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Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I will check that, but I am not sure it is practised in most local authorities.

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: We have improved the income criteria for qualification for local authority housing. The Department issued the guidelines for unfinished estates and it was up to local authorities to decide what categories estates were in. There is an opportunity to look at the categorisation now, but not for this year in terms of exemption from the local authority charge. I will examine the particular case...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I met a voluntary housing organisation yesterday. It is hoping to go into a ghost estate, where a certain number of people have bought houses. The organisation hopes to take over the vacant houses and provide social housing for people who need it. There is scope to work with the voluntary, community and co-operative sectors in these situations. However, Senator Kelly is talking about an...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak with colleagues in the Seanad on the Government's housing policy. I was happy to take up this job at a time of great flux within our society generally and in the housing sector in particular. We live in a time of great uncertainty and one of our greatest challenges is to bring back stability to a battered and bruised economy. There can be no...

Seanad: Housing Policy: Statements, Questions and Answers (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: This led to the point at which the super-heated market went into meltdown so spectacularly. The differential between borrowing and rental costs was too narrow and led to the "dead money" syndrome that nurtured the desire to acquire. In order to recalibrate this ownership culture, it is essential to ensure that a fully functional, properly regulated and vibrant rental sector is introduced....

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy's own selectivity is remarkable too.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: He never set them up in the first place. He never appointed anybody to do them.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is not fair. There was no attempt to suppress anything.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: He never set it up. He did not appoint people in the seven months.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: He had seven months.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: He had seven months and he never set them up.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: He never set them up.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: He never put them in place.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: He never appointed the people.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: He did not.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy can check with the Department.

Mahon Tribunal Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy should be very careful in what he says in here.

Traveller Accommodation (27 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue and will respond first to the general point on funding. For the Deputy's information, I met two weeks ago with members of the Irish Traveller Movement who referred to the Dunsink Lane issue but that was not included on the Deputy's agenda today so I will not address it directly. In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998,...

Traveller Accommodation (27 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The formal submissions have been made and there have been discussions. The Department has responded to say that it will partly fund the operation. The council intends to go to tender soon and intends to commence the work this year. I agree it is unacceptable that families must live in these conditions but the Department responded as soon as it received a formal request. Discussions are...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Mar 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...