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Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (14 Mar 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 resources...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Dublin City Council, with support from my Department, has been undertaking a significant remedial works and new build project on the site of the old Bunratty Road Maisonettes. The project includes elements of refurbishment, demolition and new build, as well as addressing the boundary on to Oscar Traynor Road. The first phase of the redevelopment of Bunratty Road Maisonettes was completed in...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are no proposals with my Department at present regarding the flat complex at Cromcastle Court, Coolock. However, I understand that Dublin City Council is currently considering its options in relation to improvement works to vacant units at the site, as well broader remedial works considerations. The Council has already submitted its 2012 improvement works programme, without reference...

Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 341 and 342 together. I am having the submission in question examined in my Department, and will not comment until this examination has been undertaken.

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Sections 34(4)(g) and 180(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 provide respectively that a planning authority may attach conditions to a planning permission requiring the giving of adequate security for the satisfactory completion of a proposed development and, if a development is not subsequently completed satisfactorily, may apply a security, given under section 34, for the...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: In December 2011 NAMA identified over 2,000 properties as being potentially available for social housing, including 57 units in Galway City. From this list of 2,000 properties a number of projects have been identified as being suitable for social housing, and these are being advanced for inclusion in the leasing scheme. These projects are at different stages of development and I expect...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The new arrangements for the quorum for An Bord Pleanála were introduced through Section 41(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2010 which came into operation on the 23 March 2011. Details of all cases decided by the Board since then can be obtained on the Board's website, www.pleanala.ie. The information sought in the question is not available within my Department.

Written Answers — National Children's Hospital: National Children's Hospital (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: An Bord Pleanála is an independent body, with statutory functions provided for under the Planning and Development Act 2000. As Minister, I am precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned, and it is not, therefore, appropriate for me to comment on a decision made by the Board. Details of all decisions...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2011, all development, unless specifically exempted under the Acts or associated Regulations, requires planning permission. Any development that is carried out without planning permission or that does not comply with the terms of a planning permission, is unauthorised development, and may be subject to enforcement action by a planning authority....

Written Answers — Housing Finance Agency: Housing Finance Agency (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: All Housing Finance Agency activity including lending to individual local authorities is available in the Agency's Annual Reports which are available on www.hfa.ie.

Written Answers — Housing Finance Agency: Housing Finance Agency (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme (CLSS), funding of up to 100% of the approved cost of projects was provided by the Housing Finance Agency, through the local authorities, to Approved Housing Bodies for the provision of accommodation for low-income families and persons with specific categories of housing need. Following the decision in 2009 to terminate the CLSS, no new projects will...

Written Answers — Housing Finance Agency: Housing Finance Agency (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Details of non-voted expenditure, including the level of non-mortgage loan finance, were published in the Revised Estimates Volume on 23 February 2012.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The current tenant purchase scheme, provided for in Section 90 of the Housing Act 1966, and known as the 1995 Tenant Purchase Scheme, remains in place. It remains the intention that this scheme will be wound down during 2012 to be replaced by a new scheme based on the incremental purchase model. This change will require amending legislation. Separate provisions are in place under Part 3 of...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011, published 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 — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I refer to the reply to Question No. 462 of 31 January 2012, which outlines the position in this matter. However, the relevance of the difference between projected mortgage repayments and current rental payments for a prospective purchaser is limited. It takes no account, for example, of the fact that while rent levels can be adjusted to reflect changing household income, mortgage repayments...

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Public Safety Initiative was introduced by my Department in order to address health and safety issues on unfinished housing developments and where the responsible party could not be contacted in the short term, allocated funds to local authorities in order to make the estates safe. The scheme invited applications from local authorities for individual estates giving details of the...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Association of Building Co-operatives (NABCo), the national representative body for approved co-operative housing bodies in Ireland, provides accommodation for low-income families and persons with specific categories of housing need. Under my Department's capital funding schemes for voluntary and co-operative housing, funding of up to 100% of the approved cost is available in...

Written Answers — Mortgage to Rent Scheme: Mortgage to Rent Scheme (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I assume the Deputy is referring to the Mortgage to Rent scheme. As part of the implementation of the recommendations in the Keane Report my Department has developed a mortgage to rent scheme on a pilot basis. This work has been assisted by Clúid Housing Association, a number of local authorities, the Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency, AIB, and more recently, New Beginning and...

Written Answers — Social Housing: Social Housing (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: To the end of February 2012, 57 housing authorities have housing units approved by the Department to proceed with leasing projects. This encompasses over 4,500 units. Of the units approved for leasing, 2,694 are deemed operational with agreements signed and a further 892 units have received full funding approval and are at the point where legal agreements and negotiations are being...

Written Answers — Social Housing: Social Housing (13 Mar 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: To the end of February 2012, 21 Approved Housing Bodies have had housing units approved for inclusion in the Social Housing Leasing Initiative. This encompasses 1,330 housing units. Of the units approved for leasing, 195 are operational with agreements signed and tenants in place or in the process of being tenanted. A further 246 units are at the point where legal agreements and negations...