Results 15,961-15,980 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 prescribe maximum net income limits for each housing authority, in different bands according to the area, with income being defined and assessed according to a standard Household Means Policy. The income bands and the authority area assigned to each band were based on an assessment of the income needed to provide for a household's basic needs...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119, 120 and 122 together. The publication of Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, has seen a new level of ambition in respect of tackling the housing crises and I am confident it represents a well judged and comprehensive response to the urgent need for social housing and to respond to the need for an increased general housing supply....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 142 together. My Department is working closely with all local authorities in relation to increasing and accelerating the delivery of a range of social housing programmes and supports, including rapid build homes. At the end of 2016, a total of 350 rapid build homes were advancing through various stages of delivery, including construction, with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: My Department published Guidelines for Planning Authorities on Sustainable Rural Housingin April 2005, which set out the national policy framework for planning authorities in drawing up their statutory development plans in relation to the issue of housing in rural areas, taking into account local circumstances and the type of area involved, including areas near large cities and towns, which...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Since 1 January 2014, Irish Water has statutory responsibility for all aspects of water services planning, delivery and operation at national, regional and local levels. If Deputies have any queries on specific issues in relation to water services, they may be aware that Irish Water has established a dedicated team to deal with representations and queries from public representatives. The...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Of the 47,000 new social housing units targeted under Rebuilding Ireland, it is estimated that 26,000 will be delivered via construction activity, while 11,000 will be acquired by local authorities and AHBs directly from the market or the Housing Agency, with a portion of these being newly built units. 10,000 units will be leased by local authorities and AHBs. This indicates clearly the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: I refer to the reply to Question No. 1 on today’s Order Paper.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 145 together. I refer to the reply to Priority Question No. 3 on today’s Order paper.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Under Action 1.12 of Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) is committed to tripling the target for tenancies under its ‘housing first’ programme to 300 by end-2017. The aim is to provide permanent, stable and supported housing to long-term homeless individuals and thus reduce the reliance on emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rent Controls (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Action 4.6 of Rebuilding Irelandprovides for the introduction of an affordable rental scheme to enhance the capacity of the private rented sector to provide quality and affordable accommodation for households currently paying a disproportionate amount of disposable income on rent. As set out in the recently published Strategy for the Rental Sector, this commitment is to be progressed through...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Funding is provided to local authorities under my Department’s Social Housing Capital Investment programme, to deliver additional social housing stock through new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments. There are also a range of funding and delivery mechanisms available to local authorities to deliver social housing in...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Library Services Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: The provision of public library services, including the procurement of books, is a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority under the Local Government Act 2001. In this regard, a national tender for book stock procurement was run recently by the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) on behalf of local authorities. The tender documentation, including...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: It is a matter for each local authority to ensure that adequate financial governance measures are in place. My Department is responsible for the legislative framework governing local authorities, which include measures relating to the financing of local authorities and financial governance. In this regard, section 99 of the Local Government Act 2001 provides that payments may be made out of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: In December 2013, my Department published proposed draft revisions to the noise, setback distance and shadow flicker aspects of the 2006 WindEnergy Development Guidelines. These draft revisions proposed: - the setting of a more stringent day- and night-time noise limit of 40 decibels for future wind energy developments, - a mandatory minimum setback distance of 500 metres between a wind...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Real Estate Investment Trusts (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: A lack of additional housing supply coming on stream over the past decade or so in the areas of strongest demand is one of the principal root causes of our current housing crisis. Activity by institutional and professional residential sector investment specialists such as Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) in purchasing housing and engaging in the building out of part completed schemes...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Funding is provided to local authorities under my Department’s Social Housing Capital Investment programme, to deliver additional social housing stock through new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments. There are also a wide range of funding and delivery mechanisms available to local authorities to deliver social housing either...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: Funding is provided to local authorities under my Department’s Social Housing Capital Investment programme, to deliver additional social housing stock through new construction projects and through the acquisition of new and previously owned houses/apartments to accommodate persons on their housing waiting lists, including those in emergency accommodation. There are also a wide range...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Data (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: In relation to a register of owners who might be affected by the recent amendment of section 35A of the Residential Tenancies Act, my Department does not hold or collate the information requested. Insofar as the information may be available from the Residential Tenancies Board, the Clerk of the Dáil has requested that arrangements be put in place to facilitate the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Potential (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: As I advised in the reply to Question No. 169 of 10 November 2016, it is not appropriate for me to comment directly on any particular application which is before my Department for consent under the Foreshore Act. Officials from my Department did meet the company concerned on 7 November 2016, where they were fully appraised of the current position regarding this issue. My Department also met...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Brexit Issues (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: An extensive programme of engagement with all other EU Governments and the EU institutions, including the Commission’s Brexit Negotiations Task Force, is under way. This engagement is being intensified in 2017. On 18 November last, I attended the North South Ministerial Council meeting in Armagh where a discussion on the implications of the UK Referendum took place. While to...