had transferred a total of 39,910 households from Rent Supplement. Of these 23,269 were housed directly under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) and a further 16,641 were accommodated under other social housing options. Good progress is being made in...

Written Answers — Mortgage to Rent Scheme: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (17 Jul 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 — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The most recent figures on the numbers of unfinished housing developments in the Dublin region are in my Department's National Housing Development Survey 2011, published in October 2011, which can be found at www.environ.ie . As part of the process of preparing this survey, local authorities provided details of developments in their areas which remain unfinished. The following breakdown...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 440 and 441 together. The following table outlines the membership of the board of the Housing Finance Agency and relevant information. In line with the recommendation of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Service, 5 of the 11 directors do not receive a fee, as they are currently employed as public servants. Where a director performs duties...

Written Answers — Housing Adaptation Grants: Housing Adaptation Grants (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Exchequer allocations for 2012 in respect of the Housing Adaptation Grant Schemes for Older People and People with a Disability, totalling some €54.2 million, were notified to local authorities on 28 February. To date some €22.3 million of this has been drawn down by local authorities, facilitating the payment of over 4,300 grants. In assessing the demand for grants each year local...

Written Answers — Voluntary Housing Sector: Voluntary Housing Sector (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's involvement with voluntary and co-operative housing schemes relates primarily to the provision of funds for individual projects. The detailed administration of the schemes, and the certification that projects comply with the terms and conditions of the funding schemes, are the responsibility of the relevant local authority.Monaghan County Council submitted a funding proposal...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461 and 491 together. 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...

Written Answers — Homelessness Strategy: Homelessness Strategy (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Responsibility for welfare payments is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Social Protection. 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 or regional level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (17 Jul 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am chairing the National Co-ordination Committee on Unfinished Housing Developments (NCC) to oversee implementation of the Report of the Advisory Group on Unfinished Housing Developments, together with the Government's response to the recommendations. The NCC includes representatives from the Irish Banking Federation, local authorities, the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency, NAMA...