Results 12,241-12,260 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Eating Disorders (28 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information Deputy Mitchell O'Connor has put before the House is disturbing. Whatever methods can be used to ensure this information is not available to vulnerable young people should be taken. The point made about the difficulty in controlling sites coming from outside the country is a reality but we should do whatever we can. By raising the matter, Deputy Mitchell O'Connor has done a...

Foreshore Licences (28 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: No, I am taking it.

Foreshore Licences (28 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I apologise on behalf of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Phil Hogan. He was not able to be here to reply to the debate. I will convey the views of the Deputy, of which he is aware, to him. I thank the Deputy for raising this matter for debate. Primary policy responsibility for the exploitation of offshore natural resources, including the tax regime...

Foreshore Licences (28 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have already outlined the consultation process to the Deputy. There has been a large number of responses.

Foreshore Licences (28 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As well as those responses, the application has been referred to standards prescribed by the consultees. These include the Marine Institute; the Marine Survey Office; the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority; Inland Fisheries Ireland; and the National Parks & Wildlife Service. As well as that, because of the nature of the proposal it has also been referred to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County...

Fire Safety (28 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am responding on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Hogan. I may not be able to answer all the questions today but I will certainly revert to the Deputy on those I am unable to answer in so far as that is possible. I understand that Dublin City Council, through Dublin Fire Brigade, was notified by the developer of a construction defect in some properties at the Belmayne housing complex on 19...

Fire Safety (28 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I may not have the answers to all of the Deputy's questions and, if not, I can revert to him later. Unfortunately, we are dealing with a number of legacy issues concerning things that were not done properly in the past. We must learn from them for the future and ensure that we put proper systems in place so they cannot possibly recur. We are working on that and will put such systems in...

Fire Safety (28 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I did not read the Sunday Independent report, to be honest, but there are ongoing discussions. We are all trying to find a solution for the people who have been affected. The residents of Priory Hall have had to go through a dreadful situation. We will continue to work towards a solution. It appears that the situation in Belmayne can be rectified relatively quickly and people can be back...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (23 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 180 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 applies to estates which have been granted planning permission and include the construction of two or more houses (which as defined in the Act includes apartments) and the provision of new roads, open spaces, car parks, sewers, watermains or drains. In relation to estates which have been completed to the satisfaction of the planning...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (23 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168, 170 and 171 together. In advancing loans for house purchase by lower income borrowers it is of critical importance that local authorities make such funding available on the basis of sound lending criteria. My Department and individual local authorities have a responsibility to ensure that the borrower can sustain the loan over the full term. Of equal...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: In September 2011, Dublin City Council submitted a request to my Department for the provision of funding for remedial works to the houses in question. The detail of the proposal and potential alternatives for funding have been the subject of correspondence between my Department and the City Council in the interim. A formal application for funding, with a detailed assessment of need,...

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's involvement with the Rural Renewal Scheme is primarily concerned with the technical inspection of properties and the issuing of Certificates of Compliance and Certificates of Reasonable Cost as required under the terms of the scheme. The determination of an applicant's eligibility for tax relief under the scheme is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners.

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I intend to finalise the draft Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Retail Planning by April 2012. These are aimed at: · ensuring that the planning system plays a key role in supporting competitiveness in the retail sector; · advancing choice for the consumer while promoting and supporting the vitality and viability of city and town centres; and, · contributing to a high standard...

Written Answers — Cross-Border Projects: Cross-Border Projects (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department enjoys a close working relationship with Northern Ireland's Department of Regional Development on cross-border areas of common interest, including in particular on joint initiatives which can help to inform and frame development and investment opportunities within a broader spatial planning context which can benefit the economies and citizens of both jurisdictions. For example,...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Five interim funded drugs projects were mainstreamed to my Department in 2001. The funding provided to these projects over the period 2001 to 2011, and the allocation for 2012, are set out in the following table. I refer to the reply to Questions Nos. 433 and 427 of 21 February, 2012 which sets out the policy and funding position for those projects beyond end June 2012. Mainstreamed Drugs...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 7 of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010, which was commenced on 5 October 2010, amended the Planning and Development Act 2000 by requiring the inclusion of a mandatory objective in the development plan for: "the preservation of public rights of way which give access to seashore, mountain, lakeshore, riverbank or other place of natural beauty or recreational utility,...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Over recent years, sheltered housing projects have been provided, for the most part, by Approved Housing Bodies and funded under my Department's Capital Assistance Scheme (CAS). Work is currently underway on preparing the Social Housing Investment Programme for 2012, including projects funded under the CAS. Information submitted by local authorities for the 2012 programme is still being...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have no function in the allocation of social housing or in the transfer of persons who are already in social housing, both of which are determined in accordance with the priority accorded under a housing authority's Allocation Scheme, the making of which is a reserved function.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Each local authority is responsible for the effective and efficient management and maintenance of it's social housing stock. The detailed information sought is not available in my Department. Information relating to local authority housing stock, including the level of vacant local authority dwellings, is collected annually as part of the Local Government Management Agency's review of local...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (22 Feb 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 186, 193 and 194 together. Since the Rental Accommodation Scheme (RAS) commenced in late 2005 and to the end of December 2011 1,128 households have been transferred from Rent Supplement by Kildare Co Council. Of these 546 were housed directly under RAS and a further 582 were accommodated under other social housing options. Each local authority is responsible...