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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: There is no limitation placed on the length of tenancy that can be supported by the Housing Assistance Payment ( HAP ). However, as with other private rental tenancies, the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 governs the relationship between landlord and tenant and the length of the tenancy is a matter that must be agreed between the landlord and tenant in that context. Under the HAP scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: The standard annuity mortgage available from local authorities is targeted at lower income first time buyers. The relevant terms and conditions applying to local authority housing loans, including eligibility terms, are set out in the Housing (Local Authority Loans) Regulations 2012, which are available at: . To support local authorities in operating their housing loan schemes in a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 583 and 634 together. Section 70 of the Water Services Act 2007 places a duty of care on the owner of a premises to ensure that their waste water treatment systems are kept so as not to cause, or be likely to cause, a risk to human health or the environment, including waters, the atmosphere, land, soil, plants or animals, or create a nuisance through odours....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: As the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) is deemed to be a social housing support under section 19 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, as amended, households in receipt of HAP are not included on the local authority waiting list for social housing support. However, HAP recipients may access other forms of social housing supports, by applying to go on the local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Earcaíocht san Earnáil Phoiblí (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: Bunaíodh grúpa oibre sa bhliain 2015 chun na cáilíochtaí do ghrádanna leabharlanna poiblí, idir proifisiúnta agus gan a bheith proifisiúnta, a hathbhreithniú. Ba iad baill an ghrúpa oibre ná oifigigh de chuid na Roinne Comhshaoil, Pobal agus Rialtais Áitiúil, Leabharlannaithe Contae ( atá ina gcomhaltaí den...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (16 Sep 2016)

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: Motor Tax Exemptions (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 587 and 588 together. Exemptions from motor tax are generally provided for in primary legislation (with the exception of the exemption for disabled drivers and disabled passengers, which is a matter for the Minister for Finance), rather than by way of Statutory Instrument. There is no exemption from motor tax for emergency voluntary organisations, per...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: The assessment of households for social housing support, and the allocation of such support, is the responsibility of the relevant local authority in accordance with the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and associated regulations. My Department does not hold day to day information on the number of applications made to each local authority, the numbers allocated housing support and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Data (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: Some 13,000 households are currently being supported by the HAP scheme across the 19 local authority areas where the scheme is operational, including eligible homeless households under the Homeless HAP Pilot scheme managed by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) for all four local authorities in the Dublin region. A summary of the household classes supported by the HAP scheme at...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (16 Sep 2016)

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 income needed to provide for a household's basic needs plus a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (16 Sep 2016)

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: Departmental Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has not as yet received a formal proposal for the construction of social houses at the location referred to in the details supplied. The development of such a proposal, including issues around the housing provision, access, services, etc will, in the first instance, be a matter for Fingal County Council to advance. I understand from enquires made with the Council that it is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department has received legal advice on this complex case. Having considered the advice received, my Department has sought further clarification from the State’s legal services on certain matters. My Department is currently awaiting the further clarification requested.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: The purpose of the Mortgage Allowance Scheme is to assist householders who are tenants of local authority houses or dwellings provided by approved voluntary housing bodies to become owner-occupiers of other dwellings, thereby surrendering their house to the local authority or approved housing body. Thescheme is administered by the relevant local authority.Under the Social Housing Current...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: My Department provides current funding to housing authorities towards the cost of providing accommodation and related services for homeless persons under Section 10 of the Housing Act 1988. The funding amounts provided to homeless services by other State agencies are a matter for the relevant Ministers. Under ‘Section 10’ funding arrangements, housing authorities must provide...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: The Local Government Act 2001, as amended by the Local Government Reform Act 2014, provides the legislative basis for the local authority budget process. It is a matter for each local authority to determine its own spending priorities in the context of the annual budgetary process, having regard to both locally identified needs and available resources. The elected members of a local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 600 to 603, inclusive, together. To support the implementation of Rebuilding Ireland: Action Plan for Housing andHomelessness, I have secured €5.35 billion in exchequer investment to deliver 47,000 social housing units through build, refurbishment, acquisitions and leasing, over the period 2016 to 2021. This €5.35bn investment comprises some...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Property Tax (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: In accordance with the Government’s decisions in relation to local retention of Local Property Tax (LPT), my Department notified Dublin City Council of revised LPT allocations of €53,728,544 and €50,661,430 for 2015 and 2016, respectively. These allocations take into account the passing of resolutions by the elected members to reduce the basic rate of LPT by 15% in each...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Lease Agreements (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: In general, premises and sites occupied by my Department are rented or leased by the Office of Public Works, rather than directly by my Department. Details relating to premises and sites currently rented directly by Met Éireann are set out in the table. Location 2013 2014 2015 2016 YTD Landlord Dublin Airport €119,885.02 €64,673.32 €64,678.26...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Recruitment (16 Sep 2016)

Simon Coveney: Since the publication of the Social Housing Strategyin November 2014, and indeed prior to its publication, my Department has been engaged with local authorities, with a view to ensuring their capacity and preparedness for delivery of social housing targets to 2020. This engagement continues on an ongoing basis to ensure that local authorities are resourced to deliver on the targets contained...