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Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (27 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: My Department approved the invitation of tenders for this project on 1 June 2006. Further consideration will be given to the project on receipt of an application for funding from Donegal County Council.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: The Department has not received proposals for funding from Meath County Council in relation to this scheme.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: I will be happy to seek the information requested on receipt of clarification from the Deputy about the specific capital funding programme in question.

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (27 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: The special housing aid for the elderly scheme is currently administered by a Task Force under the aegis of my Department and operated at a local level by the Health Service Executive. In 2006 a total of €22.012 million was allocated to the Health Service Executive for the operation of this scheme nationally. Of this €4.8 million was allocated to the southern HSE region, which includes...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (27 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: Details of the revised housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability were announced recently as part of My Department's new housing policy statement Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities. The revised schemes are based on the outcome of the review of the Disabled Persons Grant scheme, which was recently completed within my Department. The review also...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (27 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: My Department provides funding under the Remedial Works Scheme to refurbish local authority housing. Private houses may be included in a remedial works project where the local authority concerned considers that the undertaking of external works to these dwellings is necessary to avoid an unacceptable or incongruous result to the refurbishment of the estate as a whole. Local authorities may...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (27 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: Under the Affordable Housing Initiative, Dublin City Council is arranging for 154 of the approximately 500 apartments in the development concerned to be made available as affordable homes. The overall development is being undertaken by a private developer and the quality of the development as a whole is subject to the same planning and other controls that apply to apartment developments...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (22 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: Details of the revised housing adaptation grant schemes for older people and people with a disability were announced recently as part of the new housing policy statement Delivering Homes, Sustaining Communities. The revised schemes are based on the outcome of the review of the Disabled Persons Grant scheme which was recently completed within my Department. The review also incorporated the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (22 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: Under the tenant purchase scheme special conditions apply to the occupancy and disposal of a tenant purchased house. These conditions require that the dwelling must be occupied as a normal place of residence by the purchaser or by a member of the purchaser's family, unless the local authority otherwise allows. In addition, the first resale of houses sold under the tenant purchase scheme...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (22 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: My Department will be scheduling this property for final inspection very shortly.

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (21 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: The group in question was awarded Dormant Accounts funding of €129,010 by the Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board under the initial round of funding. The grant was to fund a youth worker, administration and programme costs over a two-year period. My understanding is that this funding will expire at the end of the summer this year. Deputies will appreciate that the Dormant Accounts...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (21 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: The information sought by the Deputy is available on my Department's website www.pobail.ie at: http://www.pobail.ie/en/Community VoluntarySupports/CommunitySupportforOlder People/

Written Answers — Traveller Accommodation: Traveller Accommodation (21 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: The Traveller specific accommodation scheme at Labre Park consists of 30 units of three and four bed, single storey houses and a small community building. I understand there is also an unauthorised encampment adjacent to the Labre Park scheme consisting of some 16 units, including mobile homes and modular prefabricated buildings. An area to the west of the site has been subject to illegal...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: There are no specific grants available from my Department or local authorities for the removal of asbestos in housing. There are, however, a number of targeted options currently available to assist especially vulnerable groups such as lower income households and elderly persons to secure necessary improvement works to their houses. These include the local authority house improvement loan...

Written Answers — Mortgage Protection Scheme: Mortgage Protection Scheme (20 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: The Mortgage Protection Scheme for local authority loans is common to local authorities and has applied to all house purchase loans approved by authorities on or after 1 July 1986. One of the conditions of the scheme, which is a group policy, is that it is obligatory for all local authority borrowers who meet the eligibility criteria to join. Altering this condition would have a negative...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (20 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: Details of the number of social and affordable housing units completed in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown over the ten years to 2005 and for the 9 months to end September 2006 have been published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, which are available in the Oireachtas Library, or on the Department's website at www.environ.ie. The main strategy for delivery of the Government's social and...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (20 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: My Department recoups to local authorities 90% of their approved current expenditure on the provision of accommodation and related services for homeless persons in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. Much of this expenditure is operated through projects managed by voluntary bodies. My Department has not to date received specific proposals from South Tipperary...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: Grant aid for the renewal or repair of thatched roofs of houses continues to be provided by my Department, subject to certain conditions being met. Application forms and scheme details have been forwarded to the person concerned.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (15 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: In July 2004, my Department introduced a special programme for the installation of central heating in local authority rented dwellings. Local authorities were advised that the choice of heating system and associated improvements in thermal insulation was a matter for determination by the authority with reference to, the expected capital and running costs, including servicing and management...

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (14 Feb 2007)

Noel Ahern: Capital funding is provided to approved housing bodies which provide accommodation under my Department's voluntary and co-operative housing schemes. My Department's involvement with the schemes relate primarily to the provision of funds for individual projects. The administration of the schemes, the certification that particular projects comply with the terms of the schemes and the payment...