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Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (19 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The list of housing developments which have been designated eligible for a waiver from the household charge were extracted from the National Housing Survey 2011, having regard to the categorisation of estates by local authorities under the Unfinished Housing Developments Public Safety Initiative. This list is set out under the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012. All...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (19 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The enforcement of the conditions attached to a planning permission is a matter for the relevant planning authority and I have no role in the matter. Under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, I am specifically precluded from exercising any power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be concerned,...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (19 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department's Social Housing Investment Programme, local authorities were allocated capital funding in 2011 in respect of a range of measures to improve the standard and overall quality of their social housing stock. The programme included a retrofitting measure aimed at improving the energy efficiency of older apartments and houses by reducing heat loss through the fabric of the...

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (19 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The statutory process of filling a number of the current vacancies on the Board is now underway and I expect to make the first of the new appointments shortly. I will be taking into account, when appointing new board members, the balance of skill sets and expertise required at Board level for the effective discharge of An Bord Pleanala's complex and wide ranging functions.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (19 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The list of housing developments which have been designated eligible for a waiver from the household charge was extracted from the National Housing Survey 2011, having regard to the categorisation of estates by local authorities under the Unfinished Housing Developments Public Safety Initiative. This list is set out under the Local Government (Household Charge) Regulations 2012. My...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154, 156, 157 and 158 together. As part of the process of preparing the National Housing Development Survey 2011, launched 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...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested in the question is not currently available in my Department. In general, the suitability or otherwise of the units involved for social housing has not yet been determined. Inspections will be carried out for properties that are to become the subject of lease or purchase arrangements prior to the signing of the legal agreements.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: By the end of December, 2011 2,496 housing units were provided under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative as follows: Leasing units operational Year 2009 2010 2011 Total Units 437 866 1,193 2,496 The current average annual cost of all units is €6,327. The average cost for units leased from the private or voluntary sector is €7,406. The cost of unsold affordable units is based in...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not hold information on the number of households on local authorities' waiting lists. This figure continuously fluctuates as households are allocated housing and new households apply for housing support. Detailed information on the latest statutory assessment of housing need carried out in March 2011, including a breakdown by housing authority, is available on my...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Data on Local Authority housing stock, broken down by county, city, borough and town council, are available on my Department's website, www.environ.ie and the most recent data published in this regard relate to 2010. A breakdown of the number of bedrooms in each unit is not available. 2011 data are not available yet.

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The adoption of individual development contribution schemes is a reserved function of the elected members of each planning authority. It is a matter for the members to determine the level of contribution and the types of development to which they apply. In addition to the legislative framework my Department has also issued policy guidance on development contributions. Further draft guidance...

Written Answers — Mortgage Interest Rates: Mortgage Interest Rates (17 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1I refer to the reply to Question No. 191 of 12 January 2012, which sets put the position in relation to this matter.

Written Answers — Local Authority Mortgages: Local Authority Mortgages (17 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1My Department issued comprehensive guidance to local authorities on the treatment of mortgage arrears, including local authority mortgages for shared ownership transactions, in March 2010. That guidance was closely based on the Central Bank's first statutory Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears to ensure that cases of local authority mortgage arrears are handled in a manner that is...

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (17 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), which is an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. Therefore, it would be inappropriate for me to comment on, or to interfere in, the specifics of any individual case. Due to the large number of incomplete registration applications submitted to the PRTB...

Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: 1Funding approval was given by my Department to Cluid Housing Association on 17 August 2011 to purchase 34 units at Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford under the Social Housing Leasing Initiative. Negotiations on the sale and the leasing contracts have been ongoing but have not yet completed. In that context no funding from my Department has been provided to date in respect of this project.

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have no function in the operational matters of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), an independent statutory body established under the Residential Tenancies Act 2004. The PRTB publishes statistics, which include anti-social behaviour disputes, in its Annual Reports available on the website www.prtb.ie.

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Board members of the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB), who are entitled to fees, are in receipt of such fees for meetings, inspections and training sessions on an attendance basis only. Details of attendance and remuneration are published in the PRTB's Annual Reports available on the website www.prtb.ie.

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Residential Tenancies Act 2004 regulates the tenant-landlord relationship in the private rented residential sector. The Act sets out the obligations of tenants and landlords in the sector and the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) is the independent statutory body charged with the administration of the Act and the enforcement of those obligations, as necessary. While action to...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Article 24 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) requires an outline application, in addition to the requirements of article 22(2), to be accompanied only by such plans and particulars as are necessary to enable the planning authority to make a decision in relation to the siting, layout or other proposals for development in respect of which a decision is sought....

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 188 together. The procedures for the appointment by the Minister of ordinary members of An Bord Pleanála are set out in sections 104–106 of the Planning and Development Acts 2000–2010. Nominating bodies that are specified in the associated Planning and Development Regulations are requested to nominate persons. The persons appointed by the...