Results 14,801-14,820 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: I have published a comprehensive status list of social housing schemes that are advancing nationwide, which can be accessed at the following link:  /. This status report lists the 504 approved social housing construction projects and their locations and contains a range of information relating to their advancement, including those delivered in 2016 and those progressing through...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: The making and amending of rent schemes is the responsibility of housing authorities as an integral part of their housing management functions, subject to broad principles laid down by my Department in Circular letter HRT 3/2002 of 6 March 2002. Rent reviews are also a matter for individual housing authorities. Guidelines entitled “Rent Assessment, Collection, Accounting and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: My Department has been actively engaged in addressing allegations made by the individual referenced. Senior Counsel has been appointed on a non-statutory basis to conduct an independent review in relation to certain allegations made regarding planning in Donegal and I understand that the individual concerned has met with Senior Counsel to discuss his...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: Since the introduction of the Mortgage to Rent (MTR) Scheme for borrowers of private commercial lending institutions in 2012, a total of 3,672 cases have been submitted under the scheme to the end of March 2017. Of the 3,672 cases submitted, 2,816 were ineligible or terminated during the process. Of the remaining cases submitted, 235 have been completed and the remaining 621 are being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Repair and Leasing Scheme (RLS) has been developed, under Pillar 5 of Rebuilding Ireland, to assist private property owners and local authorities or Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) to harness the accommodation potential that exists in certain vacant properties across Ireland. The scheme is targeted at owners of vacant properties who cannot afford or access the funding needed to bring...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Capital Assistance Scheme (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: Applications to deliver new social housing under the Capital Assistance Scheme should be made by an Approved Housing Body to the relevant local authority. As with all social housing projects, it is a matter for the local authority, as the housing authority for the area, to prioritise projects on the basis of how they meet the area's housing need. The 2017 funding provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traffic Management (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: My Department has no involvement in the operation of this system. Traffic management is a matter for local authorities and therefore, not proper to this Department. The Department has not had any feedback from local authorities on Traffic or Transport Assessments or on TRICS.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Data (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: The newly established Housing Data Analytics Group will monitor and review the various sources of housing data collected nationally to provide a comprehensive and coherent suite of statistics relating to housing matters. In collaboration with data owners and stakeholders, the Group will work to refine and improve existing data sources, and identify potential data gaps and new data...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Leases (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: Drafting of the licence is at an advanced stage. However, my Department has requested that further information be supplied by the local authority before the licence can be finalised. It is not possible to give a definitive date for finalising the licence at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 506 and 507 together. The Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, and my Department's Development Plan Guidelines set out in detail the requirements which the local authorities must follow when preparing their development plans. In this regard, there is no statutory consultation or discussion based process with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: I have no plans at present to re-introduce an Affordable Housing Purchase Scheme because there are a range of measures being taken under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness to increase housing supply overall, with the aim of creating a functioning and sustainable housing system which can meet housing demand at more affordable prices. The plan is divided into...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (2 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 to 511, inclusive, together. Delivering extra housing supply across all tenures is agreed by all stakeholders as the key to addressing the challenges in the housing sector. The Government took the decision to designate Poolbeg West as a Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) because of its potential to deliver a large amount of extra...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Divisions Report (13 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: Section 9 of the Electoral Act 1997 provides that the Constituency Commission must present its report to the Chairperson of the Dáil no later than 3 months after the publication of final census results.  These results were published on 6 April 2017 and, therefore, the Constituency Commission must present its report to the Chairperson of the Dáil no later than 6 July 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (13 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I fully support local authorities taking local conditions into account in considering and implementing national policy in relation to planning matters, including wind energy development.  However, there is also a clear statutory obligation on local government to not only reflect but also to support the implementation of national government policy in their...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (13 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131, 132 and 135 together. The targets set out for social housing and the funding provided to support their delivery, are set out in Rebuilding Ireland, the Government’s Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, which was published in July 2016 and is available at the following link: . Rebuilding Ireland provides for a significantly increased level of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (13 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: The construction of the project referred to in the details supplied is now well advanced and will deliver 81 new social housing units, consisting of various sized houses and apartments, including some sheltered accommodation for older people and for people with a disability.  To date, 2 units at the front of the site have been completed and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Public Private Partnerships Data (13 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Social Housing PPP programme provides for an investment with a capital value of €300 million and is expected to deliver 1,500 social housing units in total, via three bundles.  Costs incurred by my Department to date on the programme amount to some €564,000. Each PPP site is being developed in co-operation with the local authorities concerned.  The first bundle...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Travel (13 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: I represented the Government at the 2017 St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada during the period 9 March to 12 March. In addition to participating in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ottawa and visiting the Ireland Park Foundation Famine Memorial Park, the Irish Canadian Immigration Centre and attending the Ireland Fund Luncheon in Toronto, I also attended...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Travel (13 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: My Department is not in possession of the information requested by the Deputy. Under the Local Government Act 2001, as amended, local authorities are independent statutory bodies. The reserved functions of a local authority are performed by the elected members by resolution passed at a meeting of the local authority. The prioritisation and sanctioning of expenditure,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Voluntary Housing Sector (13 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: Housing authorities have powers to make low cost sites available to persons who are qualified for social housing support and to voluntary or co-operative non-profit housing groups. I have no plans at present to amend the conditions under which such sites are made available. A range of measures are being taken under the Government's Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and...