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Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Local authority rents are set in accordance with a rent scheme adopted by each housing authority. The making and amending of these rent schemes are an integral part of a housing authority's housing management functions, subject to broad principles laid down by my Department in Circular letter HRT 3/2002 of 6 March 2002 under Section 58 of the Housing Act 1966 (as amended). Section 31 of the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department recently commenced collating data in respect of local authority mortgage arrears. Data to end December 2011 indicate that 6,363 of all local authority mortgages (including those drawn down for the purposes of purchasing houses under the various affordable housing schemes, including shared ownership and tenant purchase) are in arrears of more than 90 days. This represents 28% of...

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: In general, accommodation provided under the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) in governed by the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, as amended. Under this legislation a landlord is permitted to sell a rented property under certain conditions and subject to compliance with the provisions of the Act and the terms of the RAS agreement.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 463 of 19 June, 2012 which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Regeneration Projects: Regeneration Projects (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 433 of 19 June, 2012 which sets out the position on this matter.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 460 of 19 June, 2012 which sets out the position on this matter. Question No. 50 answered with Question No. 21.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 404 on 26 June, 2012, which outlines the position in the matter.

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since the beginning of 2008 and up to the end of May 2012, some 1,050 households have been transferred from Rent Supplement to RAS and other social housing options in County Kerry. The following table sets out the annual transfer numbers. Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 To end May 2012. No. of Transfers 266 280 231 212 61 Recoupment made by my Department to the local authority in respect of the...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 20 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2009 dealing with social housing support was commenced on 1 April 2011 and the related Social Housing Assessment Regulations, 2011 were made. A new standard procedure for assessing applicants for social housing was introduced in every housing authority. The Regulations contain, among other eligibility criteria, maximum income limits,...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167, 169 and 171 together. Information on the number of households on local authority housing waiting lists or information in relation to the number of vacant houses available for social letting at any given time is not available in my Department. The number of households on waiting lists continuously fluctuates according as households are allocated housing...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: While Section 146 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 – 2010 provides that the files on appeals can be inspected by members of the public 3 days after the appeals are determined by the Board, in practice the Board circulates substantive submissions received to interested parties for their information during the course of an appeal. This is done where, in accordance with Section 131...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 and 174 together. Repossession remains extremely rare for local authority borrowers, with only 128 repossessions across all local authority areas carried out between 2005 and 2010. Clearly, where repossession does occur it is only as a last resort, and my Department is aware that it generally involves those households in arrears who refuse to engage with...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. The Housing [Miscellaneous Provisions]Act, 2009 introduced a new approach to the sale of social housing whereby social housing tenants, including tenants of approved housing bodies, could acquire new local authority houses and existing apartments under the Incremental Purchase Scheme [IPS]. The details of this scheme are available on...

Written Answers — Voluntary Housing Sector: Voluntary Housing Sector (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government's Housing Policy Statement, published in June 2011, identifies approved housing bodies (AHBs) as key partners in the delivery of social housing. This recognises both the constrained funding levels available for local authority construction programmes and the capacity and track-record of the voluntary and cooperative housing sector. AHBs are uniquely placed to help drive the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government's Housing Policy Statement, published in June 2011, sets out a vision for the future of the housing sector in Ireland based on choice, fairness, equity across tenures and on delivering quality outcomes for the resources invested. The overall strategic objective is to enable all households access good quality housing appropriate to household circumstances and in the particular...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are already two types of house purchase loan available from local authorities: standard annuity loans targeted at lower income first time buyers and those under the Home Choice Loan scheme which are available to qualifying middle income first time buyers affected by the "credit crunch". The terms and conditions governing the operation, including eligibility terms, of annuity mortgages...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The social housing capital budget has been reduced from €1.535 billion in 2008 to just over €333.7m for 2012, and the financial parameters within which we will be operating for the coming years rule out a return to large capital funded construction programmes. Nevertheless, the Government is committed to responding more quickly and on a larger scale to social housing support needs through...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As Minister for Housing and Planning I am responsible for ensuring that a strong policy and legislative framework exists to support the consistent operation of an efficient, effective and transparent planning system. Forward planning sets a clear hierarchy of plans from the National Spatial Strategy to Regional Planning Guidelines, Development Plans and Local Area Plans to ensure a clear...

Written Answers — An Bord Pleanála: An Bord Pleanála (28 Jun 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: An Bord Pleanála was established in 1977 under the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1976. It is responsible for the determination of appeals and certain other matters as set out in the Planning and Development Acts, 2000 to 2011 and determination of applications for strategic infrastructure development including major road and railway cases. It is also responsible for...

Written Answers — An Bord Pleanála: An Bord Pleanála (28 Jun 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 2011 and articles 56 to 65 of Part 7 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended. Ordinary members are appointed from among nominees put forward by organisations specifically prescribed for the purpose of making nominations for appointments as...