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Social and Affordable Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: If I was the Deputy I would not be afraid of them. Most of them are reasonable.

Social and Affordable Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: As the Deputy gets to know them and is nice to them, he might in time win their confidence.

Local Authority Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: The assessment of housing need undertaken by local authorities in March 1996 indicated that a total of 27,427 households were in need of housing while the corresponding figure for March 2005 was 43,684 households. The March 2005 figure was a decrease of almost 10% on the corresponding figure of 48,413 households in March 2002. The decrease in the numbers on the waiting lists has resulted...

Local Authority Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: Unfortunately, I did not see the programme last night, but from what I have heard, it covered areas that are not under my Department's responsibility.

Local Authority Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform has proposed that managing agents answer to the regulator dealing with estate agents. Mortgage brokers are already under the financial regulator and the data protection office. Several Departments are involved with management companies, including the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment when some management companies do not fill...

Local Authority Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: I was not at home last night and I did not see the programme. I will try to view it this week. Nobody gave me a tape of it this morning. Questions were previously asked about the media monitoring service, of which I am aware. We have acted on the issue of unfinished estates.

Local Authority Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: Deputy Gilmore is stretching the question a bit.

Local Authority Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: The Deputy moved on a bit from that. I did not get to one part of the original reply and I am afraid that the Deputy might misinterpret the data I gave him.

Local Authority Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: The information given was complete and thorough, but it did not include acquisitions. Local authorities buy approximately 1,000 units per year. If one were trying to make an accurate comparison between the numbers in social housing ten years ago and today, one would need to allow for the acquisitions. However, we could not give that figure because of the way the Deputy asked his question....

Local Authority Housing. (12 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: Okay. However, the number has risen from 30,000 to 60,000 in ten years. If the acquisitions and the number of private houses on rent allowances are factored in, things would be different.

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (7 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: The expenditure review of the Local Drugs Task Forces will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas this month and will be published on my Department's website soon thereafter. While drafts had been under consideration earlier, the report was finalised in recent weeks.

Written Answers — Property Management Companies: Property Management Companies (7 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together. Property management companies are generally constituted under the Companies Acts and are required to comply with the provisions of company law. Obligations on property owners in relation to management companies, for example in relation to membership of and payment of charges to management companies, arise from private contracts entered...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (7 Dec 2006)

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 operationalised through projects managed by voluntary bodies. My Department has not to date received specific proposals from any of...

Written Answers — House Prices: House Prices (6 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: I announced last June that the Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA) had agreed to pursue the voluntary phasing out of stage payments and to enter into discussions with my Department with a view to bringing this about within a relatively short timeframe. Following on this commitment, my Department has been in consultation with the IHBA and substantial progress has been made regarding...

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (5 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: I refer to the reply to Question No. 552 of 28 November 2006.

Written Answers — Housing Regulations: Housing Regulations (5 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: I have arranged for a copy of the Housing (Sale of Housing) Regulations 1995 to be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (5 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: My Department has not received detailed proposals from Monaghan Town Council in respect of the next phase of the remedial works scheme for Mullaghmatt. The timing of further phases of remedial works to remaining houses in the estate is a matter for the local authority.

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (5 Dec 2006)

Noel Ahern: I assume that the Question refers to assistance from my Department under the Voluntary and Co-operative Housing Capital Funding Schemes. My Department's involvement with the schemes relates primarily to the provision of funds for individual projects. The administration of the schemes, and the certification that particular projects comply with the terms of the schemes, are the responsibility...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Nov 2006)

Noel Ahern: The provision for a clawback is necessary to ensure that there is no short-term profit taking on the resale of houses provided initially by local authorities at a discount from market value. The method of calculating the clawback is set out in legislation and is uniformly applied by all local authorities irrespective of location. There are no defined maximum limits set by my Department....

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (29 Nov 2006)

Noel Ahern: Information on the number of social and affordable houses under Part V in Kildare County and which are awaiting allocation at present, and on when these allocations will take place, is not available in my Department. However, I would expect the Council to ensure that Part V homes are occupied immediately following transfer by developers.