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Written Answers — Housing Management Companies: Housing Management Companies (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has no function in relation to the operation of property management companies. The Multi Unit Developments Act 2011 which falls under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality, regulates the management and operation of such companies.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: In April 2009 a proposal by Clúid Housing Association to provide eleven voluntary housing units at Ardagh was submitted for funding under my Department's Capital Loan and Subsidy Scheme (CLSS). Due to the high level of commitments at that time it was not possible to approve the proposal. A decision was subsequently made in 2010 to discontinue the CLSS. Approved housing bodies may put forward...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As outlined in the reply to Question 221 of 15 December 2011, the Board of the Housing Finance Agency decided at its meeting on 9 December 2011 to pass on in full the rate cut of 0.25%, announced the previous day by the European Central Bank, to those local authority borrowers with variable interest rate mortgages. As a result of this latest decrease local authority borrowers will enjoy a...

Ballymun Regeneration Programme (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Deputy Lyons for raising this issue. As he stated, both he and I have a strong interest in regeneration. I begin by reiterating my own commitment and that of my Department and the Government to seeing the regeneration of Ballymun successfully completed. Ballymun regeneration is by far the largest regeneration project ever undertaken in this country, with a capital investment of more...

Ballymun Regeneration Programme (12 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I would very much like to take the Deputy up on the invitation to see the work being done in Ballymun. It is important that the project is appropriately completed so that the lives of people in the community are greatly improved. Despite the many challenges of my Department, and across Government, in terms of funding I can assure the Deputy that funding for completion of this project has...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The current membership of the board is presented in the table. 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 make nominations which form panels from which...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is open to any person or household to apply to a housing authority for an assessment of their housing need. Decisions on the eligibility of specific persons for social housing support and the allocation of that support are a matter solely for the housing authority concerned and I have no function in specific cases. My Department has recently issued revised guidance to housing authorities...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: I assume that the Question refers to the draft Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Retail Planning which issued for public consultation on 21 November 2011 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...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of the Government's Comprehensive Review of Expenditure and the 2012 Estimates process difficult decisions have had to be taken in relation to prioritising funding for core services in all programme areas. The funding Estimate to support my Department's mainstreamed drugs projects under the housing programme is €100,000 in 2012, compared with €400,000 in 2011, and as the...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The majority of households who purchased under the various affordable housing schemes would have done so using loan finance from a private lending institution. These are essentially private homeowners and my Department has not therefore collected data in respect of the performance of such mortgages. My Department has recently commenced the collation of data from local authorities on the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Schemes: Local Authority Schemes (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The following loans have been redeemed and recouped for sites in Kerry and Sligo under the Land Aggregation Scheme: Local Authority Site Date Recouped Amount Recouped Sligo County Council Tubbercurry December 2010 €34,062 Sligo County Council Ballintogher 'B' December 2010 €274,344 Sligo County Council Lisnalurg August 2011 €4,828,276 Tralee Town Council Ballyard November 2010...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: Decisions on the eligibility of specific persons for social housing support and the allocation of that support are a matter solely for the housing authority concerned. Regulation 22 of Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 provides that an applicant household for long-term social housing support is ineligible for such support if a household member owns alternative accommodation that it...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The 2,000 figure relates to the actual number of properties identified by NAMA as being available for social housing. Some of these units may, however, prove to be unsuitable for social housing for a variety of reasons. Where this arises I would expect alternative units to be provided so that by year end the target of 2,000 NAMA properties has been reached and, if possible, exceeded. The...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: A new tenant purchase scheme for local authority houses under the provisions of section 90 of the Housing Act, 1966, the 2011 Tenant Purchase Scheme, was introduced in February 2011 to allow local authority tenants to avail of a discount of up to 45% on the market price of a house they are eligible to purchase under the scheme. This scheme applied only to tenants of 10 years standing or...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (11 Jan 2012)

Jan O'Sullivan: The adoption of development contribution schemes is a reserved function of the elected members of local authorities. My Department provides a policy guidance framework for development contributions which is designed to draw the attention of local authorities to their obligations under the legislation, while also recognising that the adoption of development contribution schemes remains a...

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is in line with Standing Orders.

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Tánaiste for sharing time and for allowing me the opportunity to respond to the Technical Group's motion and to speak to the Government's amendment. I reiterate the Tánaiste's call for this House to unite behind the Taoiseach as he puts on the green jersey to represent citizens of Ireland at this important summit. I note that an amendment has also been tabled by Fianna Fáil...

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: We got a number of good changes since then.

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: We got changes that you could not get.

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is not true.