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Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: Registration of tenancies is a matter for the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB). My Department has no indication from PRTB of a failure by landlords to register tenancies due to concerns about tax liability. I understand that there has been a steady increase in the number of tenancies registered with the Board since its establishment and that further increases have resulted from a...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: South Dublin County Council's revised scheme of letting priorities was approved by my Department in December 2006.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: Cork North County Council submitted proposals to my Department in April 2006 for funding to undertake a remedial works scheme at the estate in question. My Department has issued approval in principle to the Council to proceed with the scheme but has requested additional information to enable further consideration to be given to the proposal. It is my Department's intention to convey its...

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1840, 1851 and 1910 together. The administration of the Disabled Persons and Essential Repairs Grant schemes is a matter for the local authorities within the framework laid down in statutory regulations which, as far as practicable, is designed to give an appropriate degree of flexibility at local level. Local authorities are encouraged to operate the schemes...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: NDP 2007-2013, which was launched last week, announced a €18 billion investment programme in housing over the next seven years. This programme sets targets of 60,000 new units of social housing together with some 40,000 affordable homes to be delivered over the plan period. In addition, further households will benefit under contractual arrangements with landlords for existing properties...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: The Housing Management Initiative Grant Scheme provides financial assistance for new and innovative pilot or pathfinding projects in the area of housing management. Thurles Town Council had received funding in 3 previous years for the piloting of the position of Tenant Liaison Officer and accordingly, was no longer considered eligible for pilot project funding under the scheme. In approving...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: The number of social housing dwellings completed and acquired by local authorities in 2006 is currently been complied by my Department and will be published in due course in the Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletin for 2006 and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: There is no provision at present in the voluntary housing schemes for the purchase of individual houses by tenants. However, it was agreed under Housing Policy Framework — Building Sustainable Communities that consideration would be given in consultation with the voluntary and co-operative sector, to pilot a tenant purchase scheme for some new voluntary homes under the scheme. The...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: My Department sanctioned the provision of funding to Athy Town Council in March 2006 for refurbishment works to houses at Carbery Park / Townspark in Athy under the Remedial Works Scheme. I understand that discussions are underway with the contractor concerning the scope and cost of the works. Once these discussions have concluded it will be a matter for the Council, subject to final...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: The proposal as submitted will be discussed with the local authority as part of the Housing Action Plan process, which is to commence shortly.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: The management and maintenance of local authority housing stock is a matter for each individual local authority. Under revised arrangements, effective from 1 January 2007, local authorities may use Internal Capital Receipts from the sale of local authority houses to undertake improvement works to their housing stock, including window replacement as part of a Remedial Works Scheme or planned...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: In 2006, the Centre for Housing Research, which is funded by my Department and local authorities, produced good practice guidelines on this matter entitled Regenerating Estates, Rebuilding Vibrant Communities. These guidelines, which are available on the Centre for Housing Research website, www.chr.ie, contain detailed recommendations to assist housing authorities in implementing...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: The administration of the Shared Ownership Scheme in individual cases is a matter for each local authority, which must assess such applications on their merits having regard to the relevant eligibility criteria. These do not exclude applications from emigrants returning to this country.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: Units sold to first time buyers under the various affordable housing schemes at a significant discount from market value contain a clawback provision, in order to prevent short-term profit taking on the resale of the house to the detriment of the objectives of the schemes. While there are no plans at present to alter the terms of the schemes in respect of persons wishing to move to larger...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: The latest information, up to end September 2006, on activity under the various Affordable Housing Schemes is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Information is also published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: Information on affordable housing activity up to end September 2006 in each local authority area is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Information is also published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: Information on activity under Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2006 up to end September 2006, including summary information on payments in lieu of land transfers, is available on my Department's website at www.environ.ie. Information is also published in my Department's Housing Statistics Bulletins, copies of which are available in the Oireachtas Library. Detailed...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (31 Jan 2007)

Noel Ahern: The number of social housing dwellings completed and acquired by local authorities, including the four Dublin local authorities, in the years 2002 to 2005 are published in the various Department's Annual Housing Statistics Bulletin and on the Department's website at www.environ.ie. Figures for 2006 to the end of September are available on the Department's website while figures for the full...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (14 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: Among the priority measures approved by Government for assistance from dormant accounts in 2006 is one providing small-scale equipment grants for youth groups. Applications received for this funding measure, including one received from the organisation in question, are currently being processed and assessed by the relevant Vocational Education Committees under the auspices of the Department...

Written Answers — Housing Aid for the Elderly: Housing Aid for the Elderly (14 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: The review of the Disabled Persons Grant scheme, which incorporates the conditions governing the Essential Repairs Grant scheme and the Special Housing Aid for the Elderly scheme, was recently finalised within my Department. The requirement that local authorities make a contribution from their own resources towards the financing of the scheme has been considered in the context of the overall...